Anzac Day Cruise
Event description
ANZAC TO LABOUR DAY CRUISE
24th April – 3rd May 2021
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Saturday 24th |
16:00 |
Make your way to Deanbilla Bay for overnight anchorage. Meet ashore for BYO drinks and nibbles. HW @ 19:56 |
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Sunday 25th |
05:00 06:00 10:30 17:00 |
Attend ANZAC Day commemoration at Dunwich RSL Club. 23 Mallon Street. Dawn will be at 05:44 OR Observe 2 minutes silence standing on foredeck of your boat. Red or Blue ensigns to be flown at half mast until 12 noon. Up anchor and proceed 34NM to Pumestone Passage, pass under the Bribie Island Bridge 5.0 HAT. ETA approx 15:00, Bridge Clearance estimated at 6.8m. LW at Bribie Bridge @ 15:30 of 0.21m. Proceed 1.8 NM to anchorage at Banksia Beach. Meet ashore for BYO drinks and nibbles or Fish and Chips at Bellara. NB Taller vessels that will not fit under the bridge will make a diversion to South of bridge/ MBBC/ Tangalooma and reunite at the Little Sand Hills. |
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Monday 26th |
16:00 |
Explore Banksia Beach /Bribie / Sandstone Point. Meet ashore for BYO drinks and nibbles or Fish and Chips at Bellara. |
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Tuesday 27th |
10:00 1600 |
Up anchor and proceed in convoy to Mission Point for overnight stay. 5.5NM Meet ashore for drinks and nibbles. Wood fired BBQ’s (TBC). |
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Wednesday 28th |
09:00 12:00 |
Up anchor and proceed to Banksia Beach / Bellara for overnight stay 5.4NM Meet ashore for lunch at Sandstone Point Hotel. |
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Thursday 29th |
07:30 16:00 |
Up anchor and proceed under the Bribie Island Bridge 5.0 HAT, LW @ 05:37 of 0.39,HW 11:29 of 1.66m. Bridge Clearance estimated at 5.8m at 9am. Cross Moreton Bay to Little Sand Hills (Moreton Island) 23NM Meet on other vessels for drinks and nibbles. |
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Friday 30th |
10:00 16:00 |
Dinghy safari to the Blue Hole. Meet on other vessels for drinks and nibbles. |
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Saturday 1st |
08:00 16:00 |
Up anchor and proceed 31NM to Koureyabba for overnight stay. HW Canaipa @ 13:13 of 1.89m Meet on other vessels for drinks and nibbles. |
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Sunday 2nd |
08:00 15:00 16:00 |
Up anchor and proceed to Dux for overnight stay. Meet ashore for basic training in the use of CPR and AED (Defibrillator) Meet ashore for BYO drinks and BBQ. |
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Monday 3rd |
Vessels return to home ports at their leisure. |
An entry fee of $10 is payable upon registration for the cruise.
All registrants must comply with the Registration and Rules shown on the SYC web site under https://southportyachtclub.com.au/powerboat/cruising/
Your Cruising Committee:
Nick Halsey 0410 784 402 (Water Music II) Cruise Leader, and any queries
Andy Day 0478 077 282 (Kookaburra)
Les Loynes 0414 228 693 (Cavallino III)
Gordon Leck 0418 718 391 (Between Tides