Woke up to a beautiful sunrise & not a breath of wind in Refuge Cove. This place is beautiful and I hope one day to come back here and spend a week. We planned to leave @ 11:00am with a few jobs to be done before we left. Changed head sail to No 1 & shook reef out of main. Dean fixed a small leak in “Time Spies” our tender & modified a fitting on our furler line. We would have loved to have stayed longer but with predicted light winds it was ideal for getting into Lakes Entrance and across the notorious “Bar”.

 

We lifted anchor and headed out, with 10 kn Northerly we headed out around Seal Rock for a little sightseeing. Unfortunately we had to do a few tacks as the wind was on the nose. A great sail overnight and coming into Lakes Entrance the wind died to under 5 knots. We were well ahead of schedule and arrived at 6am, we chose to wait for daylight before heading across the “Bar”. Watched the sun rise & the moon set and took a great pic of Beaujolais 1.

Headed in across the bar which was easy to navigate now they dredge it more frequently. Had a welcoming committee of seals & dolphins. Turned in towards town with the rising sun causing a little issue we moored in Cunninghame Marina @ $35.00 p/night.

We met another couple Ray & Julie on Della Rue a Catalina 385 whom are also heading up the East Coast. We enjoyed sundowners on Della Rue before heading over the road for a nice meal.

109.90 nm, 19 hr, avg speed 5.07 kn, 10-15 kn NE 5-10 kn early morning, total motor sailing 19 hrs