WE HIT A WHALE LAST NIGHT BUT EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT | Sailing, fishing & islands S1CH.31
A yachties worst nightmare during whale season is accidentally hitting one as they lay sleeping on the surface in the night.
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This week we set sail from the Percy Island A-frame at around 3am and about an hour into the trip something seemed terribly wrong. With water splashing all around us the sinking feeling that we had hit rocks was quickly replaced with the shocking realisation that we must have woken a sleeping whale. A minor speed bump in the grand plan as we are on a mission to find some internet to catch up on our uni work. We finally have some luck with the fish and get a little tuna and a lovely mackerel for fresh fish and chips for dinner, among other things. We hope you enjoy this weeks episode. Slim & Soph xoxo
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:53 No choice BUT to press on
02:08 Hitting a Humpback speedbump, 15 hours to go
03:43 We actually catch not 1 BUT 2 fish! Homemade Fish & Chips
08:27 We’re off again, we’re in for a speedy sail
14:35 We have something to share with you!
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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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