Arriving in Tasmania

We spent well over 24 hours sailing south through the Bass Strait in light rain and solid grey cloud. We’d been heading straight south to avoid a low pressure system and the winds were reasonable. By the middle of the second night at sea the low pressure system was behind us and we turned onto a south-westerly course to actually get to Tasmania. We saw a couple more northbound Sydney Hobart race participants heading back home. As morning came, the clouds cleared and we could see land off in the distance. There was no smoke here from forest fires and we saw blue sky for the first time in weeks. Tasmania and blue skies!! The clear weather also meant no more wind, so we motored the final few hours into Wineglass Bay and anchored. We were actually in Tasmania now. The forecast had underestimated the winds and after a few hours rest, the wind picked up, created quite a swell and it became uncomfortable. We raised the anchor and moved south, around the peninsula, to a quieter anchorage. This