The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson
Sailing Yacht Truce
Saturday morning and the weather looked good, not much wind at our anchorage in Kairara Bay but hopefully more outside. Keen to get going I started the engine and weighed anchor. By sunrise we were heading out of Port Fitzroy and feeling the first heave of the easterly swell.
Sailing season opened on the 1st January. Unfortunately the weather forecast was atrocious for the week, so we delayed departure. This decision turned out to be correct, nasty easterly winds and plenty of rain made the first week of the New Year a wash out.
At seven in the morning the sky was getting light and we weighed anchor, saying goodbye to Smokehouse Bay. One of the other yachts at the anchorage departed just before us and looks like they are headed back to Auckland. The weather is grey and overcast with a lot of moisture in the air. The... Continue Reading →
The anchorage at Smokehouse Bay provided another perfectly calm night. We arose later than usual and with no place to go and no hurry to get there we pottered around all morning doing odd jobs and relaxing. The afternoon came and went and we had no inclination to do anything energetic. The weather was unseasonably... Continue Reading →
The day opens fine, clear and glassy calm sea. The wind died down early evening and calm prevailed all night, had a fantastic sleep. After a bit of a lazy morning, we weighed anchor and headed around to Port Fitzroy where we picked up a convenient mooring just off the jetty. The mooring belongings to... Continue Reading →
Another peaceful night at anchor and a wonderful sleep, hard to believe its mid-winter. We got up later this morning, starting to get into relaxed mode, no rush to get anywhere and plenty of time to get there. There are now two other boats in the anchorage, another one came in last night. Today we... Continue Reading →
The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson 