Karimunjawa to Bali Benoa

Time: 28/3 14:26 – 31/3 0956 | Engine hrs: ?? | Jakarta to Bali days 3-5

Squall hit with 23 kts of apparent wind (max), dead downwind w/ jib winged out to starboard and a preventer on the boom. Boat handled conditions well. Took in 50% of the sail area and still made 7.5 kts through the water at times, 8.5 kts over the ground given 1 kt of easterly current helping us on to Bali.

Several days of excellent downwind sailing in large swell before we had to turn the corner toward the Bali Strait, where the wind ran out and we were forced to start motoring. After threading lots of ferries plying the narrowest part of the Bali Strait, about a mile across, we ran into a huge trash flow and fouled the prop repeatedly. Eventually decided we could not motor, and bobbed around going 1-2kts until daylight as there was almost no wind. Wind picked up just before dawn and we sailed all the way down to Uluwatu before turning the motor back on and heading up into Bali Benoa Harbour.

Immigration was painless and bribe free. Bali International Marina is not as grand as the name sounds – actually pretty crap – but at least we could put the boat to rest. Bali at last.

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