Chris in his Stornoway, Gerard in his Hartley ts14 and me in Kirsty Ann set off from Werribee South. Wind was bang on the nose for Portarlington and conditions choppy and a stiff breeze, up to 17 knots. Somehow I was not well organised. Perhaps too early a start. Thermos of coffee still in the bilges, forgot to put sunscreen on, put reef in main and struggled with weather helm for hours till I put a reef inthe mizzen and the boat balanced beautifully. Took us almost 6 hours, and 20 nautical miles to get there, hiking out a lot of the way. My butt may never recover, and I am certainly going to buy some padded shorts next trip in to Whitworths.
Wind still from the south next morning so we aimed for a quartering run out and gybes to run back into Werribee River. Took us about three hours of splendid sailing to get home. It was a good trip, I learned quite a bit.
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