We had a cuppa and pulled the pots,very disappointing ,two hermit crabs,bait all gone and on good bottom.
Left the sheltered bay and contemplated visiting Pedra,soon changed our mind as the 30 knot NW was kicking up a big sea.Down the waves we went.Thought some breakfast would be good so headed for Isle De Golfe for shelter.Too deep for us to anchor though.
I have seen boats there before,a very pleasant spot in these conditions.Ross got on the pots and pans as the rest tried for a Stripie.Got a couple of red faces so we had the right bottom but no target fish.
Had breakfast and tried some more,no good.
Left for South Cape,not too bad for a while but as we got further along the sea built quite a bit.Down the waves we went ,some times back to 12 knots up the back of a big one and then 28 down two or three in a row.In these conditions I need to help the autopilot with a little joystick for more rudder,the speed helps the small rudders work better.
Every now and then we get water over the front windows as spray flys about.A bit of trim tab up helps keep the bow up.
The current always seems to set you in onto South Cape when coming along here and as we were attacking it from Louisa quite a bit in to start with I had to concentrate to keep things under control,a bit like a surfie but for an hour or two.Too busy to get a photo.
Sheltering under Isle De Golfe,very deceptive as to what is going on outside.
Passed S Cape and on to SE Cape,not out of the woods yet,the sea kicks up here for a couple of miles.We were over a mile offshore and going well.
Rounded this cape and the sea got quite a bit easier,a few miles on and almost flat calm,the sky a lot clearer but still overcast and plenty of wind squalls.
We steamed past Blind Reef up to the shelter near the outside of the South Port Lagoon.My two fishermen wanted some flathead to take home.
Phones going flat out,mail being read after a week out of range ,no real dramas reported,shows the world does not stop if the phone does not work.
Pottered around along this shore for a couple of hours and got a feed but the fishing on this trip has been very poor,places one would expect to be very lightly fished produced nothing,the mainland crews very disappointed .
Left about three for Dover with Huntress whose crew had a dive outside the entrance to the lagoon,the owner evidently used to drive inflatables in the surf so gave his young son a thrill in the breakers.He will no doubt get more once his new well over a hundred mile an hour speed boat is finished!
Arrived in Dover and picked up Ricks mooring off the launch ramp.Had a small nana and got ready for the evening celebrations in the Sailing Club.This is becoming a tradition and the locals do the club proud.A very good meal as usuall.Weakened and bought Jerry's new book to read,got a suitably snide comment and signature inside the cover.
Some of the crews had switched off after a night in the sheltered waters and had not considered the forecast SW gale which came through just after dark,I must admit as I was on a mooring I had too.We left our dinghy along with a heap of others on the wrong side of the launching ramp jetty.Duncan sought me out to tell me so I had to put my beer down and go back to sort it out,got pretty wet doing so.There was some chaos on the jetty as well for a while.
Fortunately it only lasted a short while.The forecast for next week is quite good,typical.
Returned to the boat for a coffee,Joel from Huntress ,a Maritimo 65 ,showed up to get some Tuna ,he is the paid skipper and chef on her,the owner evidently a busy man and shows up from time to time with his family,elected to stay on board tonight.Only arrived a Port Davey for the trip around yesterday.
Gave him some fishing spots for his delivery back to Newcastle.
Lights out about eleven after another busy day.
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