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Old 20-07-2017, 22:21   #1
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Summer Cruising Brisbane and Sydney

Can anyone shed light on spending the hurricane season cruising between Brisbane and Sydney? I'm trying to get a gauge on general enjoyability, but would be nice to get some opinions on the Weather, Anchorages, Destinations, Dos and Dont's?

(And maybe just north of Brisbane, I'm obviously trying to avoid tropical storms and hurricanes)

Its likely I won't get comprehensive insurance so marinas are probably out of the question. (I'm trying now from Fiji for my 1980 Pearson 323)

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Can anyone shed light on spending the hurricane season cruising between Brisbane and Sydney? I'm trying to get a gauge on general enjoyability, but would be nice to get some opinions on the Weather, Anchorages, Destinations, Dos and Dont's?

(And maybe just north of Brisbane, I'm obviously trying to avoid tropical storms and hurricanes)

Its likely I won't get comprehensive insurance so marinas are probably out of the question. (I'm trying now from Fiji for my 1980 Pearson 323)

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Do you need comprehensive insurance or would third party suffice.?
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Do you need comprehensive insurance or would third party suffice.?


Every marina I've contacted requires comprehensive $10million coverage.
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Re: Summer Cruising Brisbane and Sydney

Totally viable to spend the cyclone season cruising southern Qld and NSW. You can extend that to Tasmania too.

There's nothing to especially watch out for, except that many NSW ports have bar crossings at their entries. Just a matter of selecting the right weather, and timing your arrival to suit the tides.

There's absolutely no need to stay at marinas, there are plenty of excellent anchorages, many options for fuel and provisioning, and water is available in lots of places.

There's loads to see and do, you could easily spend a few summers just exploring Sydney and it's neighboring waterways.
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Every marina I've contacted requires comprehensive $10million coverage.
that seems odd, for we only have third party (10 megabucs) and that has sufficed in every marina and yard that we've been in, from Tasmania to Brisbane this year. I would check again.

And do consider going to Tasmania for the summer months (Jan through Mar). One of the world's best cruising grounds! And a bit off the yellow brick road, too.

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Totally viable to spend the cyclone season cruising southern Qld and NSW. You can extend that to Tasmania too.

There's nothing to especially watch out for, except that many NSW ports have bar crossings at their entries. Just a matter of selecting the right weather, and timing your arrival to suit the tides.

There's absolutely no need to stay at marinas, there are plenty of excellent anchorages, many options for fuel and provisioning, and water is available in lots of places.

There's loads to see and do, you could easily spend a few summers just exploring Sydney and it's neighboring waterways.


Right on, I'm pretty excited to stay for the summer, I was on the express route to Darwin, but realize I'd like to relax and actually cruise.

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Every marina I've contacted requires comprehensive $10million coverage.
It's not "comprehensive" coverage, but liability coverage.

Most all the marinas in the state of Queensland require proof of you holding $A10 million liability coverage.

That includes coverage for property damage (to the marina and any associated boat yard), personal injury, and collision damage.
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that seems odd, for we only have third party (10 megabucs) and that has sufficed in every marina and yard that we've been in, from Tasmania to Brisbane this year. I would check again.



And do consider going to Tasmania for the summer months (Jan through Mar). One of the world's best cruising grounds! And a bit off the yellow brick road, too.



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I've checked with all of the ones in Brisbane and each said comprehensive 10 megabucks
Could it be foreign yachts vs domestic? Not sure where you are registered...

At this point I'm opening up to many options, I just have to take some time to adjust my plans and timing since I'm extending my route a year. And the best place for feedback/suggestions/advice has to be right here on CF!

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(And maybe just north of Brisbane, I'm obviously trying to avoid tropical storms and hurricanes)
Three or four violent weather events to look for:

1.tropical cyclones

2. hybrid cyclones

3. extratropical cyclones aka east coast lows

4. destructive thunderstorms

On #1 & 2 in Queensland, see: Tropical Cyclones in Queensland

On #3 in Queensland and New South Wales, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_east_coast_low
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I've checked with all of the ones in Brisbane and each said comprehensive 10 megabucks
Could it be foreign yachts vs domestic? Not sure where you are registered...
We have often stayed at the Moreton Bay Trailer Boat Club marina in Manly. Today we signed a contract to slip the boat at the Boatworks in Coomera. They both required evidence of at least third party insurance. Perhaps there is a confusion of terms here, I dunno. And we are USA rego,fwiw.

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Can anyone shed light on spending the hurricane season cruising between Brisbane and Sydney? I'm trying to get a gauge on general enjoyability, but would be nice to get some opinions on the Weather, Anchorages, Destinations, Dos and Dont's?
With your Pearson's draft (about 1.4 m, right?) you are set up to enjoy the bays and passages formed by the sand islands of southern Queensland (especially: K'gari, formerly known as Fraser Island and the Great Sandy Strait; Moreton Island; and the islands of southern Moreton Bay stretching down to Gold Coast City).

I would suggest equipping yourself with the Queensland tide tables (a 4.5 MB pdf download): https://www.msq.qld.gov.au/Tides/Tide-tables.

You might also enjoy the Beacon to Beacon chartlets - a set of pdf chartlets (not GPS-registered) showing beacons, buoys, anchorages, and so on. Free download from Maritime Safety Queensland (a govt agency) See:
https://www.msq.qld.gov.au/Boating-maps
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You might also enjoy the Beacon to Beacon chartlets - a set of pdf chartlets (not GPS-registered) showing beacons, buoys, anchorages, and so on. Free download from Maritime Safety Queensland (a govt agency) See:
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Great detail, but no depths shown, making them pretty useless for yachts... designed for tinnies, etc, I think.

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Great detail, but no depths shown, making them pretty useless for yachts... designed for tinnies, etc, I think.
You're a great ball of negativity, Jim. And incorrect.

The Beacon to Beacon charlets are colour coded to indicate depth:
white = >5 m depth at LAT
pale blue = >2 m but <5 m
mid blue = 1 - 2 m
darker blue = 0 - 1 m at LAT

I'll try attaching the legend as Beacon to Beacon depth colours.jpg
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When I checked at Bundaberg it was Third Party insurance that was required at ausd$10 million. Seems crazy high, but it is what it is.
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We have often stayed at the Moreton Bay Trailer Boat Club marina in Manly. Today we signed a contract to slip the boat at the Boatworks in Coomera. They both required evidence of at least third party insurance. Perhaps there is a confusion of terms here, I dunno. And we are USA rego,fwiw.

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It's not "comprehensive" coverage, but liability coverage.



Most all the marinas in the state of Queensland require proof of you holding $A10 million liability coverage.



That includes coverage for property damage (to the marina and any associated boat yard), personal injury, and collision damage.


I think both of you are right, I must have been putting different bits of information together, I was told that many marinas required "comprehensive", and then when I saw insurance mentioned, I automatically made the association. I'll double check with the marinas.
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