A flotilla of about a dozen yachts including myself set off in convey early morning to catch the slack tide for the notorious Wide Bay Bar, again I was beaten or overtaken but I'm in no rush, up against catamarans and production boats mostly albeit one fellow like minded cruiser with a similar setup to me. Wide Bay Bar was no issue really, fairly mild conditions, quite a lot of swell and can see how it could be very nasty in the wrong conditions or tide. No breakwalls, follow in virtual AIS markers that the coast guard sets based on the shifting sands. This is where you really don't want to loose power I think to myself as I count my blessings again my motor problems happened before leaving.. That baby gets a once over before any departure since leaving, have a small oil leak from somewhere I need to address but nothing serious. I have a feeling it's the oring on the injector pump but I'm loathed to remove that again anytime soon so just keeping a daily eye on things. Carried onto Gary's Anchorage while the tide was high, 2m plus tides in here and can feel it even when supposedly slack tide. A couple of poor catamarans stuck behind me as I eventually slow to 4knots or less as the tide turns - ah fuck em, this is how the other half travel so you can experience some patience too. Gary's Anchorage for a few days as doesn't look like another southerly for a week to make the next passage up to Bundaberg. Got some boat maintenance done and freed up that spinnaker pole so hoping it's easier to handle next time.

Rainbow Beach to Frasier Island

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