We are new to sailing around Sydney Harbour and would like to know where easy jetties to pick up passengers are located around Sydney Harbour. We know there is a good floating jetty in Woolwich thanks to kind forum members but would also like to know of options in the Eastern Suburbs and around Neutral Bay, Cremorne, Mosman.
Thanks in advance.
Balmain is public jetty.
Greenwich is ferry but its limitwd service. I often picked people up from there
Rose Bay - Easter suburbs
There is also one in Rushcutters Bay, Yarraanbbe Park Pontoon
All those obviously will work but inherently it depends on the prevailing wind and how quickly your guests can get on board. If they are a tad timid or cautious and the wind is blowing you onto the wharf, it can be very fraught. I picked up 2 cautious people at the Opera House Farm Cove side in the early 80's in a Farr11.6 yacht with a 20kt noreaster blowing in and it was nearly a real drama. Urgent requests for them to jump on board resulted in that, and full throttle and a strong crew adjacent to the shrouds pushing off the piles got us away before it was crunch time. Farm Cove itself with the seawall around nearly 180 degrees of it is a nightmare for waves bouncing back off the seawall at all angles and coming back out to attack - with nearly 40 years gone to now and powerboats quadrupling in size and wake, and ferries and water taxis ever present, I woudn't go anywhere near the Opera House Farm Cove Wharf. Suggest pick your harbour wharf spot depending on the wind direction and strength of the day, and the tide. At low tide many wharfs are as slippery as wearing skates.
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All those obviously will work but inherently it depends on the prevailing wind and how quickly your guests can get on board. If they are a tad timid or cautious and the wind is blowing you onto the wharf, it can be very fraught. I picked up 2 cautious people at the Opera House Farm Cove side in the early 80's in a Farr11.6 yacht with a 20kt noreaster blowing in and it was nearly a real drama. Urgent requests for them to jump on board resulted in that, and full throttle and a strong crew adjacent to the shrouds pushing off the piles got us away before it was crunch time. Farm Cove itself with the seawall around nearly 180 degrees of it is a nightmare for waves bouncing back off the seawall at all angles and coming back out to attack - with nearly 40 years gone to now and powerboats quadrupling in size and wake, and ferries and water taxis ever present, I woudn't go anywhere near the Opera House Farm Cove Wharf. Suggest pick your harbour wharf spot depending on the wind direction and strength of the day, and the tide. At low tide many wharfs are as slippery as wearing skates.
Some years ago, against my better judgement I picked up a guest at a ferry wharf who was lost and carrying gear.
The "wash" was against me and I experienced "crunch time"
Lucky to get away with just a damaged bowsprit.
