Another early start for a 9 hour run to GKI. Clean exit with none of the lumpiness of yesterday. Turned south in a reasonable NE breeze and ran downwind all the way. Wind and seas started picking up in the afternoon and, by the time we got to the group we had 20 knots at our back and 1 1/2 m seas, also from behind. The combination was a fast and surprisingly comfy run in. Peaked at just over 10 knots - a record for us.
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| Woohoo - bloody fast. |
Leekes Beach, our usual spot on GKI, was out due to the strong northerlies. In fact the only visible mast there was in the swamp. Carefully ran round to Long Beach - avoiding any pinch-points - and the whole fleet was there. Picked an excellent spot near the beach and settled down for a comfortable night.
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| Crowded anchorage. |
Location
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| Great Keppel Island |
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