I then elected to berth the boat at the Tamar Yacht Clubs marina at Beauty Point for few weeks rather than steam back to Hobart to join the RYCT VDL Circumnavigation of Tasmania.
I drove up to the boat on Tuesday to prepare for the first crew arrival on Wednesday.A whole ute load of stuff to stow on board.
I installed the shower sump who's float switch gave up on the last trip and sorted out the many small jobs like clean sheets,pillow slips,Gas ,water etc.
Wednesday morning dawned nice and warm with no wind in the marina,scrounged some wheatbix with a new bottle of fruit and long life milk left on board.Did not need much as I had a nice meal of scallops at the pub with the crew of Black Magic who had had a touch up in Bass Strait the night before trying to deliver her back to Hobart after the Geelong Week races.
Forecast 15 knot East wind ,real life 35 on the nose,they had two goes at it but had to give it away.
Lent them my ute to go and get a hire car,closest depot Launceston airport!
They arrived back just as I was going to walk to the cafe along the water front for a blueberry muffin and coffee.
Got some outboard fuel and gas from the servo when paying had trouble with his bank card machine,when I went to the grocer the lady said your card has been cancelled password entered three times wrong! Good start to the trip,plenty of banks at Beauty Point and Flinders Island ! Luckily my crew members should have enough.
The crew arrived about 3.30 with a full 4WD of stuff,It got stowed some where.
Crew ,Bruce Craw,Jock Campbell,Ralph Wells and Terry Daw.
Got that lot on board and roughly put away,called Claude at the Port Dalrymple Yacht Club next door for some fuel,come along we will fix you up.And so they did,had some troubles getting along side their floating berth,wind blowing off and I think an adverse current.
Put in 1500 liters while watching their members getting ready for a twilight race,some nice vessels here well kept and good designs,good to see one of the old Elliot's from the RYCT getting ready.
Needed to get away as soon as possible,forecast is for 15 to 18 westerly tonight with a SW change 20 to 25 and then East wind 25 to 30 tomorrow and East for the foreseable future days.If we do not get to the Ferneaux Group tonight we won't get there for awhile.
Got under way at 5.30 on an outgoing tide so powered up to 19 Knots and once in Bass Strait the current had us making 21 at times over the ground.
Past Tenth Island and then Ninth Island just before dark had a couple of beers to celebrate and then Bruce had a lasagna in the oven with a long loaf and some of Ralph's Anzacs.
Wind was a very consistent 17 to 18 NW with the forecast 1 meter W swell.
Decided to go to Kangaroo Bay on Clarke Island for the night.Arrived at 9.30 on plotter and radar.there was no moon and it was as black as! Found two boats there as we arrived ,crept up the channel and anchored half a mile off shore.Not my favorite spot but not many other options.Just as we arrived the SW change came through at 25 Knots.Put the anchor snubber on and with plenty of chain out in 5 meters of water were comfortable enough.
Bruce had me up at 2 am as the anchor alarm had gone off when the wind changed to easterly at 18 knots where it has stayed since,it is often a windy place up here.
Will have to find somewhere else to go later.Fortunately the west coast of ths Flinders Group has plenty of easterly anchorages.
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