I arrived here yesterday; mid afternoon after a pleasant four and a half hour trip from MacKay. It was motoring all the way as there was no wind, and the seas were flat.
I anchored in Western Bay at Brampton Island, as it is sheltered from the forecast strong southerly change expected some time tonight. There was a nor’easter came in late afternoon, but it didn’t make much change to conditions.
The southerly hit at 10 past midnight, up to 30 knots on my wind read out the seas didn’t come up much though due to their short fetch.
I had to get up several times during the night in the pouring rain and check the anchor, I put a 2nd snub on, but it was still banging. At one stage, at low tide, I was convinced that I was banging on a rock, and I started the motor to move to deeper water, but I couldn’t get the anchor up as it appeared to have snagged on a rock or coral. I had to stay where I was, but I didn’t get much sleep.
This morning conditions are much better, the rain has stopped, winds eased and at high tide I decided to move to a different spot. The anchor was snagged, but I freed it by driving forward over it and dragging it free.
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