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Cruising News

Cruising Review

How good has summer been !
The Christmas Cruise to the Harbour , Jibbon Beach and Jervis bay was fantastic . We had NYE on the Harbor , dinner at the Woolwich Pier hotel then watched the fireworks aboard Mixed Nuts . We enjoyed Swimming in the crystal-clear waters of Jibbon and Jervis bay , lots of walks and enjoying great company and the odd sundowners .
Australia Day , we joined the Dicko Cup at Hallett ’ s . It ’ s a great place for a club get together and who can ’ t resist a free sausage sizzle . It was a great sail back to the club the next day which proved to be very competitive .
February and March cruises were a man overboard course and an overnighter at Towlers Bay , sail to Maitland Bay , Patonga for lunch and weekends at Akuna Bay and Smiths Creek
Easter saw the first of our night sails to the Harbour . Arriving at the harbour around 10pm on a perfect night we anchored at Blackwattle Bay . It ’ s a must do . Morning coffee at Glebe and dinner that night at the Pub . Next day we moved to anchor off Birkenhead Point , the idea was to go the Cockatoo Island to see the Biennale . We got a bit distracted and ended up at Birkenhead shopping centre . Cockatoo had the wait till Sunday . Cockatoo Island is a great place to walk around and this year ’ s Biennale is well worth the visit . That afternoon we moved anchorage to Store beach and had a relaxing trip home Monday .