So we are away.
Forecast is for light winds, but we have a nice sea breeze currently getting us to the SE, so we'll go with it as long as we can.
Nearly ran into a whale within the first 10 minutes of leaving Mackay harbour, a pair of humpbacks surfaced within 15m of us, gave us a bit of a shock, but a nice welcome to the start of the voyage.
All crew are comfortable, no Mal de Mer yet - ginger tablets working their magic.
Having a few hiccups with the blog / photos / position report, but we are learning.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.