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SURFING WAVES AT 18 KNOTS IN 40 KNOT WINDS S1CH.5
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SURFING WAVES AT 18 KNOTS IN 40 KNOT WINDS S1CH.5
WE GOT TO 18 KNOTS!!! wwooooooo! Under time pressure to get Red Jacket to Yamba, we leave in the early hours of the morning and head out into 30 knots. With just 2 reefs in the main, that is all Red needed to get going off waves. We hooned down sizable sea...
WE GOT A 3RD CREW MEMBER exciting news S1CH.4
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WE GOT A 3RD CREW MEMBER exciting news S1CH.4
We have very exciting news this week. After servicing a winch, cutting Slims hair we finally received something we have been considering to get for a long time, we couldn't be more stoked for all the possibilities it will provide us with. Hopefully this is...
YACHTLIFE: Dinghy Repairs and Fishing S1CH.3
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YACHTLIFE: Dinghy Repairs and Fishing S1CH.3
"IS THAT A TUNA?" Soph gasped as she laid eyes on the biggest fish she has ever witnessed being caught. Coffs harbour still has us hostage with its boat jobs. We attempt to fix our dinghy, twice... We put our dinghy misery to bed and jump into a tinny fo...
DOWNWIND SAILING IS THE BEST TYPE OF SAILING S1CH.2
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DOWNWIND SAILING IS THE BEST TYPE OF SAILING S1CH.2
The most enjoying type of sailing is downwind sailing, an upright boat with high speeds *chefs kiss of approval*. We spend the afternoon at Trial bay, making some small repairs in order to sail again in the morning. We wake early and head off, our engine i...
SAILED INTO JAIL | Behind bars on my 23rd S1CH.1
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SAILED INTO JAIL | Behind bars on my 23rd S1CH.1
I went to jail on my 23rd birthday. Where did I go so wrong? We left at sparrow fart out of Coffs Harbour towards Trial Bay. Of course, we don't have any instruments working. All good though, we do it the old fashioned way, counting our knots and checking ...
GALLEY REFURBISH | Our 1989 Duncanson 34 CH. 20
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GALLEY REFURBISH | Our 1989 Duncanson 34 CH. 20
We have re-evaluated our plans and decided to start looking at our never ending boat list of chores. With majority of the wiring on the boat being absolutely chaotic we attempt to gain some order. In the process of fixing our manual bilge pump we have foun...
SHE’S THE SKIPPER & TODAY SHE’S A MECHANIC | Part II CH. 19
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SHE’S THE SKIPPER & TODAY SHE’S A MECHANIC | Part II CH. 19
The repairs continue. Last week, our engine and autopilot failed on us. Priority number one, the engine. We find that the engine oil is completely contaminated with diesel, not good. We bypass the old lift pump and run a new electric fuel pump and do multi...
EVERYTHING IS BREAKING | we have to turn back Part I Ch.18
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EVERYTHING IS BREAKING | we have to turn back Part I Ch.18
Broken bones, broken engine, broken autohelm... we decide to turn back. Thinking we are hitting the ocean again, we don't get very far before our engine conks out on us, the autopilot isn't keeping us on course and Slim is in terrible pain and not able to ...
DAY SAILING A BENETEAU OCEANIS 42.3 | Diving into the new year CH.17
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DAY SAILING A BENETEAU OCEANIS 42.3 | Diving into the new year CH.17
We finish off 2020 by hopping aboard our mates Beneteau and sail out to an island off the NSW coast. We get up early in attempt to leave Coffs Harbour to head further south, though we wake to the most recent update of the Covid situation in the greater Syd...
THRASHED BY HUGE LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM. We sailed to safety just in time CH.16
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THRASHED BY HUGE LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM. We sailed to safety just in time CH.16
We are stuck in a 10.47 metre boat surrounded by heavy rain, damaging winds and just metres from dangerous surf. We got to Coffs Harbour just in time for a huge low-pressure system to grace us with its presence. We realise how small Nakama really is as we ...
SAILING BETWEEN STORMS from Gold Coast to Coffs Harbour CH.15
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SAILING BETWEEN STORMS from Gold Coast to Coffs Harbour CH.15
Leaving spontaneously in the late afternoon, we set off back into the ocean towards Coffs Harbour. Sailing into the night we are confronted with lightning and some of the strongest winds we have faced on Nakama yet. As the sunrises, we find ourselves off C...
Doing a Law Degree From a Boat CH. 14
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Doing a Law Degree From a Boat CH. 14
Who said you can't do a law degree from a boat? We rock back up to Nakama after some time away, a couple of things have changed. Slims started his law degree, we got an autohelm and well Soph stepped on a screw? We head over to South Stradbroke Island whil...
Our First Christmas Afloat | We say goodbye to our drone after sailing to South Solitary Island
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Our First Christmas Afloat | We say goodbye to our drone after sailing to South Solitary Island
Yep, we crashed our drone on Christmas day. A slight interruption into our usual videos, we jump into the future for a Christmas Day special. We hop aboard the Najad 49 in our family and sail out to South Solitary Island where we loose our dear drone. We s...
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 cha...
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. Thing...
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...
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 sh...
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 ...
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 u...
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 o...
ARE WE SINKING? CH.5
Slim & Soph - Sailing Nakama
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...
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 s...

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