At Anchor, Cole Reefs, Hydrographers Passage
The Adventures of the Good Ship Equinox
Cate and Chris Galloway
Fri 14 Aug 2009 07:05
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20:40:27S 150:15:18E
Wahoo! What a day! We left St Bees Island this
morning at 0830 and sailed all day in 10-15 knots of north-west breeze. Just
before lunch we put up the new spinnaker and after some initial adjustments, it
has proved to be a glamour. Champagne sailing.
Some minor seasickness this morning but as the day
has gone on this has receded. We are now at anchor in the middle of the ocean
(or so it seems) while we have dinner and a decent sleep. The yacht is slowly
pitching in the 0.5m sea, but this should die off to "light and variable"
breezes overnight. We are hopeful of making it to Bugatti Reef tomorrow where we
will spend a bit of time getting organised to step off into the Coral Sea.
Weather is looking good for us out until Monday.
Today's catastrophe was the loss of a handline
overboard (should have checked the knots...) and 50m of Alan's fishing line to a
mega tangle. Both were connected to fish at the time. No claims are made in
reference to the size of the aforementioned escapees. So it is bangers and
mash for dinner instead of fish ("Snorkers - Good Oh!").
If we didn't get to talk to you before we headed
off, apologies, however departure kind of crept up on us and happened before we
knew it.
Love to all, next update tomorrow
night,
Cate, Chris, Allan and the
Girls.
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