Gold Coast to Melbourne: Eden to Lakes Entrance

Pleasure Cruising Club Inc

We left Eden at 6:30am and headed straight to down the coast with a fresh Northly wind with a 2.5 metre swell on our tail.  Our jouney followed the coast and it was amazing to watch the sun rise against the cliffs. There were plenty of dolphins playing in our wake which was quite a site.

It was going to be a long hall as we had to beat the cold front comming through to get into lakes entrance to the Gippsland lakes. Our calculations are based on having 1/3 of a tank left for each section of the journey. The auto pilot worked like a treat, you can program a wavepoint where to go and the Riv will track saving fuel and fatique of the driver!

Our departure was 6:30am and our arrival time was just 4:00pm. Just beat the cold front comming through. Getting into Lakes Entrance is tricky and should only be tempted on a good day.

There is diesel fuel available but initially hard to find. Stop over is $30 per night.  The Lakes is a great playground for boaties! Plenty of facilities.

The weather was closing in and 8 metre swells were forecasted so we left the Riviera at the Lakes and rented the car back to Melbourne.

Next Leg is from Lakes Entrance to Port Phillip Bay the Final Day.

Gabor Island In The Distance

Gary the Boatie with Thermals On!

Lakes Entrance Ahead

Safely Through Lakes Entrance

Refuel At Lakes Entrance

 

Riviera M400 Gets Prepared For Ocean Voyage

Gary Freeman
Club President

Charles
Service Manager
Sea Tech Marine Coomera

Service by Sea Tech Marine at Coomera

The Riviera M400 acquired for the Pleasure Cruisng Club Inc members  is being prepared for  sea voyage from South Port Yacht Club Gold Coast to Melbourne. The vessel has gone through a major service by the authorised volvo dealer Sea Tech. The journey will take up to eight days with stop overs evey night. Fuel Stops have been planned on the way. A GPS Auto Plotter for the Raymarine GPS has been installed to help reduce navigation errors. The plan is to fly up to the Gold Cast Sunday the 12th at night and stay on board the vessel and depart early Monday morning. A crew of  four will cruise down the coast.