With the latest forecast still showing the frontal weather to the south of us, but starting to clear by tomorrow afternoon, the winds have shifted to northerly and dropped to below 10 Kts as expected. As a result, we motor-sailed through the night, then switched off the engines this morning and have been dawdling along under sail at 4.8 Kts.

This slower pace will take us to our revised theoretical "mooring ball" by 1000 tomorrow morning and negate the need to hove-to overnight, following which we can alter course and set sail directly for Southport, taking advantage of the northwesterly winds behind the front. The marina has confirmed our spot on the quarantine dock as well as a berth for approximately 5 days following our arrival. That'll give us plenty of time to become familiar with our new home for the next few weeks, before we head back to the USA to see the family and then to Sydney for the holiday festivities.

All in all, it's been a very peaceful and relaxing day under sunny blue skies and flat seas, so we decided to enjoy a barbecue for dinner and use up the last of our fresh vegetables. We also got to speak to Keenan briefly and spent the rest of the day reading and catching up on sleep.