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April 12, 2025
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My very first ocean passage, how did it go? (Learning By Doing Ep.71)
My very first ocean passage After 3 seasons of learning, fails, funtimes and amazing adventures up and down the east coast of Australia its finally time to begin my overseas sailing adventure. I set off from Gladstone, Australia and sail across the Coral S...
Solomon Islands, a friendly welcome – Sailing Solomon Islands – Learning By Doing Ep.72
Sailing the beautiful Solomon Islands has been a dream of mine so it was very nice to get out of dusty noisy Honiara and get somewhere "real". I really had the feeling that I was about to embark on a grand adventure but I was trying not to get my hopes up...
The 8th wonder of the world, Marovo Lagoon – Sailing Solomon Islands – Learning By Doing Ep.73
Sailing into Marovo Lagoon through the beautiful Mbili passage we were greeted with the most amazing colours! All the different shades of greens and blues were on display. The time we spent anchored outside Checke, a tiny village deep in the lagoon I will ...
Sailing to Arnavon Islands, the Pacific’s largest Turtle sanctuary – Learning By Doing Ep74
The Arnavon Islands consist of four small islands located in the Manning Strait between Isabel and Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands. The Islands are home to the largest rookery of the critically endangered hawksbill turtles in the South Pacific region...
Too much SNOW, Volcom house in Austria – Learning By Doing
A short film about the Volcom Stoney Mountain house in Arlberg, Austria. Please visit: http://www.vernondeck.com to see more work, and follow here: Support my videos: https://www.patreon.com/vernondeck INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/Vernondeck/ FACEB...
You want remote sailing? This is REMOTE, Ontong Java Learning By Doing Ep75
Sailing to Ontong Java has long been a dream of mine. It is one of the most remote places you can go. Many small children there had never seen a white person and were shy but fascinated by us. We spent a couple of weeks anchored beside the tiny village of ...
Solo Sailing, Swimming with Manta Rays – Sailing Papua – Learning By Doing Ep76
I set off for a 15 days Solo passage to Indonesia from Kavieng, PNG. I have some great sailing, hit the usual squalls that give me a pounding but also cool me down and catch a few fish on route to a stop-over at Hermit Islands. I anchor right at the head o...
Solo Sailing, A day in my life – Sailing Papua (Learning By Doing Ep77)
Solo Sailing on a 7 day passage to Indonesia I show you a little of what a day on the big blue ocean is like. At the same time boring and exhilarating. Life is good! A link to a recent podcast I did: https://www.oceansailingpodcast.com/podcast Become par...
Singlehanded from PNG to Indonesia. Learning By Doing Ep 78
After a 7 day passage solo I was excited to arrive in the bustling port city of Sorong, Indonesia. It had been months since I'd had access to fast internet, supermarkets and restaurants. I met a local called John who helped me out with all the check-in aut...
Sailing to amazing Frewin Island – Sailing Indonesia – Learning By Doing Ep 79
Frewin Island is really paradise found. A tiny village in the centre and a perfect golden sand beach bordering onto a vibrant coral reef, coupled with loads of friendly and curious kids and you have found the right spot. After being solo for the past month...
Wayag, the most stunning place on earth – Sailing Indonesia – Learning By Doing Ep 80
Ylva and I sail north, cross the equator into the northern hemisphere and spend an incredible week anchored nearly alone at Wayag Island. Wayag is very remote, almost impossibly beautiful, the water is very clear and the beaches are empty. We get to know ...
Solo Sailing, The BEST year of my life. (Learning By Doing Ep 81)
After a most excellent adventure this last summer I return to Europe and reflect on the experiences had. Its a long video but I didn't want to cut it into two episodes so here you are, 30mins of viewing pleasure(hopefully) There is some unseen footage, cli...
Spring Snowboarding in Laax – Switzerland (Learning By Doing Ep 82)
I had an amazingly fun day snowboarding in Laax, just the sort of day I needed. I've been battling two knee injuries since mid january and my enjoyment for riding has been affected by it. This was closing weekend in Laax, many happy people, great weather a...
Solo Sailing, Return to the boat, Sailing Indonesia. (Learning By Doing Ep 83)
Returning to my Sailboat in Raja Ampat!!! After a long winter spent chasing the snow around the European Alps and dealing with 2 knee injuries its finally time to fly back to Raja Ampat. The contrast in temperatures is huge and it knocks me around for the...
Solo Sailing searching for waterfalls. (Learning By Doing Ep 84)
I go in search of a waterfall! Sailing 20 miles over to the Island of Batanta I then spend the day searching up and down rivers and mangroves swamps meeting locals along the way. I didn't find the waterfall but had a great day none the less. Next day I sai...
DRONE CRASH in Raja Ampat. Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep85)
Splash! Byebye drone. A very sad start to the day but the sailing this day was epic and the next few days in Wayag soon made me forget about the lost drone. Marie from France joined me aboard and we had a excellent time up in the north part of Raja Ampat. ...
Loving LIFE in a remote lagoon. Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep 86)
A long day of sailing was rounded off nicely by a most beautiful sunset complete with double rainbow. A double strike by two stunning spanish mackerel also filled the freezer. Life is good!!! At the end of the video I did a little Q&A section, maybe so...
Bikinis and waterfalls. Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep 87)
I return to Batanta with the beautiful Marie Morgan and together we are successful in finding the elusive waterfall from episode 84. A beautiful walk through pristine rain forest and then there it is, a cool pool to swim in surrounded by lush vegetation, l...
Fast Sailing to Tobelo, Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep 88)
My first overnight sailing passage of the year is from Wayag in Raja Ampat over to Tobelo, a trip of some 170nm. I'm joined by my youngest brother Toby and we had some amazing sailing, caught some very tasty fish and arrived in Tobelo anchorage in fine for...
Live VOLCANO, crazy adventure, part 1, Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep 89)
Dukono is one of the worlds most active Volcanos, erupting every few minutes. Maxi from Meti Cottage offed to guide my brother Toby and I up there. Who could turn down that offer?? We rented motorbikes to get us up through the lower coconut groves then set...
Live VOLCANO, crazy adventure part 2. Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep 90)
After a very short night we got ready to climb to the Volcano crater in part 2 of the Dukono adventure. As our clothes had not had time to dry out and the climate on the mountain being very different than on the coast we spent a very cold few hours in the...
Solo Sailing, Beauty on a Tropical Island. Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep 92)
I fell in love with Meti Island and its people during my visit, so much so that I extended my stay by a week. Such an innocent way of life there, smiling kids, laughing adults. Working hard each day but always together. This is the reason I brought my boat...
Solo Sailing, Another day in my life, Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep 93)
Sailing, solo sailing or sailing with friends, I love it all. I take you for a ride as I sail solo between Tobelo and Morotei. This year I've had lots of visitors aboard and have really enjoyed the company but it was nice to finally be able to sail solo ag...
Solo Sailing, Discovering Ternate, Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep 94)
Ternate and neighbouring Tidore were the world's major producer of cloves upon which their rulers became among the wealthiest and most powerful sultans in the Indonesian region. Much of their wealth, however, was wasted fighting each other. There is a road...
Helping a village with ART. Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep 95)
This young girl, Juli Kandi won my art competition! Help the School in Warimak village by buying a teeshirt. I spent a few days anchored off the tiny remote village and organised an art competition at the school. I brought art supplies with me and let the ...
Solo Sailing, Earthquake destroys Village. Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep 96)
I anchor out front of a small village that was destroyed by an Earthquake. Some locals showed me around the ruins and I saw the clean-up effort going on. A few people lost their lives and there was lots of injuries but it was 3 days after the quake before ...
Solo Sailing, its a rough passage. Sailing Indonesia Learning By Doing Ep 97)
Sailing Solo is such a good feeling and this passage was a fun one! Become part of the crew and support my videos: https://www.patreon.com/vernondeck https://paypal.me/vernondeck?locale.x... SUBTECH https://www.subtechsports.com Promo code: teamsubtechv...
Chamonix at it finest (Learning By Doing Ep 98)
Photoshooting with Arthur Longo in the Alps in this episode. I leave Schiehallion in Raja Ampat and travel to Austria, Switzerland and France for a month of photo shoots and fun with family and friends. Join me for a fun look around. Become part of the cr...
This is Raja Ampat. Majestic MISOOL. Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep 99)
Misool, the last part of Raja Ampat I'd yet to explore, so I sailed the 90 miles south from Sorong. I stop for a night at the small village of Segit and visit the very shy but curious locals there. Next morning I made the crossing over to Misool and spent ...
EPISODE 100!!! My top 10 videos. Solo Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep 100)
Wow 100 episodes on my channel! Pretty crazy and a lot of memories made. I chose my favourite 10 videos and gave some insight into why. Enjoy and I hope you'll be around for the next 100. Become part of the crew and support my videos: https://www.patreon...
BOAT TOUR, 37ft custom-built offshore race boat. (Learning By Doing Ep 101)
Boat Tour time. So many viewers have asked questions about my pride and joy that I decided it was time to just show the whole thing. Turns out I talked too much for a single episode so I made two! Inside and Outside(Check out Ep102) Become part of the cre...
BOAT TOUR #2, 37ft custom-built offshore race boat. (Learning By Doing Ep 102)
Boat Tour time. The last episode went down very well and here is the sequel, the outside of my boat explained. And its a long one! So many viewer have asked question about my pride and joy that I decided it was time to just show the whole thing. Turns out ...
Paradise Birds, Sailing & SUP’s. Solo Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep 103)
I go bird watching, Sailing and unpack 2 new SUP's, all in one day. This is the last video from the past season so I'll hope you'll enjoy and join me in 2 weeks for the start of an all new season aboard Schiehallion. #solosailing #sailing #learningbydoing...
Our struggle to get back to the boat!!! Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep 104)
Our struggle to get back to the boat!!! As the corona virus started to get serious in Europe we decided to change our tickets and try to get back to the boat before everything closed down. It was a pretty wild adventure that took nearly a month but we are...
We’re FREE!!! Sailing Indonesia (Learning By Doing Ep 105)
With our Quarantine swiftly nearing its end we get stuck into getting the boat sea-worthy. Jobs include climbing the mast to check the rigging, oiling the woodwork, checking and repairing the sails, rebedding the front hatch and more. The day arrived when ...