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pittwater to southport / 360nm / 28 jun - 3 july 2022

4 days / coastal cat 2 PASSAGE / Salt Lines: last CREW POSITION AVAILABLE

The coastal Category 2 passage from Pittwater in New South Wales to Southport on Queensland’s Gold Coast is a great coastal passage for building sea miles, confidence and experience. You’ll help sail the yacht to the Gold Coast in preparation for the next leg north to Hamilton Island.

We’ll depart Pittwater and head NNE up the Australian East Coast to round Cape Byron, the eastern most point of Australia, before altering course for Southport, Queensland. This 3-day sail north is a challenging 360nm course with ships, reefs and islands to navigate past.

Secure your place on the crew with a 20% deposit.

AUD$2,450

4 days

The 360nm route from Pittwater to Southport.

The 360nm route from Pittwater to Southport.

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HERES WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE ONBOARD

  • Familiarisation of all safety procedures, sail planning, storm preparation planning and abandon ship procedures.

  • Training in the use of PDF’s (Personal Flotation Devices), PLB’s (Personal Locator Beacons), safety tethers, dan buoy’s, storm drogue, liferaft and any other equipment required to ensure you remain safe in all conditions.

  • Advice on how to take responsibility for managing clothing, hydration, sleep and nutrition to maintain your health and well being aboard.

  • Planning our arrival and route to safe harbour including timing with daylight (if required), weather factors, navigational hazards, communications / customs and sail/motor arrival plan.

  • Multi-day, offshore passage making 24/7 on a significant Category 1 offshore passage.

  • Hoisting, trimming and reefing both upwind (main, genoas, and jibs) and downwind sails (poled out headsails, spinnakers, gennakers and code 0’s (subject to weather).

  • Acting as watch captain (day and night), helming, navigating, checking weather and monitoring AIS and radar and for both traffic and rain squalls.

  • Downloading and analysing the latest weather forecasts and calculating best route to destination.

  • Navigating, hazard identification, entering waypoints and calculating updated ETA’s.

  • Routine checks of bilges, engine, electrical systems, sails and hardware for preventative maintenance.

  • Watch roster planning, matching responsibility to experience, crew management and communication.

Itinery

You can fly directly into Sydney Airport on or before the 28th June 2022 in time to join us for a crew welcome dinner. On the morning of the 29th we will complete safety training and familiarise you with the yacht before departing around midday for Southport. Depending on wind direction and currents it should be about a 3 day to sail to Southport, where we should arrive by the 2nd of July 2022. You should plan to fly out of Gold Coast or Brisbane Airports after 5pm on the 3rd of July.

Inclusions

Your crew package includes; all meals onboard, crew meals in Pittwater and Southport, accommodation onboard, your Ocean Sailing Expeditions crew shirt, marina fees, the use of a PFD (personal floatation device), PLB (personal locator beacon), and a safety tether. Your bedding, a pillow and towel is also included along with suncream.

 

Exclusions

Your crew package excludes; accommodation ashore, flights and transport to and from departure and arrival ports, alcohol, toiletries, clothing and wet weather gear. You will need to complete a 2-day Sea Safety and Survival Training Course or equivalent at least 1 month prior.

Its always recommended that you book flights with date flexibility incase of unforeseen changes due to weather or schedules. Accommodation options if you want to stay ashore either side of trip: AirBNB, Booking.com,  Wotif &  HomeAway.

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