TI to Horn Island

 0700hrs: Departed TI for Horn Is 2.5nmi away. Port motor shutdown as we raised anchor.  A fuel issue which turned out to be a fuel problem.  A quick investigation show that I'd failed to turn the fuel tank cock back on after checking fuel flow a few days earlier.

0740hrs: Arrived at Horn Is, had a look around before anchoring just west of the ferry dock. Great anchorage; sheltered and good holding.

Looking west towards Prince of Wales Island

Looking towards the Horn Is Jetty

Checkout the water colour

Seisia to Thursday Island (TI)

 0700hrs: Departed Seisia taking advantage of the tide to ghost out past Red Island and head out towards the Boat Channel.

Five to 7 knots of southeasterly for most of the trip. Tides and currents are unusual up this way, but the outgoing tide in Seisia and TI gave us up to a 3-knot tide advantage for much of the trip. Once in the boat channel, the current dropped down to around 0.5 kt to our advantage. Once we rounded the last Boat channel marker we were pushing into a 2-3kt adverse current caused by the flood tide at one end of TI and an outgoing tide at the other end of TI. The building southeasterly also slowed us down.

1100hrs: Arrived TI and anchored opposite the Douglas Street jetty

A quick walk around the CBD of TI and a meal at the Top Pub (Torres). Great to be back on country.

Roko Island to Seisia

 1045hrs: Took the tender across to Roko Island Pearl Farm.

• did a tour of the island and looked at some pearls
• Bought a pearl necklace for Suzy for our wedding anniversary

1230hrs: Departed Little Roko Island 

• wind 25 -- 30kts from the south east
• ran under 1/2 jib for most of the way to Seisia.
• furled jib to enter the channel

1330hrs: Arrived in Seisia. 

 

Hannibal Island to Roko Island

 0630hrs: Departed Hannibal Island

• 2 reefs in the main
• south easters 20 to 25 kts
• shy run to the entrance to Albany Passage--averaged 9kts
• run through Albany channel, through to York Island then past Peak Point and on to Roko Island
• tide and current were in our favour so we went further than we expected
• good safe and protected anchorage opposite Little Roko Island.

1630hrs: Arrived at Little Roko Island anchorage 

Portland Roads to Hannibal Island

0015hrs: woke up to our anchor dragging and very uncomfortable sea state.  

• Decision made to begin our days sailing early at 0030hrs.  
• Navigated by charts through the reef crossing the shipping channel twice.  Avoided two ships and first light bee were in sight of the Home Islands.
• Wind began at 20 kts and then dropped off through the day
• Only used the yacht’s Genoa in the dark.  Hoisting the main after passing the Home Islands
• Lots of fish chopping up from the Home Islands to Hannibal Island.
  

1230hrs: Arrived at Hannibal Island and anchored off the sand spit