28'29 Aug

 

Hi All,

28/8/2012

Position 14:00 UTC +11  22°29.9103S  166°23.4044E

A good walk to the Customs and Harbour Master's Offices, but then the exercise will do me some good. I find I have lost quite a lot of walking ability. After 4 months at sea I have slowed down on land - will have to do something about that when I get home. Last shower, paid the bills and off to fill up with diesel. We dropped our lines in Port Moselle Marina at 09:36 and left the fueling dock at 10:30. By 13:15 we passed Amdee Light – it claims to be the tallest all metal lighthouse – will have to check that against Slangkop – and headed into the open sea with no more islands/reefs between us and Brisbane.

29/8/2012

Position 14:00 UTC +11  22°56.0301S  164°13.8184E   ETA NW Fairway 3/8/2012

The wind remains from the SSW. We are beating with a full main and genny, but are about 12 degrees above out course. Which is fine as we should be aiming north of Brisbane to alow for the south flowing current. Weather is nice and sunny but the wind is very cool. The sea state not too bad, but we are still slamming and bumping. Lets hope the forecasted backing of the wind happens and we are in a following sea, which is much more comfortable.

Ian, please send me the GPS co-ords of your home mooring

Cheers

Chris