Albany to Tasmania - Day 11 & 12 ‘Arriving at Kangaroo Island’
Wednesday, April 29th and Thursday, April 30th 2026. By morning the sea state and wind had improved drastically. The wind had softened to a force three from the North allowing us to motor sail slowly into the North East swell before rounding the Westen cape of Kangaroo Island. Progress was slow and steady but we longed for the wind to back to the west so we could comfortably sail North East. It never happened. By early evening, we managed to bear away to the East, setting ou
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Albany to Tasmania - Day 10 ‘Sailing to Windward In Heavy Weather’
Tuesday, April 28th 2026. I woke to the of gently flogging sails. Our speed had dropped to around two knots overnight. The wind can’t have been above force three. We probably should have started the motor during the night but both Kevin and I were catching up on good sleep and neither of us felt like listening to the racket made by the engine. I had arranged to operate morse code with some friends this morning so I got up, put the kettle on, started the motor and turned on t
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