Leaders: Brian Renwick & Debbie Hogan
The morning was a balmy 18-degrees when the six set off from Nelson at 7am. Considering it is a Great Walk, the track was relatively quiet. We stopped at Stillwater Bay for morning tea. Lucy and Debbie went for a swim – the water was definitely not cold. We continued, making the 12.30pm rendezvous with Brian in his nine-metre catamaran, Canopus, which we swam out to.
Once we were lunched and drunk, we set sail out of Torrent Bay. The wind was steady and we were soon clipping along under sail. Some had sailing lessons and the chance to be skipper, while others dozed in the warm sunshine.
We moored next to Adele Island. The views from the top were worth the puff up the hill. Most of us swam back to the yacht, before being dropped off at Coquille Bay for another swim, before the final walk back to Marahau.
Sailors were: Captain Brian Renwick (sail leader), Gray Renwick, Jim Forsyth, Debbie Hogan (walk leader & scribe), Theresa Magrane, Lucy Patchett, Pauline Tout, Lou Kolff, & Scott Stocker.