Tuesday, 30 August 2011 - Bona Bay to Upstart Bay
An easterly breeze between 5 and 15 knots had us sailing under spinnaker for most of the day. This is always fun and more so when Warren is catching fish! 1 mackeral and 2 large Queenfish (1 released) by 0830 so we pulled in the lures as we have enough fillets for weeks.
Cloud sitting over Cape Upstart was thick and we sighted a whale between us and the Cape as we passed. 54 nm in the day.
Wednesday, 31 August 2011 - Upstart Bay to Horseshoe Bay
Off at 0630 again in a 10 - 15 kn SE so spinnaker up again. We are certainly getting our money's worth from this sail. As the morning progressed, the wind veered to the east and freshened to over 20 knots and we decided it was time to pull the kite down. We are getting a bit of practice at this manoeuvre and have found that you need to run very square to make sure the kite collapses before easing the sheet once the breeze is up.
Our max log speed of the day of 12.8 knots came with poled out jib in the big seas as we rounded Cape Cleveland. Warren wants to tighten the steering cables as there is a bit more slack than he would like.
We anchored in Horseshoe Bay at 1700 after covering over 75 nm and averaging 7.5kn for the day.
Thursday, 1 September to Sunday, 4 September 2011 - Magnetic Island
Strong winds have extended our stay here but there are lots of places to go and new friends to make.
We caught the bus to Nelly Bay to look around and see the fleet for Magnetic Island race week. Some large yachts with expensive sails mixing it with trailerable yachts including several Ross 780s (our last TS).
Lots of interesting sights including a rock wallaby that seems to live on the rock wall of the marina.
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At the risk of sounding unoriginal, "Holy Mackerel" Warren. That's a rather impressive fish - and clearly the one that didn't get away! Sounds as though you are really enjoying this trip ! Best wishes from s both. John & Christine
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