It was time to leave the small coral beach of Coombe and paddle the 12km crossing to Dunk Island. The forecast and actual conditions were the same so it was a couple of hours of heart in the mouth paddling in the 25kts of wind and 2 metre seas that were short, choppy and occasionally breaking. At one point I found myself chest deep in water looking down the face of a steep 2 metre wave ..... for me, that was a challenge. The boat performed well and I coped with the conditions while Sea Mongrel was enjoying the change from calm seas for the first time on this trip.
Unfortunately, the video below doesn't capture the more challenging nature of the paddle.
