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Jervis bay easter

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Created by Sectorsteve > 9 months ago, 20 Apr 2019
Sectorsteve
QLD, 2195 posts
20 Apr 2019 8:09AM
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Cruising around the bay. Weathers epic. Anyone around. Here's me.





MorningBird
NSW, 2644 posts
20 Apr 2019 9:23AM
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I'll be down there on a friends cat tomorrow for a couple of days. Don't know where we are going.

Sectorsteve
QLD, 2195 posts
20 Apr 2019 9:24AM
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MorningBird said..
I'll be down there on a friends cat tomorrow for a couple of days. Don't know where we are going.


Nice!

troubadour
NSW, 315 posts
20 Apr 2019 2:02PM
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Thanks for the memories Steve

JB was my playground for years and Easter is a great time, not too blowy water is warm and none of the crowds like here now in Sydney.

Enjoy the peace and solitude

dism
NSW, 660 posts
20 Apr 2019 9:54PM
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Like the hull colour Steve (what paint is it?). Nice setup too

cazou34
NSW, 146 posts
20 Apr 2019 10:06PM
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Bet its norglass 2 pack...?

Sectorsteve
QLD, 2195 posts
21 Apr 2019 8:53PM
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cazou34 said..
Bet its norglass 2 pack...?



yes. Teal. indeed you gotta love it. just no one around. dolphins everyday and some seriously beautiful weather.








sirgallivant
NSW, 1529 posts
22 Apr 2019 1:24PM
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So what? Are you in love, again with the sea?

DamoB
NSW, 14 posts
22 Apr 2019 7:57PM
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Just like every other Saturday Racing at the Jervis Bay Sailing Club...Except not this one because of the long weekend...


G30ff0
NSW, 128 posts
22 Apr 2019 11:22PM
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Must of missed you Damo, I was out mid arvo


Ramona
NSW, 7400 posts
23 Apr 2019 8:58AM
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DamoB said..
Just like every other Saturday Racing at the Jervis Bay Sailing Club...Except not this one because of the long weekend...



Damn that's a lovely boat!

LooseChange
NSW, 2140 posts
23 Apr 2019 10:12AM
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Ramona said..

DamoB said..
Just like every other Saturday Racing at the Jervis Bay Sailing Club...Except not this one because of the long weekend...



Damn that's a lovely boat!


You should buy one

MorningBird
NSW, 2644 posts
23 Apr 2019 6:21PM
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My wife and I just had two days on JB with friends on their 38ft cat over Easter. Two things are worth mentioning.
I haven't sailed a cat before. I was really impressed with the sailing. I was able to help a bit with sail trim but flat sailing really does have its advantages.
I lived in Nowra for 15 years in two segments and spent many years flying over the bay in fixed and fling wing aircraft. I wasn't into sailing then, my interest was surfing so I never explored JB from the water.
It is a fantastic cruising ground. I spent 12 years in Pittwater/Broken Bay and can easily say that JB is a much better cruising ground. No crowds. The water is often crystal clear. The anchorages/mooring areas are diverse and the marine life fantastic. We saw seals, dolphins, turtles and large schools of many varieties of fish. Plenty of moorings and if they are full the anchoring in sand is straightforward.
The sailing is superb, open waters with few other boats, no sand bars and easy access to the open ocean if deisred.
One big disadvantage is the lack of spots to moor a boat. Callala Bay is pretty useless such that you can't insure a boat there. Currambene Creek at Huski is crowded with only fore and aft moorings, a real problem in 6kt currents and strong winds.
But for visitors it is a wonderful destination.

DamoB
NSW, 14 posts
23 Apr 2019 7:18PM
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LooseChange. My old man " Ramona" keeps on about the finn because it was his...


Here he is in the same boat... At Nowra Sailing Club....

DamoB
NSW, 14 posts
23 Apr 2019 7:29PM
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Geoff got a few pics of you last Saturday...





While Jacob & I were running the Start Boat...

Sectorsteve
QLD, 2195 posts
23 Apr 2019 7:41PM
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MorningBird said..
My wife and I just had two days on JB with friends on their 38ft cat over Easter. Two things are worth mentioning.
I haven't sailed a cat before. I was really impressed with the sailing. I was able to help a bit with sail trim but flat sailing really does have its advantages.
I lived in Nowra for 15 years in two segments and spent many years flying over the bay in fixed and fling wing aircraft. I wasn't into sailing then, my interest was surfing so I never explored JB from the water.
It is a fantastic cruising ground. I spent 12 years in Pittwater/Broken Bay and can easily say that JB is a much better cruising ground. No crowds. The water is often crystal clear. The anchorages/mooring areas are diverse and the marine life fantastic. We saw seals, dolphins, turtles and large schools of many varieties of fish. Plenty of moorings and if they are full the anchoring in sand is straightforward.
The sailing is superb, open waters with few other boats, no sand bars and easy access to the open ocean if deisred.
One big disadvantage is the lack of spots to moor a boat. Callala Bay is pretty useless such that you can't insure a boat there. Currambene Creek at Huski is crowded with only fore and aft moorings, a real problem in 6kt currents and strong winds.
But for visitors it is a wonderful destination.



Magic isn't it. Was a great weekend out there. Yes during holiday time when ashore is mayhem, all's fairly chilled on the bay. It does get very gnarly though and often you need to move, sometimes in the middle of the night which can involve an hour or so of motoring in sharp chop. I love that place. I had dolphins off the bow all weekend. You get different types of birds and the general flora /fauna is of the southern variety. It's kinda where it changes in that regard. Im used to mooring in the creek now. It did stress me out but now I'm relaxed about it. You do have to think about winds /currents etc. The bow of my boat was literally centremetres from the rock wall as I had to retrieve by paddle board the other line. I was a bit slow. But I know the boat won't hit. I can honestly say the curembene creek mooring is now my favourite.
Also provisiioning is very easy at vincentia. A short distance ashore and a 5 min walk to everything

SandS
VIC, 5904 posts
23 Apr 2019 8:07PM
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DamoB said..
Geoff got a few pics of you last Saturday...





While Jacob & I were running the Start Boat...


amazing yachts those !! i know where i would be most of the time !!!

G30ff0
NSW, 128 posts
23 Apr 2019 10:03PM
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DamoB said..
Geoff got a few pics of you last Saturday...





While Jacob & I were running the Start Boat...



Thanks Damo, the boat is actually fairly well trimmed in the second shot! Most of the races were probably sailed more like the first though ??

LooseChange
NSW, 2140 posts
23 Apr 2019 10:47PM
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DamoB said..
LooseChange. My old man " Ramona" keeps on about the finn because it was his...


Here he is in the same boat... At Nowra Sailing Club....


I knew that, that's why I said it, I occasionally had a play at Nowra SC.

AUS126
NSW, 192 posts
24 Apr 2019 5:56PM
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I've just got back from long Easter break and thought I'd share the stoke. We were on Farrier 24. Really good boat ramp at Woollamia.
Plenty of wind, heaps of wildlife and crystal clear water for swimming. No anchoring zones weren't an issue. Sectorsteve, we had a $2 all round LED light taped to forestay and were left alone. We dashed back to Callala Bay on Tuesday night when the Southerly arrived early and it was protected close to the shore - but we only draw 0.3m.



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