The previous owners of Ramona sailed her to Lord Howe in 3 of the Pittwater to Lord Howe races in the 1990's. Racing with a full crew is not quite the same of course. Checked the webpage but there are no times and just a couple of photos, then digital cameras were not too flash either!
Ramona is up on the slips at the moment, coming off in a couple of hours. Talking to one of the fishing boat owners who came past yesterday and he reported a patch of warm water just NE of here. 20 degrees C, still green but with 2.1 knots of current down. In close it's still a green 16c. The conditions are very changeable at the moment.
This site may help. Like all these sites the infomation is at least 24 hours old and unless you subscribe is about the best you can expect.
oceancurrent.imos.org.au/My passage plan would be sail Easterly and make the distance as short as possible with the prevailing winds and current! Clearing the coast as fast as possible.
