To Point Anpasilava

Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sun 27 Oct 2019 21:57
15:16.597S  046:58.582E
 
 
To Point Anpasilava
 
 
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This morning a local boat came through with sixteen aboard.
 
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Anchors up and the fleet were ready to leave Moramba Bay at 08:30.
 
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Lovely to have Roy on Peggy West in the group.
 
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Peggy West at the corner with Slow Flight in the lead.
 
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One final look at the coral formations and we were off.
 
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Not too much to see along the coast but we had internet for half of the thirty-two point eight mile journey. The wind picked up to a steady fourteen knots with gusts to sixteen. At one stage Beez was cantering along at over seven knots. We had the engine on to make water and other than leaning to port (my least favourite) we enjoyed a great sail.
 
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Canace overtook us a few miles before the anchorage.
 
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Bear turned us left to wind in the genoa and I turned us to wind for him to drop the main. Then we headed toward Bonnie and beyond to find six metres to anchor not far from Serafina.
 
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Todays journey.
 
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Our little fleet.
 
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The Gang - from left to right: Peggy West, Geronimo, Serafina, Canace, Slow Flight, Alexandra, and to the right of the picture Bonnie. The anchor was down at three-thirty and the plan is to leave at between two and three in the morning for the sixty mile overnighter to Katsepe, our final stop before Baly Bay in readiness for the “Go,Go,Go” from Des the weather guru (probably the 3rd or 4th of November) – hopefully straight to Richards Bay in South Africa or to Bazaruto in Mozambique if the weather dictates we run and hide.
 
 
ALL IN ALL OUR WINDIEST DAY YET
                     A GREAT IF SOMEWHAT BUMPY SAIL