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pos: 33 35.832s 151 15.586e
w: Blue sky, no clouds, hot sunshine, no wind, 1016mb
d: 13/12/17 08:44 EDT
A superb sail from Newcastle yesterday - a close reach with the Irish Flag spinnaker in 15 to 20 knots E backing NE and a gentle sea state. Arrived in Broken Bay at 19.00 and came up to America Bay to pick up a mooring.
The bay is full of moorings (50 or more) which are owned by various yacht clubs for the use of their members but the arrangement is that non-members may use them as long as they vacate immediately if a club member arrives. At weekends and, particularly, over Christmas this place will be full but today there are only 8 boats here, enjoying the sunshine, the mirror-calm water and the beautiful forest which is alive with the buzz of cicadas.
We'll explore further into Cowan Creek today.

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