Australia Day Weekend Cruise

We left Tambourine Bay with friends Ben and Val about 10.00am with a light NE wind, forecast to reach 15 to 20 Knots.
Our destination - somewhere out of the wind to have lunch.
Passed under the Sydney Harbour Bridge about 1045, sailed past Fort Denison and out into the main harbour.

Our first call was Chowder Bay, renowned for clear water, good diving and home to a colony of Seahorses. Unfortunately, not enough room for "ORION".
Next bay was Obelisk bay, known as a "nude" beach, also full, but not giving up yet.
On our way around Middle Head our new tender (now named Wanderer) became adrift.
So, as in a man overboard drill, around we went and Judith managed to get a boat hook on it and, with Ben's help, saved the day. Well done!
Around Middle Head there is a nice area called Castle Rock, crystal clear water and we moored in about 2.5 meters.
Ben was unable to wait till lunch and was first in for a swim, water temp about 23c, perfect.
For lunch we had BBQ snags (what else on Australia day), however Val found that eating in the cabin a bit rocky and rolly, so we ate out on the deck.
After lunch I took a dive under the boat to look at the barnacles and the anchor, good job the boat is have an anti-foul tomorrow.
Ben also went in after lunch to retrieve a water bottle and found it hard to swim back to the boat against the current.
On the way back down the harbour, the by now strong NE wind blew us home very nicely.
Just near the Sydney opera house we passed, going out on her maiden voyage, the P&O cruiser "Pacific Dawn".
It takes us about 30 minutes from the "Bridge" to Tambourine Bay and, with the sun going down in the west, 4 happy and sun tanned people have had a very nice Australia Day Weekend.

Please look at the videos,
David.