Things to Do in Sydney New South Wales – Sailing

Things to Do in Sydney New South Wales – Sailing: Sitting on the sun-drenched deck of my luxury 33ft catamaran, I pop open another cold beer, fresh from the icebox. Stretched out around me are bikini-clad women, their sun-kissed bodies shimmering with tanning oil as we bob around gently on the waters of Sydney’s world-famous harbour. Somewhere towards the bow, sausages are sizzling on the BBQ. Chillout tunes pump softly from the nearby speakers and I begin drifting into another blissful slumber.

Am I dreaming? Have I left this mortal coil and ascended towards some kind of nirvana? Perhaps I’ll be met by a lamb-patting hippy guarding a set of golden gates at any moment? Not so. In actual fact, I am very much alive and enjoying another glorious, sunny Saturday afternoon in Sydney.

There was a time when sailing on a private boat was regarded as an activity best reserved for people who wear cravats, smoke pipes and have daughters named Portia. This is no longer the case. In today’s tourism savvy market, more and more of these jollies are becoming accessible to the common backpacker.

All it took in our case was a few emails, a dozen or so people willing to cough up around $50 each, some sun cream and a few cases of cold beer. Chartered sailing trips are no longer all that expensive and you can tailor the experience to suit your own needs.
You can be as lazy or as active as you want, your skipper will be happy to run around hoisting sails and indulging in other such manly pursuits, but if you want to get stuck in and impress the chicks with your seaman’s legs – that’s fine as well.

An afternoon charter basically consists of travelling around Sydney Harbour or Pitt Water for a few hours, sunning yourself on deck, drinking copious amounts of beer and perhaps jumping overboard for a bit of a dip.

In our case the skipper pulled up for an hour or so – just long enough to perfect a few bellies flops off the side or chuck a tennis ball around in the water to cool off.
But be warned – while three or four hours might sound like plenty of time, it flies by all too quickly. If the weather’s good, it’s definitely worth considering making a full day of it.
Otherwise, you could always stagger ashore and continue your session. By the time you drag your sorry, sun-burnt self back home, you’ll probably be knackered, but certainly, content that you really couldn’t have enjoyed a more idyllic day.

Things to Do in Sydney New South Wales – Sailing

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