Wednesday overnight
and Thursday early was remarkably rolly in the anchorage at Shepherds Bay –
lots of things tipped over and rolled around.
The front passed through and left a belting 30-40 knt southerly, with wind making plenty of noise up in the rigging, and swell
coming around the corner. Hence we
picked up and left immediately.
Heading out into Hope passage was ‘lively’ due to the strong wind against a southerly tidal flow, although the latter was just beginning. We motored 4 miles downwind, around to the NW side of Threee Hummock Is, and into Coulomb Bay where we spent the day in warm sun, and mostly clear sky behind the front. However the winds meant difficulty in using the dinghy and so stayed aboard, cooked and read.
Heading out into Hope passage was ‘lively’ due to the strong wind against a southerly tidal flow, although the latter was just beginning. We motored 4 miles downwind, around to the NW side of Threee Hummock Is, and into Coulomb Bay where we spent the day in warm sun, and mostly clear sky behind the front. However the winds meant difficulty in using the dinghy and so stayed aboard, cooked and read.
Thursday
night much quieter, winds abating and turning more easterly, but still a rolly
swell coming in from Bass St.
Not much
sailing action at the moment, just waiting on the right weather to head down the west coast
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