Never Launch a Boat Like This

At The Pleasure Cruising Club we take training very seriously. We know of many stories that new boaties take their boat out for the 1st time and run aground or run out of fuel or have berthing accidents causing tens of thousands of dollars of damage. Before you can take one of our boats on a maiden voyage you must attend our boat school courses. On the water there is no RACV to provide waterside assistance to boat owners. We however provide fleet support and provide a number you can call if you have any questions while out on the Bay.


Quick Quiz: What is the correct fuelling procedure?

The Answer:

* Berth the Boat, have all your passengers leave the boat and stay well clear.

* Turn off all electronics

* Fuel the boat with the correct fuel in the correct cap. (Some caps are for water and its a common mistake to put water into the fuel tank)

* Fill up to the 1st click never overfill.

* Turn on the electronics

* Turn on the engine blower and remove the vapours from the engine bay for at least 4 minutes.

* Start your engines

*Invite your passengers back on board.

So attend our skipper school and join the club and enjoy safe boating.



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Out attached photo is an actual accident for a new boatie who had the wrong instructions to put the boat into the water!

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

www.pleasurecruising.com.au

Melbourne Racing on the Yarra

We are shuttling our Corporate client and their guests from Docklands to Flemington via the Yarra river. We arranged a pickup at 9:00am from Docklands and will drop them off on a floating pontoon on the river at the track. We organised the Luxury Mustang Sports Cruiser to be fully provisioned with drinks so they would be chilled for the right temperature for the journey back. Our client will be entertaining thirty of their guests over the comming race days. Deals were being negotiating and relationships were being forged between our client and their guests while the world floated by. The ladies are all dressed up looking very elegant in their spring attire. Everyone was having a great time. We arranged for our client to call us when they were ready to come back by mobile phone and delivered them back to Docklands at 5:30pm. The drinks were chilled and all was well.

Gary the Boatie

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A Happy wife is a happy Life!

Many people ask me about boating in Melbourne and what you can do. I am a member and owner of Pleasure Cruising Club (http://www.pleasurecruising.com.au/) and get to use a Luxury Sports Cruiser's as part of timeshare arrangement. So I'll publish a journal of of the great times we have to inspire other boaties to do the same. "Once a boatie always a boatie"


Today Wednesday the 28th October 2009 I went on a date night with my wife on the boat. Just got back from overseas and we needed some quality time away together, "a happy wife is a happy life". We arrived at Williamstown Marina at 4:30pm and loaded up our gear and cruised down to Yarra's Edge marina on the Mustang 38ft Sports Cruiser. It only took about 30 minutes cruising down the Yarra river at 5 knots. The winds were gentle and the water was calm. We organised a booking at the Marina the day before which cost $50 for the night. When we cruised to the Bolte bridge we rang the Marina and they met us at the berth and gave us a hand to tie up the boat. We went to their office and registered in. A bag of towels and soaps were provided. We sat on the boat my wife read a book and I went about my business tinkering on the boat finding lots of things to do. We went to on of the cafes at the Marina and ordered dinner. The owners were great and brought the food to the boat and ate there. The boat is equipped with plates, pots and cutlery so it was great to have a dinner on the boat. After dinner its only a ten minutes walk up to Crown Casino where we saw a movie. After the movie we had a romantic walk back to the boat and stayed on board the boat overnight. We woke up to have magnificent weather conditions, no wind, no clouds and clear blue sky. Had a shower on the boat and found another cafe and had breakfast. Took about 30 minutes to have a gentle cruise at 5 knots back to Williamstown. We stopped at Pier 35 and filled up the boat which cost about $70.00 in unleaded fuel. Left the boat there and went to work the next morning. My wife had a great time and so did I. She is keen to do it again. Stay tuned for our next adventure.

Yarra's Edge Marina: Service was great, recommend them. *****