We were just coming out of a
rain squall the was as black as the Ace of Spades a little breezy but not too
much, just to add to the Drama we were passing Montague Island which to us was a
lee shore but with rocks (we were 3 nms off them I will say) so not scary stuff
just interesting when you were planning a quite evenings steam down the coast,
it all quietened off eventually and things went back to normal! (what ever
normal is Iâve never quite figured that one out!) Then the wind and the seaâs
built again and we had the night from hell! 4/5 meters seas and 25 knts of wind
on the nose, the waves were moving so fast it wasnât an option to take the waves
on the angle as I felt they may swamp us given there speed and volume. So I
spent the whole of the night outside making adjustments to the helm so that
forte was presenting herself at the best possible angle to the waves, we were
motor sailing with a reefed main sail up and eventually it eased off a little at
0530 EST this morning.....I got about 20 mins sleep before we called in to Eden
for Customs and Quarantine clearance. That was a thorough and professional job
done by NSW Police, Customs & Quarantine officers, if i had anything illegal
on board Iâm sure they would found it, however it was all over as quickly as it
started with everyone happy apart from yours truly whoâs only complaint was lack
of sleep...no ones fault but the weather. Plans are to depart on Sunday as long
as the weather forecast
holds.
