Advice on Tangalooma - Small Boat

[Blue_Escape]

I have just moved to back to Brisbane after a long time interstate. Interested in both fishing & snorkelling. I have a 4.55m open tinnie with 40HP outboard. I am considering taking it across to Moreton Island, Tangalooma specifically. Is this a feasible/safe trip for my rig??

[mackmauler]

sounds alright to me

[charleville]

Depends on the day.

I take my 4.75m 60HP Quintrex Bayhunter runabout over that way from Manly boat harbour when the weather is right with no pain. When there is a Nor-easter in the afternoon, the sea follows me home and it is a good trip.

Would not go there though in anything above 15 knots. It can be deceptively calm in the general area of Tangalooma but a bit lumpy out in the open bay. Might have to be a fairly slow trip home if it gets too choppy.

Whatever you do, log yourself in with the coast guard or VMR wherever you are launching.

Also, I think that I did read recently somewhere that the authorities were now discouraging diving at the wrecks because they have deteriorated and are now a little hazardous.

[craigie]

From the mouth of the Brisbane River it is a 1 hr run to Tangers (cruising at about 35 - 40 km per hr) in conditions less than 15 knots of breeze.
Took my 4.6m Clark (tiller steer 40 hp) over a few times. Would be an ugly trip home if the wind was over 20 knots !!

Plenty of fish life around the wrecks, mainly Bream and a few reefies and Wobies.

Cheers Craigie.

[JB]

I have been over there many times in DC's 4.75 bay hunter, and if the wind is 15nts or under its def doable, however anything over 15knts is a very uncomfortable trip, plus being an open boat you will get drenched. It can take anywhere between 35mins to 2hours! depending on the weather, one arvo we got stuck in a 25nt south westerly and it took us 2 hours of hard slog to get back from tangalooma to manly. Check the weather forcast and you'll have a ball!

Dont forget your threadline and a slug this time of year it will provide dinner very easily if u run into the spotties!! :)

[merv]

yes when the weather is fine wind is down below 15 knots i often run across from scarborough,i have a quinny 4.2 wide body dory with a40 hp yammy.if your sensible leave early and come home before the wind gets up.make sure you have all the safety gear and log on with the coastguard.merv

[aido]

if your shoving off from manly, wello or raby bay,
maybe consider comming back via blue hole/days gutter
and the rouse channel before ruffing it across the bay.
thats another option if the blow gets going.
probably wont use more gas than a direct 60km of open slog.

[Big_Kev]

Like all the others said you will need to pick your winds or it can be a slow, wet and bumpy ride spoiling the day if you have to come home into the wind.(done that before)
If the wind is from the north east, east or south east you can come down the inside of Moreton to Amity across the top of Straddie and Peel, via the rous or rainbow and onto Raby Bay.
It would have to be nearly 140 ks round trip that way though, so you would need to take enough fuel to do the run.
Probably 60 ltrs for a 2 stroke.
On a nice day at Tangalooma it is well worth the trip.
Cheers Kev

[drevil]

Trouble is these days the wind never seems to drop much below 15 knots. It always seems to be blowing.

[Brissyguy]

Hey again Blue,

I had a 4.6 m Seajay with a 40hp Yammie before some bugga decided to break into the garage and tow the whole unit away ggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr >:( >:( >:(

Moreton, Tangas and especially Cowan were fairly easy trips in under 15 knots from Bribie, we even managed a few trips to Murphies out from Mooloolaba and one to Caloundra wide on a good day.
Little wet sometimes but damn good fun bobbing around in an open tinny surrounded by 20' plus boats lmfao...and outfishing them all ...

Its Mack time right now so get your assets on the water mate and make the open boat brigade proud.

Cheers,
Rich.

[skippa]

Something else to consider, not knowing where you would be coming from? is wind against tide.

When we go to Tangas we put in at Manly, an area to watch should you have a runout tide with a stiff northerly or nor easter is:

Eastern entrance of the channel between St Helena and Green Is, some big pressure wave can occure here. Crashed thru the back of a few standup waves here in the past! We've found the best run home was down the inside of Moreton and then cutting across from the sandhills.

Love going to Tangas, its like another world away from Brisbane. (I know it's not quite as good but its a quick fix when you can't get to the Whitties)

Cheers,
Tony 8)

[charleville]

I went to Tangalooma from Manly yesterday morning at about 6.30am in my 4.75m Quinnie runabout..

It was supposed to be 15 knots but it did get a bit rough about half way over and I slowed right down and trolled for some distance.

It was pretty good on the way back.

Tangalooma was dead calm of course with people ski-ing there.

[drevil]

Tangalooma was dead calm of course with people ski-ing there.

Are they crazy?? Didn't they see Jaws? Somebody's gotta get over there and TELL THEM!

[DaneCross]

Could've made it to Tangas today in a 10ft punt - flat calm :o

[craigie]

Just spent the day at Redcliffe (Margate Beach), the water was awesome. Flat and slight winds till almost lunchtime. Pity I was on the land !!!

[charleville]

Coulda done tangalooma in a 10ft punt today also.