In early 2011 we prepared Erica to sail southwards from Sydney for the first time, heading home to Adelaide with owner/skipper Phil at the helm. Peta decided to fly home because the sail from Mackay to Sydney had been extremely rough in the lead up to the 2010-11 "Summer of Storms" in Queensland. The sail home was meant to be a "Boys own" adventure, with Michael and Denis joining the crew in Sydney, and what an adventure it became. We departed the CYCA Rushcutters Bay on 12 January 2011 at 0710hours, and arrived RSAYS Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on 27 January 2011 at 1215hours. Along the way we had an extended stay in Lakes Entrance, Victoria, while Phil travelled by car to Melbourne for a funeral. After that short break, we continued homewards. The weather for this entire delivery trip varied between rough seas/no wind, rough sea/gale conditions, calm sea/fog and occasionally, some really great sailing conditions with dolphins dancing at the bow...
Very bleak day departing Sydney
Weather improved part of day one!
Finished the day with head winds and rain entering Jervis Bay at dusk
Welcome to Erica's cruising adventures from Sydney to Lizard Is and now home in South Australia
The adventures of Erica cruising and sailing continue in South Australia from February 2011. See old posts for the earlier cruising in Queensland.
Welcome to Erica's 2008 Cruise in Queensland
Erica is a 40' Beneteau Sloop puchased in Pittwater in April 2007 and this is the story of her, and her crew's cruising adventure along the Queensland Coast starting in Brisbane April 2008 and bound for the Whitsunday Islands, Lizard Island and then back to Adelaide via Tasmania in early 2011.
