After completing two excellent tacks in very difficult conditions, the Youth Crew completed the first part of their mission to pass through the assigned waypoint.
Yesterday's gale force winds were short lived and by midnight we had reset most fore and aft sail and indeed soon after were motoring as the wind died to less than 6 knots.
The breeze eventually came in last night at 0230, so we promptly shut down the engines, set more sail and by morning were bowling along at 8 knots before a stiff quartering breeze with all sail set.
Yesterday the weather was perfect for a day at anchor, the merest zephyr just sufficient to keep things cool and flat seas, which provided for a very relaxing day at Monkey Mia and another enjoyable d
Yesterday evening we rounded North West Cape with the massive aerial farm of Harold E. Holt dominating the skyline before disappearing into the dark as we continued south-west.
