Christmas, chicken & a catamaran called Obsession...
Just kidding – we’re not lame enough to write an entire blog post about fictitious search engine pirates…or are we?
Who knows. But, onto the important issue – reporting on our timely January Christmas Party!
We did go out on a boat last Friday – a catamaran called Obsession, to be precise.
The sun blessed us with mid-thirties radiance, and with a decent amount of wind out on Sydney Harbour, our vessel’s sails made use in full bloom, the twin hulls carving greenery blue.
We left from Woolloomooloo Wharf and prioritised finding a secluded beach to anchor and barbecue some of Gary’s home-recipe marinated chicken.
On the down-low, the chicken was delicious – can’t be stroking egos too much as the man’s just been on TV…
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Great company, great music & royal spreads
We demolished a hefty lunch of chook, salads, nuts, beers and homemade Viking mead (no joke), so our noble captain steered the boat toward an outcrop of rocks – a place some of the more exaggerative of us noted as a ‘cliff jump’.
I say that somewhat sarcastically because it was only around 10 feet high, but to be fair, the landing zone was dicey at best.
At the same time, there were a few lines cast into the water and we actually hauled in the world’s biggest ever invisible fish!
I say this with utmost sincerity: it was borderline mind-altering being on Sydney Harbour on such a beautiful day.
It’s a transformative experience seeing our beautiful city from that perspective and sharing it with great company, eargasmic music and a royal spread of food. The drink is a rare pleasure that very few on this earth are lucky enough to appreciate.
After some super-relaxing 4-5 hours on MSY Obsession, we cruised back to Woolloomooloo wharf…
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LPBV
The festivities didn’t stop there, though. If you know the Woolloomooloo area, you’re probably aware of an awesome establishment down there called The Tilbury.
It’s a relaxed but lively cross between a lounge, pub, bar and music venue – an LPBV, if you will – which serves cocktails, beers, craft beverages and, of course, delicious water and soft drinks.
We posted up on the balcony for the night and spent the better part of 7 hours being the most interesting, funny, best dressed and generally coolest group in the whole place. Even though we turned up in board shorts, salt-crusted shirts and ‘wind hair’ – similar to what I imagine a motley crew of sun-kissed coconut technicians would look like.
While it was a little late, it was a Christmas celebration we’ll remember fondly.
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Written by
Gary Nissim