Sydney to Melbourne, non-stop and almost unassisted, in a month

12:51 AM Tue 14 Dec 2010 GMT

'Bindi crew - Calen Tyler (right) and his friend Arthur Della Bosca, who slept through most of the drama' .

Sailing Sydney to Melbourne - it took a month, but they made it, and only had to be rescued at the last minute. This week two sailors are safely on land after having to be rescued by the Coast Guard in Western Port. Nine-metre wooden sailing boat Bindi, sailed by Calen Tyler and his friend Arthur Della Bosca, had an eventful month-long journey from Sydney, but she seriously began taking on water within sight of her destination at Corinella. Bindi was finally towed to Western Port Marina by Coast Guard Westernport and search and rescue coxswain Anthony Mayall. He said ...

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by Frankston Standard/Sail-World Cruising