20 Nov 10 - Thursday Is to Escape River (3081M logged)
19 December 2010 | Escape River FNQ
Kev
Set sail at 0545 h and rode the tide out at 8+ knots. I needed to get to Albany Passage by 1000 h to catch the next tide change. I arrived at 1100 h only to find the current still flooding when it was meant to ebb! I got hammered by the current and made a whopping 2.5 knots SOG for the next hour. On top of the current the wind built to 15-20 knots which also funnelled straight down the passage on the nose! Once clear of Albany Passage I headed straight for Escape River.......straight into the headwind! By 1500 I was anchored in front of the Pearl Farm jetty in a rolly and windy anchorage. Only a short hop of 40M by recent standards but demanding navigation and no naps takes its toll.