Fitzroy Island and crew!

After two pleasant days sailing from Hope Island to the Low Islands I came into phone range and made contact with Ali, a Canadian girl who with her friend Emily from Ireland were interested in sailing to the Whitsundays.

I sailed into Yorkeys Knob at the northern end of Cairns and met the girls and the next day (today) we sailed out of the marina and had a very relaxed cruise to Fitzroy Island just south of Cairns. All seem to go well and now the plan is to sail, most likely non-stop to the Whitsundays.

The weather forecast is for light and variable but with a bit of luck there will be sufficient land and sea breezes to keep us moving. I am finding it very enjoyable to have company aboard after such a long stint on my own.

We did several tacks and had to furl the sails and the girls were really helpful and made my day much easier than normal.

We met up with many other yachties on the beach at sunset today and met Peter Long who I worked with at TAFE. Small world.

Looking forward to getting some miles done over the next few days.