Ready About!
In Feb 14 with a reshuffle of my day job, I set off again to conquer the Tasman Sea.......or 'cross the ditch'.
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Upper track is weather routing & good for three days.
Lower track is my actual and mirrors weather routing
track except weather came in earlier than forecast.
Boat polars adjusted to compensate.. |
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| NZ Currents |
There are numerous currents that come into play that influence the natural unhappiness of the seas one encounters mid Tasman.
The second crack at crossing the ditch went like a dream; even had a full day.....and I mean 15+ hours of the day under Assy Spinnaker! Completely uneventful and enjoyable crossing that prepared me well for the race back in April. Had the company of an Albatross for about 5 days. I saw it land on the water next to its female mate and they bobbed along happily. Wasn't long before he took off and again followed me. I wonder why. Maybe the bubble trail of my wake attracts fish to the surface...?
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Skipper hard at work.....it does get chilly.
Musto HPX Smock and MPX pants - brilliant! |
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| Training day with storm jib enroute. |
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| Flying the flag for Australia |
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| Waiting for the front to roll on by. |
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| Port Taranaki approaches with Mt Egmont in the clouds |
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| Port Taranaki - time to dry out the old Rogue and wet the insides of the Skipper! |
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| Port Taranaki New Plymouth - Start of the 2014 Solo Tasman Race |
2 comments:
Thank you for sharing, great photos, hopefully inspiring others.
Thanks Zdenka, I'm glad others enjoy what I get up to as much as I enjoy revisiting my blog trips when boat-less!
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