New Years Eve Sailing 2011-12
The full crew had arrived from Brisbane and it was fantastic to see everyone come down for our first NYE in Sydney. It was a great day and night! To kick of festivities a it was very light winds so a gentle motor up to the basin for food and drinks and swimming off the boat.
Around Lion Island Xmas 2011
We had some of our freinds and family arrive a few days early for New Year in Sydney and took the opportunity for a quick run out and around Lion Island. It was a really great day and I think we managed to convert a couple of people into keen sailors.
Hawkesbury Cruising
A fabulous day and night cruising down the Hawkesbury with Morgsy and the dogs. The jury is out when it comes to cruising with the dogs. Zed wasnt too bad allthough he did manage to jump off the boat several times in his haste to go swimming.
Buying our first yacht
After many years of being landlocked, riding on OPB's (other peoples boats) and banging on to my friends about sailboats and how they are not 'slow and boring', our move to Pittwater in Sydney gave us the perfect opportunity to take the plunge and buy our first yacht.
Delivery Day (Dec 2011)
Following on from the "Buying our first boat" post we had bought a boat, the next step was to get back up to Lake Maqcuarie, jump on High Anxiety and bring her back home. As is generally the way, things were not quite that straightforward. Firstly Lake Macquarie is around 2 hours drive and 6 - 7 hours by ocean from where we live at Church Point.
Antifoul & Keel Repair
Annual antifoul haulout bought with it some additional repair work to the keel. It was not totally unexpected as the delamination was picked up in the survey.
Crew Postions 101
Here is an indepth look at the crew postions on a keel boat. For time I have lifted this straight from Yachtracing.com but will customise it for our boat at some point.
What do I need to bring?
For cruising and in-shore racing:
For the men...you guys probably just need a hat, sunnies, t shirt (preferably one with a collar) and shorts, closed in shoes (with non-marking soles are best)
Who are these people?
Well thats us of course!
We purchased High Anxiety Dec 2011 and sailed down to Pittwater from Lake Macquarie, Thanks to the helpful crew, Leonie & Tony.
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