LaGecko Sailing

Category: sailing

  • Christmas & first year on LaGecko

    On the 5th of December last year we moved permanently on LaGecko, since then we have had a year of, for us, many new adventures. Now we are at Christmas 2024 in the Pittwater – Cowan creek area roughly 30km north of Sydney finally living the Cruising lifestyle as started by a simple idea five…

  • Slowing Down for a while

    We are in Pittwater/Cowan creek/Hawkesbury river area about 17 nm (30 km) north of Sydney. Coasters Retreat has been our base off and on, the home of our friends Lucie and Paul and the home port of their Amel Sharki. Many cruisers we have met rave about this area and now we understand why. It’s…

  • Superb day with great friends sailing to Pittwater.

    Yesterday we motor sailed from Manly, approx 4 hours north, into Pittwater, to where our friends Lucie and Paul live at Coasters retreat. It was a little bumpy with disturbed lumpy seas. Under Paul’s guidance and vast sailing experience we managed to try out different sail configurations making the best of the conditions. Lucie and…

  • Jervis Bay

    The approach to Jervis Bay from the south has the highest cliff in Australia. Point Perpendicular to the north dominates the landscape with its straight squared cliffs standing proudly as the swell pounds away at the base. It truly is a sight to behold. We are now in ACT! Approx 8km wide and 14 km…

  • Wineglass to Eden

    On Wednesday morning at 8:30 we departed Wineglass Bay in Tasmania heading for Eden in New South Wales. The weather forecast was predicted on Wednesday to start with northerlies,  changing to a southerly later in the day which would help us travel North, then to a southwestly on Thursday morning which would have helped us…

  • Crossing Bass Strait under our command Friday 13th 2024

    Celebration🥳🥂 Well we made it….YaHooo!⛵️ We are exhausted , elated, intact, bruised, chuffed and very very happy to be here at Eden. How was it ???? Rough!!!! The magic bit was getting to Gabo Island when we had the full jib out westerly winds and calm seas. Greeted by tail slapping and breaching whales and…

  • On our way ?maybe?

    Yesterday morning, Wednesday (21st) we left Hobart on our way to see the world by sailboat. Dropped in at DSS (the starting place of our sailing journey, where we bought Katmai) to top off the fuel and water and then headed off down the river. Carol and Steve were flying a blanket off their balcony…

  • Cruising journey 2024

    26 November 2024 Bobbin head to America bay via Cottage rock mooring, 1.6Nm. Mooring at S33° 35.712 E151° 15.444, poor Telstra coverage 25 November 2024 Cotton tree bay to Bobbin head, Cowan creek, 2Nm. Mooring at S33° 39.457  E151° 09.817, good Telstra coverage 24 November 2024 Cottage rock to Cotten tree bay, 26Nm. Mooring at…