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Ep 224 | We Need New Sails. Time to Measure Up. Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 224 | We Need New Sails. Time to Measure Up. Sailing Nutshell, Australia

With our sails coming to the end of their lives and needing regular minor repairs we have recently been aware that we probably need to address this issue especially for when we are in the Kimberley, which is a very remote location. We have also been deciding whether to change a few things in our sa...
  • May 14, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:13
Ep 223 | World Famous Whitehaven Beach, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
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Ep 223 | World Famous Whitehaven Beach, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia

Sit back and relax as we take you on a delightful bush walk up to the Hill Inlet lookout. Hill Inlet is at the northern end of Whitsunday Island and the view of Whitehaven Beach and the Inlet is absolutely breathtaking. So, it’s no surprise that Whitehaven Beach is often described as one of the best...
  • Apr 29, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:44
Ep 222 | A Notoriously Dangerous Passage, Timing is Everything, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
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Ep 222 | A Notoriously Dangerous Passage, Timing is Everything, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia

We leave the unimpressive Shaw Island and have a wonderful sail to Chalkies Beach which is opposite the world famous Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsundays. The planning for this trip is very intense as Magnus does the maths and checks it twice to ensure that we make it through the Solway Passage safe...
  • Apr 22, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:35
Ep 221 | Exploring Cid Harbour and a Confused Sail to Shaw Island, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
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Ep 221 | Exploring Cid Harbour and a Confused Sail to Shaw Island, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia

While we wait out the bad weather, we take the opportunity to look around Cid Harbour. We take Peanut out along the banks to explore the beautiful scenery. We find so many waterfalls which are abundant due to the days and days of relentless rain. We can’t stay here forever, so once a small weather ...
  • Apr 15, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:18
Ep 220 | Up the Creek, Rainy Days, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
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Ep 220 | Up the Creek, Rainy Days, Sailing Whitsundays, Australia

After spending quite a few very rainy days sitting out the weather in Gulnare Inlet we decide to just go for it and take Peanut up the creek in search of a potential cyclone bolt hole. It’s absolutely beautiful with mangroves, Norfolk pines and giant fruit balls! The rain just doesn’t cease. We ha...
  • Apr 08, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:03
Ep 219 | Running for Cover, There’s a Storm Coming! Sailing Whitsundays, Australia
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Ep 219 | Running for Cover, There’s a Storm Coming! Sailing Whitsundays, Australia

We leave Stonehaven Bay with a much cleaner bottom and sail across to Happy Bay. We don’t get to stay there long because there’s a storm brewing and we need to find a more protected anchorage. We can’t go forward because the forecasted winds are going to change direction and we will end up on a le...
  • Apr 01, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:56
Ep 218 | Last Minute Jobs and We’re Off Sailing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 218 | Last Minute Jobs and We’re Off Sailing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

With road trips, brewery visits and beer tasting over for a while, we get back to all things boaty. We fix the mizzen sail and make a new cover for the hatch, all thanks to Greg for the donation of the sail. We have a good friend on board, Simone. We head out to the Whitsunday Islands for a good e...
  • Mar 22, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:03
Ep 217 | A Quick Visit to Bacchus Brewery and We Get a 10! Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 217 | A Quick Visit to Bacchus Brewery and We Get a 10! Nutshell, Australia

After arriving back at the farm, it’s a quick turnaround to swap cars and begin the drive south to Brisbane, to see our kids. It’s Christmas and whilst we are out Christmas shopping Magnus pulls in to an industrial estate and surprises me with a few ales at the Bacchus Brewery. It is now the end o...
  • Mar 15, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:02
Ep 216 | Historic Outback Towns and Six Tanks Brew Pub, Across Australia Road Trip
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Ep 216 | Historic Outback Towns and Six Tanks Brew Pub, Across Australia Road Trip

Travel with us as we journey across the top of Australia, through the Northern Territory with its amazing vistas and extreme weather changes and into the state of Queensland. We visit the Six Tanks Brew Pub in Darwin and drive through many iconic Australian country towns. We stop at a couple of ro...
  • Mar 08, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:29:34
Ep 215 | Pioneer Tales and a Dash for the Northern Territory Border, Australian Road Trip
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Ep 215 | Pioneer Tales and a Dash for the Northern Territory Border, Australian Road Trip

We leave Broome and begin the long journey to Darwin. We’re in a bit of a hurry because we’ve got to make it through the Western Australia border before the chance of an outbreak of COVID in Queensland, which will put us into instant quarantine in Western Australia. We travel through the Kimberle...
  • Mar 01, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:24:13
Ep 214 | 835kms to Brewery Number Three, Karratha to Broome | Road Trip Dash Across Australia
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Ep 214 | 835kms to Brewery Number Three, Karratha to Broome | Road Trip Dash Across Australia

We leave Karratha and after a roadside stop in the middle of nowhere with a cosy night in our new rooftop tent, we drive across the plains to Broome. In Broome, we visit Matso’s Brewery, which is number three on our list. After tasting a paddle we again head off on the road towards Darwin to the ne...
  • Feb 16, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:50
Ep 213 | 550kms to Our Second Brewery, Exmouth to Karratha | Road Trip Dash Across Australia
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Ep 213 | 550kms to Our Second Brewery, Exmouth to Karratha | Road Trip Dash Across Australia

We leave Exmouth and continue to head north, past Carnarvon and end up at Karratha and the second brewery of the drive across the top of Australia the North West Brewing Company. The roads are very empty and there aren’t many people around. It’s hot in this area of Australia and many of the caravan...
  • Jan 24, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:26
Ep 212 | Roof Top Tent Install and Our First Brewery, Road Trip Dash Across Australia
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Ep 212 | Roof Top Tent Install and Our First Brewery, Road Trip Dash Across Australia

We do last minute tasks ready for our imminent dash across the top of Australia. We’ve got about 8500 kms to travel with two border crossings and breweries to visit! Before we head off Magnus makes a quick trip to Bunnings to get bits and bobs to install the roof top tent on the Subaru. We then he...
  • Jan 02, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:26:23
Ep 211 | A New Roof Top Tent and the Start of Our Quest for Beer, Across Australia Road Trip
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Ep 211 | A New Roof Top Tent and the Start of Our Quest for Beer, Across Australia Road Trip

With the announcement of the Western Australian borders opening, Magnus quickly booked a flight for the both of us to go over to Perth to catch up with family. We flew down to Brisbane for a couple of days to see our three daughters, then took a flight over to Perth which had been in lockdown for a...
  • Dec 20, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:25
Ep 210 | Rebuilding the Volvo Exhaust Outlet and Other Boat Jobs, Nutshell Workshop
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Ep 210 | Rebuilding the Volvo Exhaust Outlet and Other Boat Jobs, Nutshell Workshop

Magnus heads out the back of our block to clear the track and ends up stuck in a ditch which wasn’t there the last time we were back at the farm pre Cyclone Debbie! He continues the work on Nutshell’s Volvo engine’s exhaust outlet. More components for the Raspberry Pi finally arrive. We are now ve...
  • Dec 03, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:23
Ep 209 | Up a Crocodile Infested River on Peanut, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 209 | Up a Crocodile Infested River on Peanut, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

Magnus is busy with jobs for Peanut and Nutshell. Peanut’s pimping continues with a new propeller guard and Magnus works on Nutshell’s new engine. It’s time for some chill time out on the water and Magnus takes the day off to go mud crabbing and fishing in the crocodile infested Proserpine River wh...
  • Nov 04, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:30
Ep 208 | Extreme Force Winds and We’re Out Sailing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 208 | Extreme Force Winds and We’re Out Sailing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

We are having issues with the water pump so Magnus pulls it apart to see what the problem is and hopefully to fix it. It’s very windy in the Whitsundays with extreme gale force winds reaching up to 46 knots and we’re out in it! But, it’s just great to be sailing. Thanks for watching. Until next ...
  • Oct 19, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:57
Ep 207 | Peanut Gets a New Outboard and a Sail to Butterfly Bay, Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 207 | Peanut Gets a New Outboard and a Sail to Butterfly Bay, Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell

We drive down to Mackay to pick up our new outboard for peanut and Magnus, then head out for a test drive in the bay and through the Coral Sea Marina. Then its off for a sail to the reef, weather dependent. It’s a windy time and on the way we decide to head for Butterfly Bay on Hook Island to check...
  • Sep 22, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:57
Answers to a lot of questions…
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Answers to a lot of questions…

  • Sep 18, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:56
Ep 206 | Short Sail to Funnel Bay and Start of Airlie Beach Race Week, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 206 | Short Sail to Funnel Bay and Start of Airlie Beach Race Week, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

We have been hanging out to take Nutshell out for a sail but the weather has not been kind enough. I wouldn’t say that we are fair weather sailors but huge storms hit the coast and we had to delay heading off. After much fiddling Magnus finally manages to get the impeller out of the Volvo engine us...
  • Aug 09, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:17
Ep 205 | Changing the Screen on our ST60+ Wind Instrument and Other Boat Jobs, Nutshell Workshop
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Ep 205 | Changing the Screen on our ST60+ Wind Instrument and Other Boat Jobs, Nutshell Workshop

It’s a week of finishing things off, fixing stuff and finding a bargain sail! Magnus makes new stickers for Peanut. He fixes the impeller on the Honda outboard which has totally shredded! Plus, Magnus sorts out the broken ST60+ wind instrument which hasn’t worked since we bought the boat in Panam...
  • Jul 28, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:32
Ep 204 | Odd Boat Jobs and a New Cockpit Table, Nutshell Workshop, Australia
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Ep 204 | Odd Boat Jobs and a New Cockpit Table, Nutshell Workshop, Australia

This week Peanut gets a lot of TLC. Magnus installs a rail on her to help prevent damage when she comes alongside other boats and Nutshell. Magnus installs the Dragonfly echo sounder so we can poke in to the various waterways the Kimberley and check depths, before taking Nutshell in. Magnus makes...
  • Jul 16, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:47
Ep 203 | Gearbox Failure … Again! Time for a New Engine, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
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Ep 203 | Gearbox Failure … Again! Time for a New Engine, Sailing Nutshell, Australia

And, once again, we have problems with the engine, well the gearbox actually. After Magnus had spent hours rebuilding it, it suddenly fills with water! Magnus attempts a MagGyver fix, but is it enough to get us back to Airlie Beach or will we be stranded out at the islands with no way of getting ho...
  • Jul 09, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:11
Ep 202 | Poking Around Anchorages in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell
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Ep 202 | Poking Around Anchorages in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell

Magnus wrangles a dangerous snake and saves the girls from harm at the farm. We head off to Happy Bay on Long Island in the Whitsundays, with our youngest daughter, Emily who is staying with us during the pandemic. The once popular Long island Resort is now deserted. We think it is due to a previou...
  • Jul 01, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:24:11
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