Sailing east to west across southern Australia

[Sailingallday]

Good day folks

A few years ago I read an article about an Australian couple who had sailed east to west across the south coast of Australia. They would wait for a weather window, go east a few days and then hide out and wait for a few weeks for the next window.

My google foo must be bad because no matter how I search, I cannot find that article again. I think it was an online blog but it was very detailed on where they had stopped and been.

Does anyone know of the article or failing that, have other information sources for an east west crossing of the south coast of Australia?

Thanks

[JPA Cate]

Not sure, but I think I heard that Jack and Jude have a book out detailing that route.

March is the month for the voyage. Some nice stops along the way.

Ann

[Gpundy]

Originally Posted by Sailingallday

Good day folks



A few years ago I read an article about an Australian couple who had sailed east to west across the south coast of Australia. They would wait for a weather window, go east a few days and then hide out and wait for a few weeks for the next window.



My google foo must be bad because no matter how I search, I cannot find that article again. I think it was an online blog but it was very detailed on where they had stopped and been.



Does anyone know of the article or failing that, have other information sources for an east west crossing of the south coast of Australia?



Thanks

This a YouTube couple free range sailing that circum navigate Australia then sail from Hobart around the bottom to SA and then to WA. Worth a watch.

[fxykty]

We’re in the middle of that passage, currently at Portland VIC and within about 2 weeks will be in Ceduna waiting for a weather window to cross the bight.

Along the south coast from NSW border to SA it’s simply a case of sailing when it’s S or E or N and waiting while it’s W. Lots of cute small and medium towns along the way, especially western VIC and eastern SA.

Once you get to the edge of the bight you simply wait (I hope!) for a big high pressure system. That will have E winds along its top. I’m told if we wait too long (i.e. into April) the highs start moving north and the E winds are over the land, with calms or W along the coast. That wouldn’t be so good, but it is only 600nm to Esperance.

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