The wind arrives so we say goodbye to the Northern Territory and set sail east across the Gulf of Carpentaria, destination Weipa in north-west Queensland. It’s our most interesting crossing yet despite being stuck in the doldrums for a significant amount...
After a 300 mile crossing, we arrive in Weipa and take the opportunity to restock our provisions. We run through our recipe for home made bacon, put on a brew and do a little woodwork. As a bonus, you can learn:
13:00 how to coil a hose like a pearl diver...
We leave Weipa bound for the Torres Straits. While waiting for the wind we catch a very big golden trevally and dine on a few sprouted coconuts. When the wind finally arrives it’s wet, wet, wet! Arriving in the Torres Straits, there is no shortage of Spa...
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After arriving at Thursday Island in the Torres Strait we head straight out to Kagar Reef to give Mirrool a long overdue bum clean. On our return to Thursday Island we experience some epic sailing and beat the sharks to our dinner.
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7:32 **Correction after uploading** Caption reads 5 - 10 ohms but it should be 0.5 -1 ohms as good. Higher indicates problems.
In this episode, gale force winds fry our wind generator's voltage regulator. Watch as we troubleshoot, field repair it and star...
Troy shows how to service the fuel jets on our 2-stroke outboard motor. We visit some historical sites on Thursday Island including the Cemetery and Green Hill Fort Gun Emplacements. Returning to the boat we wage a war on the invading mould that has appear...
We depart Thursday Island in search of the clear blue water of the outer barrier reef and beyond with sailing, freediving and sashimi this one has got it all!
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A little bit about where we are now and why we were MIA for a few weeks.
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The second in our three-part series showing off the rarely visited and very beautiful Ashmore Reef in the Coral Sea. We had perfect conditions and excellent visibility to enjoy absolutely world-class coral reef diving. As usual, we talk about our reasons f...
This is the last episode in a series of three that feature amazing Ashmore reef. We find a couple more stunning dive locations and pass on a little of our knowledge about some of the fish we encounter and see if Sea Snakes are the deadly killers some peopl...
Safely arrived back in the Torres Straits we visit some waterfalls on Prince of Wales Island with some friends. We also take a ride to visit the Goods Island lighthouse and World War II observation post.
Throughout this episode, we do the usual boat main...
What happens when the cat is away? Will the rat play (with sharks)?
In this episode we head to Somerset Ruins, once touted as the Singapore of Australia and Cape York; the northern-most point on mainland Australia. Then it's back to Thursday Island where...
The internet shut us down! But we managed to answer some questions before that happened.
In this live chat we cover questions about our future blue water cruiser when we leave Australian waters, our time in the Kimberley, how we smoke our fish, our past b...
Pascale arrives back on Thursday Island with a rattling parcel! We prepare for our trip south by making a giant batch of biltong with our mate Raph and Troy shows you how easy it is to fix the cooling pump on your outboard.
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We spend our last day on Thursday Island attending the Dawn Service and Parade for ANZAC Day before sailing to the island of Badu where we meet Councillor, Laurie and spend the day with his family on his beach camp. In this episode Pascale also shows you h...
The people you meet are a big part of travelling so in this episode, we introduce more of the Artists of Badu, in the remote islands of the Torres Strait.
Their art combines many elements to tell stories of their past and present interaction with the natu...
In this episode of Free Range Sailing we start the journey against the trade-winds down to Cairns some 600 nautical miles south. We say goodbye to Badu and it’s back to business as usual with plenty of sailing, fishing and shark feeding. We’ll show you...
After 8 days of sailing south into the trade-winds we take a much needed break in beautiful Margaret Bay. Troy attends to some noisy bearings in our wind generator and discusses the stern arch that holds our solar panels and so much more. We explore a litt...
We say goodbye to Margaret Bay and continue sailing south down the Queensland coast against the trade winds. Troy discusses the best way to bleed tuna, why it works and Pascale shows you a great recipe for cooking it too! We also talk our way through avoid...
In this episode we continue sailing south and face some of our hardest sailing on the passage. Taking shelter at a protected islet, Pascale gets a bait ball for her birthday and some boobies drop by for a visit. When the weather clears, a little, we leave ...
In this episode, we leave Tijou Reef and continue south to Cairns. On our way, we experience some more wild weather and discover that in some conditions our cockpit isn’t really that dry. Come with us as we continue to see what is like to sail the wrong ...
Keen for a swim, we take a break from beating to windward and sail on a reach to the famous dive site on the Great Barrier Reef, the Cod Hole, to discover that the mooring is otherwise occupied! Disheartened, we go for a dive nearby before continuing our s...
Our plans to haul out while house sitting in Cairns were dashed but we keep ourselves busy with plenty of other jobs that we need to do to get Mirrool ship shape after her long voyage in the wilderness. A new friend shows us the fantastic catamaran he is b...
Today we are looking at how to construct a rope to chain splice. There are a few techniques out there but we feel this one gives the neatest and strongest finish and is the one used by professionals. Modern anchor winches can often handle chain and rope co...
In this episode we make the necessary upgrades to our dinghy in the process learning a lot about working with epoxy and fibre glass from our new friend David whose catamaran stole the show last week.
We've had a lot of questions about our experiences wit...
The long awaited video regarding our experiences over the last few years with the PortaBote dinghy. We list our pros and cons, with the dinghy, as well as, why we think it has been the most suitable dinghy for us to explore remote Northern Australia in our...
After keeping busy with boat chores in Cairns we decide to take a break and be tourists for a few days exploring the World Heritage Rain Forest around Kuranda. Join us as we experience the rain forest canopy from the sky, try some tasty food, teach you a l...
In this week's episode, we continue with boat maintenance including filling a large hole in our cockpit and installing our newly repaired headsail. We also show you an easy way to remove old varnish saving you a lot of sanding and Troy demonstrates how to ...
In our last week in Cairns, we take on a couple more sewing projects, visit the famous Cock'n'Bull, meet our mate Laurie at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, explore the Cairns Botanic Gardens and sort out our provisions for our next lot of adventures.
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Join us as we say goodbye to Cairns and head 120 nautical miles out to Holmes Reefs in the Coral Sea. Pascale cooks up quite a few delicious meals in this episode, we catch a beautiful yellow fin tuna and we spend a lot of time free diving in the deep blue...
In this video, Troy talks about his choice in outdoor knives, what he looks for in a good knife and goes into detail about sharpening- theory and practice. To wrap up, we take a look at cut-throat razors and discuss their care and merits.
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Join us as we continue to explore the beautiful Holmes Reef in the Coral Sea. We discuss our dive in last week's episode, discover a lost tuna long line, spearfish off the edge and snorkel around a sand cay. Troy also explains a little bit about our free-d...
Join us for our last day at Holmes Reef before we hoist the sails and head towards Hinchinbrook Island. This episode features another free diving sequence, some cheeky boobies, a bit of homemade pancetta, dreamy beamy sailing and a free range coconut raid....
This week we discover a fuel blockage motoring to Cardwell in a glass out. We sail down the Hinchinbrook Channel past Lucinda Jetty and decide to make our way to beautiful Zoe Bay. Featuring the stunning landscape of Hinchinbrook Island, Troy getting dirty...
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