Once a sailing channel for people who love self-sufficient travel and adventure, now you can join Troy and Pascale on the next chapter of their lives as they embark on setting up a 9-acre homestead in the South West of Australia.
Once a sailing channel for people who love self-sufficient travel and adventure, now you can join Troy and Pascale on the next chapter of their lives as they embark on setting up a 9-acre homestead in the South West of Australia.
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Who we are, what we do and, most importantly, why we do it; an introduction to Free Range Sailing. We cover the basics of how we cruise around remote Australia while pursuing our passion for fishing, adventure and self-reliance.
Episode 1 of our cruising the Wild West Series.
We say goodbye to Perth and head to the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, the southern most coral reef in the Indian Ocean. We swim with seals and dolphins, catch a couple of tuna (one edible and one not so edible)...
Episode 2 of our Cruising the Wild West Series
Join us as we sail downwind to Shark Bay, enjoy some premium fish from our trolling gear, get up close and personal with a tiger shark and free dive on a 100 year old ship wreck. Pascale even has a little bit...
Episode 3 of our Cruising the Wild West Series
We explore an abandoned whaling station and wreck on beautiful Ningaloo Reef. There’s plenty of snorkelling with turtles, sharks and stingrays. We also catch a massive long tail tuna, get a visit from a fly...
Episode 4 of our Cruising the Wild West Series
We visit the Montebello Islands that were the site of several nuclear tests in the 1950s. Find out how Troy recovers our outboard after sinking the dinghy and how we repair our yacht’s broken engine exhaust...
Episode 5 of our Cruising the Wild West Series
We raid the coconut trees in Dampier, stop off at Dolphin island to find some aboriginal art and have a skinny dip in a tidal lagoon. We then sail directly to Broome from the Dampier Archipelago and Troy haul...
We depart Broome to explore the Kimberley coast with some very favourable winds. Once again, we don't go hungry landing a decent Spanish Mackerel en route to Cape Leveque. Our first stop is the stunning Silica Bay famous for its pristine sand and crystal w...
We have a water party at Silver Gull Creek and have our first swim in a (freezing cold) Kimberley waterhole. Navigating the tidal run we head to Dugong Bay where we explore a rainforest and the Spectacular Falls. On the menu this week is our Smoked Spanish...
We go for a walk at low tide on a drying reef before sailing to the Horizontal Waterfalls. We then motor Mirrool through the first of the horizontal waterfalls! Safely anchored in the inner bay, we enjoy awesome fishing, incredible wildlife, a freshwater s...
We cross the Sale River at spring high tide to reach the freshwater rock bar. Troy enjoys some incredible fishing landing 2 barramundi, 2 mangrove jacks and a thread fin salmon throughout our stay. We camp at the freshwater section of the river for several...
We exit the Sale River and head to Hanover Bay where we enjoy a refreshing dip in the freshwater stream. We then head to Careening Bay where we learn about the adventures of Troy’s maritime hero, Phillip Parker King. We have some island time at both Bigg...
We head back to the mainland to discover more Aboriginal art, stock up on fresh water using a hose drop from a freshwater spring and explore some interesting caves. Pascale discovers the best bathroom ever and Troy repairs our galley pump.
Music Credits
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We have some encounters with the local nurse sharks, drink nearly all of the beer on Troy’s birthday and find some more awesome art sites. There is plenty of hunting, gathering and subsequent feasting on seafood this episode.
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In our favourite episode so far we head Western Australia's Mitchell River, where Pascale beats the sharks to a solid Spanish Mackerel and the crocs to her biggest barramundi yet! We take Mirrool to the tidal rock bar where we explore the spectacular fres...
At freshwater bay we enjoy the comforts of an easily accessible fresh water source near our anchorage. We then navigate the sand banks of the Drysdale River to reach Don’s camp where we meet some of the tamer local wildlife and enjoy some great fishing. ...
We round the chaotic Cape Londonderry where two opposing tides meet. Navigating the shallow sand bars, we enter the amphitheatre of beautiful Glycosmis Bay. Exploring an ancient art site called the Lost City uncovers some of the most pristine and intricate...
In this episode we head to the King George River one of the most popular rivers in the Kimberley. Featuring waterfall stunt parking, gremlin boxes and the best shower you’ve ever seen.
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For our final episode in the Kimberley, we head to the Berkley River where we were pleasantly surprised to find plenty of fresh water billabongs so late in the dry season. More amazing scenery, plants, rock art and wildlife was discovered at Casuarina Cree...
*Important. (20:11)- At this point in video is a mistake. I mean't to say 400 grit wet and dry paper and not emery paper which is unsuitable. Sorry for the mental slip.*
After 6 months travelling up the West Australian coast we arrive at Cullen Bay Marina...
We depart Darwin to sail around the Cobourg Peninsula. Anchoring at Popham Bay we discover a mangrove creek filled with coral and catch our first Northern Territory mud crab. We sail on to Port Essington where we have to refill our water tanks due to a min...
We sail to the King River in Arnhem Land on the hunt for barramundi, mangrove jack and mud crab. We’re not so lucky with the barramundi but we score an ENORMOUS haul of mud crab. Along the way we also rig up and sew up a sunshade.
Featuring:
0:40 How t...
Departing the King River we head to the Wessels Islands situated in the North Eastern tip of the Northern Territory of Australia. We enjoy peaceful swimming and sailing, transit the notorious Gugari Rip and land a Spanish Mackerel and Long Tail tuna on our...
With cyclone season upon us it is important to find a secure shelter if a big one comes. We look at two creeks in Gove Harbour and discuss what makes them suitable. We also enjoy our first rain in 9 months and explore the boat graveyard at our anchorage.
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With our cyclone emergency shelter evaluated, we head south to Groote Eylandt stopping at Bremer Island on the way to stock up on fish.
Featuring
1:53 Keeping fish blood off your ropes
5:21 Goanna grabbing
12:22 How to make Vietnamese spring rolls
Music...
We arrive at Groote Eylandt to a bait ball welcome and explore the lagoons and reefs of the North East Isles.
Featuring:
6:22 & 23:30 Spearfishing the North East Isles of Groote Eylandt
20:20 Troy’s tips on saving fish wings
We’re saving to repl...
Some more information on the art we discovered when we were in the Kimberley based on our research and findings carried out at the Northern Territory State Library.
We answer the following questions:
0:15 Why is there so much art in the Kimberley?
1:29 W...
We head west of the North East Isles to locate a cyclone hidey-hole and then continue on to the port and settlement of Alyangula where landing every fish we hook is far from guaranteed!
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We travel to remote Ashmore Reef in Queensland; Australia's far north, for some incredible free-diving. While we are there, we show how we manage the risk associated with spearfishing around sharks.
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We depart Groote Eylandt and return to Gove where we pick up and install our new tiller pilot, as well as, smoke some tuna and prepare kimchi in the galley!
Featuring
9:25 Breaking the Tyranny of the Tiller; a link to our 5 Minute Free Range video “A Ya...
Come aboard our yacht Mirrool for a look at our hybrid self steering system. We combine electronics with a wind vane to create a system that takes advantage of both methods' strengths and eliminate their weaknesses.
Usually, electrical auto pilots consum...
We head to the English Company Islands and Wessel Islands where we see some beautiful eagle rays, go current surfing at the Gugari Rip and catch and lose a fish or two!
Featuring:
2:44 Barra Blowout
3:25 Hand sewing a mosquito net for our front hatch
4:27...
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With a feast of seafood collected from Marchinbar Island, we sail south to a protected anchorage on Raragala Island for Christmas via the Cumberland Strait where ...
In this short 5 minute free range video Troy explains how he services the drag on his spinning reel.
We fight a lot of fish on board Mirrool and maintenance of our fishing gear is important so we don't lose our dinner!
We leave the Wessel Islands and head for Bremer Island to wait for favourable winds to cross the Gulf of Carpentaria. We make friends with some late night visitors who take us hunting for bush tucker!
Thank you to everybody who has already jumped on boar...
***Correction after publishing***
17:35 - Written on screen is 10% saline irrigation solution; should be 1.0%.
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This is an unusual episode in that it does sk...
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