We wake as first light creeps over the horizon. The orange hue brings us to deck for another wondrous sunrise and a refreshing, 10-knot breeze from the southeast. Behind us, we can just make out the Australian mainland. Our Fleming 65, Freja, sits in 30 feet of crystal-clear water in the north of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
Today’s weather looks to be a repeat of yesterday’s: wind building to 20 knots, a small swell and neap tides resulting in good protection behind the fringing reef. This will enable us to fit
