Log of the Yacht Magic Friday 2 April 2010

Log of the Yacht Magic Friday 2 April 2010

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02.04.2010 Friday. Inner Pontoon RSYS

08.00 RSYS

Joined the Yacht Magic alongside inner pontoon at the RSYS. Loaded personal gear and set up Nav station. Joined those who had come to farewell the crew prior to moving to the fuel dock where we took on about 180ltrs of fuel.

Check lists:

First aid kit located in Nav Seat locker.

Water tanks full

Fuel tank full

2 by 20ltr additional fuel containers loaded in aft port deck locker

Dinghy stowed

Dinghy motor stowed

Dinghy Fuel stowed

Hatch check:

Fwd ok

Saloon ok

Aft ok

Anchor Gear check:

Anchor tied on securely ok

Anchor wired to chain ok

Inboard chain end secured ok

Safety ail and gate check:

Check terminals secure ok

Check and tape gate latches ok

MoB gear check;

Heaving line missing

Knife located in cockpit ok

Floating torches ok

Life torch and whistle mounted ok

MoB retrival over stern ladder located ok

Dan Bouy missing.

Two life rafts secured one in deck locker ok

one in port aft cabin on sole. ok

Radio Check;

Ships VHF ok

Handheld VHF ok

AM FM receiver ok

No HF radio fitted.

Navigation Check:

Paper charts ok

Ray Marine Plotter ok

Garmin Handheld GPS ok

GPS PC receiver ok

Garmin handheld navigator ok

Parallel rule ok

Dividers ok

Pencils ok

Eraser ok

sharpener ok

Wind instruments ok

Ships compass ok

Self steering fluxgate compass ok

Check depth sounder at known depth shows 0.1meters below keel at known depth.

Draft 2.7 metres loaded ok

Electrical system check:

Standing float voltage 12.6 volts ok

Alternator voltage at full charge 14.7 volts ok

Amp meter displaying discharge while charging (possible wired back to front)

Laptop setup;

Secure to station ok

Secure power leads and aerials ok

setup handheld GPS ok

Compare and cross check GPS readouts ok All three instruments reading within acceptable limits of 8 meters.

Personnel;

Skipper; Rob Dickson

Port watch captain: Bruce Dickson

Starboard Captain: Andrew Dickson

Andrew Rose

David Weir

Adam Davis: (joined at Mooloolabar)

Paul Kerrigan: Navigation

09:15 Let go lines at RSYS and motored north up Port Jackson.

7 PoB as set out above

09:30 Safety Briefing for crew.

09:50 Hoisted Main and inserted both reefing lines and checked clutch positions etc. Set main with first reef in.

10:00 Abeam South Head. New course to Helmsman steer 035ºM

Headsail unfurled and poled out to starboard.

Windspeed 25kts from SE

11:00 Abeam LongReef

Pos; 33º 42'S 151º24'E

Windspeed 25kts from SE

Ist reef and poled out #2 headsail

Course 035ºM

12:30 Abeam Cape Three Points

1St reef and poled out #2 headsail

Windspeed 25kts SE

New course 033ºM

14:30 Abeam Norah Head and Point Pelican

Ist reef and #2 headsail

Windspeed 22kts SE

SOG 9.0kts

15:40 Abeam Catherine Hill Bay 15 miles off and 2.8NM east of course.

32NM from next way point at Pt Stephens

Ist reef and #2 headsail

Windspeed 20kts Southerly

SOG 8.5kts

16:40 Abeam Port of Newcastle

Ist reef and #2 headsail on pole

Hand steering for fun!

17.30 Navigation lights on deck lights and masthead allround white.

18:30 Abeam Nobbys Head

POS 33º05'S 152º08'E

Ist reef and #2 Headsail with 2 rolls Setup for overnight sailing.

Windspeed 18kts Southerly

Current for the first time with us 1.5kts @233ºM

Course 022ºM

Distance to PT Stephens 12.19NM

19:40 Abeam Pt Stephens

POS 33º05'S 152º16'E

SOG 7.6kts Heading is 040ºM

Current 1.4kts @029M

Pole down, #2 headsail rolled out to Starboard

Windspeed 25kts Southerly

22:40 4NM off Seal Rocks

POS 32º32'S 152º33'E

New course 020ºM

Pole reset Headsail rolled up two rolls No 1 reef in Main

Windspeed 18kts South, Sou' Westerly

Passed lots of ships waiting off Newcastle in last few hours

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Log of the Yacht Magic Saturday April 3 2010

Log of the Yacht Magic Saturday April 3 2010

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03.04.2010 - Saturday  Under sail Approaching Cape Hawke

01:30 Abeam Cape Hawke

POS 32º14'S  152º44'E

Wind now 240M @ 15kts

Gybed onto new course 015ºM from 040ºM

SOG 7.5kts

04:00

POS 31º57'S  152º56'E

Being set east of course, adjusted course. New course to steer 000ºM

Wind 17ktsT @ 223ºM

Ist reef and #2 headsail - broad reach very comfortable.

05:30 Off Mermaid reef at first light, being set east thought new course set at 04:00 is now closing the coast.

POS 31º46'S  152º56'E

Wind 17kts T @ 230ºM - Beam reach and very comfortable.  Little rain squalls about but bright otherwise

06:00  Nav Lights out. Checked voltage at 11.6 volts.

08:15 Started engine to charge batteries

08:30 Abeam Tacking Point

POS 31º29'S  153º00'E

we continue to be set east of the course, now 4 miles further east than at 05:30 this morning.  Cook was off this point on the morning of Saturday May 12th 1770 and named this point Tacking Point and the hill we can see off our port beam the Three Brothers.

Wind 17kts T @ 255ºM  Ist reef in main and full #2 headsail on beam reach

Course to steer is 000ºM

09:30 Checked forecasts for Smoky Cape to Point Danger and onwards to Moreton Bay.

15 to 20kts SE to SW winds stronger off shore for the next three days.  Internet connection worked well.

09:45

 Log calculation for past 24 hrs shows 201.8NM covered.  We are making very good and very comfortable progress up the course and with the forecast as is should make good time to Mooloolaba.

09:45 Altered course, new course to steer 355M

Wind speed 20kts  T @ 220M

Weather sunny, seas slight with a 1.5M SE swell

Set is 3.9kts setting 175M and this has slowed our progress to 4.5kts SOG.

10:30 

Just north of tacking Point making slow progress, no wonder that Cook named this Tacking Point so far we haven't had to tack.

POS 31:19S  153:02E  Continues sunny with SE swell to 1.5kts  

Windspeed 20Kts @220M

Set is 3,8kts setting 178M

Checked head inlet valve.  Head not filling after flush.  Using fresh water to complete cycle.

10:54  Stopped engine.  Voltage on all batteries at 14.7 volts.

12:30  POS 31:14S  153:02E

Windspeed 20kts from 230M 

Sunny with SE Swell 1.5M  

Set is 3.1kts setting to 180M

Hand steering for fun and closing the coast on 355M to get a good gybe angle for Smoky Cape.

14:30 Abeam Smoky Cape.

Wind now in the south west at about 190M and 24kts

Gybed to 355M an hour ago and being pushed east

16:45  North of Smoky Cape

POS 30:47S  153:16E

Passed Smoky 2 hrs ago and making course for South Solitary Island  

Windspeed 25Kts from 170M

Ist Reef and poled out headsail on stb gybe.

Distance made good since 12.30 is 59NM

Continue to be set East.

18:00 Abeam Nambucca Heads, 14NM off tracking 005M for South Solitary Island

POS 30:40S  153:18E

Windspeed now 30kts  T at 170M

Ist reef and 2 rolls in #2 headsail poled out to Stb

25NM of Eaasting to Windarra Bank.

Nav lights on deck colours and masthead all round white.

Started engine.

20:00 Stopped engine, Batteries now at 14 volts, unlikely to get any better with refrigeration and lights going.

21:00 Abeam Coffs Harbour, 14NM off, can see the loom of South Solitary Island light

POS 30:25S  153:24E

Windspeed 30Kts gusting 35Kts at times from 170M

Headsail rolled up at 19:30hrs and running under Ist reef in main.

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Log of the Yacht Magic Sunday 04.04.2010

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Sunday 04.04.2010 Under sail East and Abeam South Solitary Light

01:40 Bottom mainsail batten let go during gybe - All hands to stow the Mainsail and set the headsail. Motor started during manouver

Wet and windy night for all hands. I got wet...

06:10 POS 29º46'S 153º40'E

Gybed back onto new course 350ºM

Wind still 30kts at 170ºM

Nav lights out

Examined damage to gear.

Clip on Main Halyard let go and the halyard is free aloft.

Main sheet block on stb side of boom has let go and needs replacement.

Boom vang let go at lower strop and need repair

08:40

After some discussion Andrew D suggested we swap the broken batten car for one lower down the reef. Weary volunteered to be sent aloft to retrieve the halyard. Tried the boat to windward to see if that would be more stable. Very pitchy. Decided to run very free and send man aloft for halyard. Retrieved halyard successfully at 10:00hrs. On examination the broken car is indeed the bottom one so our replacement scheme is undone. Continued north and east under headsail. Windspeed is now 30Kts at 180ºM

09:30 Started engine to charge batteries and engaged prop at about 1500 rpm.

12:00 Stopped engine Batteries at 14.7volts.

13:20 3 miles east of Evans Head reef.

POS 29º08'S 153º31'E

Windspeed 20kts at 200ºM

All repairs completed to boom gear and vang working again and mainsail sheet block replaced. Have decide not to reset the main until repairs to the batten car are completed.

15:35 Abeam North Riardon Shoal

POS 29º00'S 153º34'E

Windspeed 18kts T from 178ºM

SOG 6.8kts

Set 1.0kts setting 320ºM

18:00 Off Byron Bay at twilight.

POS 28º38'S 153º41'E

Steering 010M for Pt Danger

Windspeed 18kts at 200ºM

No 2 headsail; poled out.

Nav lights on Coloured deck and all round white at masthead.

Runm and coke all round plus a few beers to celebrate an uneventful day and Weary's trip up the mast. Dinner by Bruce, chicken and Deb was a big success washed down with several bottles of Bin 28 Penfolds.

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19:30 Almost abeam Windarra Bank

POS 28º29'S 153º43'E

Course 005ºM Making for Pt Danger

Windspeed 20kts from 150ºM

Beam reach with motor and headsail.

New course to steer 000ºM

20:30

POS 28º24'S 153º44'E

New course to steer 355ºM

Set is 1.7kts @ 176ºM

Headsail only now motor stopped at 20:00

21:30 Approaching Pt Danger

POS 28º15'S 153º45'E

Windspeed 18 kts from 200ºM

Course 350ºM

24:00 Just north of Pt Danger, making slow progress with 2.4kts setting 160ºM against us

28º06'S 153º43'E

Windspeed 16kts @235'M

Port reach with Headsail only

SOG 5.0kts STW 7.5kts

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Log of the Yacht Magic Monday 05.04.2010

Log of the Yacht Magic Monday 05.04.2010

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Monday  05.04.2010  Under sail  POS 28º06'S  153º43'E

00:30 Batteries low at 10.5volts.  Started motor and engaged prop at 1500rpm to assist against set.

Set is running at 2.2kts to 158ºM

00:45 Switched water tanks.  One full tank remains.  Still using fresh water to flush head.

01:30 New breeze from 170ºM, set new course to steer at 330ºM.  This heading is safe for 3hrs at this speed 

04:00Abeam Swan Bay, 

POS 27º44'S  153º39'E

Headsail rolled up and motor sailing only now. 

Course is 350ºM

Set is 1.4kts setting 209ºM

SOG 6.2kts

Windspeed 7kts 270ºM

06:00 Flashing light in water.  Weather or fishing bouy? 

POS 27º30'S  153º40'E

Nav lights out

07:30 Off Pt Lookout

POS 27º21'S  153º35'E

Motoring as before wind now 14kts dead astern making for Cape Moreton

SOG 8.0kts  

Set is 1.2kts setting 318ºM and helping us for a change.

Course to steer is 350ºM

Weather sunny and warm, slight SE swell and a beautiful sailing day.

09:30 Off Cape Moreton and Robert's Shoal

POS 27º03'S  153º 34'E

Headsail out to port on a starboard tack

SOG 7.8kts

Set is 1.0kts setting 337ºM

Windspeed is 17kts T from 157ºM

Beautiful day, sunny and clear skies slight SE swell

Weary has the iPhone out and is checking fishing knots as we are not being all that successful with the catching, though the fishing continues day and night.

10:30  Abeam Hutchison Shoal

POS 26º57'S  153º33'E

SOG 8.0kts

New course is 340ºM

Poled out headsail only

11:00 Gybed onto new course 300ºM to fetch Pt Cartwright

12:00

POS 26º48'S  153º25'E

Making good westing

Broke out a new chart AUS 235

12:05  Altered course to port 30ºM to avoid commercial shipping 

POS 26º48'S  153º24'E

12:10 Altered course to Stb to new course 295ºM

13:50 Fetched Pt Cartwright and made the leads for marina.

14:10 In port secured alongside at the Wallis Marina.

14:15 Contacted Sailmaker Colin Quinn 0418 832 615.  He has agree to inspect the work and see if he can help.

14:30 Crew ashore for showers

15:00 Sailmaker arrived and inspected the work.  He will return at 07:30 and try and get us underway by 11:00

17:00 Big night ashore and visited a guinness pub.  it was rubbish.  Retired to Magic and gave the run and coke a nudge.

The boys clubbed in and put Bruce and I ashore in a motel for the night a very nice gesture.

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Log of the Yacht Magic Tuesday 06.04.2010

Log of the Yacht Magic Tuesday 06.04.2010

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Tuesday 06.04.2010  Alongside Wallis Marina Mooloolaba

0730 Breakfast ashore

08:45 Sailmaker arrived and commenced repairs.

10:50 Repairs completed and sailmaker's account settled at $650,  we started the motor and make for the fuel wharf

11.00 Took on 70ltrs of fuel and several cases of beer.  Some of which had to be returned as it didn't meet spec (it was light)

11:15 Departed fuel wharf;  7 PoB (Adam joined us in Mooloolaba.)

11:35  Departed seawall and set new course to 005ºM

15:30 Abeam Coolada Sand patch

POS 26º16'S 153º13'E

SOG 6.7kts

Set is 0.5kts setting 160ºM

Windspeed is 11kts T from 100ºM

Weather fine and sunny

Slight swell from the SE

Course to steer is 005ºM

16:30 

POS 26º09'S 153º15'E

SOG 7.0kts

Set is 0.6kts setting 227ºM

Windspeed 11kts from 100ºM

New course to steer is 350ºM

18:44 Off Double Island Point

POS 25º54'S  153º14'E

SOG 7.0kts

Set is 0.5kts setting 270ºM

Windspeed is 15kts from 120ºM

Nav lights on at 18:00 coloured deck lights and all round white at masthead.

Motor stopped at 18:30 after running for 7hrs

Hoisted full main and rolled out the #2 headsail.

Course to steer is 350ºM

22:00

POS 24º43'S  153º25'E (probably a recording error not my log entry)

Course is 000ºM

SOG 8.0kts

Windspeed 17kts from 108ºM

Ist reef in main and full #2 headsail

24:00

POS 24º59'S  153º26'E  Probably a recording  error (I was asleep)

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Log of the Yacht Magic Wednesday 07.04.2010

Log of the Yacht Magic Wednesday 07.04.2010

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Wednesday 07.04.2010  Under sail ;-POS recorded incorrectly but most likely 25º25;S 153º19'E according to track on Laptop (see note below)

02:00  Abeam Indian Head and can see the light at the top of Frazer Island

POS 24º57'S 15º:24'E

SOG 6.0kts

Windspeed 17kts from 122ºM

Course to steer 355ºM

In the last 7 hours an 15 minutes we seem to on my reckoning have been doing an average SOG of 8.02 kts.

The recording in the log at 22:00 hrs would suggest that we did 57 miles Northing in two hours... probably not in this boat!

The recording in the log at midnight 24:00hrs suggests we did 16 miles of Southing (perhaps we turned round in the night without noticing!!!  And the log recording at 0200hrs suggests that we did 3 miles of northing in the previous 2 hours!!!

I think I'll go with a typo in the log for 22:00 and 24:00hrs.  Six hours of mystery!

03:30 Almost abeam top of Frazer Island

POS 24º49'S 153º25'E

SOG 8.0Kts

Windspeed 17kts from 121ºM

Course to steer 355ºM

04:40 WP 21 missed by 1.7NM (Blew my top and gave a little lecture on waking me and watching course)

SOG 6.0kts

Windspeed 17kts from 120ºM

New course to steer 340ºM

Making for Sandy Cape

Reefed main and #2 headsail

07:30 Making for Breaksea Spit

POS 24º25'S 153º19'E

SOG 7.5kts

Windspeed 17kts from 171ºM

New course to steer 310ºM

Nav lights out.

08:10 Reaching past Lady Elliot Island

POS 24º22'S  153º15'E

Windspeed 20kts from 100ºM

New course to steer 320ºM

Fine sunny day, reefed Main and full #2

09:00 Abeam Breaksea Spit

Being set to the north and east.

New course to steer 310ºM

10:00 Breaksea Spit just abaft

Started motor to charge batteries and engaged prop at 1800 rpm

SOG 8.7kts

Windspeed 10kts from 104ºM

Course to steer 310ºM

12:30

 Following a discussion of the various possibilities we decide on the Curtin Channel as the most scenic and altered course to steer new course 250ºM.  This will takes us between Lady Elliot and Lady Musgrave Islands into the Curtis Channel.  Weather is overcast and rainy.  Motor on and stowed ALL SAILS.

13:15 Off the bottom of Lady Musgrave

POS 23º54'S  152º45'E (Made 30NM of Westing since 08:00 this morning)

SOG 7.0kts

Motoring in little wind and occasional rain

Cup of Soup for lunch

15:50 Passing South of Lady Musgrave Island at 1.5NM off.  Lots of fishing boats and one Navy Mineseeper.

POS 23º56'S 152º25'E (made another 20NM of Westing since 13.00hrs)

SOG 6.5kts

Windspeed 12kts from 115ºM

Motor sailing with headsail rolled out.

16:20 Passing South West of Lady Musgrave

POS 23º56'S  152º22'E  (made another  3NM of Westing since 15:50)

New course to steer 290ºM

18:30 Passing West of Boult Reef

POS 23:56'S  152:08'E

New course 280ºM

Being pushed NE by set 

Making for Rock Shoal

Beers and Gin and tonic were broken out for happy hour, now looking forward to dinner.

Nav lights on, coloured at deck and all-round white aloft.

19:00 Passing West of Fitzroy Reef

POS 23º48'S 152º06'E

New course to steer 270ºM

Moved WP 26 to West of Rock Cod Shoal.

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Log of the Yacht Magic Thursday 08.04.2010

Log of the Yacht Magic Thursday 08.04.2010

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Thursday 08.04.2010 Under sail POS 23º08'S 151º18'E

02:20 Approaching Capricorn Light in Curtin Channel

POS 23º20'S  151º25'  (41 miles of Westing and 28 miles of Northing since 19:00hrs yesterday)

SOG 6.0kts

Windspeed 4 to 7 kts at 200ºM

Motoring with all sails stowed, clear night with late moon.  28NM from Keppel Island.

Aim to make landfall on the greater Island at 06:00.

Rolled headsail out to assist boat speed

05:30 Approaching Egg Rock

POS 23º12'S  151º12'E

Making for Great Keppel Island for anchorage, sails are stowed, headsail taken in at 05:30hrs

SOG 6.0kts

Windspeed 10kts from 125ºM

Weather is fining up after scattered rain overnight.  Looks like a nice day coming.

08:30 Dropped anchor in 3M of water behind Great Keppel Island on the Northern side at the Airport end of the beach.

Hard to see rocks off the beach as we made our approach as it was high tide.  The pass either side marker with light appears to be missing and this made it even more difficult.

Stopped motor and took hand bearings for anchor.

Dinghy was unshipped only to discover that the outboard wouldn't work.  Weary went to work with the help of Andrew Rose and after much huffing and puffing the motor coughed into life and after some uncertain test drives Weary got to work again and stripped the carb. that seems to have fixed the problem as the thing  now starts on the first or second pull and runs ok.

Boys visited the beach and Andrew D went for a swim along the shore.

14:30 Keppel Island

Stowed dinghy on deck and raised anchor.  Took a while to find the anchor circuit breaker, had to check with owner by phone.  Luckily we had Telstra coverage.

14:35

 Retraced course to clear the beach and the shoal then made course for Rosslyn Bay Marina for overnight and refuel.  Motoring with all sail stowed.

16:50 Rosslyn Bay

Secure alongside at berth Green 23 at Rosslyn Bay Marina.

Water tanks full.

Fuel 70ltrs.  Checked oil and water levels on motor ok

Attempted to fix head without success.

17:00 All crew ashore for showers and dinner at the Marina restaurant which was excellent.

Followed by a rum and coke before turning in. 

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Log of the Yacht Magic Friday 09.04.2010

Log of the Yacht Magic Friday 09.04.2010

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Friday 09.04.2010 Alongside at Rosslyn Bay Marina 

07:00 All crew ashore for showers and breakfast

08:30 Departed Rosslyn Bay bound for Percy Isles 7 PoB

Fuel full

Water full 3 tanks

08:45 Just off Rosslyn Bay

POS 23º07'S  150º47'E

SOG 6'5kts

Windspeed 7kts from 275ºM

Motoring all sails stowed.

Course 005ºM

WEATHER IS FINE AND WARM CLEAR SKIES AND NO SWELL  (Typical reef weather)

0950  Clearing Shoal west of North Keppel Island

POS 23º00'S  150º49'E

SOG 6.7KTS

Set 0.4kts setting 109ºM

Motoring, weather continues fine and warm

Course 010ºM

Rebooted the laptop to clear fault with internet modem.

13:50 Abeam Cape Manifold

POS 2141S 15051E

SOG 4.7kts 

Set 1.8kts setting 145ºM

New Course to steer 330ºM bound for Port Clinton

Windspeed 4 to 7kts variable direction.

Fixed RayMarine Plotter now giving fixes again.  Suspect that the aerial is part of the problem.

16:10 Anchored behind Mt Flinders in Port Clinton

POS 22º32'S 150º45'E

Motorsailed from Rosslyn Bay due to lack of wind

Land fall through the entrance was tighter than I remembered in Sorcerer and needs to be much closer to the southern shore than I remember.

Launched dinghy and boys went ashore to swim and walk on the beaches.]

18:00

 Dinner following drinks at sundowners was worth waiting for.  

Very quiet anchorage with good holding.  No wind overnight.

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Log of the Yacht Magic Saturday 10.04.2010

Log of the Yacht Magic Saturday 10.04.2010

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Saturday 10.04.2010 At Anchor Mt Flinders Bay - Port Clinton  POS 22º32'S 150º45'E

Sunset At Port Clinton...

06:15 Engine check oil and water.  Checked belt tensions.

06:25 Up Anchor

Note that Fish Rock is miss marked on my C-Map charts at 1:30000 and is shown @100M further West than it is.

07:05 Abeam Round Island

POS 22º30'S 150º46'E

New course to steer 010ºM

SOG 6.9kts

Wind 4 to 7kts variable

Motoring sails stowed

Dinghy on deck

Weather fine and sunny

07:45 Abeam Delconyn Is'

POS 22º26'S  150º46'

SOG 6.3kts

New course to steer 325ºM

08:15 Abeam Dome Island in then Hervey Group

22º24'S  150º45'E

SOG 6.5kts

New course to steer 305ºM to pass inside Clara Group

09:00 Abeam Clara Group inside

22º20'S 150º42'E

SOG 5.7kts 

Set 0.6kts setting 146º

New course to steer 320ºM 

10:00 Passing inside Leake Rock

POS 22º15's 15OºE

New chart 822

11:10 Abeam Cape Townsend

22º09'S 150º36'

SOG 4.7kts

COG 314ºM

Set 2.3kts setting 120ºM

New course to counter leeway 305ºM

12:05 Approaching Steep Island

POS 22º06'S 150º32'E

Set is 2.6kts setting 116ºM

COG 308ºM

HAve made less than 3 miles Northing in the last hour.  Rolled out headsail to see if we can improve SOG.  Hoping for the wind to swing.

13:20 Leaving Steep Island astern

POS 22º01'S 150º27'E 

COG 315ºM

SOG 5.6kts

Set 1.3kts setting 075ºM

Rolled up headsail.

13:30 New course 315ºM to close Island and afford some leeway should the wind swing.

14:05 West of Low Rock

POS 21º57'S 150º25'E

SOG 5.5kts

COG 320ºM

Set 0.9kts setting 095ºM

Motoring all sails stowed.

Beer is now officially on rations.  No more that two cans each left!

14:15 

POS 21º55'S 150º23'E

Rolled out headsail continued motor sailing.

SOG 6.5kts

COG 317ºM

Set 0.7kts setting 105ºM

15:05 Abeam Hanna Rock

Hoisted Main to first reef

POS 21º55'S  150º21'E

SOG 7.1kts

COG 316ºM

Set 0.4kts Setting 106ºM

16:00 Abeam South Island

POS 21º47'S 150º17E

SOG 6.5kts

COG 325º

Set 0.2kts setting 313ºM

Rolled up headsail at 15:45 now under main and motor

Making course for Whites Bay.

16:05 New course 325ºM

POS 21º48'S 150º16'E

16:15 New course 355ºM

21º45;S 150º16'E

16:17 POS 21º44'S 150º16'E

Hixson Island Abeam

New course 360ºM

16:30 POS 21º43S 150º16'E

SOG 6.5kts

COG 355ºM

Hixson Island is abaft

New course 005ºM

Course 355ºM

16:50 

POS 21º42'S 150º17'E

Rolled up headsail and stowed Main

17:15 Whites Beach Middle Percy

POS 21º40'S 150º17'E

Dropped anchor in 4 meters of water off the beach.  One other yatch and one small motor launch at anchor.  Launched the dinghy ans sent the boys to get a weather forecast from the other yacht.  The boys went ashore and walked the beach.

18:00 Sundowners on board.

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Log of the Yacht Magic Sunday 11.04.2010

Log of the Yacht Magic Sunday 11.04.2010

Message from paul@kerrigan.net:

Sunday 11.04.2010

24:00 Checked Anchor all ok on deck

02:00 Checked Anchor all ok on deck

04:00 Checked anchor all ok on deck and wind nil.

06:20 Up anchor at Whites Bay

Motor started then key switched off.  This prevented the anchor winch control from working.  Stopped and started motor and this fixed the problem.  Weather fine and sunny no wind.

06:40 Cleared Island and made new course 350ºM to clear Normandy Rock.

07:00 Abeam Normandy Rock

POS 21º41'S 150º13'E

New course 305ºM

07:25 Abeam Pine Light Top of Middle Percy

21º40'S 150º10E

SOG 6.0kts

COG 300ºM

Set 0.7kts setting 240ºM

09:00 Bound for Hendreson Island in the Beverly Group

POS 21º34'S 150º02'E

SOG 6.3kts

COG 308ºM

Being set to the west 

New course to steer 310ºM

No Telstra coverage

09:15 New course to steer 290ºM

Rolled out headsail, just filling on this heading.

09:30 Motor Sailing Full rig  on Stb Tack

POS 21º32'S 150º.00E

SOG 6.1kts

COG 290ºM

Set 0.1kts setting 005ºM

09:45 Trying to fetch below Digby Island

Motor sailing as previously

COG 276ºM

SOG 7.3kts

10:15 Abeam to the South of Digby Island

POS 21º30'S 149º54'E

SOG 6.4kts

COG 277ºM

Set is 1.3kts setting 071ºM

10:35 Noel Abaft, came to new course 288ºM

SOG 7.0kts

COG 287ºM

Set 0.6kts setting 035ºM

Full main and #2 Headsail

11:00 Tacked onto new course between Minster and Beverlac Islands 030ºM

POS 21º27'S 149º50E

COG 032ºM

SOG 8.4KTS

Set 1.2KTS setting 004ºM

Main and #2 headsail

11:00  Tacked back to stb to clear Minster Island

POS 21º26'S 149º 51'S

SOG 7.4kts

COG 308ºM

Set 0.7kts setting 054ºM

Wind light at 7kts variable.

12.00 Passed over the tail of Lloyds Shoal in 16M of water.

POS 21º23'S 149º52'E

SOG 6.9kts

COG 306ºM

Set 1.6kts setting 014ºM

Not quite fetching Purdhoe Island on this course.

13:15 Big lift got us round Purdhoe Island

POS 21º17'S 149º40'E

SOG 8.0kts

COG 284ºM

Set 1.2kts Setting 288ºM

Windspeed 8.5kts 

Full main and #2 headsail

Now sailing between Outfall and Overfall Rock  We are sailing really close to these islands for the fun of it and tacking  north and  west as the course and water depth allows.  I've never come on this route to Mackay before far too risky in dee keel yachts like Sydney.  So it's cool to get up close and personal with all these little Islets.

17:05 Secure alongside Mackay marina

This was a chance for shower and runs along the shore and most importantly to restock on beer, rum and other necessities of life like coke.  We ate ashore at the beef joint which was just OK.  no marina to date has come close to Rosslyn Bay for eating out.  After failing to get fuel, too late for the fuel wharf, we let slip the mooring lines and cleared the marina and harbour making a course for Hamilton Island to allow Adam to catch a flight at midday tomorrow.

20:30 let go marina, cleared Harbour followed harbour leads until we were abeam Slade Island Light.  New course to steer is 046ºM

20:50 Abeam Slade Island Light to the North.

POS 21º06'S 149º15'E

Came to new course 045ºM

SOG 7.1kts

COG 042ºM

Headsail rolled out adding about 1.0kts to boat speed

Windspeed 7 to 10kts variable

Flat seas, partly cloudy and moonless night.  Moon not due to rise until 0400 in the morning, full watch on deck.

22:10

Decided to navigate the inside channel, this is slightly shorter than the outside channel but much more difficult to navigate.  However it will take us close to many of the islands and will be more interesting for the boys.  So our course will take us North East to clear Blackwood, Hunt and Llewellyn Shoals at 21º00'S 149º 24'E before turning North West and negotiating the Hillsborough Channel.

22:20

POS 21º00'S 149º 24'E

New course to steer 305ºM

SOG 7.7kts

COG 300ºM

Turn point now mid channel.

Wind slight and variable Motor sailing with Headsail

St Bees Island light in view abaft the beam now, some fishing boats working in tandem had us confused for a while over the last hour.  These are now clearly moving east and south now.

23:10

 Have been plotting position on the chart since 22:00hrs as a cross check on the RayMarine Plotter and my laptop, the former is again playing up and I've had to reboot it's internal GPS twice in the last hour or so.  All the other instruments are showing good to very good fixes with accuracy at 8meters.

POS 20º56'S  149º20'E (plotted on chart)

SOG 6.8kts

COG 302ºM

Set 0.7kts setting 054ºM

Headed by breeze and rolled up headsail.

23:25 Within 0.2NM of WP 38

POS 20º55'S 149º19'E (Plotted on chart)

SOG 6.9kts

COG 292ºM

Set 0.7kts setting 035ºM

Came to new course to WP 39 at 285ºM

Motoring all sails stowed.

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Log of the Yacht Magic Monday 12.04.2010

Log of the Yacht Magic Monday 12.04.2010

Message from paul@kerrigan.net:

Monday 12.04.2010

 

00:20 Approaching WP 39

POS 20º52'S 149º13'E (Plotted on the chart)

SOG 6.3kts

COG 290ºM

Set 0.7kts setting 069ºM

14 miles to WP 40

Still little wind and motoring in flat seas, slightly overcast.

03:00 Red flashing lights sighted

POS 20º42'S 149º00'E (plotted on Chart)

Nothing on chart to indicate any obstacle close aboard.  Lights bear 345ºM.  We are abeam Ladysmith Island mid channel.

Altered course 15ºM to  port to see if light bearing changes and attempt to establish how far off the lights are.

03:30 Red lights still in view bearing 345ºM as near as I can establish.  We now have a white light to the east of the reds.

POS 20º39'S 148º55'E (Plotted on Chart)

Altered course to Stb new course 290ºM

Have established that the lights must much further away than at first thought as the bearing hasn't changed in the last 30minutes

04:00 Moonrise, last sliver of moon has risen and given us a little more visability

Red and white lights continue to bear 345ºM

Slight wind but mostly in the NW and no good to us so we continue under motor

05:00 Lights now appear to the red aeros on Hamilton.  That aligns with our bearings over the last few hours.

POS 20º31'S 148º58'E (Plotted on Chart)

Dent Passage white light to West of reds is now in sight.

Motoring, flat seas, scattered cloud sky brightening in the East.

06:15 Hamilton Island now clear and Dent Passage is in sight.

POS 20º25'S 148º57'E

SOG 5.1kts 

Set is now very obvious and we can see the water swirling alongside us.

06:35 At the entrance to Dent Passage, tide running very strongly against us.

POS 20º22'S 148º56'E 

06:55 Off Marina entrance,  Called marina off on 16 without any joy decided to enter and hope to find a T end free.

07:00 Secure alongside T end B in the main marina. 

Boys ashore to shower and breakfast.  Hamilton is as it was last time I visited and very run down.  The new work to the Golf course on Dent is obvious and the Yacht club is impressive though as it doesn't open for breakfast we didn't get to have a close look.  After breakfast moved to the fuel wharf and refuelled.

10:00 Fuel Wharf Hamilton Island.

slipped lines at fuel wharf, put Adam ashore on T arm B and cleared the marina to the north and set course for Whitehaven beach for the rest of the day and if weather holds we will overnight there.  6 PoB.

10:10 Navigated Fitzalan passage on the NW  tip of Hamilton and passed close to Cats Eye Bay, the only beach on Hamilton. 

 

Set course to clear the shoal off Craig point and then turned to approach Flint Rock.  Passed East of Flint Rock at 10:35

Navigated Solway Passage to enter Whitehaven Bay.  Dropped anchor  SE of Martin Island close in to the beach in 5meters of water.  Unshipped dinghy and set up Boom Cover to provide much need shade as the sun is now up in a serious way.

Andy Rose took the dinghy ashore to explore and the rest of us prepared to enjoy a restful day.  Beer rationing has been abandoned and now we are confronted with the problem of not leaving surplus supplies onboard when we leave...

Lots of visitors to the beach from resorts close by and the boys reported lots of talent ashore. 

POS 20º17'S 149º03'E

Quiet overnight with little or no wind.  Checked anchor on several occasions and found all secure.  Nice sandy bottom with good holding.

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Log of the Yacht Magic 13 & 14 April 2010

Log of the Yacht Magic 13 & 14 April 2010

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Tuesday 13 April 2010

06:00 Up anchor and made course for Solway Passage 

Retraced yesterdays course round Craig Point and through Fitzalan Passage and round the top of Henning Island.

Set course to Round Point on the South tip of South Molle Island.

POS 20º17S 148º49'E

Came to new course 321ºM to pass East of West Molle Island in Molle Channel to fetch Pioneer Pt

08:30 Approaching Pioneer Pt and Pioneer Rks

POS 20º13'S 148º45'E

Abeam Pioneer Rocks 

Came to new course 245ºM

To fetch Marina at Able Point.

09:00 

Called Able PT marina office several times on 16 nothing heard.  Another ship copied our calls and suggested we call on channel 09 There seems to be some confusion regarding our short term and long term accommodation and the Marina has asked us to stand by.  As we are rapidly approaching the entrance to the marina and as we are limited by our draft to 1 hour either side of high tide I have asked them to expedite the matter as I have only a small access window.

10:05 

Marina has provided a berth on the Northern end of the marina.  Stern in, portside too.

Less than 0.1M of water under the keel when we passed through the entrance and 0.3 at the berth.

At low water we will be aground in this marina.  So the decision to put the yacht on a mooring will possibly be the best outcome all round.  Ashore for showers and made arrangements for life rafts to be shipped to Sydney.  Spent the morning cleaning up, packing and stowing all the boats gear to secure it for a prolonged stay on a swing mooring.  Removed the headsail and bricked and bagged before stowing below.  Cleaned galley and heads.  Packed personal gear.

12:30  

All except Robert made for Airlie Beach township for lunch by taxi.  Apparently only two possible locations for lunch, as the first is said to be a backpackers haven we choose the other.  Lunch was acceptable and the beer was OK.  Returned to boat with additional supplies of beer.  Afternoon spent waiting for courier to pick up life rafts and generally cleaning up the boat. 

18:00 

All ashore for dinner in town at the same place we had lunch.  Then to the backpackers haven so the boys can try their luck and conversational skills. Returned to boat and the last of the rum and coke.

Wednesday 14 April 2010

08:00

All ashore for showers and then Weary made breakfast onboard with last of supplies.  Then Andrew and Robert put the yacht out on the mooring while the rest of us waited for the courier to pickup the life rafts.  Taxi for airport due at 12:15  for the boys and I'm booked on the 12:00 ferry to Hamilton

11:45 Boys return from mooring Magic and we all say our farewells and I take off for the Hamilton Is ferry.

End of Magic Log 12:00 Wednesday 14 April 2010

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