You could be forgiven for thinking this is a picture of our twin tub washing machine going overboard… Captain Spin McKnotty tried to cram a whole laundry load into the spin tub and fried the motor. Leave him in charge of the laundry operations and see where it gets us! No, this is a picture…
Red sky in the morning at Killiecrankie, sailors’ warning! Only we got a surprise, not the mean old Bass Strait we know and love, but a sedate, slightly boring, flat as a tack crossing, requiring both engines! This was our 24th Bass Strait crossing and the most benign of all.
What do sailors do when they are not sailing? Get up early and take sunrise shots over the ocean of course! Red sky in the morning, sailors’ warning? Not this time – it was sailors’ delight! We knew it was going to be good: Warm northerly change and few clouds after several very overcast days… …
Sv-Anui 