We arrived at Yorkeys Knob at 1100 this morning, just after the top of the tide - good timing! Entry into the marina was very simple with good buoyage and plenty of depth. The minimum depth we saw was 3.3m with 2.0m tide (ie 1.3m reduced to chart datum). The marina has good facilities and is costing us only $30 per day - half the cost of Airlie Beach.
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| Zen Again at Yorkey's Knob |
We had a fun sail overnight and this morning. The breeze died off to practically nothing in the evening so we had to "run the fridge" for three hours. Then a nice land breeze came in and we had a great sail up the coast, passing inside some small islands to stay out of the shipping lane which was fairly busy. The radar is great for confirming the islands are where the GPS chartplotter says they are - especially on a moonless, cloudy and drizzly night.
This morning we raced a big ugly rain cloud across the bay from Cape Grafton to Yorkeys Knob. Happily we won. The boat was powering along at 7.5 knots beam reaching under full main and No 3 jib in 20-25 knots. She's a great boat.
We'll be staying here for several days to install a new fridge (portable type like the old) and to do a few other jobs.
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