Sailing on Sherbro
| In June 2004 we bought Sherbro, a 10.5m centre cockpit Jarkan yacht.. (She is hull #5 completed in 1980 by Kanga Bertels). At that stage we had learnt to sail in dinghies at Wagga Wagga and had bought a 16ft Hartley trailer sailor named Kalinka which we sailed on Lake Hume in Albury. Prior to making the decision on Sherbro we had a survey done and she got a good report. The next step was to find a mooring on the Pittwater, a beautiful protected waterway north of Sydney. We were very fortunate to be introduced to the Avalon Sailing Club (ASC) where we have received valuable advice and support in fitting the boat out for cruising. Ron was invited to crew on racing boats to learn some of the finer points of sailing while we both enjoyed and learnt so much from sailing to destinations with the ASC cruising division. We have found the sailing community extremely helpful. The skipper of a yacht moored nearby has been like a mentor to us, accompanying us on some of our early trips and introducing us to a local couple, former sailors, who have become good friends. Sherbro has already brought us much enjoyment and pleasure and we've only commenced our journey. We're excited about our future sailing adventures and look forward to sharing that through our web site. |
Our latest 5 diary entries
| 8th Feb 2010 | ||||
| Wooden Boat Rally in Kettering | ||||
| This is the first year of a wooden boat rally held in Kettering on alternate years to the wooden boat show in Hobart. It was a perfect weekend and there were about 100 boats of all sizes gathered for the celebr... | ||||
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| 24th Jan 2010 | ||||
| Cruising the D'Entrecasteaux Channel | ||||
| Our plan is now to cruise in southern Tasmanian waters for 2 months, then leave Sherbro in Hobart on a mooring for another winter while we fly to perth to look after my brother Graham's home possibly until the end ... | ||||
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| 13th Jan 2010 | ||||
| Sherbro on the slip | ||||
| Sherbro was slipped at the Motor Yacht Club Tasmania not far from the berth which has been 'home' for the last 10 months. The previous antifoul had held up well so just needed a good scrub and a fresh coat of Altex ... | ||||
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| 29th Dec 2009 | ||||
| Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009 | ||||
| This is a special event for us this year as we are in Hobart to see some of the yachts cross the finish line in this famous 628 nautical mile ocean race. There were over 100 boats entered in the 65th race, includin... | ||||
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| 4th Oct 2009 | ||||
| Spring in Tasmania | ||||
| The temperature still goes down to 5 degrees at night and October is a month of strong to gale force winds but the countryside is a vivid green with brilliant contrasting foliage after the record rainfalls. The sail... | ||||
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