Reviews

I recently had the pleasure of returning to spend a few days on Kangaroo with three friends. It’s the height of cruising luxury, with all the creature comforts of home, aboard a beautifully crafted, classic Halverson. Having cruised on Kangaroo before, I was impressed by a couple of additions to the boat. Notably, the new user-friendly swim ladder is a great improvement and makes getting out of the water super easy. There are also two new maps strategically positioned, one on the cockpit door and the other usefully displayed on the dinette table top. These helped us keep track of our whereabouts while cruising and then at the end of the day, they enabled us to talk about where we'd been and where we’d like to go next. We spent our first night in Coasters Retreat/The Basin under a stunning full moon and rounded West Head early the next morning in very favourable conditions. We’d decided to try some new locations, so we bee-lined to Gunyah Beach (at the entrance to the Hawkesbury) for breakfast and an exploration along the beach. Since there’s only one swing mooring in Gunyah Beach, stopping isn’t always an option, but it was available for us on this occasion. Our second night was spent in tranquil Yeoman's Bay, sheltered from the forecasted Southerly. The phosphorescence in the water that night was mesmerising. We set off early on our final morning, once again rounding West Head very comfortably. We then had brunch on a mooring off Palm Beach, in the shelter of Barrenjoey Headland. After a few days aboard the delightfully decked-out Kangaroo, we felt as if we’d had a week away. Cruising on weekdays, meant we had our pick of most of the moorings and the pristine environment was amazingly unspoilt and quiet, even in February. It's always such a treat to sail on this impeccably maintained piece of Pittwater maritime history.