Join us as we explore one of the best offshore dive sites in the Whitsundays. We hide out a southerly blow in a well-protected reef anchorage while making the most of our location. Diving and filming the amazing marine life in this green zone.
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Spearfishing the Great Barrier Reef. Mackerel, Trout, Red Throat a spearo's dream. Fishing the Whitsunday outer reefs at its finest.
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00:00 - Intro
02:20 - Reef Drone
04:10 - Spearfishing
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As we make the most of our time hiding from the wind we explore Butterfly Bay and go for a dive in Manta Ray Bay where we meet the locals. Huge Hump Headed Maori Wrasse, Giant Trevally & of course Manta Rays.
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Join us as we head out to the reef, find some random rigging on the deck and fill the freezer after a solid little spearfishing session before the weather turns nasty.
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00:54 - Heading to the Reef
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After 600 nautical miles with a broken Autopilot it was a BLOODY good feeling pulling into Airlie Beach knowing there was a brand new tiller pilot awaiting our arrival.
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00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Wild Ride
01:40 - Airlie Beach
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Join us as we make our way to the towering Scawfell Island, spear some fresh fish and Michael shares his secret beer-battered fish recipe. Coral trout Catch & Cook.
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00:00 - Intro
01:27 - Digby Island
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Arriving at the famous Percy Island Yacht Club with few provisions we head to work to husk some coconuts to make fresh coconut milk, spear a Tuskfish and make a traditional Samoan Oka I'a.
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Join us this episode as we sail north checking out some deserted tropical islands right here in QLD, Australia. We go for a quick little dive where Michael finds some delicious Crayfish and Jess cooks up a quick Lobster Curry.
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Sailing and exploring this absolute paradise which is Pearl Bay, definitely a highlight of the season. We finally find a loaded coconut tree and clean up on the beachcombing front.
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00:00 - Intro
00:22 - Sailing to Pearl Bay
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We are in the land of Giant Mudcrab, join us as we feast on kilos of huge Mudcrab and cook up a delicious Crab Ravioli feast in Port Clinton.
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00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Sail to Port Clinton
01:51 - Arriving Port Clinton
02:53 - C...
We settle into Island Life and head out with some locals to go spearfishing for delicious coral trout before exploring the stunning Great Keppel Island.
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00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Spearing
07:20 - Exploring Great Keppel Island
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#shorts An amazing encounter FREEDIVING with the worlds BIGGEST fish in Tonga.
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Arriving in the Keppel Islands we find clear water so I send Michael to catch some Crayfish from the Great Barrier Reef which I turn into the best mornay cray pizzas that we've ever eaten! We then discover our engines tell tail is a little slow so we dry o...
#shorts A bit of raw sailing footage from a passage from South West Rocks to Coffs Harbour (Australia) aboard our Peter Snell Easy 37' "Popao" Let us know in the comments below if you want to see more of these bonus #Shorts
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Sailing Queensland, with the weather deteriorating we rush to Pancake creek to hide from the weather where we find oysters and cook up a coral trout feast over a beach fire. With a break in the weather, we then run up to Yellow Patch, Gladstone.
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#shorts Close call with a BIG BULLSHARK off Brisbane, Australia.
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As we settle in at Lady Musgrave Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia we head out for a dive and go spearfishing for Wahoo with great success.
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00:00 - Intro
02:30 - Spearfishing
10:19 - Fish Cleaning
12:26 - Fish Give ...
We finally make it to the Great Barrier Reef and what an epic few days it is, we spearfish Coral Trout, dive with Manta Rays & find Turtles everywhere! It's a dream come true and we make the most of every minute on the reef.
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00:18 - Sai...
After surfing our way across the Wide Bay Bay we have a stunning flatwater sail up the Sandy Straights where we head off on a land adventure to check out Lake Mackenzie on Fraser Island. We struggle the understand the latest travel restrictions and nearly ...
Free to roam we load up the boat and hit the high seas, sailing from Brisbane to Double Island Point overnight. We experience the messiest conditions yet as we get thrown around in two opposing swells, experience gusts from 0 to 35 knots and make more sail...
In a turn of events we have our engine cowling stolen by thieves but we upgrade to a new tender. It's a beast! Check it out for the behind the scenes of the making of a promo video.
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During lockdowns we make the most of the amazing weather, Jess finds some epic ocean treasure and Michael goes spearfishing for Mulloway & Mangrove Jacks in the local dive spots around Gold Coast and cooks it all up.
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00:21 - G...
As we go in to lockdown on our sailboat we rush to replace our solar panel and stock the freezer by spearfishing fresh Spanish Mackerel. We cook it up and make some fresh Hawaiin Poke and enjoy our time on the stunning Gold Coast, Australia on our sailboat...
With looming border closures and a small weather window, we throw caution to the wind and sail north for Queensland. With clear water, we are tempted by Neptune to go for a mid passage dive at the famous Julian Rocks, Byron Bay NSW.
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