Smooth Sailing

The wind is just fantastic it seems to be blowing from the correct direction wherever we go. The water temperature is 29.7C and it is partly cloudy so we don't get too much sun burn. We sail past the kilometres long Whitehaven beach in one tag. We get the occasional excitement when the winds whip up a bit: Emma steers the ship into heavy seas and big waves crash all around us. Alan shouts out 'Take it easy Em!' Emma replies: ‘don't worry you won't get wet’. To which Alan replies, ‘it's not the wet I'm worried about, it's the living!’


The sea is rough, and we do not insist. Hamilton Island is our next course; with the wind in our backs and sun in our face.