Wednesday 7th December
We set sail at 6am and the wind was already rising. As we rounded the top of Waiheke it was 15knts. The wind and the waves increased as we went. By the time we reached Kawau Island the wind had hit 38kts with over 2m swell.
Coming up to the gap between Beehive Island and Elizabeth Point we were doing over 8kts. We thought we had better pull in the headsail before going through the gap. NO. The furler jammed. Surfing the 2m waves, Andrew didn’t want to go out with a broken toe and free the furler (wuss). We raced through the gap and the swell died down. We still had high winds but it was safe enough for Andrew to venture out and free the furler line.
With the sails packed away we motored into Mansion House Bay. Well partly in the bay as several other boats had already filled the bay. We are out of most of the wind and waves with another day of high winds/swell forecast for tomorrow along with rain.
We set sail at 6am and the wind was already rising. As we rounded the top of Waiheke it was 15knts. The wind and the waves increased as we went. By the time we reached Kawau Island the wind had hit 38kts with over 2m swell.
Coming up to the gap between Beehive Island and Elizabeth Point we were doing over 8kts. We thought we had better pull in the headsail before going through the gap. NO. The furler jammed. Surfing the 2m waves, Andrew didn’t want to go out with a broken toe and free the furler (wuss). We raced through the gap and the swell died down. We still had high winds but it was safe enough for Andrew to venture out and free the furler line.
With the sails packed away we motored into Mansion House Bay. Well partly in the bay as several other boats had already filled the bay. We are out of most of the wind and waves with another day of high winds/swell forecast for tomorrow along with rain.
Never, ever, a dull moment on Imagine on the high seas.