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The team arrived back at Enderby Island late morning yesterday, only to find that the bay there (Sandy Bay) was filled with dinghies off the Heritage Adventurer cruise ship.
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Wednesday morning the crew woke (late) to rain and fog. The original plan to pump up the dinghy and then to go ashore on Enderby Island was abandoned as the forecast suggested that an early move to a different anchorage was required.
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The wispy cirrus clouds didn’t result in a blow at sea level on Monday, the day of departure from Stewart Island. Caught in a sandwich of light winds between systems, Rusalka motor-sailed for most of the day, until the wind filled from behind in the evening.
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Rusalka arrived in Port Adventure just on dark, and soon joined by Evohe for the night.
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Overnight on Wednesday the wind veered to the NW and increased, bouncing Rusalka against the wharf, so at 4:30 am Alex woke the crew and announced that it was time to move.
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The first day’s sail was an easy 48nm to Akaroa. Disappointingly, there wasn’t much wind so it was mostly under motor.
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We decided that Alex would sail the boat to Lyttelton (32hrs) by himself, while I drove our rental car (5hrs) down to meet him so that we would have transport for a few more days.
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It’s been a long, wet winter, but things are gearing up for another attempt at reaching the Auckland Islands!
