Position Report and other info UTC +10 Hrs (Sydney time)
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Wednesday, 24th July, 1315 Hrs
35 30 S, 138 14.5 E, Wirrina Cove, Sapphires new home. Thanks again crew, great work
Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 1200 Hrs
37 26 S, 139 48 E, 16 Nm South of Robe SA All well, it started off quite slow waiting on the Southerly change yesterday but when it finally came in we picked up the pace Hopefully we will arrive early Wednesday morning at Wirrina Cove, Sapphires new home. My apologies but some parts of the website seem not to be working. Currently trying to rectify but my computer has suffered water damage so some of my keys and functions are not operating making this fix difficult at sea
Sunday, 21 July 2013, 1500 Hrs
39 02 S, 143 09 E Wind NNW Currently at 15-25 Kts. Its pretty ugly out here but the wind is expected to swing round to the South from as early as this evening just depending on where we are in relation to the low that has been troubling us for so long. Did I mention how ff ffff ff cold it is here?
0900 Hrs
Leaving Apollo Bay
Saturday, 20 July 2013, 1300 Hrs
Planning to leave Apollo Bay this afternoon. Freezing here with a slightly sketchy forecast for this area. Watching the weather observations to be sure the nearby low moves in the direction predicted. All being well the outlook is for only moderate strength winds in a reasonable direction
After the Storm!
Wednesday, 17th July, 1200 Hrs
38 45.4 S, 143 40.6 E, Port of Apollo Bay. Arrived in good weather as gale force winds are expected in the next 12 or so hours. Will need to wait several days for this system to blow through.
Fuel Drained from the fuel separator / filter after just 11 hrs of running after filter change
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 0930 Hrs
39 08 S, 145 58 E, Finally passed Wilsons Promontory by around 20 Nm. Approx 24 hrs away from Apollo Bay or 40 hrs from Portland. Depending on the wind will try to get as far as safe before the next round of strong winds or before running the fuel too low as will need to check the condition of the remaining fuel. All is well, currently under engine again as winds are very light from the NW
Monday, 15 July 2013, 1500 Hrs
38 42 S, 147 17 E, 25 Nm East of Port Albert, A slow night as when it came to charging the batteries the engine would not start. After hand steering in light winds all night we commenced to change fuel filters at first light. Unfortunately after sitting for some time un-used the fuel tanks have become fouled so the primary filter was blocked. Fortunately there was not much water in the contamination so several hours later both filters have been changed and we are under way again.
Sunday, 14 July 2013, 1000 Hrs
37 46 S, 149 36 E, Approx 25 Nm past Gabo Island and into Bass Strait. Wind NE as predicted, will hopefully give us a good run to Wilsons Promontory before we start getting some westerlies. All is well, Amy cooked a Japanese Curry last night the first I have had on board, very nice and well done. Next update will be in a little over 24 hrs as reception will be doubtful until then
Saturday, 13 July 2013, 2000 Hrs
35 38 S, 150 10 E, Currently 20 Nm NE of Merrimbula NSW. Still under engine but the promise of NE winds for Sunday to push us a fair way across to Wilsons Prom. Unsure of exactly how far we will be before they start swinging more to the West on Monday but hopefully will make good use of what comes along. All well. Next update in the morning before possibly loosing regular internet tomorrow evening.
Friday, 12 July 2013, 1100 Hrs
Leaving D’Albora Marina Sydney.
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