We were rudely awoken around two in the morning when the
wind picked up and the swell rolled in. By four it was blowing twenty knots and
I got up to make sure everything was okay.
Putu and I got up at seven and had had enough and decided to
move the boat to the other side of the Island so we could have breakfast in
calm conditions. We found another bay
with a small beach and after breakfast we took the tender ashore to go beach
walking.
It was a nice beach with lots of shells and interesting
stuff. There were many turns nesting and we saw a nest with two eggs and others
had large babies.
I threw some poppers and actually caught a fish, but the
bloody thing got off. Later on, my reel tangled during a cast, the line snapped
and my lure kept going over the horizon, so that was fishing done for now.
Sarah washing her shells
The newly down loaded weather forecast looked good so we
headed over to Rosemary Island, one of my favourite Islands in the archipelago.
We cruised into Norbill Bay very cautiously being unsurveyed, but it was no
problem and we anchored in 2.5 meters of water.
The two girls were tired and fell asleep in the tranquil
conditions and decided to use the time to measure the boats draft. Officially
Fountain Pajot say it is 900mm, but I want to confirm it as well as confirming
the offset on both depth sonars.
As measured our draft is actually 1.2 metres and my sonar
offset was also reading 200mm conservative which I adjusted to now be spot on.
It’s probably due to all the equipment, food, fuel and water we have aboard and
the quoted draft is for a dry boat.
The tide went down to 1.1 metres leaving us with only 300 mm
under the keels. While in the water I decided to careen the hulls. They were
very clean as about 90% of the growth washed off during the sail up here and I
just scrapped off the remainder and a few barnacles on the props. I’m glad I
got it done now as I won’t be getting in the water once we are in the Kimberly.
The sun was setting as I got out of the water and it was too
late to go ashore, so these beautiful beaches will have to wait until tomorrow.
It was a lovely rose full moon tonight that looked awesome
through the binoculars.
I decided to make water tonight and during dinner I made
another 350 litres topping off both tanks. That’s one thing less I have to
worry about now while Sarah is here.
It was dead calm this evening as we chatted and finally
retired for the night around 23:00 with the sound of water lapping up on the
beach.
Track Sirocco’s progress
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