CLIENT: General Public Voyage
VOYAGE NUMBER: 20240513
FROM: Hervey Bay To: Rosslyn Bay
DATE: 15 May 2024
POSITION: Pancake Creek
REPORT: Red Watch
We departed anchorage in the Burnett River at 0600 after a comfortable night. Several resident dolphins swam nearby to say farewell as we left. After setting sails in 1 meter swell and a choppy sea we followed a convoy of smaller boats heading north on their own adventures.
Once we were a bit further from the coast, we set the two sails being foresail and jib replacing the engine quickly, giving us a smoother ride over some back waves on a port tack. Although a few of us felt seasick, we manoeuvred two successful gybes changing the direction of the tack and lean about an average of 7 degrees with most hands-on deck.