We left at 0730 with the last of an incoming tide and found the entrance flat due to the westerly (10-15 knots) we had. The breeze stayed in the W or SW all day which made for some good reaches up the coastline. We hugged the coast as much as possible to avoid the current. 
By lunchtime as we passed Trial Bay Gaol, we had the second reef in as the breeze was over 20 knots and by 1500 we had gone to the third reef as it hit 30 knots. Even with 3 reefs we were sitting on 8 knots most of the time and enjoying the sail in the slight seas. We arrived at the Coffs Harbour marina after dark and tied up to our berth on the end of the row after covering 74 nm. The temperature dropped to 2.8 degrees overnight and we were thankful for the flannelette sheets we had bought in Port Macquarie. We decided to spend Thursday in Coffs as the breeze was light from the NE.
We did a few more jobs (there is always something to do) and went for a very interesting walk to the top of Mutton Bird Island. It was hot and sunny and we bought out our shorts for the first time in weeks!
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