We're finally underway and are 55 nautical miles out of Weipa with 15-20 knot winds and less than 3 foot seas. We pulled anchor this morning around 6:30 with clear sky's and perfect conditions so we're hoping our waiting finally paid off and it stays this way for the whole trip! We still have 243nm miles to go to the Wessel islands and making about 5-6 knots so should arrive in the next 45hrs. Our friends Eli and Joern onboard the yacht 'Silene' are sailing along side us and we're really happy as Jimmy's managed to get 'Heidi'(our wind steering unit) to sail the boat without us having to hand steer which makes for a much easier passage. Spoke to our friends on s/v Antares this morning on the SSB radio who left yesterday and it sounds like their having stronger winds and bigger seas than us so hopefully waiting the extra day helped. The Customs Coast Watch Plane flew over again today and asked us where we are going and a general check up and it sounds like we'll be getting visited by them everyday as they patrol the coast.
Well it's dark now and time for my watch the stars are really clear and beautiful, with any luck I'll be able to watch a movie in the cock pit to pass the time and make the night go by a little quicker!!....Caroline x
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