Lyndenne Voyage Part 4 (final part)

I left the vessel over the weekend and ventured by train and bus to Pittwater to check over another yacht and meet the owner and crew with the view to some future work aboard.
I returned to Wollongong harbour on Sunday evening as the forcast looked good through to Broken Bay for Monday.
We woke at 5am and after a leisurely breakfast, departed at 6am (first light). The 1.5m sea now from the East along with a 15 knot breeze made conditions rolly so we hoisted a headsail which helped a lot to reduce the roll.
We weaved through the anchored ships that await their turn to enter Port Kembla and decided to head closer in steering towards Cape Solander to avoid the curent. I mentioned to Tom that he needed to look left and right for ships before crossing the Botany Bay entrance, he thought I was kidding until we saw 2 ships come and go, then got a VHF Radio call from Sydney VTS to ask our intentions then give clearance for us to proceed accross!
We came around Barenjoey Head at 1530 and tied up at the Royal Motor Yacht Club at 1620, the voyage completed.
We logged 767 nautical miles (GPS)
Wayno

Lyndenne Voyage Part 3

We departed House Bay at 0700 having decided the weather would allow us a sooth crossing of Bass Strait, my 15th.
About half way across the strait, a roll of cloud appeared from the West heralding the expected change in weather.  We were to ride this change all the way to Broken Bay according to the grib files, with no more than 20 knots.
We made land fall during the night and many ships were encountered as we neared Cape Howe the turning point for the run up the NSW coast. The latest grib however showed the wind backing and increasing in strength as we went north. We continued on and kept inshore between the 20 & 50 metre depth lines to avoid the southerly current. On reaching Jervis Bay the seas were building along with the wind so we came around and anchored in Crookhaven bight off Currarong to reassess the weather and enjoy a quiet breakfast.
It was decided to push on for Wollongong Harbour 30 mile North. So we got underway again and kept a safer distance off the now lee shore since the wind had now backed to the SE. The short seas were peaking at over 4 metres as we came around 5 islands with a strong current against the wind. Lyndenne handled the conditions really well, but it was time to postpone the voyage here at the Gong for a few days.
Wayne

Lyndenne part 2 Inner Sister Island

We had a good run up the East coast of Tasmania with a light breeze behind us. We decided to seek an anchorage at either Babel or Sisters Islands, North Flinders due to a predicted head wind of 25 knots during the night in Bass Strait.
Having got to Babel early in the afternoon, we came to anchor before dark at House Bay, Inner Sister Island. The Penguins came ashore after dark, making quite a noize as they established their territory etc.
Having woken before six this morning, to the braying of Penguins again, we are checking weather before departing accross Bass Strait.
Wayne

Lyndenne Voyage Part 1 Mon 25/2/13

We are now out at sea having rounded Cape Pillar this morning from Sunday nights anchorage at Port Arthur. There are 3 aboard for the voyage to Sydney. We are currently sitting on 7.5 knots with the Gardener 5 cylinder using about 6 litres an hour at 1100 revs.

Lyndenne is a huon pine ex cray fishing vessel that Tom purchased about 6 years ago and converted the wet well into accommodation making this a comfortable live-aboard cruising vessel. She is a motor vessel with steadying sails really. Sydney is the home port these days after the vessel was purchased in Tasmania, refitted in Launceston and voyaged to its new home in Broken Bay, just north of Sydney. That was 4 years ago after the wooden boat festival then. She has now attended the 2013 wood boat festival and a brief trip to Port Davey prior to me joining for the delivery voyage back north.

We are abeam of Maria Island at the moment 1300, (1pm) and are suffering the rolly 3 metre swell from a few days of 25 knot North Easterly winds. We have a light Southerly at least which should help calm the seas as we head north.

Cheers for now,

Wayne