On to Cape Upstart

Thursday 10^th August 2017

Time to move further north, and after a bit of a restless sleep at Bona Bay, we are ready to move on to Cape Upstart.

We all left at around 7 am, and enjoyed good sailing conditions right up until we  arrived at the southern most tip of the cape, after which the wind dropped significantly and it was sails down and motor the rest of the way.

Imagine and Dalwhinnie motoring the last part of the trip

Along the way we received a text message from Neil Lowndes, an old work colleague letting me know that his son in a boat called Wine Dark Sea, was just behind us, also headed for Upstart Bay.

There were the usual whale sightings in close to shore and generally good sailing in still lumpy seas.

Rounding Cape Upstart you pass this distinctive rock, known as "The Bun"

We were safely anchored in Upstart Bay by 3pm, and Peter Lowndes from Wine Dark Sea paddled over on his stand up paddle board to say hello and join us for a beer.

Jo -De 7 (above) and Dalwhinnie and Imagine (below), at anchor in Upstart Bay

Everyone in our travelling party was pretty tired, with a bit of sleep deprivation over the past 2 nights, so we opted to skip sundowners and agreed to leave tomorrow morning for Magnetic Island between 5.30am and 6 am.

Sunset with Cane Fires in the background