Sailing Learning By Doing Archive – Page 2

A month after leaving Brisbane we finally sail into Airlie Beach! We pick up Tara, Tobys wife and enjoy the weekend visiting some epic spots in the Whitsundays. Please visit: https://vernondeck.exposure.co/ to see more work, and follow here: INSTAGRAM: h...

Join me for my very first Solo Sailing mission. I leave Airlie Beach and sail over to Hook Island in the Whitsundays, have an awesome shower under a waterfall and snorkel with the whales singing. Please visit: https://vernondeck.exposure.co/ to see more w...

Perfect weather for a solo sailing mission out to Hook Reef, about 8 hours sail from the mainland. Four days of amazingness followed! Great sunsets, good spearfishing and some encounters with sharks made for an epic adventure. Become part of the crew an...

Beautiful female company in the form of Ylva and Tina aboard this week. We have a week of mixed weather but make the most of it each day. With company on board I'm able to spend a bit more time creating nicer video shots and we have a change of style with ...

Having two beautiful girl in Ylva and Tina aboard makes sailing even more enjoyable. The weather sort of cooperates so after enjoying the worlds whitest beach for a few hours we sail out to the Barrier Reef for a few days. It a pretty rough trip but calm w...

The sailing season has gone by in a flash! Its time to get Nautilus ready for the long cyclone season in Bowen, so we get some big maintence job done and then fly south. Please visit: https://vernondeck.exposure.co/ to see more work, and follow here: IN...

I had the honour of being invited to Chicago to take part in the Red Bull Illume prize giving as a finalist. It was amazing few days and I left feeling more inspired and motivated than ever. Bring it on! Please visit: https://vernondeck.exposure.co/ to se...

Its my Birthday so I take a little look back at the last 3 weeks which have taken me from Sailing in Australia to Chicago for a big Photographer prize giving, then on to Switzerland. Check it out! Become part of the crew and support my videos: https://www...

I followed Ylva as she danced around this beautiful little sand island. Let go and be free! INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/Vernondeck/ FACEBOOK: https://goo.gl/WNrSV5

Grindelwald is an unknown mountain biking location with loads of potential! The scenery is mind-blowing and the riding technical. In late summer there is almost no-one around and you can enjoy the ride in peace. Become part of the crew and support my vide...

Make my own snowboard, I decided it was time. I found zensnow.com and made it happen. Watch us put this beautiful shred machine together step by step. Become part of the crew and support my videos: https://www.patreon.com/vernondeck Please visit: http://...

I received a 3DR Solo drone in March 2016 and took it with me on some of my travels. Starting in Spring and finishing in Winter this edit of my drone footage is a celebration of the amazing year I had. Please visit: https://vernondeck.exposure.co/ to ...

A beautiful day with pro snowboarders Torgeir Bergrem, Valerian Ducourtil and Olivier Gittler in the Arlberg mountains. Mountain and snowboard Photography on days like this is easy! Become part of the crew and support my videos: https://www.patreon.com/v...

I spent the day following Pro Snowboarder Torgeir Bergrem as he competed at one of the biggest events of the season, Air & Style Innsbruck. He qualified for the main event but couldn't quite put down his tricks, ending up 6th. His Mother and Brother we...

Its been a pretty bad season so far in terms of powder riding. Too warm and no fresh snow. Local shredder Holzi finds the goods though and we enjoy a day of peace and quiet away from the crowds. We split board into good snow and some well earned turns. ...

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I tried out a time lapse with my 3DR SOLO today for the first time. It worked out pretty good, happy with the results. Please visit: https://vernondeck.exposure.co/ to see more work, and follow here: INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/Vernondeck/ FACEBOOK:...

Nico Bondi is 6, snowboards, skates and surfs and comes from Madonna de Campiglio in Italy. He loves every second of it. The kid is a real ripper and maybe the best young snowboarder in the world. Become part of the crew and support my videos: https://w...

Cyclone Debbie was a cat4 cyclone that hit the east coast of Australia a few days ago. I spotted this system building over a week ago and felt very helpless as she descended on Bowen where Nautilus my sailboat is currently moored. Please visit: https://v...

Season number 3 sailing my boat Nautilus. I fly back to Australia and spend the first couple of weeks changing the rigging and random other jobs. Ylva joins me towards the end to help things get finished. Next up, sailing adventures! Please visit: http://...

We finally finish up the new rigging and get out of Airlie Beach! Its a lovely place but it was a good feeling to pull up the anchor and sail away for the last time. With the new rigging and sail I wanted to give it all a shake down so we sailed up and dow...

We leave the Whitsunday Islands and sail north. We have 3 weeks before Ylva flys out of Cairns so we spend it visiting some nice spots along the way like Magnetic Island, Hinchenbrook Island and Dunk Island. Please visit: http://www.vernondeck.com to see ...

In this episode its finally time for me to get border clearance and leave Australia. Its been a fun time here, learning, sailing, exploring and meeting so many friendly people but the real reason I first got a boat was to be able to explore places not many...

Two days into my first overseas trip disaster strikes! I discover the bobstay mount on the hull has failed and have to figure out a way to fix it. With whatever I could find on the boat I manage to make a passable repair and sail under mainsail only back t...

I decide to sell "Lets Live"!!! A big decision but one that I made quite easily. I just want something a little faster and newer that I don't have to fix up quite so often. As so often happens with me, I had already met the buyer on a previous trip. His...

I'm searching for a new yacht and find a very nice one in Brisbane, Australia that ticks most of the boxes. Photoshoots in Australia, France, Switzerland and Austria keep me very busy but its now nearly time to head back to Australia and check out the new ...

While on a snowboard photoshoot in the Austrian Alps I have a small accident and break my collarbone. A couple of days later it turns out I have to have an operation and a plate putting on it. Right after the operation I fly to Australia. My plans of getti...

I spend almost a month in Australia working on my new boat, getting more storage built in, a new mainsheet traveler system and finally I go sailing a few times to begin mastering my new vessel. A link to a recent podcast I did: https://www.oceansailingpod...

Nico Bondi is 7 and rips on a snowboard! I followed him around Swiss resort, Laax for the day. When I asked him which sport he likes best he said, Surf, Skate, Snowboard are all the best. Become part of the crew and support my videos: https://www.patreon...

Valentino Guseli is a 12 years old Snowboarder and comes from Narooma, Australia. He spent a couple of weeks in Laax training and I caught up with him for a few days to shoot photos for Volcom. Become part of the crew and support my videos: https://www....

I attempt to show you how I go about photographing halfpipe with 12 year old Australian snowboarder Valentino Guseli. This is obviously a very basic guide and there is much more that goes into a successful shoot. Essential is a good halfpipe, a good rider ...

Winter is over and its time to head to warmer climes. I fly to Brisbane, Australia for a few days to start some work on my boat then fly to Motueka, New Zealand. Motueka is where I was born and went to school and I was meeting my 3 brothers and Mother ther...

We get towed over to Scarborough Marina to get lifted out and I spend the next 3 days covered in paint, dust and grease. Always a fun time on the hardstand! I mount a new FlexoFold composite 2 blade folding propeller and show you my steps. All in all it wa...

In this video we finally set sail again! So nice to be back on the ocean, it makes all the effort, hard work and frustration worthwhile. The new boat exceeds expectations during the first night when winds reach over 40 knots and we cross the wide bay bar e...

A calm weather window presented itself and we took full advantage! Six days anchored out on the Great Barrier Reef in the lagoon at Lady Musgrave Island, a tiny speck about 80km of the Australian coast. Glassey smooth and crystal clear water with abundant...

Queralt is a professional snowboarder hailing from Barcelona. She injured her shoulder last winter and has spent the summer recovering from the resulting surgery. Now she's back in SaaS Fee and riding again, preparing for the upcoming halfpipe contest seas...