We planned to head off at around 7 am, and rose to a 15 to 20 knot NE breeze. By the time we had the anchor up and were on our way it was 7.30 am. On this breeze we had a brisk sale out to see to lay a line to clear Cape Edgecumbe. After an hour heading east we tacked and headed South. Within about half an hour the wind had moved around back to the SE and once again the breeze we dead on our bow.
So the motor once again did most of the work. We ended up dropping the sails about half way through the trip when I noticed a batten had broken and was poking out of it's pocket.
So it was motoring the rest of the way finally anchoring off Olden Island, one of the most Northerly of the Whitsunday Islands. It was a very well protected anchorage, so I took the opportunity to pull the mainsail up and assess the batten damage. It turned out that 2nd and 3rd battens from the top were both broken, and the 3rd one down had poked a hole through the pocket retaining it and was sticking out. Removed both of the broken battens and lowered the sail. Looks like I need to find a sailmaker at Airlie.
Anchorage at Olden Island
We had a great nights sleep in very calm conditions.
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