Log of the Yacht Magic Monday 05.04.2010

Log of the Yacht Magic Monday 05.04.2010

Message from paul@kerrigan.net:

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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