Position Report and other info UTC +10 Hrs (Sydney time)
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Thursday, 25 September 2014, 0215 Hrs
37 54.4 S, 144 58.9 E, Arrived and moored at Royal Brighton Yacht Club. 537 Nm
from Sydney. We have awoken to a howling SW wind and wet (Melbourne) freezing
weather. A good trip all up despite being under engine all the way. Preferable
to a stormy Bass Strait. Thank you very much to Alan and Daniel for your help.
Very well done!
Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 0930 Hrs
38 53 S, 145 40 E, Only 60 Nm from Port Phillip Heads. Light Northerly winds
have meant continuous motoring and now we have an ETA of early Thursday. A shame
not to have had much sailing as yet but we have picked up a day on arrival after
the delayed start.
Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 1930 Hrs
38 39 S, 147 03 E, Around 10Nm abeam of the Port Albert Entrance lights.
Light to no winds all day and have made good progress. Seals, dolphins and
all that! All well
1000 Hrs
38 14 S, 148 00 E, 3 Nm south of the production oil rig “Snapper” Bass Strait.
Calm with light 5Kt Westerly breese. All well with clear skies. Still under
engine as the forecast for stronger Northerlies today has now been amended.
Current ETA is for late Thursday early Friday arrival in Brighton.
“Snapper” Production Oil Rig
Monday, 22 September 2014, 1800 Hrs
Rounding Gabo Island and into Bass Strait at sunset. Reminder that position updates
may only be via Satellite phone in 48 hrs or earlier depending on regular internet
1215 Hrs
Leave Eden. Fuel now topped up, big breakfast and a top up on coffee supplies! All
good now hope to beat the next lot of strong or adverse winds though the strait
and on to Melbourne. Internet and phone will be intermittent for the next 3 days
or so SMS ‘s can be sent via the satellite phone if we are out of range. The email
address can be found at the bottom of this page.
0315 Hrs
Arrived and moored in Eden. Damn cold light breese this Morning. Will be getting a
few hours sleep moored before taking on fuel.
Sunday, 21 September 2014, 1800 Hrs
36 14 S, 150 11 E, Inshore and Abeam of Montegue Island. Should be in Eden for
refuelling early Monday morning. Hoping to fuel and go as soon as the Eden fuel
company can attend to us.
0830 Hrs
Leave Ulladulla for Eden, the seas have calmed a little so should make better
progress for the next few days
Saturday, 20 September 2014, 1100 Hrs
35 21 S, 150 29 E, Ulladulla Harbor. The seas and wind picked up early this morning
so we have pulled in to for a few hours to wait for the seas to abate a little.
Current forecast shows the wind will still be a bit high in the Eden are until
Sunday night. Current plan is to be refuelling in Eden early Monday morning to
take advantage of a calm Bass Strait for early next week.
Friday, 19 September 2014, 1200 Hrs
Leaving CYCA for Brighton. The wind has finally eased off a bit and currently
blowing lightly from the east. All is well!
Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 1700 Hrs
Provisioned “Boree Creek” today and a few other checks. New forecast is still showing S-SW winds for the rest of the week but at least the strong wind warnings will be over by Thursday hopefully, so current plan is still to be underway on Thursday.
Monday, 15 September 2014, 1330 Hrs
33 39 S, 151 17.5 E, Leaving Pittwater, “Boree Creek”
1800 hrs
33 52 S, 151 14 E, CYCA Sydney.
All went smooth for the trip down from Pittwater. Lovely boat, in great condition. Will be preparing for the trip to Melbourne of the next few days. Weather is predicted to be a little adverse at first so that gives us plenty of time for preparations and provisioning before departing for Brighton early Thursday hopefully.
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