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What will we discover today? Fraser Island – NEW Insta360X3
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What will we discover today? Fraser Island – NEW Insta360X3

#insta360 #insta360x3 #fraserisland This week we explore the north end of the Worlds biggest sand island, K'gari or Fraser Island. I also have a new camera to show you guys, its the X3, a new model from Insta360. I use it extensively throughout this video and there's a little competition ...
What more can go wrong! Caught up in Fishing gear = 3am swim! Ep232
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What more can go wrong! Caught up in Fishing gear = 3am swim! Ep232

Mad Dash from Brisbane to Double Island point. We left at 1am Scarborough marina and motored out of Moreton Bay. Along the front of Bribie Island we the port side propellor and rudder got found in some fishing gear wish meant I had to go over the side to clear it. No moon out and the water is BLACK,...
Highfield Ultralight 310, our new daily driver. Ep231
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Highfield Ultralight 310, our new daily driver. Ep231

Highfield boats are know worldwide as a leading manufacturer of inflatable tenders. We now have one and are super stoked, she fits on Trade Runner like a glove and we are now buzzing round the bay in style. We went for the UL310 model as it was the biggest I could get that would still get on the pla...
10 July 2023
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The HITS keep coming. Mad Dash No.4 Gold Coast – Brisbane. Ep230
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The HITS keep coming. Mad Dash No.4 Gold Coast – Brisbane. Ep230

Leg No.4 from the Gold Coast to Brisbane was a very calm and slow passage. We are in Queensland now and everything is calmer here. The route is all in-land waterways and we had to motor sail the entire way. Still, I managed to sink my drone in Moreton Bay right on sunset which was a major bummer as ...
I DESTROYED my Mainsail! Mad Dash No.3 Coffs Harbour-Gold Coast.  Ep229
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I DESTROYED my Mainsail! Mad Dash No.3 Coffs Harbour-Gold Coast. Ep229

Leg No.3 from Coffs Harbour to the Gold Coast was a wild one! We left Coffs under a black sky with favourable winds. Because of exit and entry timing I'd chosen to leave at 16.30 in order to arrive at the Seaway at first light for that bar crossing. This meant the passage was mostly done in dar...
Crew Training. Mad Dash No.2 Nelson Bay – Coffs Harbour.   Ep228
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Crew Training. Mad Dash No.2 Nelson Bay – Coffs Harbour. Ep228

Leg No.2 from Nelson Bay to Coffs Harbour was a dream run really. Very low winds were forecasted but in reality we had just enough to keep up a nice average speed and sailed right up to the entrance of Coffs Harbour. Having a boat thats light and sails fast in low winds is a really advantage and Tra...
Mad Dash No.1 Sydney – Nelson Bay.  Ep227
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Mad Dash No.1 Sydney – Nelson Bay. Ep227

Righto, its off sailing we GO! All the work is done, Marie is home in France growing our child and I'm delivering the boat 4000miles from Sydney, Australia to Lombok, Indonesia and I need to be there by mid September in order to fly to France to be with Marie for the birth. Join me (and various...
A.I.S self installation. Am I Safe now?  (Learning By Doing Ep226)
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A.I.S self installation. Am I Safe now? (Learning By Doing Ep226)

The last big job to do on Trade Runner was install AIS. The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is one of the best electronic aids you can have and I wouldn't want to do night passages without it, especially solo. GME sent me a whole kit and in this video I walk you though the installation. ...
Building our new Salon from scratch.  (Learning By Doing Ep225)
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Building our new Salon from scratch. (Learning By Doing Ep225)

For 3 months now we've been eating dinner on our knees, enough is enough, time to build a new salon. In this video I show you from start to finish how I accomplished this with minimum tools, products and talent. The finished result is so nice though and makes life aboard really a lot better. ...
DIY sailboat rigging, save thousands! (Learning By Doing Ep224)
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DIY sailboat rigging, save thousands! (Learning By Doing Ep224)

Every sailboat needs new standing rigging at some stage. Mine was over 20 years old so I decided to do most of the work myself. In this video I go through the whole job and show you how I went about this very important job. You shouldn't be scared of this as its not rocket science, anyone who i...
BIG NEWS! Its a Lifechanger. (Learning By Doing Ep223)
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BIG NEWS! Its a Lifechanger. (Learning By Doing Ep223)

We have some pretty big news to share with you guys in this weeks video. To celebrate we take a few days off the boat and for the first time in nearly a year sleep on land. Thanks to Andre, a kind viewer from Sydney we had the use of a car so we drove up to the Blue Mountains. Marie has been in Aust...
Its the WEEKEND and the boat jobs can wait. (Learning By Doing Ep222)
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Its the WEEKEND and the boat jobs can wait. (Learning By Doing Ep222)

Royal National Park is Australia's oldest and lay right on out doorstep. It was only a short passage for us from Cronulla but as we motored up the river we left the hustle and bustle behind us with every corner we rounded. Pretty soon we were emerged in nature and felt very far away. After add...
Marie enjoys a steaming hot shower (Learning By Doing Ep221)
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Marie enjoys a steaming hot shower (Learning By Doing Ep221)

Fresh water, or the lack of it is the one thing that means we have to return to civilisation. I dont really want to install a water maker so that mean we need to conserve the water we carry and catch as much as possible when it rains. This video is about converting Trade Runner to do these things be...
New Solar panels are better than old, HOW MUCH??(Learning By Doing Ep220)
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New Solar panels are better than old, HOW MUCH??(Learning By Doing Ep220)

Today I am replacing my 22 year old solar panels for brand new ones. How big is the output difference? I was very interested to find out, thats for sure. Its always cool to see how far technology has come. We also get a new mattress, Marie gets some Italian food she's been craving and a cordles...
Solo Sailing Catamaran’s, good idea or bad? (Learning By Doing Ep219)
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Solo Sailing Catamaran’s, good idea or bad? (Learning By Doing Ep219)

I’ve always loved solo sailing, Sailing alone on a Catamaran is a lot different from a monohull though, this I learnt. I’m yet to decide if I’ll solo sail my Cat on longer passage though as the danger seems to be much higher. I solo sailed my mono many thousands of miles, she spoke to me on passage...
Eden, the little paradise down south. (Learning By Doing Ep218)
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Eden, the little paradise down south. (Learning By Doing Ep218)

Eden, you were amazing, thanks! We spent an unplanned month altogether in this beautiful little town and loved it! So many friendly locals, so many beautiful places to visit. As we sailed out of there and headed north to Bermagui we show you just a few snippets from our stay there. Thanks for watch...
Passage Planning for Bass Strait. (Learning By Doing Ep217)
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Passage Planning for Bass Strait. (Learning By Doing Ep217)

Today we show you our process for planning a sailing passage, in this case to cross the notorious Bass Strait. We are losing patience slowly, being stuck here in Eden for over 3 weeks now but are still cautious as Catamaran is still new and unproven to us. Would you have gone? I also find out that w...
New Running Rigging for our Catamaran.  (Learning By Doing Ep216)
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New Running Rigging for our Catamaran. (Learning By Doing Ep216)

Last week we broke some of the rigging while attempting to cross the notorious Bass Straight, this week we replace the entire running rigging with new gear. A big job but it feels good to now have a solid base. Enjoi. Insta360 discount code: ⚓️Join our CREW⚓️ If you enjoy our videos and appreciat...
Bass Straight passage FAILURE. (Learning By Doing Ep215)
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Bass Straight passage FAILURE. (Learning By Doing Ep215)

Off we go, across the Bass Straight to Tasmania. We didnt get very far though, first the Jib halyard broke then after fixing that and sailing on one of the job sheets snapped. That was enough, I lost all trust in the running rigging and for the first time ever we turned back. Back to Eden to order l...
200+ miles on our first real passage. Too easy! (Learning By Doing Ep214)
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200+ miles on our first real passage. Too easy! (Learning By Doing Ep214)

Our first overnight passage on our new Catamaran, Trade Runner. Pittwater south to Eden, NSW is about 240 nautical miles and we picked a pretty mellow wind for this one. There is a good south running current about 15 miles offshore so we sailed out there and stayed in it all the way south. A really ...
1st Passage on our new Boat! (Learning By Doing Ep213)
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1st Passage on our new Boat! (Learning By Doing Ep213)

Sailing time! We leave Nelson Bay and sail south to Newcastle on our new (to us) Catamaran. Its only a short passage and we have chosen a pretty calm day but there are still some butterflies as this is new for both of us! Enjoy! ⚓️Join our CREW⚓️ If you enjoy our videos and appreciate the effort th...
Moving aboard our new Boat! (Learning By Doing Ep212)
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Moving aboard our new Boat! (Learning By Doing Ep212)

Moving Time! The process of packing up our old home (Schiehallion) and moving all that stuff to our new home (Trade Runner) is a big one. Accumulated stuff has to be sorted through, junk thrown away. Then everything needs to be transported over, all of by dinghy (in windy wet conditions) and then fo...
WHAT?? Our boat Sold in 2 DAYS! 😱  (Learning By Doing Ep211)
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WHAT?? Our boat Sold in 2 DAYS! 😱 (Learning By Doing Ep211)

We decided to buy Trade Runner so in order to do that we needed to sell Schiehallion ASAP. I put together a bunch of images and info and advertised her on a couple of websites. Two days later and she was sold to the first person who looked at her, AMAZING! Enjoy! ⚓️Join our CREW⚓️ If you enjoy our...
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