The pre front had gone through ,waiting for the wind change and the next blow.Only thirty knots forecast.There is often more wind in the Bathurst Channel as it funnels through the hills.
The rain gradually lifted and we got under way at eleven am.Did a Cook's tour of the North shore of the channel.First we did a lap around Oderlisque? In Kings as Pieter has a mooring there,said good morning to Shepperd.They had all their dinghies out so must be expecting a charter.
Saw Nahani And Caspian in Frogs Hollow,they seemed quite comfortable there.
Around the Point to Ila Bay there were two ketches anchored in the middle,both timber and wooden Boat Festival participants,along with us made three.
Toured the bay,a rather unexciting shore line,some people seem to like it though.
Back out to Joe Page Bay.I had heard from Morrie there was an anchorage for NW to SW change weather on the Western shore rivaling Wombat Cove.
Went up level with the Island and found a sheltered Cove about the size of Eds Cove but do not know if that or the larger one further up is which he was talking about.
Cooks Tour of Bathurst Channel
Back out towards Branson Point and up into a deep Bay which had a large creek running into it,did not know how far in you could go though.Around Deep Point and inside Monday Island,a lot bigger from this side with vegitatation right down to the rocks all round it.
Past Helby and May points to the shelter of Wombat Cove.
This is most definitely the best anchorage in a NW to SW change.It is where you put your anchor down and take a rope ashore and tie your stern to a tree to wait out the worst weather expected in Port Davey.
As it was only blowing about 25 knots up the channel today just anchoring was quite sufficient.It was flat calm there and the sun was trying to come out.Had lunch and a nap after a torrid night.
My fishermen were chaffing to set the pots so we up anchored about four and motored out behind Breaksea intending to set them and go back to Wombat.The five Victorians were now in Brambles getting ready for an early morning getaway.They were not happy,quite a slop in there from the now stiff Westerly blowing.
We found it too rough to set the pots outside so went over to my Spain Bay shots,I did not know if the sea would abate or get worse so went behind the Reef to set them,had never set in there before.Found some bottom with only a little weed and tossed them in.
Went over behind the Point in the bay and found it quite calm and anchored for the night.The mob showed up after a rough passage from Brambles,a lot happier here.
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