After a rather windy and lively night, we made it safely out of the roaring forties. The wind has moderated quite a bit, and with it the sea state (which may also be because we’re easing north of the Bass Strait influence now too).

All continues well onboard. Some weather conundrums - a front coming with a brief period of northerlies before the wind clocks back to the south. We may head west along the south side of Kangaroo Island to avoid the worst wind, or we may tough it out over the top. The front doesn’t look too energetic and there’s not that much fetch but we will see a bit of current between Kangaroo island and the mainland which may increase the sea state. Something to ponder over for the next 24hrs.

After that, once the winds have gone S again, its likely we will stop somewhere to recuperate before we head on to Port Lincoln.

Longer term weather suggests there isn’t a window for a few days to continue on west, so we may get a chance to visit the Joeseph Banks islands which look interesting.