Yay today was the day we headed into Port Jackson, the home of Sydney and what a glorious day it was going to be 21 degrees & no cloud. We dropped our mooring at 6:30am, we love to leave early to enjoy the sunrise.

 

It’s only 20 nautical miles from Port Hacking to the entrance. We had a great sail with 10-15 kn NW without motor, the wind died a couple of hours into the trip, which was a little disappointing as we would have liked to have sailed into Port Jackson. When we arrived at the heads the wind was kind enough to pick up, so off went the motor. We enjoyed a great run to the corner before turning to finally set our eyes on the Harbour Bridge & Opera House. For some reason I always thought you would enter the heads and BAM the icons were there, but it was another 20 mins or more before we would have them in our sights. 

Finally we turned the corner and there they were. Before heading to our destination at CYCA (Cruising Yacht Club Australia) it was only fitting to sail pass the Opera House & under the bridge. We had a slow sail towards them, navigating the ferries and other boats. It wasn’t too busy as it was after peak hour. Unfortunately our plan to sail under the bridge came to a stop as the wind completely died, so motor went on and we motor sailed under the bridge. We couldn’t wipe the smiles off our faces.

We continued on to CYCA, the home of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race. We were looking forward to a couple of days exploring Sydney and doing some small boat projects. But most of all I was looking forward to a long hot shower and boy was it bliss. The club facilities were great, we had a great hamburger before heading back to the boat for some rest. We were both feeling a bit fuzzy in the head, I think it was the last couple of days catching up.

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Trophy

 

19.26 nm, 4 hrs 11 mins, avg speed 4.6 kn, 10-15 kn NW, total motor sailing 2hrs 15min.