ROB’S PASSAGE PLANNER

CAIRNS TO HOBART
5th Edition
J a nu a r y 2011
 1st Edition 2008 Broken Bay to Bowen

2nd Edition 2008 Cairns to Two Fold Bay

3rd Edition 2009 Information update

4th Edition 2009 Information update

th
5 Edition 2010 Cairns to Hobart and
format change

Front cover design and photograph by Timothy Starkey

Location Wineglass Bay Tasmania

Copies of this document are available on line at: http://skipr.net/goodies/robs-passage-planner/

Copyright © 2008 - 2011 Robert Starkey

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
PURPOSE....................................................................................................................................................3
SCOPE .........................................................................................................................................................3
PLANNING NOTES....................................................................................................................................3
CHART LISTINGS......................................................................................................................................4
Small scale planning charts ............................................................................................................................................4
Medium scale navigation charts ....................................................................................................................................4
Maritime Safety Queensland charts...............................................................................................................................4
Large scale charts for Queensland .................................................................................................................................5
Large scale charts for New South Wales ........................................................................................................................5
Large scale charts for Victoria ........................................................................................................................................5
Large scale charts for Tasmania .....................................................................................................................................5
PILOTS........................................................................................................................................................6
GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK MANAGEMENT ZONING MAPS ......................................7
SAFETY .......................................................................................................................................................8
General safety obligation...............................................................................................................................................8
Safety equipment ..........................................................................................................................................................8
WEATHER..................................................................................................................................................9
Internet WWW access ...................................................................................................................................................9
Voice forecasts ..............................................................................................................................................................9
VHF forecasts.................................................................................................................................................................9
HF forecasts .................................................................................................................................................................10
TIDE PREDICTIONS .............................................................................................................................. 11
BOM tide predictions...................................................................................................................................................11
Queensland .................................................................................................................................................................11
NSW ............................................................................................................................................................................11
Victoria ........................................................................................................................................................................11
ANITT...........................................................................................................................................................................11
MARINA LISTING NORTH TO SOUTH .............................................................................................. 12
STRIP CHARTS....................................................................................................................................... 14
Withsundays detail ......................................................................................................................................................14
Cairns to Upstart Bay ...................................................................................................................................................15
Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
Bait Reef to Percy Islands ............................................................................................................................................17
Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
Island Head Creek to Port Bundaberg ..........................................................................................................................19
Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 20
Urangan to Gold Coast Seaway ....................................................................................................................................21
Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 22
Byron Bay to Trial Bay..................................................................................................................................................23
Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 24
Korogoro Bay to Port Jackson ......................................................................................................................................25
Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 26
Botany Bay to Two Fold Bay ........................................................................................................................................27
Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 28
Two Fold Bay to Flinders Island ...................................................................................................................................29
Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 30
Flinders Island to Hobart .............................................................................................................................................31
Repeater stations ..................................................................................................................................................... 32
SPEED DISTANCE TABLE .................................................................................................................... 33
WHEN TO TACK DOWNWIND............................................................................................................ 34

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Purpose
This passage planner is an aide to the planning of
passages along the east coast of Australia. It provides
distances, sailing time at your average cruising speed,
relative positions of common anchorages plus other
useful passage planning and management information.
This document is not a navigational aid.
Scope
East coast Australia, Cairns to Hobart, including
Whitsunday detail. The selected passages are not
exhaustive, rather a selection of the most likely passage
scenarios with a focus on day light passages.
Planning notes
The following planning notes need to be read in
conjunction with the strip charts contained within this
planner.
1. Strip charts are schematic and therefore no scaling
should be assumed.
2. The distances shown are the shortest course over
ground (COG) rhumb line distances taken from a
normal departure point to a normal arrival point
clearing all hazards by a safe margin, in the case of a
marina the marina entrance, in the case of a river, the
river bar.
3. The distances shown do not take into account the
quickest route dictated by tidal currents.
4. All anchorages are placed on a grid close to their actual
Lat/Long enabling approximate relative positions and
directions to be viewed.
5. Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) and Marine Rescue
NSW organizations listed in Red are 24/7 operation,
Marine Rescue NSW organizations with a listed email
address are SARCC stations and are the recommended
reporting points for Marine Rescue NSW Voyage Plans
and will answer to VMR “Location” or Marine Rescue
“Location” radio calls. The Marine Rescue NSW
Voyage Plan can be submitted by contacting any NSW
Marine Rescue station by telephone or VHF.
6. When entering the pilotage areas of Gladstone and
Mackay, all vessels of 10M and more in length are
required to contact harbour control. Failure to comply
can result in a fine up to $15,000. The harbour control
authority, call sign and calling VHF Channels are
documented within the VMR column on each strip
chart.
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7. During military exercise periods the Shoalwater Bay
area (Port Clinton and Island Head Creek) become a
restricted military zone. Check with Maritime Safety
Queensland notice to mariners
(www.msq.qld.gov.au/Home/Notices_to_mariners)
and or the local VMR prior to planning trips in this
area.
8. Queensland tidal predictions are listed under “standard
ports” and “secondary places”. Standard ports have a
specific tidal prediction and secondary places are
referenced to specific standard ports with time and
height adjustments. The Maritime Safety Queensland
“Tide Tables & Boating Safety Guide” is a must have
document when cruising the Queensland coast
because of the large tides.
9. Queensland tides; North of Broad Sound (South of
Mackay) tidal flood (rising tide) is southwards, and the
ebb (falling tide) is northwards. South of Broad Sound
tides reverse, flooding northwards and ebbing
southwards. This is an important factor in planning
passages along the Queensland coast.
10. A typical crossing of Bass Strait is 320nm (Eden to
Wineglass Bay), resulting in at least a two day sail at
normal cruise SOGs of 6knt. For this reason it is
critical to pick an appropriate weather and sea state
window for the crossing by checking all available
sources including BOM and VMRs.
11. Bass Strait is a high shipping traffic area. Sailing at 6
kts you will cover 1nm in 10 minutes; therefore your
scan rate of the immediate area ahead should be 5
minutes and all around every 10 minutes maximum.
12. The area of Banks Strait (NE Tasmania) can be
treacherous and unpredictable because of tidal flows
and local weather conditions. Check both tides and
weather before entering this area.
13. It is not uncommon for sea fog to be encountered
during a crossing of Bass Strait. This combined with
the heavy shipping traffic make both Radar and AIS
recommended navigation tools.
14. Strip chart locations with a solid circle symbol are
ports and or anchorages with full or limited facilities.
15. Strip chart locations with a hollow circle symbol are
ports or anchorages without facilities.
16. Strip chart locations with a cross symbol are reference
locations such as significant waypoints.
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 Aus800 1 :150000 Furneaux Group
Chart listings Aus798 1 :150000 Eddystone Point to Stony
Head
Small scale planning charts Aus767 1 :150000 Wardlaws Point to Eddystone
This list of charts is for planning purposes only and is Point
therefore optional. Aus766 1 :150000 Mistaken Cape to Ward laws
AUS4602 1:3500000 South Pacific Ocean – Tasman Point
and Coral Seas Australia to Aus797 1 :150000 Tasman Island to Mistaken
Northern New Zealand Cape
AUS4601 1:3500000 South Pacific Ocean – Tasman Aus796 1 :150000 Tasman Head to Cape
Sea New Zealand to SE Frederick Hendrick
Australia Aus171 1 :100000 Hobart to Norfolk Bay
AUS4644 1:1500000 Southern Ocean – Cape
Otway to Cape Howe Maritime Safety Queensland charts
including Tasmania This list of navigation charts should be used in place of
the AusXxx charts covering the same area.
Medium scale navigation charts GSS1 and GSS2 are essential if navigating the Great
This list should constitute your minimum navigation Sandy Straits.
chart kit. MB1 1:115000 Moreton bay, Manly to
Aus830 1:150000 Russell Island to Low Islets Mooloolaba
Aus829 1:150000 Brook Islands to Russell Island MB6 1:30000 Moreton Bay, Nerang to
Aus828 1:150000 Palm Isles to Brook Islands and Couran
Palm Passage MB7 1:30000 Moreton Bay, Couran to
Aus827 1:150000 Cape Bowling Green to Palm Isles Redland Bay
Aus826 1:150000 Bowen to Cape Bowling Green MB8 1:60000 Moreton Bay, Redland Bay to
Aus825 1:150000 Whitsunday Island to Bowen Cabbage tree creek
Aus824 1:150000 Penrith Island to Whitsunday GSS1 1:60000 Great Sandy Strait (South)
Island GSS2 1:60001 Great Sandy Strait (North)
Aus823 1:150000 Percy Isles to Mackay CC1 1:25000 Curtis Coast, Gladstone
Aus822 1:150000 Port Clinton to Percy Isles marina
Aus820 1:150000 North Reef to Port Clinton CC2 1:20000 Curtis Coast, TheNarrows,
Aus819 1:150000 Bustard Head to North Reef Ramsay Crossing and Port
Aus818 1:150000 Sandy Cape to Bustard Head Alma
Aus817 1:150000 Hervey Bay
Aus365 1:300000 Cape Moreton to Sandy Cape
Aus814 1:150000 Point Danger to Cape Moreton
Aus813 1:150000 Clarence River to Point Danger
Aus812 1:150000 Nambucca Heads to Clarence
River
Aus811 1:150000 Crowdy Head to Nambucca
Heads
Aus810 1:150000 Port Step hens to Crowdy Head
Aus809 1:150000 Port Jackson to Port Step hens
Aus808 1:150000 Jervis Bay to Port Jackson
Aus807 1:150000 Montague Island to Jervis Bay
Aus806 1:150000 Cape Howe to Montague Island
Aus805 1:150000 Point Hicks to Cape Howe
Aus802 1:150000 Cape Liptrap to Cliffy Island
Aus801 1:150000 Cape Schanck to Cape Liptrap
Aus357A 1:300000 Bass Strait Oil Fields

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Large scale charts for Queensland Large scale charts for Tasmania
Recommended charts for navigating specific areas Recommended charts for navigating specific areas
within the scope of this planner. within the scope of this planner.
Aus259 1:50000 Hinchinbrook Channel Aus148 1:25000 Hogan Group
Aus256 1:50000 Cleveland Bay and Aus179 1:75000 Franklin Sound
Approaches Aus179 1:25000 Foster Inlet
Aus268 1:25000 Approaches to Bowen Aus167 1:25000 Port Dalrymple
Aus254 1:75000 Hook Reef Aus169 1:75000 Schouten Passage
Aus252 1:75000 Whitsunday Group Aus170 1:37500 Mercury Passage
Aus253 1:37500 Whitsunday Passage Aus174 1:25000 Port Arthur
Aus251 1:75000 Bailey Islet to Repulse Islands Aus172 1:10000 Port of Hobart
Aus249 1:75000 Approaches to Hay Point and Aus148 1:25000 Kent Group
Mackay
Aus248 1:25000 Port Clinton
Aus247 1:75000 KeppelBay
Aus230 1:15000 Approaches to Gold Coast
Seaway

Large scale charts for New South

Wales
Recommended charts for navigating specific areas
within the scope of this planner.
AUS222 1:15000 Clarence River and
Approaches
Aus209 1:25000 Port Step hens
Aus207 1:25000 Approaches to Newcastle
Aus204 1:40000 Broken Bay
Aus200 1:20000 Port Jackson
Aus198 1:25000 Botany Bay and Port Hacking
Aus195 1:25000 Approaches to Port Kembla
Aus193 1:37500 Approaches to Jervis Bay
Aus191 1:25000 Batemans Bay
Aus192 1:25000 Twofold Bay

Large scale charts for Victoria

Recommended charts for navigating specific areas
within the scope of this planner.
Aus148 1:25000 Refuge Cove and Sealers Cove
Aus181 1:50000 Approaches to Corner Inlet
and Port Albert
Aus150 1:75000 Western Port
Aus158 1:37500 Port Phillip South and West
Channels
Aus157 1:37500 Port of Geelong and
Approaches

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Pilots
Going Troppo
By David Haynes and Sue
Mulvaney
Scope: Lizard Island to Bowen
Similar quality to 100 Magic
Miles.
100 Magic Miles
By David Colfelt
Scope: the Whitsunday
Islands
Highly recommended if you
intend spending any time in
the Whitsunday area.
Curtis Coast
By Noel Patrick
Scope: Curtis coast of QLD
Excellent approaches to Curtis
Coast anchorages.
Beacon to Beacon
By Maritime Safety QLD
Scope: the NSW/QLD border
to Bundaberg
Recommended if you are
cruising Moreton Bay and
Great Sandy Straits.
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Cruising the Coral
Coast
By Alan Lucas
Scope: All QLD coast
Only pilot covering all of QLD
coast making it a must have
Cruising the NSW
Coast
By Alan Lucas
Scope: All NSW coast
Highly recommended if you
intend calling into any NSW
anchorage.
Tasmanian Anchorage
Guide
By The Royal Yacht Club of
Tasmania
Scope: All Tasmanian.
Anchorages and passage
planning in Tasmania,
excellent.
Cruising Tasmania
By BRETTINGHAM-MOORE
Scope: All of Tasmania
Includes many anchorages
apart from the major
waterways such as Derwent
Huon Tamar and
DEntrecasteaux channel..
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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Management zoning maps
The following maps detail sewerage discharge, access, fishing and other marine activity restrictions within the Great
Barrier Reef Marine Park. Make sure you have the necessary zoning maps for your planned cruising area. They are free
and available from most QLD chandleries and marine book stores or by emailing info@gbrmpa.gov.au and requesting
your specific charts. Emailing the request is the best option as they are very responsive and will send you a complete
tourist pack with your selected charts.

Overview maps (1:1 000 000 scale)

MPZ29 Far Northern
MPZ30 Cairns/Cooktown
MPZ31 Townsville/Whitsunday
MPZ32 Mackay/Capricorn
Detailed maps (1:250 000 scale)
MPZ1 Cape York
MPZ2 Cape Grenville
MPZ3 Lockhart River
MPZ4 Cape Melville
MPZ5 Cooktown
MPZ6 Cairns
MPZ7 Innisfail
1 Overview Map example
MPZ8 Townsville
MPZ9 Cape Upstart
MPZ10 Whitsunday
MPZ11 Hydrographers Passage
MPZ12 Mackay
MPZ13 Swain Reefs West
MPZ14 Swain Reefs East
MPZ15 Shoalwater Bay
MPZ16 Byfield
MPZ17 Gladstone
MPZ18 Bundaberg

2 Detail Map example

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Safety

General safety obligation

(From Marine Safety Queensland web site www.msq.qld.gov.au/Safety)
As the fundamental principle of the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) legislation, the general safety obligation
transfers the responsibility of safety to owners and operators and encourages risk management. The Transport
Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 imposes general safety obligations on:
ship designers, builders and surveyors about the condition of ships
persons involved with the operation of a ship to operate it safely
owners and masters about safety equipment.
All owners and operators, masters and crew members must ensure the ship is:
safe
properly equipped and crewed
operated in a safe manner.
These general safety obligations prohibit a ship from going to sea if it is not properly built and maintained, equipped,
crewed and operated in accordance with its proposed operating environment.
The Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 provides penalties for breach of safety obligations.

Safety equipment
Minimum safety requirements and equipment are legislated by the Following state government departments;
QLD Maritime Safety Queensland. www.msq.qld.gov.au
NSW NSW Maritime www.maritime.nsw.gov.au
Victoria Marine safety Victoria www.marinesafety.vic.gov.au
Tasmania MAST Maritime and Safety Tasmania www.mast.tas.gov.au
General safety can be found at Australian New Zealand safe boating; ANZSBEG www.safeboating.org.au/
The QLD requirements are documented as “Safety equipment for recreational ships” at www.msq.qld.gov.au/Safety/
and select “Safety equipment recreational ships”.
The NSW requirements are documented as “Checklist and Equipment” at www.maritime.nsw.gov.au select “Boating
Safety” tab.
The Victorian requirements are documents in their “Safety Matters” handbook, under Publications on their web site.
The Tasmanian requirements are documents in their “Safe Boating Handbook”, under Publications on their web site.
The Tasmanian safety requirements are broader than other states. If sailing in Tasmanian waters, it is strongly
recommended all review these requirements.
The requirements set by these departments are the minimum legal requirement for recreational vessels within their
respective jurisdiction. Each state government’s acts covering marine safety provide heavy penalties both fines and
imprisonment for breaches of safety obligations.
Personal obligations are clearly stated above, basically, owners, operators are accountable. Owners, operators,
masters and crew are all responsible for the safety of a vessel prior to it going to sea. So if you are assisting with a
passage as a crew member you are obligated by law to ensure the vessel is seaworthy.
Yachting Australia (YA) has defined minimum requirements for Yachts participating in racing events conducted by YA
affiliated organizations. YA recommend these same special regulations for yachts participating in cruising events.
These YA Special Regulations are documented in the YA Rules of Sailing (Blue Book), available from most ships
chandleries.
The minimum YA special regulations required for day light passages within the scope of this document is listed under
Special Regulations Category 4. These special regulations are a superset of the QLD, NSW, Vic and Tasmanian
requirements.
The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club has documented safety requirements for RPAYC cruising activities in their Green
Book located at www.rpayc.com.au select “Cruising” “Current Documents” “Green Book”. The minimum Green Book
safety requirement for day light passages within the scope of this document is “Short Coastal”.

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Weather
The primary source of weather forecasts within the scope of this document is the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
(BOM) and can be obtained by Internet WWW access, voice telephone calls or radio (VHF and HF).
Internet WWW access
Access to the World Wide Web (WWW) while at sea is relatively easy and very functional with the aid of a Telstra next
generation wireless modem. Recommended WWW weather forecast sites are;
1) BOM www.bom.gov.au/marine/
2) Seabreeze www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/
3) Weatherzone www.weatherzone.com.au
4) Windguru www.windguru.com
5) Coastalwatch for live web cams of sea conditions www.coastalwatch.com
Voice forecasts
The following telephone (voice) forecast services are provided by the BOM for QLD, NSW, VIC and TAS waters.
New South Wales
Sydney Waters Service 1900 969 955
NSW Coastal Waters Service 1900 926 101
Newcastle and Hunter Service 1900 969 954
Queensland
QLD Coastal Waters Service 1900 969 923
QLD General Warnings 1900 969 922
QLD Tropical Cyclone Warnings 1300 659 212
QLD Coastal Marine Warnings 1300 360 427
QLD Southeast Coast Service 1900 969 929
Southeast QLD Boating Weather 1900 926 115
Victoria
Coastal Waters Service 1900 969 930
Port Phillip and Western Port 1900 926 110
Tasmania
Boating Weather Service 1900 969 940
VHF forecasts
Marine weather forecasts are provided by the BOM and local VMR organizations on VHF frequencies.
VMR stations in QLD, NSW, VIC and TAS transmit weather updates four times a day, at times depending where you are
on the coast.
All broadcasts are announced on VHF CH16, prior to switching to a working channel. Weather updates from VMR
stations are also available on request.
Within QLD, the BOM transmits the following VHF forecasts.

Station VHF CH Broadcast Times (EST)

Townsville 72 0815, 1215, 1715
Home Hill 80 0815, 1215, 1715
Rockhampton 21 0720, 1010, 1210, 1705
Rockhampton 82 0640, 1140, 1640
Cairns 81 0545, 0745, 0945, 1145, 1345, 1545, 1745
Mackay (Brampton Is) 21 0615, 1215, 1645
Mackay (Knight Is) 80 0615, 1215, 1645

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Within Tasmania, Coast Radio Hobart and Tamar Sea Rescue transmit the following forecasts for the North East and
East;

Station VHF CH Broadcast Times (EST)

Tamar Sea Rescue 16 1133, 1620 daily
Coast Radio Hobart 16 0745, 1345, 1633, 1903 daily

HF forecasts
The BOM transmits HF forecasts from two locations, Charleville QLD and Wiluna WA, call signs VMC and
VMW. VMC covers the scope of this document.

VMC Broadcast frequencies

Day Time frequencies (kHz) 7 am to 6 pm EST Night Time frequencies (kHz) 6 pm to 7 am EST
4426, 8176, 12365, 16546 2201, 6507, 8176, 12365
VMC Broadcast times
Coastal waters Forecasts for Queensland 0330, 0730, 1130, 1530, 1930, 2330 EST
Coastal waters forecasts for NSW 0130, 0530, 0930, 1330, 1730, 2130 EST
Coastal waters Victoria 0130, 0530, 0930, 1330, 1730, 2130 EST
Coastal waters Tasmania 0230, 0630, 1030, 1430, 1830, 2230 EST
VMC warnings for QLD, NSW, VIC and TAS every hour commencing 0000 EST

Coast Radio Hobart broadcast frequencies and times

2182, 4125, 6215
North East and East forecast 0745, 1345, 1903 EST

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Tide predictions

BOM tide predictions

Australian tidal predictions are available on line at: www.bom.gov.au/oceanography/tides/ Select the state, location
and date required.

Queensland Victoria
By Maritime Safety QLD By: Maritime Victoria
A must have document for Available from, Information
cruising in QLD, full of useful Victoria Bookshop 505 Collins
information
Street Melbourne

NSW
By: NSW Maritime ANITT
Available from Boat Books.
Available from Boat Books and
The ANTT contains information
NSW Maritime.
for over 500 ports in Australia,
Can be down loaded
Papua New Guinea, Solomon
Islands, Antarctica and East
Timor..

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Marina listing north to south
Cairns Address: Shingley Drive, Airlie Beach
Cairns Marlin Marina QLD 4802
Tel: 07 4052 3866
Mob:NA Hamilton Island
Fax: 07 4052 3887 Hamilton Island Marina
E: marina@cairnsports.com.au Tel: 07 4946 8353
www.cairnsports.com.au Mob: NA
VHF: 16 Fax: 07 4946 8743
Call Sign: “Cairns Marlin Marina” E: marina@hamiltonisland.com.au
Address: 1 Spence Street, Cairns QLD 4870 www.hamiltonisland.com.au
VHF: 68
Port Hinchinbrook Call Sign: “Hamilton Island Marina”
(Check tides, entry 0.5m LAT) Address: Hamilton Island
Port Hinchinbrook Marina QLD 4803
Tel: 07 40 66 20 00
Mob: NA Laguna
Fax: 07 40 66 40 22 (Check tides, entry 0.0m LAT, 2.0m inside)
E:resort@porthinchinbrook.com.au Laguna Marina
www.porthinchinbrook.com.au Tel: 07 4947 7844
VHF: 16 Mob: NA
Call Sign: “Port Hinchinbrook Marina” Fax: 07 4945 4597
Address: LMB One Cardwell QLD E: office@lagunamarina.com.au
www.lagunawhitsundays.info
Townsville VHF: 16
Breakwater Marina Call Sign: “Laguna Marina”
Tel: 07 4721 2233 Address: Kunapipi Springs Road, Whitsundays QLD,
Mob: NA 4800
Fax: 07 4721 1124
E:bwreception@imdm.com.au Mackay Marina
www.breakwatermarina.com.au Tel: 07 4955 6855
VHF: 16 or 10 Mob: NA
Call Sign: “Breakwater Marina” Fax: 07 4955 6922
Address: The Strand, Townsville QLD 4810 E: info@mackaymarina.com
www.mackaymarina.com
Magnetic Island (Nelly Bay) VHF: 16
Magnetic Island Marina Call Sign: “Mackay Marina”
Tel: 07 4758 2417 Address: Mulherin Drive, Mackay Harbour QLD
Mob: 0419 739 496 4740
Fax: 07 4758 1894
E:admin@magneticislandmarina.com.au Rosslyn Bay
www.magneticislandmarina.com.au (Check tides, entry 1.1m LAT)
VHF: 16 Keppel Bay Marina
Call Sign: Magnetic Island Marina Tel: 07 4933 6244
Address: 123 Sooning Street, Nelly Bay Magnetic Mob: NA
Island Fax: 07 4933 6770
QLD 4819 E: info@keppelbaymarina.com.au
www.keppelbaymarina.com.au
Airlie Beach VHF: 21
Abel Point Marina Call Sign: “Keppel Bay Marina”
Tel: 07 4946 2400 Address: 1 Waterline Way, Rosslyn Bay QLD 4703
Mob: NA
Fax: 07 4946 2444 Gladstone
E:reservations.ap@meridienmarinas.com.au Gladstone Port (GPCL) Marina
www.abelpointmarina.com.au Tel: 07 4976 1398
VHF: 16 & 09 Mob: 0417 634380
Call Sign: “Abel Point Marina” Fax: 07 4972 7094
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E: williamsr@gpcl.com.au Call Sign: “Mooloolaba Marina”
www.gpcl.com.au Address: 33-45 Parkyn Parade, Mooloolaba QLD
VHF: 82 4557
Call Sign: “Gladstone Marina”
Address: PO Box 1565, Gladstone QLD 4680 Southport
Southport Yacht Club Marina
Bundaberg Tel: 07 5591 8577
Bundaberg Port Marina Mob: NA
Tel: 07 4159 5066 Fax: 07 5591 3526
Mob: 0407 589024 E:marina1@southportyachtclub.com.au
Fax: 07 4159 5077 www.southportyachtclub.com.au
E:info@bundabergportmarina.com.au VHF: 74
www.bundabergportmarina.com.au Call Sign: “VH4GFK Southport Yacht Club Marina”
VHF: 81 Address: Macarthur Parade, Main Beach QLD 4217
Call Sign: “Bundaberg Port Marina”
Address: Marina Dr. Port of Bundaberg, Bundaberg Coffs Harbour
QLD 4670 Coffs Harbour Marina
Tel: 02 6651 4222
Urangan Mob: NA
Great Sandy Straits Marina Fax: 02 6651 6618
Tel: 07 4125 3822 E:enquiries@coffsharbourmarina.com.au
Mob: 0421 040 754 www.coffsharbourmarina.com.au
Fax: 07 4125 3699 VHF: 16
E: gssmarina@bigpond.com Call Sign: “Coffs Harbour Marina”
www.gssm.net.au Address: Marina Drive, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450
VHF: 06 or 82
Call Sign: “Great Sandy Straits Marina” Port Stephens
Address: Buccaneer Drive, Urangan, Hervey Bay d'Albora Marinas - Nelson Bay
QLD 4655 Tel: 02 4984 1333
Tin Can Bay Mob: NA
2.1 M LAT in channel, 2.4 M Fax: 02 4984 1390
Tin Can Bay Marina E:nelsonbay@dalboramarinas.com.au
Tel: 07 5486 4299 www.dalboramarinas.com.au
Mob: NA VHF: 16
Fax: 07 5486 4330 Call Sign: “d’Albora Marina Nelson Bay”
E: tincanbay@starmarinas.com.au Address: Teramby Road, Nelson Bay,
www.tincanbaymarina.com.au NSW 2315
VHF: 73
Call Sign: “Tin Can Bay Marina” Newcastle
Address: Corner of Oyster Pde and Emperor Street Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Marina
Tin Can Bay, QLD4580 Tel: 02 4940 8188
Mob: 0408 299 512
Mooloolaba Fax: 02 4940 8138
(Ref QLD Notice to mariners 555 of 2008) E: enquiries@ncyc.net.au
Mooloolaba Marina www.ncyc.net.au
Tel: 07 5444 5653 VHF: 16
Mob: NA Call Sign: “Newcastle CYC Marina”
Fax: 07 544 7935 Address: 9/91Hannell St, Wickham,
E: info@mooloolabamarina.com.au NSW 2293
www.mooloolabamarina.com.au
VHF: 16 or 73

For additional marina listing contact Australian

Marinas Guide, Phone 0425 795 453
Web: www.marinasguide.com.au
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Strip charts
Withsundays detail

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Cairns to Upstart Bay

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Repeater stations

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Bait Reef to Percy Islands

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Speed distance table
Speed in knots
3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 10.0
5 0:01:40 0:01:25 0:01:15 0:01:06 0:01:00 0:00:54 0:00:50 0:00:46 0:00:42 0:00:40 0:00:37 0:00:35 0:00:33 0:00:31 0:00:30
10 0:03:20 0:02:51 0:02:30 0:02:13 0:02:00 0:01:49 0:01:40 0:01:32 0:01:25 0:01:20 0:01:15 0:01:10 0:01:06 0:01:03 0:01:00
15 0:05:00 0:04:17 0:03:45 0:03:20 0:03:00 0:02:43 0:02:30 0:02:18 0:02:08 0:02:00 0:01:52 0:01:45 0:01:40 0:01:34 0:01:30
20 0:06:40 0:05:42 0:05:00 0:04:26 0:04:00 0:03:38 0:03:20 0:03:04 0:02:51 0:02:40 0:02:30 0:02:21 0:02:13 0:02:06 0:02:00
25 0:08:20 0:07:08 0:06:15 0:05:33 0:05:00 0:04:32 0:04:10 0:03:50 0:03:34 0:03:20 0:03:07 0:02:56 0:02:46 0:02:37 0:02:30
30 0:10:00 0:08:34 0:07:30 0:06:40 0:06:00 0:05:27 0:05:00 0:04:36 0:04:17 0:04:00 0:03:45 0:03:31 0:03:20 0:03:09 0:03:00
35 0:11:40 0:10:00 0:08:45 0:07:46 0:07:00 0:06:21 0:05:50 0:05:23 0:05:00 0:04:40 0:04:22 0:04:07 0:03:53 0:03:41 0:03:30
40 0:13:20 0:11:25 0:10:00 0:08:53 0:08:00 0:07:16 0:06:40 0:06:09 0:05:42 0:05:20 0:05:00 0:04:42 0:04:26 0:04:12 0:04:00
45 0:15:00 0:12:51 0:11:15 0:10:00 0:09:00 0:08:10 0:07:30 0:06:55 0:06:25 0:06:00 0:05:37 0:05:17 0:05:00 0:04:44 0:04:30
50 0:16:40 0:14:17 0:12:30 0:11:06 0:10:00 0:09:05 0:08:20 0:07:41 0:07:08 0:06:40 0:06:15 0:05:52 0:05:33 0:05:15 0:05:00
55 0:18:20 0:15:42 0:13:45 0:12:13 0:11:00 0:10:00 0:09:10 0:08:27 0:07:51 0:07:20 0:06:52 0:06:28 0:06:06 0:05:47 0:05:30
60 0:20:00 0:17:08 0:15:00 0:13:20 0:12:00 0:10:54 0:10:00 0:09:13 0:08:34 0:08:00 0:07:30 0:07:03 0:06:40 0:06:18 0:06:00
65 0:21:40 0:18:34 0:16:15 0:14:26 0:13:00 0:11:49 0:10:50 0:10:00 0:09:17 0:08:40 0:08:07 0:07:38 0:07:13 0:06:50 0:06:30
70 0:23:20 0:20:00 0:17:30 0:15:33 0:14:00 0:12:43 0:11:40 0:10:46 0:10:00 0:09:20 0:08:45 0:08:14 0:07:46 0:07:22 0:07:00
75 1:01:00 0:21:25 0:18:45 0:16:40 0:15:00 0:13:38 0:12:30 0:11:32 0:10:42 0:10:00 0:09:22 0:08:49 0:08:20 0:07:53 0:07:30
80 1:02:40 0:22:51 0:20:00 0:17:46 0:16:00 0:14:32 0:13:20 0:12:18 0:11:25 0:10:40 0:10:00 0:09:24 0:08:53 0:08:25 0:08:00
85 1:04:20 1:00:17 0:21:15 0:18:53 0:17:00 0:15:27 0:14:10 0:13:04 0:12:08 0:11:20 0:10:37 0:10:00 0:09:26 0:08:56 0:08:30
Distance in nm to run

90 1:06:00 1:01:42 0:22:30 0:20:00 0:18:00 0:16:21 0:15:00 0:13:50 0:12:51 0:12:00 0:11:15 0:10:35 0:10:00 0:09:28 0:09:00
95 1:07:40 1:03:08 0:23:45 0:21:06 0:19:00 0:17:16 0:15:50 0:14:36 0:13:34 0:12:40 0:11:52 0:11:10 0:10:33 0:10:00 0:09:30
100 1:09:20 1:04:34 1:01:00 0:22:13 0:20:00 0:18:10 0:16:40 0:15:23 0:14:17 0:13:20 0:12:30 0:11:45 0:11:06 0:10:31 0:10:00
110 1:12:40 1:07:25 1:03:30 1:00:26 0:22:00 0:20:00 0:18:20 0:16:55 0:15:42 0:14:40 0:13:45 0:12:56 0:12:13 0:11:34 0:11:00
126 1:18:00 1:12:00 1:07:30 1:04:00 1:01:12 0:22:54 0:21:00 0:19:23 0:18:00 0:16:48 0:15:45 0:14:49 0:14:00 0:13:15 0:12:36
128 1:18:40 1:12:34 1:08:00 1:04:26 1:01:36 0:23:16 0:21:20 0:19:41 0:18:17 0:17:04 0:16:00 0:15:03 0:14:13 0:13:28 0:12:48
129 1:19:00 1:12:51 1:08:15 1:04:40 1:01:48 0:23:27 0:21:30 0:19:50 0:18:25 0:17:12 0:16:07 0:15:10 0:14:20 0:13:34 0:12:54
151 2:02:20 1:19:08 1:13:45 1:09:33 1:06:12 1:03:27 1:01:10 0:23:13 0:21:34 0:20:08 0:18:52 0:17:45 0:16:46 0:15:53 0:15:06
159 2:05:00 1:21:25 1:15:45 1:11:20 1:07:48 1:04:54 1:02:30 1:00:27 0:22:42 0:21:12 0:19:52 0:18:42 0:17:40 0:16:44 0:15:54
187 2:14:20 2:05:25 1:22:45 1:17:33 1:13:24 1:10:00 1:07:10 1:04:46 1:02:42 1:00:56 0:23:22 0:22:00 0:20:46 0:19:41 0:18:42
194 2:16:40 2:07:25 2:00:30 1:19:06 1:14:48 1:11:16 1:08:20 1:05:50 1:03:42 1:01:52 1:00:15 0:22:49 0:21:33 0:20:25 0:19:24
208 2:21:20 2:11:25 2:04:00 1:22:13 1:17:36 1:13:49 1:10:40 1:08:00 1:05:42 1:03:44 1:02:00 1:00:28 0:23:06 0:21:53 0:20:48
220 3:01:20 2:14:51 2:07:00 2:00:53 1:20:00 1:16:00 1:12:40 1:09:50 1:07:25 1:05:20 1:03:30 1:01:52 1:00:26 0:23:09 0:22:00
225 3:03:00 2:16:17 2:08:15 2:02:00 1:21:00 1:16:54 1:13:30 1:10:36 1:08:08 1:06:00 1:04:07 1:02:28 1:01:00 0:23:41 0:22:30
227 3:03:40 2:16:51 2:08:45 2:02:26 1:21:24 1:17:16 1:13:50 1:10:55 1:08:25 1:06:16 1:04:22 1:02:42 1:01:13 0:23:53 0:22:42
232 3:05:20 2:18:17 2:10:00 2:03:33 1:22:24 1:18:10 1:14:40 1:11:41 1:09:08 1:06:56 1:05:00 1:03:17 1:01:46 1:00:25 0:23:12
270 3:18:00 3:05:08 2:19:30 2:12:00 2:06:00 2:01:05 1:21:00 1:17:32 1:14:34 1:12:00 1:09:45 1:07:45 1:06:00 1:04:25 1:03:00
321 4:11:00 3:19:42 3:08:15 2:23:20 2:16:12 2:10:21 2:05:30 2:01:23 1:21:51 1:18:48 1:16:07 1:13:45 1:11:40 1:09:47 1:08:06
328 4:13:20 3:21:42 3:10:00 3:00:53 2:17:36 2:11:38 2:06:40 2:02:27 1:22:51 1:19:44 1:17:00 1:14:35 1:12:26 1:10:31 1:08:48
369 5:03:00 4:09:25 3:20:15 3:10:00 3:01:48 2:19:05 2:13:30 2:08:46 2:04:42 2:01:12 1:22:07 1:19:24 1:17:00 1:14:50 1:12:54
375 5:05:00 4:11:08 3:21:45 3:11:20 3:03:00 2:20:10 2:14:30 2:09:41 2:05:34 2:02:00 1:22:52 1:20:07 1:17:40 1:15:28 1:13:30
380 5:06:40 4:12:34 3:23:00 3:12:26 3:04:00 2:21:05 2:15:20 2:10:27 2:06:17 2:02:40 1:23:30 1:20:42 1:18:13 1:16:00 1:14:00
427 5:22:20 5:02:00 4:10:45 3:22:53 3:13:24 3:05:38 2:23:10 2:17:41 2:13:00 2:08:56 2:05:22 2:02:14 1:23:26 1:20:56 1:18:42
456 6:08:00 5:10:17 4:18:00 4:05:20 3:19:12 3:10:54 3:04:00 2:22:09 2:17:08 2:12:48 2:09:00 2:05:38 2:02:40 2:00:00 1:21:36
627 8:17:00 7:11:08 6:12:45 5:19:20 5:05:24 4:18:00 4:08:30 4:00:27 3:17:34 3:11:36 3:06:22 3:01:45 2:21:40 2:18:00 2:14:42
Result days:hours:minutes

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When to tack downwind
There are three reasons for a cruising yacht to tack downwind, that is sail a series of gybes keeping the true wind
15 or more degrees off dead run.
1) To reduce the risk of accidental gybe
2) To engage the genoa by removing the blanketing effect of the main
3) To increase apparent wind speed and sail efficiency in order to sail faster and reach the destination
more quickly
How much you can head up, and how much you will gain will depend on yacht performance and conditions. A
light boat will pick up more quickly than a heavy boat as the wind moves forward.
In the diagram below, D1 is the downwind distance between two points. D2 is the additional distance sailed as a
result of the tack by angle (A). The table below shows the increase in SOG required for D2 in order to arrive at
the destination had you sailed D1.
Note the tack angle (A) is COG change, not the apparent wind change.

Angle of tack
0 0 0
10 15 20 250 300 350 400 450
1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4
1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.1
2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.8
2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.5
3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.2
3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.3 4.6 5.0
4.0 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.7
4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.5 5.9 6.4
Boat speed

5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.5 7.1

5.5 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.7 7.2 7.8
6.0 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.9 7.3 7.8 8.5
6.5 6.6 6.7 6.9 7.2 7.5 7.9 8.5 9.2
7.0 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.7 8.1 8.5 9.1 9.9
7.5 7.6 7.8 8.0 8.3 8.7 9.2 9.8 10.6
8.0 8.1 8.3 8.5 8.8 9.2 9.8 10.4 11.3
8.5 8.6 8.8 9.0 9.4 9.8 10.4 11.1 12.0
9.0 9.1 9.3 9.6 9.9 10.4 11.0 11.7 12.7
9.5 9.6 9.8 10.1 10.5 11.0 11.6 12.4 13.4
10.0 10.2 10.4 10.6 11.0 11.6 12.2 13.1 14.2
Boat speed required for "D2" time to equal "D1" time

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