Hi to all our BLOG readers, thanks to Lloyd , Mick & Coleen, for their comments, might have a spot later on Mike.
We had a great sail to Elizabeth Bay had a 3/4 run all the way, where we caught up with a couple sailing a 38ft mono “Jemimah” , and invited them over for a beer, nice couple, we arrived at the bay about 1600, a lot of tide rip on the end of Cape Wilberforce, this made her dance around a bit.
Next morning we set off to the Hole in the Wall, also known a Gugari Rip, this is the pass between two of the Wessel Islands, Rip indeed, if you don’t hit the gap at the right time, you could well need a change of under pants by the time you get to the other end. We timed the tide right and had a great run through, although it was very turbulent at the entrance. Anchored at Raragala Island for the night, and “Jemimah” invited us over for a sundowners. We went ashore here and Sylvie saw some wallabies in the bush, they must have been cut off from the mainland some 9000 years ago, still surviving well today.
Next morning we set off for a short run to Elcho Island the Western Island of the Wessel group,
rounding Stevens Island we encountered some heavy tide rips, we sailed through wthis with a poled out jib, and got thrown around a bit as you can see from the attached photo, picked down at Refuge bay, where we sat and watched, Ryan’s video of the World Super 18 Champs.Next day we had another short run to Galinwinku, a small town, on the Southern end of Elcho Island with a population of about 3000. Nice people, the photo of Phil taking some of the kids for a ride in the dinghy, was hilarious, they wouldn’t let him go. We also saw our first croc today.
That’s all from the crew of ‘Spindrift’ for now, heading for Cape Stewart tomorrow.
2 comments:
Hello Sprindrift Crew, we just LOVE reading your Blog thank for the update - I especially like the picture of Dad this episode!! I am sure he would would have been the talk of the village for a while. The weather in Karratha has really cooled down now, Ella has been suffering a bit of a cold but given all her giggling and smiles this afternoon she must be on the mend. She is looking forward to a visit from Mr Beaufort arriving this Friday. I have a busy few days ahead this weekend and next week as I take advantage of the live-in babysitters that are coming!! Not much else to report. Happy sailing, Narelle Stu and Ella
Hi Barry & Crew. Dad told me about your trip and we've been following it with great intreset and extreme envy. You will recall that we did the Carnarvon to Darwin leg in 1974 on Trekka II, so your next leg will bring fantastic memories flooding back.
Dad may have told you that we are planning a circumnavigation in 2012 - inspired by the notion that we want to leave this planet "with great memories - not dreams"! This is clearly something you are doing and we congratulate you.
It looks like you have a Lightwave 38. We like the 45' model and the Leopard 4600 from Robertson & Caine. We have been researching seasons, safety, routes, tips and traps...and of course the huge advances in navigation and electronics.
Best wishes for the rest of the journey. Stay safe and have a blast!!
Phil, Belinda and Ella Burgess (Sydney)
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