Whitsunday Islands

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David & Valerie Dobson
Thu 1 Jul 2010 08:19

 

26th June 2010

21:06.73S 149:13.55E

Mackay to Whitsunday Islands

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Lindeman Island sunset with Pentecost Island just behind.

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Just warm enough to sit on aft deck for sundowners

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Green Flash sunset – or nearly

 

Next morning, perfect weather to sail amongst the Whitsunday islands.

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This has to be the best sailing imaginable, calm seas, 10 knots of wind and sailing wing and wing doing 7 knots through the water, with the spring tide carrying us in the right direction, northwards!  We were going to stop at Airily Beach and see some friends, but the sailing and weather was so good, we decided to keep going through the night to get to Townsville, in case the weather decided to get very windy again, as we had just had a week sheltering in Mackay, sheltered from strong winds.

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We shall have to come back here and enjoy a little more time amongst these pretty islands of the Whitsunday’s, they really look so inviting, with some good anchorages in calm weather.