Port Macdonnell 10th May

We had a brilliant sail today from Robe to Port Macdonnell. The alarm went off at 2 am and after struggling out of bed we walked over to the yacht club beach to get an idea of wind conditions out in the bay. I say get an idea because the night was pitch black. It was windy, but as the weather forecast had been amended from a strong wind warning to 15 - 20 knots NE, we could not miss this opportunity to go a little further east. Our chart plotter is fantastic and makes night work relatively painless. The day dawned pale and slightly cloudy but, as it went on it became fine and warm and the wind was perfect. As it was blowing off the land the sea was flat and we arrived in Port Macdonnell at 4.30pm after the nicest sail we've has so far. On arrival some fishermen directed us to a huge mooring near the sea wall and here we are ready for an early night.

This picture shows a contented skipper after a good days sail.