9th March
Hmmm "a chain is only as strong as the weakest link...."
So this is what caused our 9 tonne yacht to break free and end up on the rocks. A weak link.
10th March
Valiam is safe now in a much more protected part of Iluka Bay. (The first one on the right as you come in past the Fish co-op). Finally feeling more normal emotionally after the near disaster of her on the rocks after the first mooring chain broke in the more exposed part of Iluka Bay.
12 th March
Valiam is sitting tranquil once more. This 2nd mooring is temporary for the moment until things sort themselves out. Bill is checking her each day removing a small amount of water trickling in. We are contacting local slipways to hopefully get her hauled out as soon as possible so Bill can repair her. Still a bit shellshocked by the whole incident of ending up on the rocks during cyclone Alfred but glad she was strongly built by Bill 30 years ago. She kept us safe during our 40,000 nautical miles together around the world and in Oz so now we have to keep her safe. We've taken the dirty soggy Turkish rug home to clean and dry out. I bought it in Turkey when we were on board Lati sailing to Turkey.
So now we wait for a local slipway to get back to us on when we can haul her out. She's a little soggy in places and not sinking that's the main thing.