Trip report: Lady Musgrave Island
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:22 pm
Hi Folks,
I did it.
Drove up to 1770 on the Wed. Launched and anchored in the waterway.
Rose at 3am to cross the bar at 3.30 with lifeline and lifevest on.
No problems crossing the bar.
Breeze from NNE at 13 knots. Swell was about a meter. Set sails only to find that the mainsail halyard was fauled up somewhere up the top of the mast and I couldn't see it in the dark. So, I had to settle for a reefed main till dawn.
Then I began to vomit. Then my bowels decided to join in. I was not feeling to good. I brought up everything I had eaten in the last 24 hours and the rest made its way out also!.
With the first light I was able to clear the halyard and set the main correctly and we begane to make good speed. Over 4 and sometimes 5 knots.
My seasickness had me puzzled. It was a first for me and I have many hours, weeks even of open water sailing behind me??.
The sail across was uneventful, except for my being so unwell. I was visited by a dolphin. I averaged 3.2 knots and arrived in 10 hours and entered the lagoon about 1.30. Anchored and ventured some food which promptly returned whence it had come. I was dehydrated and had a cracking headache. I sipped a celebratory cold ginger beer and this did me some good.
I rested all afternoon.
With the setting sun I began to experience the shivers and shakes. This was when I realized that was suffering from a virus.
In the morning I was much recovered and could eat and hold water down. I swam ashore and wandered the island.
When I was not snorkelling or exploring the island (found some tracks where a turtle had laid her eggs the night before) I read and snoozed the day away.
I headed back on the Sat. There was very little breeze at first, about 4 knots, so I set the spinnacker for the first hour or so.
I arrived back at 1770 in time for the high tide and crossed a very calm bar.
Cheers, Robert
I did it.
Drove up to 1770 on the Wed. Launched and anchored in the waterway.
Rose at 3am to cross the bar at 3.30 with lifeline and lifevest on.
No problems crossing the bar.
Breeze from NNE at 13 knots. Swell was about a meter. Set sails only to find that the mainsail halyard was fauled up somewhere up the top of the mast and I couldn't see it in the dark. So, I had to settle for a reefed main till dawn.
Then I began to vomit. Then my bowels decided to join in. I was not feeling to good. I brought up everything I had eaten in the last 24 hours and the rest made its way out also!.
With the first light I was able to clear the halyard and set the main correctly and we begane to make good speed. Over 4 and sometimes 5 knots.
My seasickness had me puzzled. It was a first for me and I have many hours, weeks even of open water sailing behind me??.
The sail across was uneventful, except for my being so unwell. I was visited by a dolphin. I averaged 3.2 knots and arrived in 10 hours and entered the lagoon about 1.30. Anchored and ventured some food which promptly returned whence it had come. I was dehydrated and had a cracking headache. I sipped a celebratory cold ginger beer and this did me some good.
I rested all afternoon.
With the setting sun I began to experience the shivers and shakes. This was when I realized that was suffering from a virus.
In the morning I was much recovered and could eat and hold water down. I swam ashore and wandered the island.
When I was not snorkelling or exploring the island (found some tracks where a turtle had laid her eggs the night before) I read and snoozed the day away.
I headed back on the Sat. There was very little breeze at first, about 4 knots, so I set the spinnacker for the first hour or so.
I arrived back at 1770 in time for the high tide and crossed a very calm bar.
Cheers, Robert