Resolute

A big day on the good ship RESOLUTE II. First up, the final masterchef cook-off! Will Glenda's superb fruit platter match AVHD's gourmet fry up? Will they survive together sharing the galley? A tough one for the judges, who wimped out completely. Everyone's a winner on the good ship, you see.

And then, when least expected, Sydney Harbour appeared on the starboard bow. 'What's that? asked Glenda, with a squeal of delight. 'I'm always up for a new adventure!'. 'Will there be fish?' asked Andrew. 'Can we shake out the reef now?' pleaded Smithy....

We turned right. We found a mooring. We stopped. We got off. Jacqui miraculously arrived with a bottle of bubbly. We drank and rejoiced. Janice made us all coffee. We purred.

1,500 nautical miles since we left Vanuatu, in all sorts of conditions - its been quite the journey. The last 'blat', from Coffs Harbour to Sydney in 29 hours, will be hard to top. We were treated to a whale dance show, spectacular conditions, and some general craziness. Some of the more absurd statistics:

- fastest speed whilst Glenda is below, taking a shower: 21.4 knots
- fastest speed whilst reefing the mainsail: 19 knots
- fastest speed whilst decanting red wine into a crystal decanter: 15.4 knots

Resolute is now sitting serenely in Greenwich Bay, looking like she never slipped away for a winter adventure. But we know better. The trip log says just short of 5,000 nautical miles (over 9,000 kilometres!). To all those who joined the trip, here's to the memories! (The crew list, in order of appearance: Pornstar Bill, HarSol John, Animal Mike, Ibu Cupkake, Lizzy, Gail, Noni, Tracy, Ivan, Millie, Bridget, Hannah, Edward, Naomi, Jack, Trisha, Paul, Darragh, Ibu Prue, Andrew AVHD, Glenda and Smithy). Ressie loves ya all.

Standing by on Channel 16.
Captn K