Boat life - Island final resting place sailing WA - Ep 133
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Sailing cleaner oceans
This is our adaptation on Taika Waititi's racism video which most New Zealanders will know.
We have teamed up with In Mocean to do our part to recycle some of the plastic waste that is drowning our oceans and choking it's critters...
Sailing nomads, remote self sufficiency Ep 134
Freedom is the first step to self sufficiency, or should that read: Self sufficiency is the first step to freedom?
Either way, we have been lucky enough to be free to sail the remote west coast of Australia ...
Meet the crew live Christmas update
Seasons greetings, it's been too long since we did a live chat. It's a busy time of year but we hope you can join us. We are sorry if this live doesn't work for your time zone but we will upload this at a later time for ...
A year of sailing in three minutes
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It's over 50 years since Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt went missing during his morning swim at Cheviot Beach South Australia, but we are only just hearing about it now while we sail past the Harold Holt Naval communications base in Exmouth. Our fri...
Boat life BIG blow SAILIING WA - Ep 136
Keeping an eye on the weather is one of the most important parts of the day when living on a boat. With a storm imminent we have to assess our best option for finding protective cover. There are very few places to h...
Secret shark paradise sailing Western Australia - Ep137
Just in time for shark week we bring you the sharks of Coral Bay. Captives of the weather, which was blowing a constant 15 to 30 knots from the south, the direction we wanted to sail in, we began to...
DOLLARS AND SENSE the cost of sail boat sailing Ep 138 Sailing WA
This week we are jumping forward to present time and celebrate Declan's foray in to the world of kite boarding competition. The poor boy learns the hard way that if you want something bad e...
Following in Sailing La Vagabonde's footsteps and beyond Ep 139
Yes, that's right, this week we walk over the hallowed ground that uber sailing channel La Vagabonde camped on. True story!
Now don't get me wrong, Coral Bay is a beautiful place to visit an...
I can't believe he did it again Sailing Australia Ep 140
This week we woke to find ourselves in the astounding anchorage at Cape Cuvier, with it's majestic cliff face and salt mine. Rob comes clean on how he injured himself while fishing, and it's not wha...
Surviving alternative living in extreme conditions sailing Western Australia Ep 141
Our adventures in Shark Bay started with a death, which was unfortunate because this is an area synonymous with life. We take a road trip (thank you Skipper for the loan o...
Off Grid alternative boatlife meets on grid luxuries best of both worlds sailing Shark Bay - Ep 142
There are very few affordable things about boatlife. However, delving into nature's larder to catch your own food is one of the highlights. During our stay...
Boat life rescue in shark bay -Sailing Western Australia Ep 143
This week we survive a night rocking and rolling in an exposed anchorage then on our arrival in Denham, Rob and fellow yachtie Bradley just happened to be passing an old fishing vessel where ...
Life in PERFECT harmony sailing Western Australia Ep 144
This is our second trip to the Abrolhos Islands. We love them for their history, their marine life and their wind, which between September and May is plentiful. What better way to get in day after d...
Sailing in fog and avoiding a collision - Ep 145
On our last days in The Abrolhos Islands we took a walk on semi inhabited Rat Island, one of the few islands that plays host to the rock lobster fishermen who spend several months, every year working away f...
Killin' it CLIFF JUMPING Rottnest Island Sailing Western Australia Ep 146
After Rob completes a 'solo sail with company' to the beautiful anchorage of Parker Point on Rottnest Islands southern shores, Troy and Pascale, of @FreeRangeLiving fame took us on ...
Sinking the boat? In ocean seacock change - Sailing Western Australia Ep 147
How to change the saildrive seacocks while still in the water
Have you ever talked yourself out of something because you think it would be too hard, or its not the 'normal' way, ...
Spectacular desert road trip sailing western Australia - Ep 148
When we were hit by lightening, two years ago, we had to replace all the cabin lights in both hulls. We put fancy lights in the starboard hull and not so fancy lights in the port hull. The re...
Desirable Island hides dark secret sailing Western Australia Ep 149
Rottnest Island is one of Western Australia's premier tourist destinations and it's not hard to see why. Beautiful aqua blue water, white sandy beaches, more quokka than you can shake a s...
our FIRST night dive OH WOW - Sailing life - Ep 150
Busselton is a beautiful town, with the southern hemispheres longest wooden piled jetty at its heart. We abandoned the kids to dive into its clear waters on our first night dive ever. Getting in and out o...
SAILING LIFE New outboard motor gets test drive - Ep 151
The old outboard motor is sold, so it's out with the old and in with the new as we change motors over on the dinghy. To do this we need the help of the main halyard and a bit of muscle power. Declan ...
What doesn't kill you.. sailing Ep 152
We're in a little anchorage called Castle Rock in Geographe Bay where nature has been delt a blow on many counts but is coming back the stronger for it.
We get to dive another first. A wreck dive on Ex Australian Na...
My kitchen rules on the ocean | Parody
To all mothers (and fathers doing a double shift). Hope you get spoilt rotten.
It's that time of year again so we thought we'd roll this one out once more. We love the creativity and sentiment behind the wonderful thr...
Hunter gatherer | sailing (with Finn up date) Ep 153
We are in Canal Rocks a remote area of the south west of Australia but that doesn't stop Rob from performing his role as the alpha male aboard Javelot. At all times seeking out the juiciest catches to br...
Sail away with me honey Ep 154
Twentysix minutes of open ocean sailing
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Finally leaving sailing away in our sailboat - Ep 155
Grudgingly we up anchor from Busselton leaving a swag of memories and friends to head north to Penguin Island via Mandurah.
Declan did some winch maintenance, a how to of you're interested, and Ivan te...
May LIVE Sunday 29th
Come join us for a lengthy discussion on what we have been up to and with whom we have been doing it.
Thank you for helping keep us afloat and supporting the creative process. You can be part of the crew for less than the price of ...
Saving a life and threatening another - Ep 156
This week you find us anchored off the coast of Rockingham WA. After performing many crimes against the art of hairdressing cutting, we get back to nature on the lovely Penquin Island where we discover a bird...
MOST DRAMATIC 36 hours sailing EVER Ep 157
Grounding the hull, shredding the sail and a midnight swim in Great White shark territory to cut away a line we were caught on. we had it all in 36 hours.
Somehow we managed to keep smiling through it all, thoug...
Sailing to Galapagos of the Indian Ocean - Ep 158
The Abrolhos Islands are often referred to as the Galapagos of the Indian ocean. Theses remote islands are one of our favourite places to visit. We only had three days to enjoy the clear blue water and the...
How relationships work living on a sailboat - Ep 159
Raising kids at sea is never easy. Now that our sailboat is filled with teens we have to balance family adventure with time spent with their friends. This week we are in Geraldton and as luck would have...
Discovering forgotten historic island Ep 160
This sailing family is cruising at top speed, up the west coast of Australia, thanks to a morning squall that caught us off guard. Its all part and parcel of living at sea but we are racing past some of our favo...
Crocodile infested waters in kayak world record attempt Part 1 Ep 161
We may be a sailing family now but before we bought our sailboat we were very sporty. Rob was an olympian and won the first ever rowing race across the Atlantic Ocean and Rachel was a s...
DISASTER Having to cut away the anchor - Kimberley sailing pt 2 Ep 162
We are no longer just sailing with teenagers. World record breaking kayaker Bonnie Hancock and her crew – Mike and Ben – have joined us in sailing the Indian Ocean through Austral...
Stranger Things Sailing Indian Ocean with Covid, UFOs and World Record-Sailing Kimberley Pt 3 Ep 163
Being a sailing family we have had the honour to meet many interesting people on our voyage around the pacific but none have been quite as inspiring as ka...
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