Day 2 Arrival in Eden
As the day
progressed the wind and seas got up. We had 20-25 knots for most of the
afternoon but as it was from behind we stayed with the genoa poled out with a
reef in both sails and had a fairly smooth ride with very pleasant conditions.
With a positive current we were averaging around 9 – 10 knots. Just
as well we had the helpful current as our boat speed through the water seemed
to be slow – think the bottom needs a clean. That will be the first objective
on our layover in Eden.
The water is already colder, and will only get colder as we go further south,
so now is the time. At around 6pm we put the pole away and came on to a broad
reach – bit of a shock to the system having the wind and seas more on the
beam! With increasing winds, we crashed down the waves for the last
couple of hours and as we arrived into Eden
at 8pm had wind gusts of around 40 knots! The anchorage was bigger than
expected and we were able to get a good place out of the swell. Had a
good dinner and a great sleep. The wind is forecast to be southerly today
so we’ll sit it out in Eden
and head off on the next leg on Monday when the winds go back to the
east/north-east for the next couple of days. We have about 400 miles
still to go.
Total trip Sydney to Eden:
215.9 miles
Time taken:
30 hours 45 mins.
Average
speed: 7.02 knots