We departed Port at 08:45 crossing the bar easily and setting course in about 10 kts of following wind. Conditions were good and mostly fine. We were however pushing a stiff current of up to 2 kts that held our SOG to about 4.5 kts.
A couple of hours on, we were met by FORZA 2, a big cat with Roger and Anne Mckinnon on board. We had a chat via VHF and promised to exchange photos when we next got to our emails. A fun interlude but the highlight of the trip was a whale sighting. Off our Port Quarter, I spotted what looked like a young whale, putting on a real display of tail slapping and jumping. A little too distant for a good shot so we missed out. As this was such an occassion, in this case I have cheated here by including a "file' shot.
Shortly after this, we sailed into a huge black cloud of rain and it didn’t stop raining all the way to Trail Bay. In fact, enroute, the bureau issued a severe rain alert for the area and flooding. This won’t hurt us of course but doesn’t make for a pleasant trip.
Dropping anchor in Trail bay, (Sth Wst Rocks) the rain continued but some hot soup and dry clothes and the world looked rossie again. With the latest forecast bringing some weather earlier than originally forecast, I intend to get going early to make Coffs soon after lunch
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