We finally escape the river and start sailing north on the nsw coastline in search of some clear water, but not before more drama on Popao. Our wind generator decided to spit a blade and smash our solar panel in the process and we watch some of the crazies...
After accepting a generous offer to stay on land for a week we head out in search of a fresh fish to print as a gift to our new friends.
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Possible the roughest two days we've had on the ocean as our tender breaks free leaving us lost at sea. Forced to make a quick decision, check out the full story.
00:00 - Intro
01:28 - Bananas are goodluck right?
3:05 - Jelly fish strike!
4:36 - Jew Fish...
Like living in a small space wasnt hard enough, add in a flood and weeks of rain to really test the relationship. We survive a East Coast Low onboard Popao during Summer.
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00:28 - The Flood
09:12 - After the Flood
11:18 - Bar Crossing Explai...
Ever wondered what's the best eating crab in Australia? Join us in the ultimate crustacean cook-off as we taste test Spanner Crabs, Mud Crabs, Blue Swimmers and the Eastern Rock Lobster against each other. Who will win?
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Join us as we make the most of the Summer trade winds and try our hand at spanner crabbing (Kona Crabs) and we try Marlin Fishing but catch a Cobia instead.
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00:45 - Spanner Trapping
03:22 - Fishing
04:38 - Cooking Spanne...
This episode Michael chases his favourite fish in the ocean, Mulloway. This is one of the big reasons we came south and the hard work pays off as we go spearfishing for Jewfish in Northern NSW.
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As we sail further south down the East Coast of Australia we get lucky with a Marlin hook up and have an incredible dolphin experience we won't ever forget. Enjoy!
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Join us as we go cruising, crabbing and check out the quirky towns on the Clarence River. We have a bit of luck with the crab and cook up XO Mud Crab.
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This episode we finally head off on our first open ocean passage. We leave the Gold Coast Seaway at 11pm at night and head south to Yamba bar for the following day. Not everything goes to plan with two items failing and the forecast changing mid passage. N...
With a weather window appearing on the forecast we rush to finish some vital boat jobs before our first Coastal Passage to Yamba, NSW. We discover an issue with our engine and autopilot and we fix our tramps and sail track.
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Join us as we stumble upon a beach full of pipis, we gather up our bag limit and cook up an epic fest of our favourite Chinese dish. XO pipis. Absolutely delicious.
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A jam packed episode where we wrap up our time in Moreton Bay with one final spearfish, get caught out in some nasty weather and cook up an epic feast of crayfish in a Chinese style prawn toast.
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Join us this episode as we head across Moreton Bay to the Sandhills to explore some wrecks, catch some crabs and stumble upon a real life mermaid.
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With Jess due back onboard in a few days Michael makes the most of the good weather and tests out the new dive tender. He shoots a PB fish and we share our Cobia Ceviche recipe.
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Jess had to head back to Sydney for a few days leaving me all alone on Popao. With an amazing forecast I do my first solo sail to Tangalooma wrecks, go spearfishing with Tim & mange to catch my biggest Wahoo to date!
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This episode we finally cross off the last of the big jobs to do on Popao. We install enough solar to power our editing, we get a shiny new tender which is an absolute BEAST! Have some surprise boat jobs pop up and test out our new Goosehill SUP with a mas...
We're one step closer to becoming zombie apocalypse ready as we prep our floating home for off shore fishing adventures. We install a full B&G electronics kit with a fish finder and wind instrument; and a huge 80ltr/hr watermaker.
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While we await the arrival of our tender in Moreton Bay we get out for a spear on Tim's boat and get a taste what it's like to use SV Popao as a spearfishing mothership. Tim shoots a huge wahoo, we each land a nice kingfish and some yummy plate size reef f...
Tools down for an exciting day on the water, we manage to shoot dinner and Tim almost gets eaten by a shark! Afterwards we cook up some delicious crays, rename the boat and finally leave the dock.
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After a few weeks off from boat work it's time to go back and finish some jobs we put aside on the hard. We go in to fix a crack in the bathroom floor, install our new fridge but discover our kitchen benches are starting to rot too!
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Determined to catch some fresh crabs Michael must first fix our tender's outboard which as had constant issues from day one. Jess cooks up an epic tomato crab dish and we find some treasure during a beach clean up.
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With glass off conditions forecast we head off on our first trip across Moreton Bay to check out the infamous Tangalooma Wrecks and the Sand Dunes.
The wrecks were nothing short of amazing, teaming with marine life you have to drag yourself away from it....
With terrible weather forecast we hide up a creek with the hopes of catching some mud crab. After battling with the current, anchoring technique and fixing our outboard we are rewarded with a delicious feed.
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