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