18 August, Tuesday: We celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary on RaRa. It was a lovely and sunny day with westerly winds up to 15 knots. Arrived at the marina at 10 and then left for Manly. Set the head sail outside Chinamans beach and then sailed with that to Manly, a beautiful and leisurely sail.…
15-16 August 2020, Weekend on Sydney Harbour
15/8, Saturday: Forecast was for 15 knots and sunshine and we left MHYC at 10.30. Sailed out through the heads towards the east. Wind picked up and we had gusting 25 knots. Sailed back in to the harbour and then the wind picked up, gusting up to 28 knots. Sailed with little sails up into…
1-2 August Sydney Harbour
1 Aug, Saturday: Oliver and Sanna arrived at MHYC in the afternoon just before Niclas came back from racing Wailea. We set off on motor and went to Fairlight beach where we anchored for the night. 2 Aug, Sunday: woke up to a beautiful morning. Breakfast outside and the we set sail and sailed out…
26 July, MHYC prep day
A rainy day spent onboard in the marina. Met up with a friend/inspector to go through Cat 4 certification.
19 July, Sunday at MHYC
A lovely sunny day with little wind. Arrived in the morning and spent the day onboard getting ready for the Breakout passage to Port Stevens in August. Preparing medical kit and checking other safety features to get a Cat 4 safety certificate to be able to go on an organised sail on the ocean.
12 July, Sunday – Bondi
A beautiful morning and we arrived at the boat at 9.15. Left the marina at 9.30. Very little wind. Set sails as we headed out passed middle head and sailed out through the heads into the ocean.
5 July Sunday
We got to the boat at 9.30 and left the marina at 10. Sailed down towards shark island and then back to Manly. Great sailing down the harbour and a lovely stroll back. Lunch onboard and then headed out through the heads. Big long waves and windy. Saw no whales and then headed back. Spent…
27 – 28 June 2020
Saturday 27/6: Arrived in the marina after lunch and we left the berth at 2 pm. Motor out past Balmoral and then set sails. Sailed towards the heads but the waves where long and high…the swell reached Chinamans beach…We decided to not go out but turned down into the harbour instead.
8 June 2020 whale watching
Sunday 8 June: We arrived at the boat at 11 and left the marina at 11.30. Set sail outside Clontarf and sailed East in a W wind. Sailed out of the heads. The sun was shining and pretty nice weather. Saw some whales on the horizon but did not go that far in pursuit. Had…
5 – 6 June sunrise and dolphins
Friday 5/6: Niclas spent the day on RaRa with various jobs and a few work meetings. Sanna and Oliver arrived after work and school as the sun set. We had drinks onboard Sanctum with our friends. Nice to be able to meet up again. Dinner at the pizzeria next door, first time in a long…