Looks like the Strahan to Port Davey leg is off tomorrow! Swells building to 9m. Yikes.

Stay safe if you're out here - and come & say hi if you're hiding in Strahan.

Hi Bristol

Willyweather is predicting around 40 knots WNW from around 4am for all day long tomorrow in Strahan but the funny thing is Windy.com is only predicting about half of what Willy is so it will be interesting to see what Strahan actually gets

Regards Don

Hi Bristol

Looking at the observations from Strahan you are getting a far bit of breeze at the moment

We are getting just under 30's and it looks like you are getting just under 40's

Regards Don

Hi Don.

The Cape Sorell observations showed 36knts as the worst wind speed with 55knts as the worst gust. We are snug on the jetty right next to the town at Strahan.

It's interesting to have time to look at the various predictions, radar, maps as well as the barometer .

There are some fair seas building - a lot of red 8 - 11m combined sea and swell on the meteye chart!

Our trip to Port Davey may be delayed!

Cheers

Bristol

Hey Bristol
Looks like an extended stay in strahan will be the go !!!!!!

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aus005 said..
Hey Bristol
Looks like an extended stay in strahan will be the go !!!!!!

I can think of worse places for an extended stay!!

Too right. Strahan is a top spot.

G'day, had gusts of around 45 kts at Maria over night,
A number of boats parked up at Raspins beach at Orford,

An unfortunate one stuck on the rocks near Deep Water jetty, around the corner,

Not as bad tonight l "think"
Oppsie...edit
Just checked forecast again
Same Same...
Cheers

MAST has put up a BOM screenshot for Maatsuyker Island,

83 kts.
'Exhilarating'.

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tired said..
MAST has put up a BOM screenshot for Maatsuyker Island,

83 kts.
'Exhilarating'.

I wonder what 83 knots would be like? (says he from the comfort of his armchair)
The worst I've sailed in was 60kn, and I freely admit I spent the first 24 hours scared to death.

Given that the wave height at Cape Sorrel is up to 16m.
Mostly you die!

16m at 10 sec apart!
Good luck!
Be lucky to get an hour before putting it on the roof!

Yikes ,

I bet there were a few rouge waves that were even higher !

Sounds like your going to have an awesome trip Bristol, look forward to hearing about it. I heard there were about 15 boats in Port Davey a week or so back, that lot came out in the last good weather window. Looking forward to sailing into there sometime myself, I just need the time... sigh!

I can't help thinking what it must be like for all the round the world race boats getting run down by these kinds of weather events in the Southern Ocean though? Must be terrifying!

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tired said..
MAST has put up a BOM screenshot for Maatsuyker Island,

83 kts.
'Exhilarating'.

I wonder what 83 knots would be like? (says he from the comfort of his armchair)
The worst I've sailed in was 60kn, and I freely admit I spent the first 24 hours scared to death.

I too wonder what it would be like,
briefly anyway...from the safety of the lounge recliner,

Most l've been steaming in ( we have ' stinkboats'... too much of a scaredy cat to step foot on a yacht ) was around 50 kt gusts and 4-5 mt swell out the back of Maria Island a couple of yrs ago,
Could barely see the island in the sleet, seemed we were heading to NZ a few times,

Fun is probably not the correct term,
I may or may not have wet myself,

Anywho...today is a different day,
Two masts is off the rocks ( yesterday )
The other cruising yachts have scarpered elsewhere,
Using their IRON sails...

NOT EVEN enough breeze to ruffle the few remaining strands of hair on me scone,

at least on the east coast,

Well, 3 weeks ago we jumped our own boat to crew Strahan to Kettering. Now back in Strahan to do it again - if we ever get the weather!

Port Davey was great 1st time.

We had 85knts wind whilst caretakers on Maatsuyker Island- brisk indeed.

Cheers

Bristol

The poor old Kiwis are doing it tough on the West Coast too.

Finally a break in the weather! Hopefully Port Davey bound tomorrow.

Cheers

Bristol

Well, well, Strahan to Port Davey was a scary, exhilarating blast - arrived at 3am in the pitch dark, anchored in Whalers Cove purely on the GPS, checking for rocks & the shore with the spotlight.

Bathurst Harbour was a dream. As the cruising guide says, the Ultima Thule of Tassie cruising.

Spain bay was a rough rolly night and the trip to south west cape a rough trip in the washing machine.

However South West cape to Recherche Bay was a superb square run all under sail. We got to Recherche in 12 hours dead, just anchoring in the last of the light.

What a superb cruising ground - in our little compass 28, a true lifetime experience.

We only have to get to Dover to complete the circumnavigation .

Hooray!

Well done! glad you are both safe and had a good adventure.

FINISHED

A lovely run up the channel completed our Tassie circumnavigation. I'd say that it's a "must do" for every Aussie sailor.

There are just so many high points; beautiful scenery, remote areas, great Anchorages, planning challenges and THE WEATHER. People are so helpful & the pilot guides are great.

The Tasman peninsula must be one of the world's great sails and the South West wilderness accessed from the Gordon River and Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour one of the few unspoilt, wild areas we can experience.

I feel very fortunate to have had the experience.

Cheers

Bristol

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FINISHED

A lovely run up the channel completed our Tassie circumnavigation. I'd say that it's a "must do" for every Aussie sailor.

There are just so many high points; beautiful scenery, remote areas, great Anchorages, planning challenges and THE WEATHER. People are so helpful & the pilot guides are great.

The Tasman peninsula must be one of the world's great sails and the South West wilderness accessed from the Gordon River and Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour one of the few unspoilt, wild areas we can experience.

I feel very fortunate to have had the experience.

Cheers

Bristol

Well done - it's definitely on my "bucket list"!!

I think I was having dinner at the Strahan pub whilst you were there, we did a motorcycle tour around tassie and spent the night on our way through....

Well done, you headed up to town staying in the Channel for a bit.
At Port Esperance over Easter.
Cheers

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Supersonic27 said..
I think I was having dinner at the Strahan pub whilst you were there, we did a motorcycle tour around tassie and spent the night on our way through....

We were on the jetty right near the pub - lots of happy motorcyclists around. A top spot.

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lydia said..
Well done, you headed up to town staying in the Channel for a bit.
At Port Esperance over Easter.
Cheers

We'll be in Kettering for a couple of weeks. Anna has to fly to the UK for family reasons- I'm boat fixing / sitting! Probably will be on the attenuator .