Club Sail’s Coastal Sail Training Adventures will take eight participants on a fantastic sailing adventure
to either the wilds of Broughton Island (70nm North of
Pittwater) or the tranquility of Jervis Bay (90nm South
of Pittwater), dependent on weather at the time.
Whether
you seek the thrill of an adventure, improved sailing and navigation skills, a great social weekend
or just more time on the water with the wind in your
sails to help your mile accumulation, this trip can offer
it all.
 This
is your adventure, and as a group you can plan your own
three days of discovery as you wish before we depart,
with the help of our Offshore Yachtmaster Instructor.
We will then aim to leave Pittwater that evening, sailing
through the night for the first of your experiences.
We will explore our new bound destination, seek out the
unusual beaches and anchorages, take a swim, snorkel
or a walk, fish, watch the sunset, and maybe even have
a barbecue or a picnic on the beach. We may also stop
in neighbouring bays and harbours as whim and weather
permit.
You
can look forward to the continued practice of sailing
skills towards your next sailing qualification, whatever
level that may be, and add a few hundred miles to your
log book. We will arrive back in Pittwater on the last
evening to round off a fabulous long weekend on the water
with like-minded adventurous people.
The Offshore Milebuilding Passages can be done in 2 x 6 day legs
6 day offshore milebuilder - $1540 -
2 – 7 March 2010
12 day offshore milebuilder - $3080
2 – 13 March 2010
Cost
6 day leg $1540
12 day leg $3080
Our destinations
Jervis Bay (90 miles South of Pittwater)
http://www.jervisbaytourism.com.au/
The
jewel of the beautiful South Coast invites you to share
its secrets:
- Magnificent
National Parks & Marine Park
- Beautiful
and charming small towns, hidden creeks and inlets
- Natural,
unspoilt and secluded bays, clear blue waters and incredible
white sand beaches
- A
hinterland with rugged scenery, mountains, waterfalls,
creeks and great bushwalking
Jervis
Bay is truly one of the most natural oases along the
New South Wales coast. Protected by towering sandstone
cliffs and fed by oceanic currents, its close proximity
to the Continental Shelf ensures nutrient rich water.
White sandy beaches lead to thick unspoilt bush with
the occasional small rainforest less than 200 metres
from the shore.
Kangaroos
can be seen on some of the beaches in the mornings, and
dolphins are regular friends. Humpback Whales visit from
May through to November on their migration north and
south.
A
colony of some 200 Australian Fur Seals inhabit a rocky
ledge during the winter months. These playful animals
always seem happy to have friendly human contact and
are a must when weather conditions allow.
Two
small rivers feed Jervis Bay - Moona Creek and Currambene
Creek. These are shrouded by mangroves and seagrass,
which again filter the water. Large Black Stingrays up
to 2 metres across can be seen gliding along these waterways.
Bowen
Island at the southern side is home to a large colony
of Fairy Penguins as well as home to White Bellied Sea
Eagles and several other seabirds.
Broughton Island (70 miles North of Pittwater)
http://www.portstephens.org.au/NaturalBeauty/i6.htm
Broughton
Island is a faraway place. It is always an adventure
to visit. It is an island of sandy beaches, volcanic
peaks and stunted, wind-swept vegetation. The sea journey
is a kaleidoscope of sea cliffs, swells, terns, flying
fish, dolphins and salt spray.
Broughton
is packed with life. In the warm months of the year thousands
of shearwaters (or muttonbirds) enter their underground
burrows at night, firstly to hatch and then to care for
their single chick. Growing up, the young birds are left
alone for long periods while their parents feed. Chicks
in the nest make a lot of noise at night, like babies
crying. Muttonbird parents arrive on silent wings after
dark. Swooping low, they alight on the springy vegetation
and run straight down the burrow. Each year they will
fly up to twenty thousand kilometres around the Pacific,
but, for this colony, Broughton is special. Here they
were born, as were their parents and their parents and
so on, for thousands of years. This island and the food
supply around it, are a vital link in the life cycle
of the muttonbird.
Broughton
Island is part of the Myall Lakes National Park. It is
essential that it stays free of predators such as dogs,
cats and foxes. A torch and the willingness to walk about
the island at night are all you need to observe yet another
bird that breeds and sleeps underground. This island
is close to the northern limit of the range of the little
penguin. As soon as it is completely dark these diminutive
black-and-white birds pop out of the surf and walk up
the beach to their underground homes. By early summer
their chicks are big and confident enough to wait outside
the burrow or at the edge of the beach for the homecoming
and welcome food. Adult penguins are sleek and glossy
from a day's fishing, in contrast to the chicks, which
resemble soft, downy footballs with a beak and flippers.
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