Mooloolaba

I spent an enjoyable day sailing up the coast with a steady breeze, and I arrived back at Mooloolaba in the midafternoon.

True Spirit Jessica Watson 2010

There we were at 56° south and for a while it felt like I was somewhere near Mooloolaba sailing toward Mudjimba Island, a place also known as Old Woman Island, with Emily and Nick.

True Spirit Jessica Watson 2010

At the end of our second year on Home Abroad, we headed back to the marina at Mooloolaba for Christmas on the Sunshine Coast.

True Spirit Jessica Watson 2010

It was really cool to hear that Bruce and Big Wave Rider held their lead right to the finish line at Mooloolaba and that the Sunshine Coast gave them a great welcome!

True Spirit Jessica Watson 2010

We renamed Shanty to Youngestround, and Bruce and I sailed her from Mooloolaba to Rivergate Marina in Brisbane for a scheduled media launch.

True Spirit Jessica Watson 2010

One trip was from Mooloolaba to Hobart, and when Mum asked Bruce for his impression of my abilities he said, “She has a talent for sailing and is a quick learner.”

True Spirit Jessica Watson 2010

Once we got back to Mooloolaba from Sydney, it was a very busy week finishing off Pink Lady.

True Spirit Jessica Watson 2010

Luckily the problem was sorted when it was discovered that I had somehow managed to book myself in under the name “Ms. Mooloolaba.”

True Spirit Jessica Watson 2010

He is a solo sailor who has competed in three solo Tasman races and two Tasmanian Three Peaks Races, and he won the 2007 and 2010 Solo Tasman Yacht Race from New Plymouth, New Zealand, to Mooloolaba, Queensland.

True Spirit Jessica Watson 2010

Steven Bartley, 49, of Mooloolaba, pleaded guilty to committing one count of grievous bodily harm -- after the charge was downgraded from attempted murder -- to Christopher Steven Jones, 34, in the Brisbane Supreme Court today ....

The Killefer Standard 2009