Moreton Bay 5 Day Sail
Our Moreton Bay sail may look a little like this.
Departing from Royal QLD Yacht Squadron, Manly, we will explore the stunning Moreton Bay area, with overnight anchorages and sail training on board.
There is the option to complete sail training whilst aboard (RYA Certificate) including RYA Competent Crew, Day Skipper or Coastal Skipper.
There will be all levels of experience aboard with participants completing different courses based on his/her level of experience. The instructor will tailor the learning to meet each participants learning goals whilst also ensuring each participant develops the confidence and skills/knowledge to continue safe and harmonious sailing into the future.
Please note, for safety and comfort of our sail, routes and anchorages will be altered to suit our variables – weather and tide.
Day One
Manly Boat Harbour to Moreton Island (Sandhills)
- Distance: 15nm
- Dinghy ashore to explore
- Anchor overnight
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Sail training:
Knots, lassoing, manoeuvring in tight spaces, berthing, helming, sail plan and points of sail; anchoring and safe tender usage.
Day Two
Sandhills to Tangalooma
- Distance: 15nm
- Dinghy ashore to explore
- Anchor overnight
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Sail training:
Includes navigation, passage planning, meteorology, tides/tidal streams, Crew Overboard, safe downwind sailing (setting a preventer and goosewinging), sailing onto/off a mooring buoy
Day Three
Tangalooma to Brisbane River
- Distance: 35nm
- Swim, snorkel, walk
- Anchor overnight St Helena Island
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Sail training:
Includes heaving to, knots, helming, passage planning, Day/Coastal Skippers ‘skippering’ for the day, night pilotage for Coastal Skippers
Day Four
St Helena Island to Peel Island
- Distance: 15nm
- Anchor overnight at Peel Island
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Sail training:
Crew Overboard practice; navigation; crew presentations on a relevant topics
Day Five
Peel Island to Manly
- Distance: 10nm
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Sail training:
Includes consolidating the weeks learnings; manoeuvring and berthing practice.
