At anchor, Waihinau Bay, Pelorus Sound, Marlborough Sounds, South Is NZ

10 Mar At anchor, Waihinau Bay, Pelorus Sound, Marlborough Sounds, South Is NZ

Today the weather was fabulous, with light breezes and clear skies,and relatively warm at 22 degrees. Today was also special because itwas Youth Crew Bre-ah’s 18th Birthday, so we sang Happy Birthday toher at morning brief, and then for an extra treat, we asked her tofake down the muddy cable in the cable locker when we weighedanchor – a birthday treat I’m sure she won’t ever forget!After a quiet night spent at anchor in Portage, we went ashore for ashort visit, weighing and getting underway at 1100. After lunch wehad a brief Happy Hour” (Code for cleaning stations) and then roundtwo of rope races. After that we set all of the fore and aft sails