Sunday 14th March 2010

We woke up at "Sandy" today to another sensational boating day. Its the best kept secret that the best boating days are late in the season, March-May. We headed off after breakfast to Queencliff Marina. The weather was perfect to take the Mustang Luxury Sports Cruiser for a run. I programmed the GPS to provide the most direct course between Sandy and Quenscliff and off we went!



The time we left was 10:00am and we arrived at 11:30am cruising at 21knots at 3100 RPM which is the optimal speed for the Mustang to get on a plane. We phoned ahead to make sure that a berth was free at the Marina. There is no cost staying during the day.



The marina has been recently been upgraded and there is plenty to do and lots of shops. There is a historic railway for the kids and is a 15 minutes walk to the centre of town. We met some friends at Queenscliff and had lunch. The kids played in the park and we visted the railway. We also visited the beach and had a great time.



We left Queencliff at 4:00pm and hit the mouth of the Yarra by 5:30pm averaging 21knot. It's a destination the family and I would like to come back to and spend more time at.

Friday, 12th March 2010

Today was an amazing boating day. Winds were from the South less than 10 knots and not a cloud in the sky. We were off to Sandringham Yacht Club, called "Sandy" for short amongst boaties. It took about 50 minutes to arrive from Docklands and we phoned the Marina Manager and had a berth waiting for us. Our plan was to stay for Friday and Saturday night at the yacht club and sleep on board on the Mustang 38 Royal Sports Cruiser.

Friday night we invited the relatives over for dinner at the Club and had a great meal and had a few drinks at the bar. Being a member of "Sandy" is great. Its a brand new club house with sensational views and facilities and the staff are very helpful. We then crashed on the boat at night to the gentle sound of the wind through the rigging.

Next day on Saturday we stayed put at "Sandy" and my six year old said but dad what were we going to do today! The answer was simple, we asked lots of friends over to Sandy and the kids have a ball going playing on the boat. We had several of our friends arrive at different times and they all enjoyed themselves on the boat. Also is great to slow the clock down and spend actual quality time with your family and Kids. You get the board games out and play on the boat, but remember to switch off the iphone and put the laptop away!

At Sandy they had a fund raiser so we were also entertained with live music. We thought we should have our six year old go to sleep at 8:30pm but the music was still going. So our family decided to dance to the music on top of the Mustang's foredeck under the stars! How cool was that!

Today was a day well spent! Tomorrow, Sunday a new adventure, we head from Sandy to Queenscliff across the Bay.

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Nick Riewoldt Joins the Club

We are honoured to have Nick Riewoldt, Captain of St Kilda Football Club join us.

"Pleasure Cruising's walk on/off service gives me more time to enjoy boating with my family and friends" Nick Riewoldt.

Nick enjoys using the Sea Ray Sports Cruiser in the Bay for a spot of fishing and relaxing on the Bay. The boat is all prepared, cleaned and fuelled up ready to be taken out. When Nick has finsished boating for the day, the team at The Pleasure Cruising Club take care of the rest. The boat is cleaned and put back in the berth. Nick hands back the boat keys and has no further worries with the boat.

So to meet Nick at our next Club Social day, join now. Listen, see and experience what Nick has to say here

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