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Ep 271 | We Made it to Darwin! Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 271 | We Made it to Darwin! Sailing Nutshell, Australia

We leave Alcaro Bay and make our way to Cape Hotham. We check out the nearby creek. Then it’s the technical sail through the Vernon Islands and on to Darwin. As soon as we arrive in Darwin we get on a flight to Brisbane and then on to the Whitsundays to pick up the Volvo Penta engine for Nutshell....
  • Jun 17, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:22
Ep 270 | Amazing Natural Phenomenon, Coral in Popham Creek, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 270 | Amazing Natural Phenomenon, Coral in Popham Creek, Sailing Nutshell

We head out in Peanut to check out the nearby creek in Popham Bay. We’ve heard that there’s coral in the creek which is really unusual. With a successfully recce we wake early and head into the network of creeks amongst the mangroves in an attempt to find the one which connects with the bay on the ...
  • Jun 10, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:16
Ep 269 | Up the Creeks, Caiman and Alaru, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 269 | Up the Creeks, Caiman and Alaru, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

We head over to the opposite shore to Caiman Creek and head up the creek. Then it’s a short trip north to the Ranger’s Station to get water. We then sail west around the headland to Trepang Bay and check out the beautiful creek there: Alaru Creek. We hope you enjoy this tranquil episode with love...
  • Jun 04, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:28
Ep 268 | Eerie Ruins at Victoria Settlement, British Garrison Abandoned in 1849, Australia
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Ep 268 | Eerie Ruins at Victoria Settlement, British Garrison Abandoned in 1849, Australia

We are unable to anchor in the bay next to Victoria Settlement so we anchor in the bay opposite, which is a long tinnie ride, but Peanut is built for it. At 6am we motor over to the other side of Port Essington and make our way, by foot, to Victoria Settlement. It’s an eerie feeling walking on tra...
  • May 29, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:26:08
Ep 267 | Searching for Fort Wellington, Abandoned British Military Outpost, Raffles Bay, Australia
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Ep 267 | Searching for Fort Wellington, Abandoned British Military Outpost, Raffles Bay, Australia

We leave Valentia Island and head through the Bowen Strait and slowly make our way to Raffles Bay in search of Fort Wellington, an early British pioneer settlement. After a good look around we leave Raffles Bay and float our way around the peninsular to Port Essington. We check out the cultural ce...
  • May 20, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:08
Ep 266 | A Very Close Encounter With a Crocodile, McClure Island, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 266 | A Very Close Encounter With a Crocodile, McClure Island, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

We are slowly making our way west towards Darwin. We sail to Entrance Island and then continue on to McClure Island where we finally get to One is extremely close! Thanks for watching. Until next time. Wendy and Magnus Music Credits: 00:01 Jenny By the Water, Clarke Russo, Epidemic Sound 01:...
  • May 17, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:33
Ep 265 | Shallow Water, Rocks and Narrow Passages, Wessel Islands, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 265 | Shallow Water, Rocks and Narrow Passages, Wessel Islands, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

It’s finally time to leave Guruliya Bay in the Wessel Islands and head east to the ‘other’ half of the Wessels, or so some people say. We take refuge in Refuge Bay. It’s pretty ordinary and we only spend one night there. We make our way to Galiwinku. We are running very low on water and have just...
  • May 06, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:21
Ep 264 | Exploring the Wessel Islands, Northern Territory, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 264 | Exploring the Wessel Islands, Northern Territory, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

After sailing through the Gulgari Rip we found a safe anchorage close by. We then make our way further north in the Wessel Islands, checking out the anchorages as we go. We look for Aboriginal rock art and explore the stunning rock formations along the shoreline. Wendy makes enchiladas out of the...
  • Apr 30, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:43
Ep 263 | Doing the Rite of Passage Right, Sailing Through Gulgari Rip, Australia
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Ep 263 | Doing the Rite of Passage Right, Sailing Through Gulgari Rip, Australia

Upon arriving at Pobassoo island we head ashore to check it out. We have never seen such amazing rock formations. It’s hard to make progress along the beach because there is just so much to see. We leave Pobassoo and make our way north to Cotton Island where Magnus takes Wendy out in Peanut down a ...
  • Apr 23, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:15
Ep 262 | Hunkered Down Waiting Out a Storm in Elizabeth Bay, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 262 | Hunkered Down Waiting Out a Storm in Elizabeth Bay, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

We leave Gove and sail our way north to Elizabeth Bay. The weather is pretty bad so we are stuck in the bay for quite a few days. Once the wind has died down a bit we are finally able to head in to shore for a leg stretch. The bad wind and foul weather continues for days and days and we decide to ...
  • Apr 18, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:56
Real Time Update from Wyndham
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Real Time Update from Wyndham

We are at the small town of Wyndham at the edge of the Kimberley in northern Australia. We are about to head into the wilderness for about 5–6 months and wanted to update you all with what we have been up to recently and how we will get our vlogs to you when we are away from regular Internet and ph...
  • Apr 10, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:52
Ep 261 | Beautiful Groote Eylandt, Gulf of Carpentaria, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 261 | Beautiful Groote Eylandt, Gulf of Carpentaria, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

We arrive at Rat's Cove on Angarumurada Island just off the coast of Groote Eylandt. It’s a magical place and we spend quite a few days there. The rock formations are stunning and the fishing is good too. Then we leave and head around to the main island, Groote Eylandt, but our plans change an...
  • Apr 10, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:32
Ep 260 | Sailing Across the Gulf of Carpentaria, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 260 | Sailing Across the Gulf of Carpentaria, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

After we receive our second COVID shots, it’s finally time to leave Weipa and head west. We do the final preparations for the off and set sail across the Gulf of Carpentaria. The wind has been 30 knots for the past few weeks, but when we leave it dies down to only 3 knots! After three very choppy ...
  • Apr 01, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:25
Ep 259 | Installing the In-Hull Transducer, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 259 | Installing the In-Hull Transducer, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

Magnus continues the task of fitting the in-hull transducer by cutting out an access hole in the settee. With the cutting tools out he also adds another access hole in the back of the salon so we can access the storage area more easily. We take time out to go on a mine and town tour of Weipa which...
  • Mar 25, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:24:15
Ep 258 | Beer, Canning, Provisioning and Boat Jobs in Weipa, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 258 | Beer, Canning, Provisioning and Boat Jobs in Weipa, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

We take a look around Weipa in search of a new water pump which is pretty hard to find. Magnus replaces the battery in Wendy’s laptop. Magnus makes a start on working out what to do about the broken jib track. Wendy continues to work on the patterns for the water container covers. Thanks for wat...
  • Mar 19, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:30:38
Ep 257 | Winch Servicing, Weipa Arrival, Sailing Nutshell Australia
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Ep 257 | Winch Servicing, Weipa Arrival, Sailing Nutshell Australia

We spend the night at Mapoon and Magnus services the mainsail winch. We head off early to the Pennefather River and Magnus checks out the bar in Peanut. Magnus chat about Fiinders and his explorations. We continue the sail on to Weipa. Thanks for watching. Until next time. Wendy and Magnus Mu...
  • Mar 11, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:46
Ep 256 | Guns on Thursday Island, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 256 | Guns on Thursday Island, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

We take Peanut across the dodgy waters to Thursday Island to do a bus tour. We head up to Green Hill and wander around the guns and check out the war items in the many displays. We have a drink at Australia’s Top Pub, fill in our Census and get our Covid jabs. We then begin the sail back to Seisia...
  • Mar 05, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:30:13
Ep 255 | A Sail to Horn Island, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 255 | A Sail to Horn Island, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

It’s back to the shore to measure up for the Mainsail stack pack. It’s much quicker this time as we have already made the mizzen stack pack. Then it’s back to the boat to start sewing again. We head to the jetty to fill Nutshell’s water tanks and clean the brew gear. Magnus puts down a new brew of ...
  • Feb 25, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:28:40
Ep 254 | Making our Mizzen Stack Pack, Seisia, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 254 | Making our Mizzen Stack Pack, Seisia, Sailing Nutshell

We’ve made it to Seisia and go ashore in Peanut, to the Loyalty Beach Caravan Park, to pick up our spinnaker sock., finally! We measure and mark out the fabric for the mizzen stack pack. There isn’t enough room on Nutshell to do it easily so we use a table on the beach instead and use an ingenious ...
  • Feb 19, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:31:53
Ep 253 | We Made it to the Top of Australia! Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 253 | We Made it to the Top of Australia! Sailing Nutshell

Magnus continues to demonstrate how to make an antenna which he started in the last episode. We have a long sail to the Escape River and then make a very early start to head through the Albany Passage which can be very dodgy and finally after passing eddies and shallow waters we make it to the top ...
  • Feb 12, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:58
Ep 252 | How We Feel Safe. Coastal Navigation in Dangerous Places, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 252 | How We Feel Safe. Coastal Navigation in Dangerous Places, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

We leave Portland Roads and get ready for three ‘big’ days of sailing on our way to Seisha. The gearbox is failing, yet again, so we are gingerly making our way, using the wind as much as possible. Magnus has a chat about the Raspberry Pi which he has been learning about for quite some time now. H...
  • Feb 03, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:46:37
Ep 251 | Reefs Everywhere! Tricky Sailing to Portland Roads, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 251 | Reefs Everywhere! Tricky Sailing to Portland Roads, Sailing Nutshell

After exploring the stunning Aboriginal rock art on Stanley Island we set off to take a peek at the camping area. The available facilities are great but the discarded aluminium cans and rubbish are a little upsetting. We then plan our sailing route for the next few days. It’s tricky territory with...
  • Jan 25, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:06
Ep 250 | Aboriginal Rock Art on Stanley Island, Sailing Nutshell Australia
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Ep 250 | Aboriginal Rock Art on Stanley Island, Sailing Nutshell Australia

We take Peanut to Stanley Island and stroll along the kapok lined sandy path. Magnus talks about the various flora here and its many uses. We finally arrive at the Aboriginal rock art paintings which are spectacular. Thanks for watching and see you all next time. Wendy and Magnus Music Credits...
  • Jan 18, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:53
Ep 249 | Scariest Time Ever! 50 Knot Winds and a Stuck Furler, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 249 | Scariest Time Ever! 50 Knot Winds and a Stuck Furler, Sailing Nutshell

After the lovely sail through the Owen Channel we decide to anchor for the night. The wind is howling. But, disaster strikes when Magnus tries to furl the headsail. Something is very wrong. We go backwards and forwards into the wind to try and furl it but it’s impossible. The stresses on the mast ...
  • Jan 11, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:47
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