Nikki Poyner

Glorious morning sailing. Up to 15kts on the beam. 1.4m waves. Sunshine. Caught two barracuda! Set off at 7am to get a mooring ball early but none available so anchored.

Hardly any wind. Motored the whole way.

Sheltered in the lee of the islands but big swells in channel (2.6m forecast waves), and up to 30kt gusts. On a beam reach most of the time. Engine on with a reefed headsail.