Tuesday 25 June 2013

Refuge Bay, Elcho Is. Lat. 11 degrees 49.8' S Long. 135 degrees 51.7' E

We travelled 39 miles today from Guruliya Bay in the Wessels to Refuge Bay, Elcho Is. Left Guruliya at 0630 in light winds for a change and these are forecast to continue until Saturday. We gave the north end of Stephens Is. a wide berth because of shoals and tide rips off the point but still our speed was reduced by up to 2.5 knots at times. Very frustrating. However, once around our speed picked up and we sailed the whole of the rest of the way to Elcho with full main, staysail and genoa. It was a lovely peaceful sail in up to 20 knots but mostly around 15. All the islands we passed to port were low, sandy and scrub covered - very unappealing and with extensive shoal areas and reefs around points so careful attention to the chartplotter was necessary.
We all arrived about the same time into the bay which is wide, shallow and windswept but calm. In summary, a very peaceful sail in calm conditions along a series of most uninteresting islands. More tomorrow.
Cheers and love from us.......
Jim and Jean oxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

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