Sailing, Wine & Canapé Dinner Cruise - Sydney
- 2hr cruise departs Friday afternoon at 5:30 PM
- Substantial canapés including chorizo pieces, mini quiche and prawn skewers served throughout
- Boutique wineries offering complimentary wine tastings on board
The perfect Friday afternoon wind-down - leave work behind and join us on our authentic timber tall ship for a 2-hour wine tasting and sailing dinner package. There is simply no better way to forget the cares of the week and relax for the weekend!
This is a fantastic package that includes a 2 hour Sydney Harbour cruise with a selection of different wines to taste alongside a substantial finger food dinner.
Winery representatives will be onboard giving you the opportunity to sample a number of different varieties throughout the night and, in between tastings, you'll enjoy substantial freshly prepared finger food including tasty morsels from the barbeque for dinner.
| 24 Feb 12 (Friday) |
Places 
|
| 23 Mar 12 (Friday) |
Places
|
| 27 Apr 12 (Friday) |
Places
|
| 25 May 12 (Friday) |
Places
|
Castree-Croad F
Rozynski F
Lisa M
Fitness and Experience
- No wheelchair access
- No sailing experience necessary
What to Bring/Wear
- Dress for the weather on the day
- Bring sunscreen, hat and long sleeves
- Wear flat-soled shoes, no sharp heeled shoes will be permitted
What is Supplied
- Selection of Australian wines to taste and enjoy
- Two hour unique sailing experience on the harbour
- Substantial finger food dinner including seafood
- The opportunity to hoist the sails, relax and enjoy the sun set
- Photo opportunities of the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Taronga Zoo and Luna Park
- Learn about the history of the ship
More Information
Cruises last 2 hours and depart on selected Friday afternoons 5.30pm. Boarding takes place 15mins before departure. There will be up to 85 people on board the tall ship with you.
Indicative menu (subject to change to match different wines):
- Prawn skewers barbequed
- Chicken cocktail skewers barbequed
- Gourmet chipolatas with zesty tomato relish
- Mini spinach quiches
- Selection of savoury profiteroles filled with beef, seafood mornay, vegetables and spinach
- Quiche cocktail Lorraine
- Spinach & cheese triangles
- Barbequed chorizo pieces
- Cheese pastizzis
About the boat:
'Southern Swan' is a three masted barquentine built in Denmark in 1922 from Danish oak frames.
Southern Swan regularly crossed the North Sea as a grain carrier between Denmark and Greenland for the Tuborg Beer Company until 1969. With ice being a constant hazard in these far northern waters, the ship's bow was strengthened during the initial construction to cope with any light ice work. She was purchased in 1969 as a private vessel and extensively refitted to make extensive ocean voyages, including service as a sail training vessel with the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets.
She participated in the 1982 Tall Ships Race from Philadelphia to Portugal. In 1986 after appearing at the World Expo in Vancouver, Southern Swan sailed to England to join the Australian Bicentennial First Fleet Re-Enactment for the historic voyage to Sydney. “Southern Swan’s original name was ‘Mathilde’, then ‘Pacific’ [1926], then ‘H C Andersen’ [1930], then 'Svanen’ [1938], and finally ‘Southern Swan’ [2008].
Capacity for 80 passengers plus crew
Length: 40 metres
LWL: 27.2 metres
Beam: 8.2 metres
Draught: 3.3 metres
Mast Height: 24 metres
Weight: 220 tonne
- Australia's No. 1 gift website (Hitwise)
- Low price guarantee
- Fully flexible gift vouchers
- Australia's longest running adventure site
- Expert consultants
- Thousands of reviews
- Safe & secure shopping
- Crocodile Cage of Death
- Dolphin Swimming
- Fast Boat Rides
- Fishing
- Jet Boating
- Jet Ski
- Kiteboarding
- Parasailing
- Sailing
- SCUBA Diving
- Sea Kayaking
- Seal and Sea Lion Swimming
- Sledging
- Stand Up Paddleboarding
- Surf Rafting
- Surfing
- Swim With Tuna
- Swimming With Sharks
- Titanic Dive Expedition
- Wakeboarding
- Waterskiing
- Whale Watching
- White Water Rafting
- Windsurfing
- Cruises
