A slow start to the day as while we waited for a fuel top up we ran into Jeremy Firth, an old Canberra Yacht Club member that Graham knew well. Jeremy also happened to be the editor of the RYC of Tas Anchorage Guide so much good advice about the proposed journey was to be had.
We sailed around 10:15am for Port Arthur. The day was cloudy. The wind was all over the place as we motored down the Derwent, depending on what landform we were passing, and also had quite a chill. Past the Iron Pot, as we entered and crossed Storm Bay, it steadied then increased throughout the afternoon. Approaching Tasman Island and the entrance to Port Arthur we saw dolphins and two seals swimming with them.
After arriving late in the afternoon we did a slow cruise past the wharf and main buildings for Steve to have his first sighting of Port Arthur, which was appropriately gloomy for a penal colony. Not long after anchoring around the corner in Carnarvon Bay it started to drizzle and become somewhat misty.
Our first day sailing together as a crew and we all had gotten on well and enjoyed each other's company.
