Solo down Australia's East coast with a helpful current
December 20, 2024 · 1 min · 382 views · New South Wales
What this video covers
Jeanne Socrates motors south along Australia's east coast aboard her solo vessel, passing Crofts Harbour about 12 miles to starboard on a clear, calm day.Watch She has been motoring continuously since departing the Coomera River boatworks and has topped up the diesel tank to sustain the run.0:18 Wind is absent, but a north wind is forecast to fill in and allow sailing.0:11 Her immediate destination is Port Stephens, timed to arrive before Christmas.0:50 The East Australian Current provides a favorable push southward. She notes the noise and monotony of motoring but accepts it as necessary given the conditions.0:43 The update is brief — she is about to eat her first meal of the day after only coffee since morning.0:58
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