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Weather had not been kind for a Month now and we were keen to get on the water on a descent trip. The right forecast fell on a Sunday, so to avoid the traffic jam at Mackay Harbour we head to Seaforth with the better part of the forecast to north of Mackay at any rate. We gets away from ramp 615 to Outer Newry Island.
My normal route would of taken us over to the Anchor Isles for no other reason than using them as a way point. This mainly to steer us clear of Bennett Rock were as a direct line to Shaw/Lindeman would of taken us close to this rock that sits out in the middle of no were. Chart Plotter changes all that now so that was our first way point and we found it with out hitting it.
We then go up inside 
of Lindeman Island to Pentacost Island that is such an individual in character with its great towering peak of 288M only bettered by a few on much bigger islands. Conditions from the get go were great flat with a ripple found our self’s cruising at 60kph from the beginning.
We are now scooting across to Solway Passage to the southern entrance to Whitehaven near on glass and there is no holding us back. Image below has the big island out from Ann being Whitsunday and Hamilton is out the back of Paul & Simon.
Arriving Whitehaven Beach before 0800 with very few boats and people around quite a change from my few visits. We beach anchored put the drones up tipped in a jerry of fuel each and off.
We diverted slightly from plan and gave Chalkies beach a drive by over on Haslewood Island. Up to Windy Bay to this little cove that I had visited a few times and never landed before so made sure we did this time. Its a shallow bay.
Making our way north around Pallion Pt then S between Workington & Lipton Islands. Out to the E of Pallion Pt there is a small group the The Edward Group we must investigate next time.
Another crossing S to Jesuit Pt, Maher Island. Next stop was a unnamed bay on Shaw Island. Beached here for a while were my drone footage failed.
Then Thomas Island were Simon and I dropped Vibes for a while between Dead Dog & Thomas with out any luck.
Through Anchor Isles and back to Seaforth with that storm that moved off for our arrival but managed our first shower the last 5 minutes of the trip. Crossing started a little lump with a slow progression as we closed the coast nothing unusual in that. Following breeze E helps didn’t alter our speed at around 60kph.
Back at the ramp and out by 1400 most enjoyable day of great adventure & mission accomplished with Zero issues . We all carried 90lts of fuel probably used around 75 – 80lts.
Thanks to the crew for their contributions and preparedness.
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