Northerly at last

Thursday, 3 November 2011 - GKI to Pancake Creek

After 2 nights at Keppel Bay Marina while the strong southerly change went through, we sailed out on Wednesday morning but the lack of wind sent us to Great Keppel for another night.

Thursday was moving day as we continued our journey south in company with 7 other cruisers. The 0600 start saw little wind and it was 1100 before the NW reached 10 knots and we could finally silence the motor. We raised the spinnaker and set off in close company with a Fusion 40 New Tricks who we had first met at Port Clinton.

We covered 40 nm in the next 5 hours as the breeze increased to the predicted 15 - 20 knots. Great conditions as can be seen with Aquavista at right. We were anchored by 1620 having covered 69 miles for the day. The entrance to Pancake Creek had large swells but we moved well into the creek and found a good spot, even at high water when the banks were covered.

Our plan was to head to Lady Musgrave Island today, Friday, however another southerly change is expected tomorrow so we have decided to let it pass before hopefully heading out on Sunday for a few nights. This is the last spot we are keen to visit on this trip as we have never had the right conditions on previous occasions through this area. Print this post