The club has been running safety courses this month both to re-certify those who've done it before and newcomers. At least one member is enjoying himself on this photo, taken during a one of the recent courses (click the photo to enlarge). And if you hurry, there is still an opportunity for you to join a course, there's even a special course for non-blokes. Download the brochure here.
October 2006 Archives
Our monthly roundup of Alfreds Cruising members away from their home cruising grounds:
Ted and Nancy on Blackwattle: Graciosa, Canary Islands, 8:24 PM Wed 4 Oct 2006
Goodbye Gibraltar, Goodbye Mediterranean - our leaving is minutely
timed to catch the tides. Just after daylight, engines whispering and
anchor chains making soft growling noises, we slip out of the
anchorage, three boats together. ...[more]
Neil & Ley Langford on Crystal Blues - Sarawak, Mon 9/10/2006 12:08 PM - Crystal BLues is anchored in the lower delta of the Rajang River, Sarawak. We are on our way upstream to Sibu, about 40 nautical miles upstream. For those who use Google Earth, our co-ordinates are 02deg 21.10 North, and 111deg 31.00 East.
Richard and Jill on Köln - Sydney/Mooloolaba, Fri 6/10/06 - Richard and Jill joined us for First Friday after spending two months cruising the Whitsundays. Their boat is still in Mooloolaba.
Zbyszek and Tina on Shirena - Roslyn Bay, 08-October-2006 With forecasted strong winds for Monday we changed our plan to anchor at North Keppel Island and instead opted for the marina...[more]
Do you know of someone's whereabouts? Please leave a comment!
Chris and Suzanne Daly on Reliance spent the October long weekend taking their boat, Reliance to Port Stephens, just so they could walk up Tomeree Head. Here is their account, accompanied by some terrific photographs.
Continue reading Toomeree Head and Back.
Despite a challenging Southerly on Friday, we had nine RPA boats at anchor on the Lane Cove River over the weekend. The walk around the Woolwich Dock was interesting and the long lunch which followed relaxing. It was just the right combination of exercise, food and companionship! Here are a few photos from the weekend (more at the Te Moana website).
Continue reading Harbour Cruise - October 2006.
