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CATCHING LUNCH WITH SALVAGED DRIFTWOOD | The End of a Chapter CH. 13
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CATCHING LUNCH WITH SALVAGED DRIFTWOOD | The End of a Chapter CH. 13

After crossing the Wide Bay bar and narrowly missing a whale, we are surprised to find a fish on the end of our driftwood contraption. We are on our way south, retracing steps. We sail through the night back into Moreton Bay and then inland through the channels down to the Gold Coast, where we strip...
ESCAPING CYCLONE SEASON TO FRASER ISLAND ON FIRE CH.12
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ESCAPING CYCLONE SEASON TO FRASER ISLAND ON FIRE CH.12

With no autopilot but with cyclone season approaching, we make the call to head south for summer. Leaving Great Keppel Island behind we embark on our first overnight voyage on Nakama with an estimated 70 hours at sea hoping to get back to Tangalooma. Things don't go exactly as planned and we fi...
HANGING ON BY A THREAD in yachty paradise | CH. 11
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HANGING ON BY A THREAD in yachty paradise | CH. 11

Where to begin, we commandeer an old Toyota Camry on the mainland during a much needed supply run. Then battling a hangover and the seas we beat into the wind back to Keppel Island where we commence a game of cat and mouse with the wind. Our musical chairs style anchoring did result in us seeing hea...
VEGO RUNS OUT OF TOFU | Catch and Cook CH.10
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VEGO RUNS OUT OF TOFU | Catch and Cook CH.10

We ran out of tofu and basically everything else so we are on a mission to catch a fish. Still on Great Keppel Island, Slim is determined to go catch us some dinner. With a combined experience of bugger all, we get lucky and join friends on the beach to share our wee catch and a couple glasses of wi...
ABANDONED RESORT on a Great Barrier Reef Island CH. 9
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ABANDONED RESORT on a Great Barrier Reef Island CH. 9

We discover an abandoned resort and more importantly a bar on Great Keppel Island. We wash off the hangover diving the beautiful reefs and have to get creative with our increasingly low supply of food onboard.
CAN’T BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED | island to ourselves CH. 8
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CAN’T BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED | island to ourselves CH. 8

Following some adventures and a few days of hiding from the wind. we set of at day break in agitated seas. Navigating our way through big hulks of steel to Hummocky island. A tiny blip on the map we spotted a few days earlier. With not much information we just hoped our inkling was right and it woul...
HOLY SHIP! nighttime surfing in a channel | we get booted out by a ship CH. 7
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HOLY SHIP! nighttime surfing in a channel | we get booted out by a ship CH. 7

High winds and high seas we surf down waves towards Burnett heads. Following yet another last minute decision we sail back towards the mainland ...leaving Fraser behind us in the moonlight. Upon arrival we a confronted by a pilot boat essentially booting us out of the channel and into the eerie unma...
DINGO SAFARI ON A YACHT CH.6
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DINGO SAFARI ON A YACHT CH.6

Slim's on a dingo hunt! So back to Fraser we go! Determined to spot on! We cook up the worlds wobbliest nachos and sleep to the song of the whales echoing through the hull at the astonishingly beautiful Wathumba Creek. All the while keeping a keen eye out for those pesky dingos, we have been...
ARE WE SINKING? CH.5
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ARE WE SINKING? CH.5

Are we sinking? We asked ourselves when we found the bilges again full of salty water. We need to get to the bottom of this before we get to the bottom of the ocean.
SAILING TO FRASER ISLAND with the most beautiful lake we’ve ever seen | CH.4
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SAILING TO FRASER ISLAND with the most beautiful lake we’ve ever seen | CH.4

We begin the journey up the Sandy Straits and find out why it's called the Sandy Straits when we hit the bottom. Following being attacked by Midgees we push on north. After hours of misguided trekking and a little bit of hitchhiking, we end up at what must be the most stunning lake on Earth! Yo...
WIDE BAY BAR CROSSING | feat. flooded bilges CH.3
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WIDE BAY BAR CROSSING | feat. flooded bilges CH.3

We've been dying to explore Fraser Island, BUT to get there we must first go through the infamous Wide Bay Bar! This bar is known as the most dangerous bar in Queensland and is something we have been planning and anticipating for months. With a few early starts and our bilges flooding with salt...
SHIP WRECKS and a BAR CROSSING | breaking blue water CH. 2
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SHIP WRECKS and a BAR CROSSING | breaking blue water CH. 2

We throw the ropes and begin our journey! First stop, Moreton Island before breaking blue water northbound to cross the Mooloolaba bar! We are over the moon to finally have the old girl cutting through the waters and taking us to faraway lands. And our day is made by our first whales on Nakama. We ...
ANTIFOULING 34 FT YACHT by hand | cracked rudder hanging on by a thread CH. 1
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ANTIFOULING 34 FT YACHT by hand | cracked rudder hanging on by a thread CH. 1

It had been a red hot minute since Nakama came out of the water, closer to 2 years... poor girl was feeling a bit sluggish dragging around what looked like a garden bed on her belly. We figured it was about time we saved our pennies and book her in to be slipped. we count our stars that we did as it...
WELCOME ABOARD SV Nakama | crew meet n’ greet/ boat tour
Slim & Soph - Sailing Nakama

WELCOME ABOARD SV Nakama | crew meet n’ greet/ boat tour

We are Slim & Soph a young Aussie couple with a cat living aboard exploring our great Aussie backyard - starting with the beautiful coral coast! Unlike most vessels, on Nakama, she's the skipper. We welcome you aboard our floating home Nakama! After all the questions we thought it was abo...
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