18:44.91S  146:34.09E

Great Palm Island, Casement Bay 02/06/13

Anchor up at 0710, anchor down at 1625 having not got where I was aiming for, namely Orpheus Island. After a pleasant but slow start the wind then proceeded to die down completely. In the end I motored for at least three hours at tickover.

No G3 signal right now so I don’t know when this will be posted. By then I should know the answer to the grumbling anchor chain. I think it’s set but there’s obviously some coral down there. With 45 metres down (and by extension back up!) I’ll give it a chance to settle before I start again.

Tomorrow off towards Dunk Island. Let’s see how far I get!

UPDATE

Anchor up at 0623, with a LOT of huffing and puffing! No it didn't drag overnight, just grumbled a lot (or was that me?). Had to motor for two hours but just now the wind has come up a bit and I’ve got a 3G signal! Making 3.5Kts SOG +/- so Dunk Island in about 22 hours then! Nice day, bit of a wind over tide chop but of course that will change. Interesting scenery, lots of mountains.

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