After just a day in Streaky Bay we unfortunately had to move on as southerly winds where forecasted for the next week and we where keen to meet some friends in coffin bay and port lincoln.
The forecasted north-easterly winds didn’t eventuate sadly so after a good night of sail to we did diesel a lot of the way. Lots of Dolphins played around the boat however.
It wasn’t until midnight until we arrived in Coffin Bay proper and we where a little bit nervous about the 1.5m shallow entrance, but arriving at high tide everything was good and all charts on the entrance where pretty much spot on. So if there is 0.3m tide the entrance with a 1.8m draft boat is fine.
The late hour say us anchoring somewhere behind the bar and we moved into Coffin Bay proper the next morning. We gave Smithy from Coffin Bay Slipway a call to enquire about the town anchorage and he couldnt have been nicer. He guided us into the Anchorage (Navionics charts are wrong for this area) and even organized a mooring for us ! Give him a call if you thinking about coming to coffin bay, he is the man !
I attached a picture of our track into Coffin Bay – one can continue on past the town jetty and anchor further west in the bay, however the passage behind goat island is shallow (as opposed to the charts). Coffin Bay is a superbly spot, protected from all winds and and a great spot to hang out for a couple days or to leave their boat for a longer time.
Sailing Vessel Storm Petrel 