COVID lock-down has come and gone. Most of us older folks have more than one jab to try and keep the virus away and our vessel rote in the harbours and marinas around the world.
I have spend a few days on Malua in my home port of Bermagui but tonight I retreated to the coast house because of the weather
An East Coast low is off Bermagui this evening and the fishing fleet is in Bermagui harbour after landing a very good tuna catch. One shot pulled in 630 tuna of average weight of 40 kg. More than half of these are off to Japan for the Saturday morning market.
The wind is strong (up to 50 knots at Montague Island this evening) and the swell is predicted to be up to 5 m so if you own a vessel stay at home for the next few days. Then think of the crew - mostly foreign nationals going out in the cold wet and dangerous sea to keep our economy going.
I will no go cruising this winter because of the potential of a lock-down and being stuck in some marina in NSW or Queensland.
