Author: Pam
What a difference a few hours can make, that is beginning to feel like a theme. I went to bed at midnight and didn't come on deck again until 0730. Just after midnight Mother Nature turned up the wind dial to over 20 knots, and unfortunately it has been on our nose all day. With that much wind comes waves, which Starship spent until mid afternoon taking over her bow, jumping over or running smack into it, sounding like a brick wall. Scott didn't go off watch all night because he kept working on making some progress toward Sydney, though most of the elements were against us. I lay in bed listening to him grind winches, tack sails, and turn on and off the engine with determination. I did not sleep well as every few minutes I was either nearly falling out of bed or pressed up against the wall. No matter what he did, with wind on the nose the boat will be heeled. The wind and waves were not as strong or as big as the other night, but it was uncomfortable to say the least. I realized today and of course not for the first time, time passes quickly when you are busy. Today we were busy navigating, keeping the sails in trim and looking out diligently for traffic, but the time passed very slowly. I spent the day looking for low spots on the boat to sit and read. Scott napped and kept us making some progress. We concluded today that this has been one of the most difficult landfalls for us so far. We are hoping to sail through the Sydney harbour heads on Thursday afternoon. Come on Starship rattle your dags.
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