Another Weather Anchorage
26 November 2016 | Inhaca Island, Mozambique
Richard
After a 3 1/2 day passage from Bazaruto we arrived at Inhaca on November 24th. We are anchored on the west side of Inhaca Island for protection from strong SE winds and to await the next weather window. The first front has almost past through and a second weaker one will arrive within 2 days. Long range forecasts indicate we may have to wait a week here before there are suitable winds to go south 200 miles to Richards Bay, South Africa. There is a flotilla of cruising sailboats waiting here, 9 at last count including us. With the strong southerly winds, conditions are not comfortable in the anchorage,with the tidal current pushing the boat abeam to the waves with some breaking on the side. This also occurs with the strong northerly winds that precede the southerly front. In between the fronts, it becomes a bit more calm in the anchorage. The capital city of Mozambique, Maputo, is only 20 miles to the west and with good visibility we can see the highrises along with a queue of anchored cargo ships and one cruise ship. The island of Inhaca has several resorts on it and a small town.