A beautiful sunny Flinders Island morning is quickly turning into an overcast day on Tasmania's East Coast. Fantastic scenic flight down the coast that I would thoroughly recommend if you ever get the opportunity.
From above conditions appear to be moderating under the cloud cover - saw some whitecaps and maybe 12 knots from the SE in Bass Strait but now we are flying over Mt William national park and out to sea it looks very light with a small rolling swell in from the east. Much the same as we experienced last year. This will favour the cats and the racing crews who can use their oars/bikes, so fully-crewed Haphazard will be crossing fingers that we don't see a repeat of last year where conditions were glassy by the time the fleet reached Schouten Passage, which passes to the south of Freycinet National Park. Boats have to sail/row through the passage to enter Great Oyster Bay, and from there Coles Bay.