Pleasure Cruising Club IncOur jouney has been held up to due a bad weather front comming through, we had to leave the boat in Double Bay Sydney and fly back to Melbourne and delay the trip. Conditions were deteriorating rapidly and it was not possible to continue on.
We flew back to Melbourne and waited for better weather. A truck was booked to take the Riviera from Sydney to Melbourne but the conditions changed for the better at the last minute.
We flew back the following week to restart the Journey with a break in the Weather. The journey was going to be from Sydney to Eden which was a long day. Leaving at 5:30am the winds were in our favour and a favourable northly wind helped us to get to Eden in good time and arrive by 4:00pm. Running with the wind ment we were going with the waves which built up to 2 meters so the Riviera handled the conditions extemely well. Arrangements had to be made to organsie a fuel truck. There is no marina facilities as such as Eden is a fishing village so no shore power! It was great that we had the Genset otherwise it would be a cold night!
Speed : 22 Knots
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| Captain Dan at the Wheel |
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| Sydney Departure at 5:30am |
Fuel Truck Stop
Dusk at Eden
Departing Eden at Sunrise
Distance: 176 Nautical Miles: Sydney to Eden
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