Hanse 400e

Hanse 400e

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Departing for Rosslyn Bay

Monday 26th




Up early at 4.30am for a 5 am start. We are only a couple of hours into the high tide so need to be aware of the depth going out in the dark, but it looks pretty straight forward.



We had the anchor up and were motoring out of the heads at 5.10 am. The wind was about 10-15 knots from the SE and motor sailed for a while. By around 7 am the breeze had built to around 18 knots and we turned the engine off and sailed the rest of the way to Rosslyn Bay, arriving just before 4 pm.



David took up his normal position downstairs on the bunk, however, this time he managed to read a good deal of his book, so can't have been too seasick.



The weather was pretty ordinary with the wind above 20 knots and isolated showers along the way. Trolling was banned on this due to the strong breeze and difficulty of landing a fish if we got one.



When we arrived at Rosslyn Bay it was only 20 minutes into the high tide, so I decided to check with the marina on the clearance depth at the entrance. They advised it was 1 m plus the tide, so when I called this was 1.7m well below our draft of 2.05 m. We ended up standing off until 2 hours into the high tide before entering. By that time it was blowing 25 knots and our berth was very exposed to the cross breeze making berthing a challenge. Fortunately a few people materialised to help with the lines.



Dinner was at a restaurant near the marina , the girls had showers, but David and I were still dressed in our seagoing gear, but more interested in eating and getting a rest than getting dressed up for dinner.

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