Start Loc: Hamilton Island (20o 20.85'S, 148o 57.03'E)
Narrative: We left Hamilton Island at 10:45am and motored out of the marina. As we got to the southern end of Dent Passage (between Hamilton and Dent Islands), we got the full weather effects. It was pretty well as forecast; SE winds at 20-25kts and seas at about 2.2m. The highest wind gust while I was looking at the guage was 31kts, so the weather was all a bit wild.
We set sail with two reefs in the main and and 100% head sail and sailed south close hauled on a port tack. We tacked east before we reached the shallows of Long Shoal and sailed towards Lindeman Island. We decided that we would head for Shaw Island rather than continue beating SE towards Goldsmith Island, so we tacked south and then east again before sailing into Kennedy Sound between Lindeman and Shaw Islands. We lowered sail and, under motor, tucked in behind Burning Point on Shaw Island, dropping anchor in 5m of water at 1:55pm.
We will spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing at anchor. The kids are currently deciding what movie to watch. The forecast for tomorrow is SE winds at 15-20kts. Our planned destination of Keswick Island is also SE, but we have the option of stopping at Goldsmith Island if we don't like the weather.
End Loc: Shaw Island (20o 30.29'S, 149o 02.83'E)
Distance run: 17nm (cumulative: 2471nm)
Engine hours: 0 hr, 49 min (cumulative: 72 hr, 44 min)