At anchor Islington Bay
Wind: NNE F6 strong breeze
Sea state: wavelets Swell: nil
Weather: overcast, drizzle and rain

Today, as well as being very wet, has been very windy. Consequently, the crew has unanimously agreed that it would be a very good day to stay at anchor and attend to below deck tasks.

Accordingly, I have spent the forenoon troubleshooting the new-fangled electronics project, i.e. the Raspberry Pi plotter. I have done lots of online research and spoken with the tech gurus at Jaycar where I bought the stuff from and we have agreed that likely there is something wrong with the touchscreen and it will need to be replaced. Failing that the store manager has agreed that I can get a refund on everything, which I will attend to while we are in Auckland next week.

Tomorrow is forecast for ‘chance of showers’, nowhere near as wet as today, and the wind is expected to ease significantly as well. So, as mentioned yesterday, tomorrow we will head over to Waiheke Island to top up with fresh supplies.

Now what shall I do this afternoon?

All is well.

Three RNZN yachts rafted up in Islington Bay: