Hanse 400e

Hanse 400e

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Finally leaving Mackay

Sunday 19th September




We planned to head off at 6 am, if the weather was OK. The promised NE breeze had not arrived but it had moved to the east, so we decided we would head out. The plan was to head to the Percy Islands.
George the autopilot having a sail out of Mackay



The breeze was light so a bit of motor was required to keep us moving at a reasonable speed as we had 62 nm to cover. We soon left Cooinda behind and took a long tack out to sea to lay a line for the Percy's. At around midday we received a message from Cooinda that they were heading for Curlew Islands as they weren't making sufficient way to get to the Percy's before dark.



We altered course back to Curlew Island and anchored there for the night. We saw several whales along the way. The wind never got above 12 knots and it was due east tending South in the afternoon.



We caught up with Rod that afternoon to discuss plans for tomorrow, and it was decided to move further South to the Duke Islands and if conditions were suitable, anchor off Hunter Island for the night. The current forecast is NE/SE winds 10-15 knots.

Cooinda at anchor at Curlew Island


Curlew was a much more comfortable anchorage onernight than we experienced on the way up. Whilst there was a bit of rolling, we slept well



Overnight there was some rain and a big thunderstorm on the mainland.

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