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Ep 176 | Replacing the Seal in our Lofrans Tigres Windlass, Moreton Bay, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 176 | Replacing the Seal in our Lofrans Tigres Windlass, Moreton Bay, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

Magnus spots oil trickling out of our Lofrans Tigres Windlass and after further investigation he finds out that we probably need a new seal and perhaps bearings too. So, we head back into shore early after an unsuccessful fishing trip in the middle of Mor...
  • Nov 28, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:49
Ep 175 | We’re Outta Cheese! Whipping up Ricotta in the Galley, Moreton Bay, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 175 | We’re Outta Cheese! Whipping up Ricotta in the Galley, Moreton Bay, Sailing Nutshell

We continue our journey through the shallow channels of the Brisbane area and Moreton Bay. It’s a bit scary going under our first power line and not knowing if Nutshell will actually fit! We get new mud crab nets and are eager to put down the pots and ...
  • Nov 21, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:35
Ep 174 | Toilet Attention, a Hoist Up the Mast and the Start of the Sail Around Australia
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Ep 174 | Toilet Attention, a Hoist Up the Mast and the Start of the Sail Around Australia

Magnus sets to work making a new plinth for the toilet. Shane helps us out immensely and Magnus hoists him up the mast to install the shiny, new spinnaker halyards. Nutshell makes a splash in the water and then we begin our journey heading north around A...
  • Nov 13, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:32
Ep 173 | A Black Bottom and a Tidy Chain, Housekeepings at the Boatyard, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 173 | A Black Bottom and a Tidy Chain, Housekeepings at the Boatyard, Sailing Nutshell

It’s time to sand and paint Nutshell’s bottom. She gets lots of TLC from the both of us and Shane, our son and it’s not long before she is looking fabulous! Wendy makes a start on removing the dodgy toilet in readiness for a new base. Magnus works ...
  • Nov 07, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:20
Ep 172 | A Clean Bottom, Hauled Out, Gold Coast, Australia, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 172 | A Clean Bottom, Hauled Out, Gold Coast, Australia, Sailing Nutshell

After a good night’s sleep at the custom’s dock, we check in to Australia. It’s then time for a quick catch up with family after a 1 year absence. We move anchorages up to the Coomera River and decide at the last minute to haul out at The Boat Work...
  • Oct 31, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:32
It’s Nutshell’s 40th birthday and what are we up to next.
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It’s Nutshell’s 40th birthday and what are we up to next.

Quite a few of you have asked us to do a live stream so here it is. If you have any questions you want answered then let us know.
  • Oct 27, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 01:22:58
Nutshells’ 40th Birthday Q&A
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Nutshells’ 40th Birthday Q&A

  • Oct 27, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:00:00
Ep 171 | Worst Nightmare! Engine Failure During Night Time Arrival, Gold Coast, Australia
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Ep 171 | Worst Nightmare! Engine Failure During Night Time Arrival, Gold Coast, Australia

We continue to try and sail to Australia but the weather is definitely against us. After 6 days at sea we have no choice but to motor the last three to four days to make it to Australia. We’ve sailed over 10,000 nm, but as we enter the channel into Aust...
  • Oct 25, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:59
Ep 170 | Help! We Have a Leak in the Boat! New Caledonia to Australia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
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Ep 170 | Help! We Have a Leak in the Boat! New Caledonia to Australia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell

We do our final preparations for leaving New Caledonia and go through the checking out procedure, visiting all of the government officials that we need to. We sail from Noumea and head towards the Gold Coast, Australia. I wake up after my watch to find...
  • Oct 22, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:47
Ep 169 | Gathering and Desiccating Coconuts on a Tropical Island Paradise, New Caledonia
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Ep 169 | Gathering and Desiccating Coconuts on a Tropical Island Paradise, New Caledonia

We leave the tranquil anchorage in the Bay of Prony and make our way back to the island, Ile Ouen. We head ashore and check out the beautiful beach with its abundance of natural wonders and spot small schools of blue bone fish swimming in the shallow, cora...
  • Oct 17, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:31
Ep 168 | Exploring Cascade Falls and Prison Ruins, New Caledonia, Sailing South Pacific Nutshell
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Ep 168 | Exploring Cascade Falls and Prison Ruins, New Caledonia, Sailing South Pacific Nutshell

We leave Baie Iré, New Caledonia and make our way to Baie du Carénage in Prony Bay, New Caledonia to try and find the cascale falls, prison ruins, old mines and settler’s ruins. We check out a hot spring, which ends up not being so hot! We poke aroun...
  • Oct 14, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:43
Ep 167 | Checking out Noumea and Baie Iré on Ile Ouen, New Caledonia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
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Ep 167 | Checking out Noumea and Baie Iré on Ile Ouen, New Caledonia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell

We finally arrive in Noumea, New Caledonia after many prolonged attempts. We check in and check out the place and then leave the marina and head towards the Baie Iré on the island of Ile Ouen and a lovely quiet anchorage for the night. We try out differe...
  • Oct 10, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:28:22
Ep 166 | No Gas, No Coffee! South Minerva Reef to New Caledonia Passage, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 166 | No Gas, No Coffee! South Minerva Reef to New Caledonia Passage, Sailing Nutshell

We leave South Minerva Reef and sail towards Norfolk Island where we plan to spend a few days on our way to the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It’s a very slow trip and the wind definitely isn’t in our favour. After a few days of bobbing along a...
  • Oct 08, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:26:38
Ep 165 | Exploring Minerva Reef, a Beautiful Coral Atoll in the South Pacific, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 165 | Exploring Minerva Reef, a Beautiful Coral Atoll in the South Pacific, Sailing Nutshell

We leave Tonga and sail in the direction of North Minerva Reef, a beautiful coral atoll in the South Pacific. We finally arrive at South Minerva Reef after a detour due to weather conditions. Magnus uses the mooring balls from the Tuamotus on our anchor ...
  • Oct 03, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:31:17
Ep 164 | A Chat about Nutshell’s Sails, Winches, Wally and Nautical Stuff, Tonga to Minerva Reef
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Ep 164 | A Chat about Nutshell’s Sails, Winches, Wally and Nautical Stuff, Tonga to Minerva Reef

We leave Tonga and start the journey to Norfolk Island, via Minerva Reef. Those of you who are less familiar with sailing and sailing terms may find this episode especially interesting. Magnus goes up on deck and has a chat about Nutshell’s sails, her ...
  • Sep 30, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:39:50
Ep 163 | Signs, Flag, Clutch Fix, Final Preparations for Tonga Departure, Sailing South Pacific
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Ep 163 | Signs, Flag, Clutch Fix, Final Preparations for Tonga Departure, Sailing South Pacific

We start to make preparations for leaving the Kingdom of Tonga to sail to Norfolk Island via the beautiful Minerva Reef. We’ve heard that the crayfish are fabulous on the south reef so we’re going to check it out. We pick up a few last minute food sup...
  • Sep 26, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:12
Ep 162 | Gigantic Coral Formations, Kelefesia Island, Tonga, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
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Ep 162 | Gigantic Coral Formations, Kelefesia Island, Tonga, Sailing Pacific Nutshell

Episode 162 | YouTube Description With Magnus’ Mum on board, we leave Nuka’alofa and head out to the islands for a look around before returning to Nuka’alofa. There’s plenty to see under the water and Wendy does a few snorkels and discovers the ...
  • Sep 23, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:37
Ep 161 | Surrounded by Shipwrecks, Nuka’alofa, Tonga, Sailing South Pacific Nutshell
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Ep 161 | Surrounded by Shipwrecks, Nuka’alofa, Tonga, Sailing South Pacific Nutshell

After our first good night’s sleep and a lull in the blustery weather, we dingy over to Big Mama’s, a lovely yacht club on the motu just off the main island of Nuka’alofa, for our first draft beer in absolutely ages! We head across the bay in Peanut...
  • Sep 19, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:04
Ep 160 | Bora Bora and the Wild Passage to the Kingdom of Tonga, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
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Ep 160 | Bora Bora and the Wild Passage to the Kingdom of Tonga, Sailing Pacific Nutshell

We spend a quiet week in Bora Bora, The weather is a bit ho hum so we do a few boat jobs and have a wonderful sail in the Bora Bora lagoon. We then check out of French Polynesia and start the 14 day sail to the Kingdom of Tonga. It’s a full-on ride, wit...
  • Sep 16, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:17
Ep 159 | Exploring a Tropical River, Raiatea, Society Islands, Sailing Pacific French Polynesia
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Ep 159 | Exploring a Tropical River, Raiatea, Society Islands, Sailing Pacific French Polynesia

We take Peanut up a gorgeous little river and then sail to the north island, Tahaa and pop in to a couple of the beautiful bays. The water is deep so there is limited anchoring. Magnus fixes our scupper which has been broken since we bought Nutshell. We ...
  • Sep 12, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:19
Ep 158 | Swimming with Stingrays and Sharks, Moorea, French Polynesia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
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Ep 158 | Swimming with Stingrays and Sharks, Moorea, French Polynesia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell

We leave Tahiti and make the small passage to the nearby beautiful island of Moorea. We check out the sealife and plunge into waters filled with circling sharks and very inquisitive stingrays! Then it’s off to the island of Raiatea on an overnight pas...
  • Sep 05, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:48
Ep 157 | Little Job Turns into a Big Job, Complete New Fridge Install in Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Ep 157 | Little Job Turns into a Big Job, Complete New Fridge Install in Tahiti, French Polynesia

We head up to the big smoke, Papetee, on the local bus and manage to get the new part which we need to fix our fridge. As usual, and as is common on boats, a little job turns into a much bigger one, and we end up sailing to Papetee and picking up a comple...
  • Aug 29, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:25
Ep 156 | Bye, Bye, Tuamotus, Hello Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 156 | Bye, Bye, Tuamotus, Hello Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Sailing Nutshell

We leave Fakarava and start the supposedly, two day sail to Tahiti, 250 nautical miles away. It ends up being a slow trip and we finally get there about 5 days later! Magnus cooks up a storm in the galley. We enter through a pretty scary pass with massiv...
  • Aug 23, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:20
Ep 155 | Underwater World at Fakarava Atoll, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
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Ep 155 | Underwater World at Fakarava Atoll, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell

We have a little look under the water in the lagoon at Makemo Atoll and check out the coral bombies. We leave Makemo and head towards Fakarava, the most popular of the Tuamotu atolls. We take Peanut to the entrance to the lagoon at the pass and drift thr...
  • Aug 16, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:28
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