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