Brisbane to Yeppoon
Our Brisbane to Yeppoon sail may look a little like this.
Our sail will take us from Manly Boat Harbour, Brisbane, Qld to Keppel Bay Marina, Rosslyn Bay, Yeppoon.
The mile builder is an opportunity for those wishing to gain sea miles, experience sailing at night, to consolidate skills or just to experience passage making along the magnificent Queensland Coast.
There is the option to complete sail training whilst aboard (RYA Certificate) including RYA Competent Crew, Day Skipper or Coastal Skipper.
Please note, for safety and comfort of our sail, routes and anchorages will be altered to suit our variables – weather and tide.
Leg One
Manly Boat Harbour to Tangalooma, Moreton island
- Distance: 25nm
- Day sail and overnight anchorage
- Sail training will include knots, lassoing, manoeuvring in tight spaces, berthing, helming, sail plan and points of sail; anchoring and safe tender usage; safety.
Leg Two
Moreton Island to Lady Musgrave Island
- Distance: 250nm
- We will experience an overnight sail keeping a watch system. This leg will take approximately 38 hours if we sail on the east side of K’gari.
- An overnight stay at Lady Musgrave Island and if we have favourable conditions, a rest day spent snorkelling, swimming, relaxing.
- Sail training will include navigation, passage planning, meteorology, tides/tidal streams, Man Overboard, safe downwind sailing (setting a preventer and a spinnaker pole with goosewinging)
Leg Three
Lady Musgrave Island to Pancake Creek
- Distance: 40nm
- Day sail, walk to the Bustard Head Lighthouse
- Sail training will include heaving to, knots, helming, passage planning, Day/Coastal Skippers ‘skippering’ for the day; individual ‘presentations’ on a relevant topic.
Leg Four
Pancake Creek to Gladstone
- Distance: 30nm
- Anchor overnight
- Sail training will include sailing on/off a mooring; Man Overboard practice; a night sail and pilotage; preventative engine checks and trouble shooting.
Leg Five
Gladstone to Great Keppel Island
- Distance: 50nm
- Anchor overnight and swim/explore the island
- Sail training will include each participant skippering for the day with passage planning incorporated; anchoring/weighing anchor; sail choice and trim.
Leg Six
Great Keppel Island to Keppel Bay Marina, Yeppoon
- Distance: 10nm
- A leisurely sail to our destination with the goal to arrive no later than 1700.
- Sail training will focus on consolidating all the skills learnt throughout the sail and complete each participants presentation.
