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Friday, 4 November 2022, 1830 hrs
Sojourn III is now in her New berth! Will update soon but a very big Thank you to the Crew, Nelson, David an JP (John). Not forgetting our shore crew Dinah. Thank you all for making it a safe and pleasant trip despite the weather delays. Hope you can join me again in the future.
Beer o’clock!
1100 Hrs
38 22 S, 144 43 E, A bit frustrating as the wind angle made us have to tack a few too many times yesterday slowing our progress. We are drifting around just 7 Nm from Port Phillip Heads as we need to wait until close to the next slack water at the heads. Anyway we now expect to enter the bay around 1430 Hrs so arrive at our destination around 6pm this evening. Oh well its Friday so hopefully a good pub nearby.
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 1100 Hrs
39 08 S, 146 20 E, We are now off SW Point of Wilsons Promontory, yeah Ha. Heading North and fortunately the wind had dropped by the time we rounded so still on schedule for a Friday afternoon arrival at Martha Cove. Update again tomorrow.
0730 Hrs
Leave Refuge Cove, The weather is expected to improve in the early afternoon. Wilson’s Promontory is still blowing at 35-40 Kts so expecting a very slow rounding before the wind angle improves and starts to drop down. Anyway we are well rested and enjoyed the heater installed on board for a few hours overnight. Damn cold down here.
Wednesday, 2 November 2022
We have moved to Refuge cove now for the night. (3 Nm) Unfortunately we will not have full internet or phone until we are underway in the morning. We are still hoping to be underway on Thursday morning with an ETA for Friday afternoon. Will update again once we are underway.
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 1300 Hrs
Anchored in Sealers Cove. Based on the current forecasts we intend to leave early Thursday morning for Port Phillip. All going well we hope to make slack water at the Heads around 10 am Friday and then at Martha Cove around 1400 Hrs Friday.
1000 Hrs
38 56 S 146 39 E, Seal Island is 500M to our North and we are heading for Sealers Cove to anchor (12 Nm East) The SW came in right on schedule which sent us a bit North of west overnight. Its been a very slow morning motoring down the coast. As much as I would like to keep moving and there is a chance to make it to Port Phillip heads by Wednesday morning there is a Gale warning for the area for Wednesday making it a bit too risky to attempt outrunning it. Depending on reception will update again later
Seal Island, “Lets go Clubbing Tonight !”
Monday, 31 October 2022, 1200 Hrs
38 26 S, 1489 14 E, Just passing “Kingfisher B” Production Oil well in the Bass Strait oil fields. That puts us pretty much half way through the first leg of the Strait. Currently nice and sunny with a light Northerly breese however that is forecast to change within an hour or so as a SW change moves through. The barometer has dropped significantly so am expecting it will slow our progress significantly. We should have phone reception again in say 24 hrs to get the forecast and decide if we need to anchor again to let this system blow through. All well on board.
Kingfisher B Oil Rig, Bass Strait
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 1200 Hrs
37 33 S, 149 59 E, 2Nm East of Gabo Island. Currently 20Kts blowing from the South slowing our progress however the wind is forecast to drop off soon then start to blow from the NE during the afternoon. The next front coming through on Monday may see us at anchor again at Wilson’s Promontory but hopefully it wont be too strong otherwise it may be Thursday before we can continue on. Regular reception will be sketchy until Wilson’s so will try to update around lunchtime tomorrow via the Satellite phone.
0445 Hrs
Leaving Eden. Underway expecting to motor through the morning before the wind changes to the east in the afternoon. Hoping to get most of the way through the strait before Monday night when a westerly is predicted again. Will update in several hours near Gabo island before reception will start to get intermittent until Wilson’s Promontory.
Friday, 28 October 2022, 2200 Hrs
Anchored in Eden
1100 Hrs
36 17 S, 150 12 E, 2 Nm South of Montague Island making our way to Eden to anchor for Saturday with the view to be leaving early Sunday morning to get through the Strait before the next of the westerly gales blow through. All is well should be anchored around sunset with the current conditions.
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 1430 Hrs
Underway from Shell Cove Marina. Heading next to Eden to Anchor for Friday night / Saturday. Hopefully we will have a small window from Saturday night through to Monday night to get through the Strait. Weather patterns are quite hard to predict at the moment so will be keeping a close eye on it as its looking unstable for the next week but hopefully we can inch our way closer to Melbourne.
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 1230 Hrs
Arrived Shell Harbour Marina.
1030 Hrs
Leaving Kiama for Shell Harbour. Yesterday with the continual rain and swell and tides made preparations and provisioning quite difficult, with the forecast for Bass Strait from Thursday night on looking a bit dubious we will finish preparations here before moving south with a view to leaving NSW in the best weather window after the westerlies abate on the weekend
Monday, 24 October 2022
In Kiama preparing to depart for Martha Cove tomorrow. Welcome aboard John, David and Nelson
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Dinah Eagle, +61 (0) 475 306 555, dinah_eagle@hotmail.com
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