The crew will be Dave Kerr (skipper), Penelope Kerr (First Mate), and William Kerr (crew). William will leave in mid July as he needs to get back for the second University semester.
We are about to have night two at sea. Yesterday went pretty well. We were sailing in a "washing machine" for a while as we crossed a stretch with 4.5kts of current opposing a 3M swell. Not very nice but we are through it now and on a constant heading for a couple of days with a half knot current assisting.
Yesterday saw whales, lots of dolphins and four ships. Today, just clouds and two birds!
That's all for now!
The crew
Pastime of Sydney is off sailing again in 2007. A somewhat smaller trip this year compared with
almost seven months away in 2006.
We are sailing from Pittwater to Coffs Harbour, where we hope to clear Customs and Immigration
during the week of July 2nd (slipped a week because of delays fixing a last minute problem). It will then take about seven days to sail to Noumea
in New Caledonia. From there, we hope to circumnavigate New Caledonia in a clockwise direction,
taking in a number of the less-visited villages on the Northern part of Grand Terre. We
will also be visiting the outlying islands including the Loyalty Islands.
We hope to return mid to late September.
