Left Pittwater at 6 am from the RMYC, overcast conditions with rain squalls.
Winds SE 15 to 20knts with confused seas. We put the kite up off Norah Heads when the winds dropped.
By Moon island the winds increased so we dropped the kite and polled out the number 3.
Arrived at Newcastle at 14:00 and decided to spend the night at Newcastle marina it was starting to piss down.
We left Newcastle on Wednesday morning at 9 , still raining. Leaving Newcastle harbor was a interesting experience as there was shipping movements every hour.
Once clear of the harbor zone we put the main up and polled out the N0 3 Headsail.
Winds 15 - 20 knts with confused S to SE seas in Stockton Bight.
Off Anna Bay we got hit by torrential rains that smoothed out the seas but with in a couple of minutes the winds strength went to 35 knts. We had a round up with the Headsail still polled out. A bit of a stuff up with lots of flogging we got the head sail down and put 2 reefs in the main and the number 4 on the inner forestay. The wind remained above 30knts for 10 minutes then it dropped to less than 10knts for the rest of the trip into Port Stephens.
Anchored at Salamander Bay waiting for the rain to stop
2 comments:
How is it that you had beautiful sunshine for the prep and storms for your departure?? isn't that always the way....in any case, i'ts good luck, right? great to see you are on your way to the tropics - hope the clouds lift for some smooth sailing conditions! x Candace
Well done on finally getting away guys. After the nightmare of packing up and moving our house can appreciate what you guys have been through. Look forward to hearing how the trip up the coast goes, happy sailing.
Will
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