Start Loc: Cid Harbour, Whitsunday Island (20o 15.90'S, 148o 57.47'E)
Narrative: We left Cid Harbour at 9:20am. Winds were from the NW and light at 5-10kts. Our southerly heading reduced the wind to an apparent strength of 5kts and less, so we motored most of the way to Hamilton.
As we approached Hamilton, we checked in by VHF to confirmed our berth allocation, and motored into the marina at 10:45am. We were moored in the berth by 10:55am.
I phoned the shipwright we had spoken to about repairing the splits in the teak toe rails around two of the cleats. His plan was to do the work tomorrow and leave the teak glued and clamped overnight. That didn't quite fit with us as we were only planning on spending the one night in the marina. We need to get the toe rails fixed, so in the end we booked into the marina for three nights. I will stay here and work through the long maintenance list I have while Heather, Haydee and Cameron are away at the wedding. The sacrifices I make ...
End Loc: Hamilton Island (20o 20.72'S, 148o 57.01'E)
Distance run: 8nm (cumulative: 1149nm)
Engine hours: 1 hr, 22 min (cumulative: 145 hr 52 min)