THE VIDEO WE NEVER WANTED TO MAKE..
Slim & Soph - Sailing Nakama
From university studies to the Roaring Forties. Join Slim and Soph as they navigate the remote Tasmanian wilderness aboard their Duncanson 34, Nakama, in 2026.
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Chapters:
00:00 Things were looking good until…
01:22 Our last delivery
04:01 Outrunning crocodiles
07:00 Another new addition
10:24 Provisioning
11:33 Not what we needed…
15:10 Throwing the lines
18:38 Testing our upgrades
21:40 This is real #boatlife
22:40 Running aground…
24:16 High and dry
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It’s Near Impossible to Get Here (Wilderness Sailing)
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Alone in the Wild: How 2,500 Civilians Saved this Wilderness
In the early 1980s, deep in Tasmania’s untouched wilderness, 1,200 ordinary people were arrested in a battle that divided the nation. We’ve just arrived at the Gordon River, a 172 km long river in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage listed area. Ou...
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