Leg 42 - Maria Island to Prosser Bay

A southerly change meant that staying in Chinaman's Bay, Maria Island was not a good idea. A shame really, as it might have been nice to go ashore with some historical interest from the convict era. We missed our chance as we relaxed a little during the morning, it had after all, been a little chaotic over the last 4-5 days and the previous day had been a long one.

Too gloomy to stay but a lovely anchorage with things to see on shore on a good day.

We set off  at midday hoping that it would not be long before the expected southerly change would give us a hand. It did come, but not until we'd picked up one of the 2 MAST mooring at Shelley Beach in Prosser Bay. A few fishing boats like Pamela found pushing into the northerly a bit exciting too. It took 3 hours to make 10nm thanks to the noserlies!

When we zoomed in on the photo, we found that the Skipper had 

Dad tucked well under the cover and hanging on!