The wind peaked at around 40 knots last night and it has continued blowing hard from SSW all day. The seas have really been stirred up and there are breaking waves at the entrance to the harbour, even at high tide.
Our morning exercise consisted of a walk at to the jetty to get a good idea of the sea state, and it didn't take long for us to come to the conclusion we are likely to be here for a another couple of days, until things settle down.
Walking back along the Northern break wall we saw a lot of surfers enjoying the conditions on the beach that is on the lee of the wind.
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Making lunch on board, Carole fired up our old toasted sandwich maker, which blew all of the 240 v circuit breakers, and with the help of a nearby guy working on the boat next door, took about an hour to sort out. An amendment has been made to the wiring diagram allow for second circuit breaker that took a while to discover.
Mark and Janet have been joined by a friend, David, from Bangalow to sail the next few legs with us.
The wind has has picked up again at around 4 pm and is now due South, bringing some rain with it. Lets hope it drops overnight.
A call to Marine Rescue Iluka/ Yamba to check out current and expected conditions for the entrance bar tomorrow resulted in an unambiguous recommendation to stay put in Coffs Harbour.
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