New Year's Eve Yacht Charter - Beneteau 40.7
Few places in the world are more impressive on New Year's Eve than Sydney Harbour. One of the very best ways to view this pyrotechnic spectacular is from the deck of your own private charter yacht. This is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime "must-do" event.
Description
Our yachts are berthed in a modern marina in a beautiful setting at Middle Harbour Yacht Club in Sydney.
Parking at the club is easy, and the shore-based facilities are great, too.
Our New Year's Eve package begins with a safety briefing. We explain the basic parts of the yacht as well as the use of winches, halyards and sheets.
Sydney Harbour cruise
Next, we head out into Middle Harbour for a relaxed sail down towards the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House to take in the sights and choose the best spot to anchor for the show.
Subject to wind and weather conditions on the day, we usually anchor in Farm Cove or Athol Bay.
After dinner and a couple of sundowners, it's time for the 9 pm fireworks and aerobatics display.
Breathtaking fireworks display
As the New Year approaches, the tension builds and then, at the stroke of midnight, the skies above Sydney Harbour erupt from end to end in a truly breathtaking fireworks display.
After it's all over, we gently cruise back to our Middle Harbour Yacht Club base.
We usually disembark around 0230 am on New Year's Day.
What's included
- Maximum of 10 customers
- Qualified skipper and mate, wharf fees, fuel, cleaning costs, tea, coffee and water.
- Basic crew training
- BYO catering
Before you start
- No previous sailing experience is required.
Yacht specification
General
- Fractional sloop rig
- Overall Length 40 ft /11.96 m
- Beam 3.76 m / Draft 2.4 m
- Displacement 6.9 tonnes
- Volvo diesel 40 hp
- Fuel 130 litres / Freshwater 318 litres
- Capacity - max 10/ comfortable 8
Features
- 3 x double cabins / 1 bathroom
- Large fridge
- Fully equipped galley
- Comfortable saloon seats 6
- Sound system
- ISAF Cat 2 safety equipment.
- 3 reef mainsail, furling headsail.
- Raymarine instrumentation
- Wheel steering