Departed Raby Bay Marina 0910hrs
Strong Wind Warning West-South West 20 -30 knots
We started our second big trip in a strong wind warning - better than the gale warning on our last trip when leaving Pittwater for the Gold Coast in May last year. The WSW gave us a good reaching angle north, except for a rough patch up the Spitfire Channel, where we motorsailed. It was much better once we were reaching along in the lee of Bribie Island. We cleared the NW2 beacon at 1505hrs and were off Point Cartwright at 1630hrs, still on a two sail reach (No. 2 reef in the mainsail all day). Started our 2 hour watch system at 6pm (Debbie on first watch) and we reached in a steady 10-15 knot SW breeze until 0045 when the breeze dropped. We started the motors and dropped anchor in Double Island Point lagoon at 0210hrs.
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Strong Wind Warning West-South West 20 -30 knots
We started our second big trip in a strong wind warning - better than the gale warning on our last trip when leaving Pittwater for the Gold Coast in May last year. The WSW gave us a good reaching angle north, except for a rough patch up the Spitfire Channel, where we motorsailed. It was much better once we were reaching along in the lee of Bribie Island. We cleared the NW2 beacon at 1505hrs and were off Point Cartwright at 1630hrs, still on a two sail reach (No. 2 reef in the mainsail all day). Started our 2 hour watch system at 6pm (Debbie on first watch) and we reached in a steady 10-15 knot SW breeze until 0045 when the breeze dropped. We started the motors and dropped anchor in Double Island Point lagoon at 0210hrs.
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