• Adventuring Down Under
    Sailing away from WBCT — Sydney, NSW.
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    Bye Bye Sydney … For Now

    December 21, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 70 °F

    With the rain drying up, the weather gave us a break to enjoy sail away from WBCT. We were glad to have our rain jackets with us regardless as there was a fair bit of wind that added a considerable chill factor.

    Shortly after 6:00p, Regatta pulled away from its berth, backed into a side channel to turn itself around, and pointed its bow towards the Sydney Harbour Bridge … then out between The Heads to the Tasman Sea.

    No sooner were we in open waters that the white caps made it clear that we would be rockin’ and rollin’ our way north tonight.

    A quiet evening, with a late-ish dinner in the GDR wrapped up our embarkation day.    Read more