Headed out of Musselroe Bay at about 3:45am. Very light winds meant we were motoring for the first few hours. Our destination was Binnelong Bay for the night and then on to Wineglass Bay the following day. Good consistent NE winds and a swell in our favour meant we made good time. Approaching Binnalong we started our port engine and found that it wouldn’t rev over 2000rpm. Suspecting we may have collected a crab pot or net approaching Musselroe Bay, we decided we needed to head to somewhere we could get help with the motor. As getting over the St Helens Bar was complex and we had one motor playing up, we decided it was best to keep heading south towards Hobart where there were several diesel mechanics. As we were ahead of schedule and still had favourable wind we  calculated if we kept going we could make Wineglass Bay by night fall. We passed lots of boats heading north and hoped that there would be space in the Bay for us. 

Unfortunately the wind dropped about 15 nautical miles out and we didn’t arrive until after dark. Coming into the bay we could see three mast lights, a trawler and several fishing boats. We dropped anchor in about 7m of water alongside the trawler towards the middle of the beach as the south end was quite crowded. It was a little rolly in the middle but the winds dropped overnight and it was fine. 

We spent three nights at Wineglass. As boats moved out we moved our position until on the last night we had the prime spot tucked in right up the south end. The weather improved and on our second day the sun shone brightly and we hiked along the beach and up to the lookout. Wineglass Bay is a spectacular spot when the sun is shining and the seas are calm.

Tassie 8. Musselroe Bay to Wineglass Bay

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