Be careful what you wish for folks. We've been wishing for a wind change to happen ever since we started beating up wind and going nowhere up the coast. It would've been nice if the wind would have just swung round calmly and built up to a respectable 20 maybe 25 knots. But no... that could never happen for us. Instead we had to sit through another Southerly Buster and boy was it a doozy. We saw the storm coming in on the radar and to be honest it looked like a giant Pac Man coming to swallow us up. I even took a photo guys! God I'm so artsy, aren't I?
So, my little band of merry misfits sat through nearly an hour and a half of rain and winds of 65 knots of true wind before we managed to get going again in the right direction. Some of the crew managed to handle the big seas slightly better than others (Pretty Ricky for one was very concerned, but mostly just about his hair). Thankfully the winds have now turned around and are coming from the south which means its kite time baby and we can finally start making a run to Airlie Beach. Unfortunately, though being stuck in a storm for 90 minutes meant that all the other boats were able to catch us up and now we are in the drag race with PSP Logistics, Visit Seattle and of course, Sanya Serenity Coast.
So, this is it then, we're making our way to the beach and we are coming in hot! Keep all your toes and fingers crossed for us and send us any wind you can find. I don't care how you do it but we need the wind to stay with us. Eat baked beans for breakfast, have chilli for lunch and the cabbage and Brussel sprouts for dinner if you have to. Go to your old Uncle's house (you know the one that squeaks as he walks) and take a little jar to catch his wind and then send it to us. Literally blow out the window for all I care, just send us wind folks!
Think Pink!
Ta
Lance