As Race Rocks is an off-grid facility, there’s always plenty of things to look after – including, for example, a bi-weekly check of the batteries, topping up fluids where necessary on Tuesday and Saturdays.
This week, we also had the annual visit from a technician to check all of the fire extinguishers on the island – quite a fun task to track them all down, including one right on top of the tower!
Facility work
- Battery top-up
- Fence repairs
- Seawater sample
- Desalination (while generator running during early daytime hours)
- Fuel transfer
Weather
- Wind: 20kt WNW (gusting)
- Sunny, then overcast
- Air temp: 8C
Vessels: 2 eco-tourism, 1 tug (passing outside reserve boundary)

