This was the mini trip out to Cape Woolamai with Beth, Jenny John and Mitchell. We're all looking the part!
posted by Sue at 10:07 PM
Sunday, May 07, 2006
This was the mini trip out to Cape Woolamai with Beth, Jenny John and Mitchell. We're all looking the part!
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The Drummond Adventures continue...On the ANZAC weekend the good ship "Jean" sailed forth to Blairgowrie.There was a beautiful NW at 15+ K blowing us down but a change to the SW meant a motor down the Rye channel. Unfortunately this meant we approached the marina berth with the wind behind. Admiral Bryan did not appreciate the speed of approach resulting in a nasty impact with the jetty, a lot of shouting and rushing to assist by some concerned bystanders. Had any one else been helming there may have been protracted remonstrations but the admiral casually remarked that ( and this was despite the curls of fibreglass hanging from the hull) it was a mere skid mark which he would easily remove!
Sue went off the next morning to scuba at the wreck of the "Hurricane" and the South Channel Fort. The Fort is a man made island with the remains of a Fort built in the 19th century to protect Melbourne from a Russian invasion.It has a jetty with fabulous fish life underneath. On return we were joined by Claire and set off for a beautiful sail across the Bay to Queenscliff. There were some tense moments firstly when Bryan (sucessfully ) attempted to beat the Queenscliff -Sorrento ferry into the cut and the as the current pushed out the stern as we rounded into the bay in front of the QCYC propelling the boat into those moored at the jetty. As we tried to find a place on the jetty to tie up the depth sounder alarm bleated furiously but in the blink of an eye the admirable admiral had squeezed "Jean" into a gap between and we were invited inside to warm up at the fire place.A great meal at the pub was had and the following day Claire left and Pottsie joined us for the trip home.
10:40 PM
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