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Some watermelon as we wait for the wind to change  
   

Some watermelon as we wait for the wind to change

Fickle wind leaving Cairns

October 17th 2013
Wednesday we were all set to leave Cairns with a perfect 10-15 knots from the south east predicted. It was a damp morning but the light SE breeze was there as we lifted anchor and headed up to Marlin Marina fuel wharf to top up the tanks. We arrived early so topped up the water tanks too and moved again to the one fuel line when the pilot boat that had just filled up moved on. Apparently the ma ... read more
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