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Thursday 2nd September.
\nYes, there are still four on board. We headed south straight after breakfast determined to make it to Shaw Island today. The wind and tide were still against us, but we continued tacking south. The wind at times reaching 30 knots. Waves crashed over the bow as we tacked between the islands. We could see other boats behind us also struggling in the high winds. All eventually giving up, dropping their sails and motoring. One even turning back to the shelter of Cid Harbour.
\nAfter lunch we had to turn on the motor as we were only making 1.8 knots headway. By 3pm we made it to Shaw. The wind was still in excess of 25 knots and blowing over the hills into the bay. We found a corner of the bay where we are only getting a few gusts.
\nIts too gusty to go ashore so we are just relaxing. Terese Jones is working on the sequel to the book she has had published (Blood Will Tell).
\nBy evening the wind was still whistling over the hills with gusts now topping 28knots. We are totally out of the swell so Imagine just points into the wind, which only rocks the boat slightly.
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