We set out from Pittwater at a bit after 5am clearing Barrenjoey at 5.30am. We raised the mainsail on the mooring to make it easier and motored out into s light westerly. That continued until 9am when we could finally killed the motor and sailed. The breeze slowly moved to the South West but gathered little strength, so an executive decision was made to set the Gennaker. As it was only the 3rd time it has been up and the first time that the two of us set it, there was some treditadion. After a few minor adjustments we spent the next 2 hours sailing with the gennaker and the main, but the wind moved SSW and died down to around 5 knots, so at 12 noon the mottor was fired up again and we motor sailed the rest af the way arriving at a mooring at Nelsons bay ar 5.30pm.
Along the way we were met by a few dolphins of Avoca, about 20+ dolphins in Stockton Bight and 2 whales cruising alongside about 100 metres away just off Anna Bay, all eluded the photographer.
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