Yamba to Sydney

Emily and Rob

The ocean will always leave us in awe! Our longest sail yet, and such a roller coaster! Day 1: As we said goodbye to Yamba/Iluka, we greeted 2m rolling seas with no wind. It was eerie, but so beautiful! There were whales and dolphins everywhere! Our night sail was relatively uneventful, except for one cargo ship that kept turning in towards us. Day 2: Emily woke up to Rob saying ‘oh my god, oh my god’. She looked out the bedroom window to see a waterspout behind the boat (tornado over water). What an incredible (and slightly terrifying) sight to see! The winds quickly picked up from 15 knots to 27 knots and we took down all the sails, motors on! There was rain pelting down all around us. There were three storm cells that had just randomly appeared in the area we were. Something we’d never experienced! We watched their trajectory and tried to move around them as best we could. Once we were out of the cells, the day was stunning! Flat seas, wing and wing sailing. Dolphins surfing off the wake of our bow. We went swimming off the back of the boat, in the middle of the ocean! Day 3: Then we started close hauling in 20 knots of wind, with the swell right on our nose (more like wave bashing). As we reached Newcastle, the wind died down. A whale then full breached 10m off our port side! Incredible! Soon after, we were dodging cargo ships left right and centre. Then finally at 3.30am, we took a mooring in Sydney and got a full sleep in. This why we love sailing so much, and are so grateful to be out here! Sailing has brought some of the scariest moments of our lives, but also some of the happiest, most awe-filled moments. It really feels like we are truely living. Stay salty friends!

Boat & Crew

Zen

Simpson, 34ft Inspiration 10

Emily and Rob

Owner