Wednesday September 5, 2007

It rained all night last night, which is nice for sleeping. We waited for it to clear before departing around 9. Soon after leaving Wingfield Bay the waves picked up and we had 6 footers rolling up under the stern. These rolling waves are not as steep as I am used to on the Great lakes. I imagine it is because of the depth here (300-400 feet). Reminds me of waves in the ocean. For Shirley it was a little intimidating, looking up at the waves and not knowing if they are going to lift up the stern and roll under the boat or come crashing down and swamp us. But after a few hours with no crashing, everyone relaxes and enjoys the ride.

So much for the weather report, they said waves less then a meter today. Not desirable conditions to turn back directly into the weather and no other ports to sneak into. So we opted to keep going as more favorable conditions were predicted and the winds were light. We surfed into our planned destination, rattlesnake harbor at Fitzwilliam Island.

We traveled 5 hours today and didn’t see one other boat.