South Westers at last

Great Keppel Island
We spent 3 nights at GKI with many other boats including Nimrod and Folie a Deux, waiting for the low off the coast to sort itself out. The anchorage was a bit rolly and we were starting to get concerned about reaching the Whitsundays by Thursday as planned.


Monday, 11 June 2012 - GKI to Pearl Bay

The good thing about the low south of us was that it was generating SW winds to help us up the coast. With winds of 15-20 knots we made it to Pearl Bay just after lunch after watching Folie a Deux disappear over the horizon on the nice reach.Beautiful in the bay with about 10 other yachts.







Tuesday, 12 June 2012 - Pearl Bay to Curlew Island 
71nm with a Southerly that got up to 28 knots at times. We had a great reach past Island Head Creek where we reached over 14 knots before deciding to put a double reef in. The reefs went in and out several times as the breeze went from 15 to 25 knots. "Good practice" said Warren. Juggling a struggle in the big swells. We averaged 7.4 knots to get the anchor down in time for a walk on the beach before dark. One of my favourite islands! Print this post