Dear Friends, a friend just bought 30f sailing boatvin excellent condition. It us moored in Lake Macquarie. Is it possible to leave Port Macquarie 6am on a high tigh and a good wind on our back and get to Woolwich around 7pm?
The plan is to use yanmar 20hp and both sails... we should achieve around 7 knots hopefully and at that constant speed we will ba back by 8pm.

Is there anything that we should be aware of it? A part of pirots ofcourse

Thank you guys

Where in Lake Macquarie, it could be a 2 hour passage to get outside. 50nm to Sydney, another hour and a half or so to Woolwich.

If the boat is really in Port Macquarie plan on a few days.

What sort of 30ft boat? A modern light and quick one, or an older heavy slower one?

If the wind is favourable and you know how to sail the engine won't make you any faster.

Last Friday Havefun and I went from Soldiers Pt to the CYCA in 15 hours in his Northshore 33. It was in ideal conditions except going against the tide getting out of Port Stephens. It could have taken 25 hours in less favourable conditions.

In summary, it all depends on the starting location, Swansea bridge timing, speed of the boat, wind and sea conditions and sailing ability. I'd bank on 15 or more hours.

Thanks