Franco-Australian Series – Week 2
Second week at either end of the world! Wade is stuck in Batemans Bay, Chris helps her Dad prepare for his move.
Second week at either end of the world! Wade is stuck in Batemans Bay, Chris helps her Dad prepare for his move.
When the new sounder and cable arrived on 16 May at 2.30pm it took only half an hour for us to test it, confirm it all worked, pay the nasty bill for it, and get out of Paynesville! You have never seen a crew moving that quickly!
Sometimes you get caught even when you think you have planned your passage well. The forecast for Wednesday 16 August was for 15-20 knot westerlies close to the shores, strengthening in the middle of the morning to 25-30, and a lot more offshore. The plan was therefore to hug the coast closely. We got out…