At noon today we were at 30 02S 157 02E steering 285M, sailing under single-reefed main and full yankee at 5 knots. The wind was 13G17 from the S. Our noon to noon distances were 101nm by the log and 99nm over the ground. Overall we'd logged 993nm and 1048nm respectively. Our distance to go was 227nm. Just a Freo to Geraldton.
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| Sailing yesterday afternoon |
Yesterday afternoon we managed to keep sailing until 1730. The sails were starting to slat in the dying breeze. We motored until 0700 (still on NZ time by the way). The seas and swell gradually eased overnight.
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| Fishing Vessel shooting its nets |
Overnight we carefully made our way between the array of fishing vessels shown in yesterday's blog post. One Australian fishing vessel passed a few miles in front of us shooting her nets with AIS marker buoys several miles apart. We called her on VHF and the skipper advised we were fine to cross the nets. Apparently the net tops are at least 15m down, further well away from the buoys. In the screenshot above you can see a set of AIS transmitters on the boat ready to launch.
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| Morning clouds |
At 0300 this morning we started motor-sailing in a light S breeze. By 0700 the breeze filled in to 12G15 and we killed the engine. The wind is expected to die tonight again, and stay light most of tomorrow. Tomorrow night the wind should return, from a southerly buster forecast to just reach Brisbane.
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| Sailing this morning |
Trust all's well where you are!
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