Trevor Robertson and Annie Hill

Trevor Robertson and Annie Hill
Aboard Iron Bark

About Me

In 1975 I made my first Atlantic passage in 'Stormalong', a 28ft James Wharram-designed, 'Tane' catamaran. Then Pete and I had an ex 6-metre racing yacht, 'Sheila', for about 4 years. But we wanted to do more, go further and have a boat that we could completely trust, so we built 'Badger' - the best boat in the world - and sailed her for 110,000 miles, up into the Arctic, down into the Antarctic, around the Atlantics North and South and into the Baltic. She had junk rig - the only rig for cruising, as far as I am concerned. Then Pete wanted something new, so we built a 38 ft junk-rigged catamaran, 'China Moon', which Pete designed. But before the project was quite finished, he and I went our separate ways. A year later Trevor Robertson came into my life and seduced me with promises of more ocean wanderings in his beautiful steel 'Iron Bark'. In this boat we spent a winter in Greenland, crossed the Pacific, visited Australia and explored New Zealand. I fell in love with NZ and decided I'd like to base myself there for a while. Trevor wanted to carry on cruising, so I bought a Raven 26 to live on, promising to join him for a couple of months every year in exciting places.

Friday, 19 October 2007


SOUTH-WEST COAST OF SOUTH GEORGIA


This coast is described in the Admiralty Pilot as being ‘little visited’, which is not surprising, because it is much wilder than are the N and E coasts. From Cape Nunez SE, there are few harbours and it is a lee shore to a SW gale. Added to this is the fact that the surveys of the area are not complete and rocks and reefs exist that are not marked on the chart. There is usually a big SW swell along the shore.

Treat this coast with respect.


UNDINE HARBOUR



54o02'S 37o58'W
Chart 3585, Undine Harbour

Approach

The approach to Undine Harbour is not straightforward, with shoals, kelp banks and the odd rock extending E from the Birdie Rocks to Grassholm. Passing to the NW of Birdie Rocks or N of Grassholm will give the clearest approach, but care should be taken, as there are several uncharted rocks.

The entrance to Undine Harbour is easily identified with the conspicuous, flat-topped O'Connor Island (49m) marking the E side of the entrance.

Anchorage

We anchored in the NW corner in 6m, mud, off the conspicuous stream and outside the extensive kelp. The harbour gives good protection from all but the S.

During our visit, the shoals in Discovery Bay seemed to dampen down most of the swell in the anchorage.

Remarks

A short walk over the low land at the head of the bay takes you to Elsehul.



UNDINE HARBOUR, LOOKING S




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