Illustration standing in for Pittwater and Broken Bay: a group of low islands along the horizon over blue-green water in morning light

2 days · Bareboat

A Pittwater weekend under sail

A weekend afloat around Pittwater and Broken Bay, with the route shaped around your group and conditions.

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Length2days aboard

Legs2anchorage to anchorage

Charter typeBareboatYou are the skipper

Workable seasonSeptember to Mayoutside it, expect to be weather-bound

Leg by leg

The route

Pittwater and Broken Bay

Your trip at a glance

Sequence of suggested stops; not a chart or a navigational route.

1
Church Point → Refuge Bay6 to 9 nautical miles · indicative
2
Refuge Bay → Church Point6 to 9 nautical miles · indicative

Day	From	To	Distance	Note
1	Church Point	Refuge Bay	6 to 9 nm	Confirm boarding, briefing time and a suitable first stop.
2	Refuge Bay	Church Point	6 to 9 nm	Agree the return plan and allow time for disembarkation.

A weekend afloat around Pittwater and Broken Bay, with the route shaped around your group and conditions.

Shape the holiday around your group

This is an editorial outline, not a bookable package or a confirmed passage plan. Tell the operator your dates, guest numbers, preferred pace and experience. Ask whether these places fit the time available and which alternatives they would suggest.

For a bareboat trip, have your nominated skipper’s experience assessed before choosing the boat. Discuss the permitted cruising area and all proposed stops during the briefing.

Places in this outline

Refuge Bay
Church Point

Use the sequence above to start a conversation. A stop may need to change because of conditions, access restrictions, the boat or your group’s needs. Swimming, landing and overnight anchoring each need their own confirmation.

Make time for being aboard

Allow time for boarding, the briefing and settling into the boat. Decide which days you would like to be active and where you would prefer a slower pace. Confirm meals, guest beds and any shore transfers before booking.

Before choosing dates

Read the weather guide and ask about current operations in this region. The listed season and distances are broad planning information, not forecasts or measured navigation tracks. The skipper must plan the actual route using current information.

Questions for the operator

Which parts of this outline can you offer for our dates?
What is the realistic sailing time between the proposed stops?
Which access permissions, transfers or local restrictions need arranging?
What is the alternative if a stop or return route changes?
Which meals, equipment and guest services are included?

Use the inclusions guide, packing guide and booking checklist to finish the plan.

No operator in the directory publishes this format hereThis outline has no matched operator for the format and area. Confirm feasibility and a suitable charter before planning around it. See Pittwater and Broken Bay for what is published.

Ask before you commit to this route

What recent experience will you accept from the nominated skipper?
Is a sail guide available, and at what daily rate?
What bond, insurance excess and damage waiver apply?
What is included in the handover briefing, and how long does it take?
Does the vessel's certificate cover every leg of this route, or does one leg cross into a different operating area?

Full booking checklist

Where this itinerary came fromBuilt from the gateways, anchorages and indicative passages published on the Pittwater and Broken Bay page, plus the hazards that page records. Distances are rounded estimates, not measured tracks, and no operator was contacted for comment.Methodology

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This is an editorial suggestion compiled from public sources, not navigational, safety or weather advice, and it can be wrong. Passage planning is the skipper's responsibility. Checked 11 September 2026. See the disclaimer.