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OCEAN LAGOON ANCHORAGE & CROSSING WIDE BAY BAR + a monohulls guide to Double Island Point S1CH.14
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OCEAN LAGOON ANCHORAGE & CROSSING WIDE BAY BAR + a monohulls guide to Double Island Point S1CH.14

Ah, so this is what Double Island Point is all about, we show you Double Island Point from a monohull, don't worry we let you in on the info so you can also join the fun. Waking up at beautiful Double Island Point, we take advantage of the bluest water we have been in for a while and dive on t...
HOW WE SHOWER WITHOUT A SHOWER & WE’RE ON THE ROAD AGAIN S1CH.13
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HOW WE SHOWER WITHOUT A SHOWER & WE’RE ON THE ROAD AGAIN S1CH.13

Soph hasn't had a shower in a week so and is going slightly loopy from UNI assignments, so she treats herself to a saucepan shower. We get up at sparrow fart to leave Mooloolaba but find a blown fuse that runs all of our 2 instruments. Our day plans drastically change as we now have to hunt do...
JUST TWO SALTY SAILORS TRYNA GET BY S1CH.12
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JUST TWO SALTY SAILORS TRYNA GET BY S1CH.12

Well, it all starts off with a couple of boats directly in front of us upstream collecting one another. What do we do? There is no one on board and it's getting dark. Where in Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast of Australia, anchored in "the pond", a crowded anchorage renowned for una...
SAILING AUSTRALIA | how not to throw a spinnaker S1CH.11
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SAILING AUSTRALIA | how not to throw a spinnaker S1CH.11

Our first time throwing our spinnaker, we don't know whether it is asymmetrical or symmetrical, there is only one way to find out. So up she goes. We're learning by doing and we are doing what we can, how not to throw a spinnaker. We leave Brisbane, it's a stellar day out on Moreton ...
WHERE IT ALL STARTED | Our Home S1CH.10
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WHERE IT ALL STARTED | Our Home S1CH.10

We're not on the boat anymore. A journey into the Australian Hinterland. We introduce you to our home, family, friends and life before sailing took over. Waking up in the hills we trek down 8km of dirt road to good old Mullumbimby to meet Slims Mum. We feel we need our fix for boats and go fo...
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE NEED SPACE? living aboard a 10 metre sailboat S1CH.9
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE NEED SPACE? living aboard a 10 metre sailboat S1CH.9

Um can I come back aboard now? We head up through the back channels of the Gold Coast, weaving through houseboats, ducking underneath powerlines and almost crashing another drone. Making it into Moreton Bay, we head to Peel Island before Soph makes Slim get off the boat... only thing is, we are sti...
GOLD COAST WE’RE COMING AT YA! | Living aboard a sailboat S1CH.8
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GOLD COAST WE’RE COMING AT YA! | Living aboard a sailboat S1CH.8

This week living aboard a boat has brought us right into the heart of the Gold Coast. Our outboard has broken down, leaving us floating away in the current, luckily we get saved by a fellow yachty but are stuck on the boat in the rain until it's fixed. We extend our DIY abilities and attempt to...
BYRON BAY FROM THE OCEAN | Don’t trust carrots on boats S1CH.7
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BYRON BAY FROM THE OCEAN | Don’t trust carrots on boats S1CH.7

Sailing from Yamba to the Gold Coast means passing our hometown, Byron Bay AND! we actually got to see it this time... The massive Australian floods are settling. After a skate to the Yamba Bar, we are happy to see the crossing conditions have eased and it looks safe to go. We set off from Iluka in...
AUSTRALIA’S FLOOD DISASTER ON ANCHOR S1CH.6
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AUSTRALIA’S FLOOD DISASTER ON ANCHOR S1CH.6

Australia is experiencing a natural disaster flooding event. We do our best to find somewhere safe to anchor as we have seen the unimaginable on the news. Houses, cows and other large debris are floating from upriver in the various river systems along the East Coast of Australia. We made it through ...
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 seas and sat in the pouring rain. And well we j...
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 the last of the boat jobs for a second...
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 for an arvo fish. Casting a couple o...
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 is squealing at us... the alternator belt? We...
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 the depth with sticks. We are eager to ...
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 found two more broken ones. With it now being ea...
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 multiple oil changes. Now for the autopilot, gett...
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 hand steer. With all these problem...
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 Sydney region and decide to call off our depart...
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 are confined to the small space. When there ...
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 Cape Byron where we get hit by unusual bullet...
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 while we wait for a weather window to conti...
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 stock ourselves up with delicious food and po...
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...
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