En route to Banda - 31 July 2015

Tashi Delek
Mike & Carol Kefford
Fri 31 Jul 2015 08:22

05:44.70S 132:40.61E

 

We left Debut at one pm for the 200 mile passage to Banda Naira island.  We had planned to take two nights and arrive at first light on the third day as 200 miles is just too far for us to complete in one night and two days.  Several yachts in the rally went off to look at other islands and to investigate dive sites but we and about 10 boats decided to go directly to Banda.  The wind was mostly 20 to 25 knots as opposed to the 15 to 20 we were expecting and the sea was pretty rough.  Luckily we had pre-cooked two nights dinners so we would not have to cook in these horrid conditions.  All we need to do now is slow down enough not to arrive early!