Wife and I are planning on flying to Sydney to watch the extreme sailing series in December. For one of the days we were thinking of hiring a boat and watching from the water.

I have looked at Oz Boat Hire who have a 6 meter boat which they will drop off and pickup from a ramp you specify in Sydney. Was wondering if anyone has any hints, tips or suggestions for a day out on the Harbour?

I have my skippers ticket (from WA) but have not done a lot of power boating, mostly just sailing.

Thanks in advance!

Ha ha Cisco it might well be that kind of day.

I forgot to ask, if any Sydney boat owners are planning on watching and are looking for crew Wife and I would love to come along :)

Its from the 11th to 14th. Wife still has no leave approved so still not sure if we will be going.

Assuming the 38 in NS38 is its length it would be a good size boat to watch from. The only thing I have not found out is how big the exclusion zone is, it might end up being better to watch from the shoreline.

For a cool $1000 you can actually be on one of the Cats during a race....

waheed said..
Its from the 11th to 14th. Wife still has no leave approved so still not sure if we will be going.

Assuming the 38 in NS38 is its length it would be a good size boat to watch from. The only thing I have not found out is how big the exclusion zone is, it might end up being better to watch from the shoreline.

For a cool $1000 you can actually be on one of the Cats during a race....

Yes 38' - keep in touch I can take you out to watch it will just depend on how close we can get to the race zone.
Act 8, Sydney Venue Map

waheed said..
Thanks for all the various offers. Unfortunately my wife did not get leave approved so we won't be coming. Maybe next time....

And the next thing you know is that she will have so much leave accrued that they will force her to take at a time when it doesn't her .... or you.

waheed said..
Wife and I are planning on flying to Sydney to watch the extreme sailing series in December. For one of the days we were thinking of hiring a boat and watching from the water.

I have looked at Oz Boat Hire who have a 6 meter boat which they will drop off and pickup from a ramp you specify in Sydney. Was wondering if anyone has any hints, tips or suggestions for a day out on the Harbour?

I have my skippers ticket (from WA) but have not done a lot of power boating, mostly just sailing.

Thanks in advance!

Something else others might want to take onboard.
www.seabreeze.com.au/News/Fishing/Fishing-West-of-the-Bridge-A-Warning-to-Sydney-Anglers_8706249.aspx