Day 4 – Bass Strait, tea and crumpets
Hey everyone! Zoe and Eve from Blue Watch bringing you the Captain’s Log tonight – taking over from Captain Charlie 🙂
Today we finished crossing the Bass Strait when we saw Flinders Island and started making our way down to Hobart. Surprisingly, we had great weather crossing the Bass Strait – it was the patch of water we were iffy on after our weather out of Sydney (but we’ll tell you how rough it was in person). It was smooth sailing that allowed us to climb the mast and put the Topsail up. A shift in wind this afternoon saw us flying down at 10 knots!
We enjoyed friendly competition today during the famous Ropies races, with Red Watch overtaking Blue Watch in the bonus point round. Dolphins and various sea birds continued to play around the ship. Jarod and his junior masterchef’s made sure we were well fed with delicious meals and a cheeky apple turnover.
Here’s the top 3 things we’ve learnt in Blue Watch:
– Crumpets and tea are always a good idea on the guts watch
– Whale numbers are increasing due to conservation efforts – they’re basically the kangaroos of the sea, they’re EVERYWHERE
– How to find south by looking in the stars (thanks Emma).
Thanks for tuning in! We’ll see you in Hobart soon 🙂
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Latitude/Longitude:
Conditions:
Weather: Fine. Wind: 200 @ 20. Swell: S @ 0.5m. Temp: 14.
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