Lowina to Raas Island to Bawean
22 September 2017 | Bawean
Mel
We, Miranda and us, left Lowina in the morning, leaving only a few Rally Boats behind. With no Wind, we motored the whole day through Submarine Exercise Grounds and Gas-Pipe-Stations until we came to Raas Island. We found our way through the Reef Maze and dropped Anchor in 7m. Curious Fisherman diverted their route to come past our Yachts in their tiny Canoes. During the night, the wind picked up and thunderstorms formed around us, making the Anchorage a bit dreadful. Still in the night, and no one could sleep, we decided to leave. I was glad we left, even so I would have loved to see the Island. This Island is known for its own cat breed the Raas Cat, a mix of Japanese Pixi Bob and cat, making the Raas Cat have a half sized Tail. We sailed day and night. Close to midnight, we slalomed through Gas Rigs, which made the Night exciting. Exciting enough to not made me fall asleep on the helm. I prefer my Nightshift to be occupied with dodging Things, otherwise I spent too much time playing Videogames. Having the cat on Board keeps me only busy at Sunrise and Sunset, the rest of the time he spends sleeping next to me. When the seas are flat, Chase is a bit more active, is the sea rough, he only gets up to eat or pee. zzzZZZzzz
Just before Bawean we got hit with bad Weather and a dumbass fishing boat (not the one on the photo). He thought it was funny to cut off our way. Eventually we made our way around him. By then it was drizzling. We saw the clouds built up and ten minutes later we hit rough seas, squalls and lots of rain. Chase was hiding under the Dodger in a dry place, while we were sitting in Wet-Weather-Gear in the Cockpit. After half an hour, we dared to look on the Radar, how long we still had to go through the storm. Luckily, it was only a small bad weather front and soon we peeled out of the wet gear to dry.