Log of the Yacht Magic Friday 2 April 2010

Log of the Yacht Magic Friday 2 April 2010

Message from paul@kerrigan.net:

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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