We woke at 5.30am as a powerboat went speeding past the anchorage raising a considerable wake.
We decided to head off to our berth at the marina as we were unlikely to go back to sleep, so set everything up , fender, mooring lines etc and pulled up anchor to motor around. This time our berth was in closer to the shore and we had a 47 Bertram Cruiser next to us that protruded well out into the channel. There was not a lot of room to move.
The tide was running out and it was about mid tide. I can’t believe how strong the flow through the marina is.
We had 3 attempts to go in nose first, but the tide was pulling us off line quicker than we could accelerate into the berth. I gave up and decided we would reverse in against the tide, so we went back out, change everything over for a tie up on the port side and came back in and reversed in first go, into a very tight space.
Our berth at Southport
I gave Rod a ring and told him to give me a call when he was coming in and I would give him a hand with his lines. Whilst I was waiting for Cooinda, another Pittwater yacht, “Patriot”, with 2 guys on board were trying to get into their berth with difficulty, so I gave them a hand, while waiting for Cooinda. The wind was starting to build and in another hour, it would be almost impossible.
We had been in contact with Mike Wesslink yesterday, and he has arranged for us to play golf with him at Southport Golf Club at 12.10 pm, so he will be here to pick us up around 10.30 am.
By the time we met up with Mike the wind was blowing hard and there was rain on the way. We played golf in very blustery conditions, but avoided the rain. Fortunately I managed to get a few points back from Carole with 32 points vs her 26, reducing her lead in the Mica Cup by 6 strokes, now back to a lead of 15 points. Still a lot of work to do !!!
We had pre dinner drinks on Mica, joined by Mike & Joy Wesslink (and of course , Rod & Lee). It was now raining solidly, but we ventured out to dinner with Mike and Joy to a Chinese restaurant in Tedder Ave, at Main Beach, quite close to the marina
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