Bass Strait is the notorious stretch of water dividing Tasmania from Mainland Australia. Naturally, sailing across it is bound to have some ups and downs, which we feature in this episode and you can join us for the reward at the end of the trip.
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Join us for our first week at the Furneaux Group of islands in Tasmania, featuring spearfishing, sailing and uncharted shoal dodging. Pascale even trials a few fish offal experiments in the galley.
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Our exploration of the Furneaux Group of islands in Tasmania continues as we dive for, and come up with new fabulous ways to cook, both Black Lip and Green Lip Abalone.
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Join us this week for a sail down the east coast of Tasmania, an incredible sunset, crystal clear water, a review of our solar array and a culinary taste test with a difference!
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After being constantly on the move since we'd arrived in Tasmania we were so relieved to be able to anchor Mirrool in this snug, rugged gunk hole anchorage on an island off Tasmania's east coast for a few days. Join us this week for more sailing, diving, h...
This is Maria Island. A wildlife paradise aptly named "Tasmania's Noah's Ark". Steeped in history with spectacular walking trails and 300 million year old fossil beds we take you with us on an exploration of this stunning island. If you didn't admire our c...
After taking our fill of mussels from one of the nearby mooring buoys we continue our journey southwards down the east coast of Tasmania with gusting winds keeping us on our toes! We visit the famous Tessellated Pavement at Eagle Hawk Neck on our way to ou...
This week we explore Fortescue Bay on the Tasman Peninsula where we harvest some gigantic feral shellfish and smoke some of the local bait fish. We also dive on the wreck of the William Pitt in Canoe Bay and take a walk through the Tasmanian "rain forest"....
Departing Fortescue Bay we shoot through the spectacular Hole in the Wall en route to Port Arthur. Along the way we get a fish on the line and get close enough to taste the spray of waves crashing into the cliffs. Join us for a tour of Port Arthur Historic...
A sail into Hobart finds us exploring the city before the imminent (but yet unknown) lock down. You'll get a taste of the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) one of the most bizarre places we've ever been to. We also chat about our provisions and their cost ...
We say goodbye to Hobart and sail out to Port Davey on the West Coast of Tasmania. Coming out of the Derwent River we encounter some pretty strong winds making us alter course. We also visit the town of Dover where we try the World's first spirit infused w...
You'll never believe how many 12' boats we can fit on our 30' sailboat!
Join us for our first days exploring magnificent Port Davey. We discuss how we prepare and receive weather reports while we are out remote as well as going for a tour on our new infl...
Join us this week as we continue our exploration of Port Davey by sailboat. We park the boat under a waterfall, hike up a mountain, kayak up 2 rivers and get a taste for the fast changing weather systems!
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This week we discover what lurks below the surface of the waters of Port Davey...
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This week the wet and cold weather drives us out of Port Davey to sail back towards the South Eastern corner of Tasmania where we explore some of the western coastline of South Bruny Island bringing in an abundant wild harvest.
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After returning from the remote West Coast of Tasmania where we had no cell phone reception, and, discovering the widespread disruption due to the Corona virus pandemic, we decide to stay on the East Coast to remain in regular contact with our families. Fu...
Join us this week as we brave the oncoming winter in our tiny sailboat and discuss our plans in light of the current restrictions in Tasmania.
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In this short video I demonstrate a simple way to grow sprouts in your home kitchen or galley, as well as, some common traps and troubleshooting to be aware of when you start.
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This week we head north en route to Hobart where we plan to carry out Mirrool's long overdue interior refit. On the way we stop off at Quarantine Bay to fill our larder with some delicious seafood.
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We've found ourselves with a bit of time up our sleeves and, after 3 years cruising, our old sailboat is in need of some tender love and care. Join us this week as we take you on a tour through our 50 year old, 30 foot fiberglass sailboat. We showcase the ...
Join us for the first week of our DIY sailboat refit. We move everything out of our tiny home into a cottage up the road from the marina so Troy can begin renewing our electrical wiring. In between jobs we enjoy foraging in Tasmania for some autumn harvest...
This week the next phase of our DIY sailboat refit begins and it's all got to go!
We remove everything from the inside of our tiny home while we heat gun, sand, fill, epoxy and fiberglass the holes made in the process.
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This week we take you through the rebuild of our rotten quarter berths on board our 30 foot 50 year old fiberglass sailboat.
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We're painting the inside of our boat, it's not complicated right?
The DIY sailboat interior paint job episode.
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This week we reveal our brand new galley and the work that we have been carrying out to complete it over the last 3 months.
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In our sailboat refit series this week we reveal the almost finished port side of our main cabin. We take you through the innovative storage solutions and decorative touches that we came up with in order to transform this previously ugly space into somethi...
After 4 years of saying it needed to be done, we finally replace and rewire our hideous electrical switchboard in our sailboat!
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This week we focus on trying to avoid throwing things onto the scrap heap if we can possibly avoid it which we think makes our little sailboat beautiful in ways that go beyond skin deep.
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In Tasmania, spring is the gale season which brings lots of wind and rain. So in order to rebuild our dodger we needed to fast track our companionway hatch renovation. A lot of the timber work on Mirrool wasn't very well preserved and there was a lot of dr...
As part of our ongoing quest to make more space in our tiny floating home we decide to convert our saloon table into something a bit different.
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Troy fits some new mechanical gauges to replace our old instrument panel and we install and trial some foam insulation to stop the dreaded condensation in our lockers.
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The mast was in need of some serious attention and our rigging was at least 10 years old. This week we engage the help of Peter Greig to fit out all new Dyneema rigging for Mirrool.
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Winter weather has left us so we can finally haul out Mirrool and address some long-standing issues on deck.
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This week we remove the remaining fittings off deck, continue restoration of the mast and install new deck mounts for our galley hatch and bow piece.
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