Sailing around the World, ( Presently at sea on the east coast of Australia, )
A Lady
Stephen Hyde
Sun 15 Aug 2010 11:54
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SUNDAY 15th AUGUST
2010
07.00hrs, A Sunday morning, and there is a lot of
activity on the marina,
Another beautifull day , and it seems like every
one in Australia is going to sea.
The boys went ashore and had a shower in the shore
facilities, well we felt and smelt much better, when we were finished and
made our way back to the boat,
09.20hrs We slipped our lines and motored
over to the Fuel dock and took on board 395L of Diesel,,
10.00hrs We motored out of the marina basin
and headed down the channel , The 5 mile channel to the sea.
Having calculated our travel times to Thursday
Island, ( 460 miles NNW ) it seems at 7 knots we would arrive in the middle of
the night,
so we decided to stop at lizzard Island for 6 or 7
hours, Lizzard Island is just 135 miles away and we will get there at
about 07.00hrs tomorrow morning.
12.00hrs, The sea was flat, the sky clear
blue to match the sea. but little or no wind, so we kept
motoring.
Niall tried his hand with the rod, but with no
success,
The day was spent having naps, telling stories,
sunbathing, reading, and having cups of tea and coffee.
18.00hrs,, Skipper put on the dinner,, this
included roast belly pork, roast chicken, creamed potatoes mixed with cheese in
their baked jackets,
along with green beans and apple
jelly.
We then slowed the boat down,, we were travelling
too fast, and in danger of arriving at Lizzard in the dark,
Later, we slowed down even more by shutting down
the engine and sailing under main only,
We passed a large tanker in the narrowest part of
the reef passage, It was dark, except the moon was shining brightly ( well a
quarter moon, )
The grib files are indicating much more wind
tomorrow, and for the next 3 days, so we should have a quick
passage,
even if we have to manage our
speed.
Thats all for today,
signed :- Stephen Hyde, (
Skipper )
Tonights watches, :-
21.00 hrs // 00.00hrs Mary
00.00hrs / 03.00hrs
Aileen
03.00hrs
/ 06.00hrs Skipper
06.00hrs
/ 09.00hrs
Niall
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