Hi, if you were sailing around the Australia coastline in a 30 foot yacht (all the way), starting in Sydney Harbour Jan1 and returning to Sydney Harbour Dec 31st...which way would you go and why? So Jan 1, Sydney Heads, turn left (north) or right (south)?
I don't have much knowledge on this so I like to get advice from sailors who have done this OR have done sections of the coastline.
I would assume direction (with the above start/stop dates) would come down to best seasonal winds/direction, currents, weather (summer/winter), storm/cyclone seasons etc.
Cyclone season normally Nov-April for the tropics (Qld, NT, Northern WA).
East Coast lows are normally May-Aug for NSW/south Qld/ eastern Vic coast
I would think prevailing wind direction and currents would be the key factor in determining if the trip would be clockwise (turn right and head south) or counter-clockwise (turn left and head north)
Also if someone has done this already and done a blog or book on it I'd love to know.
Go swell.