The weather is calm so we decide to move Nutshell off her first mooring and on to a sturdier, more permanent one, so that we can carry out the boat jobs in ...

After looking around for quite some time we finally find a tinny at the right price and go ahead and purchase it. We need an aluminium boat for The Kimberley. ...

The weather has been very windy since we’ve been back in Airlie Beach so we haven’t had the opportunity to move Nutshell and remove and work on the broken gear ...

The weather man lied to us again! With forecast 15 to 20 knot offshore winds predicted to give us a beam reach down the coast we expected our trip from ...

We are on the last leg of our journey to our home town of Airlie Beach, we can almost see it in the distance, but again, we are becalmed. The tide is against ...

What happened this week? There was a boom testin', oyster gatherin', fish spearin', soup makin', whale watchin', night sailin' and fridge lid installin'! ...

We leave the Great Sandy Strait and begin the sail north to Airlie Beach. We have no engine, and the only forward propulsion that we have is with little Evi, ...

Now that the drama of the Coast Guard rescue has died down, Magnus gets to work fixing Peanut’s carburettor so that we can continue to head north and out of ...

The saga continues… After a wonderful time sailing through the Great Sandy Straits, we suddenly hit a snag. Peanut’s engine gives out on us and Magnus can’t ...

We meet up with viewers and spend a lovely lunchtime sampling ales at the Land & Sea Brewery in Noosa. Then we leave the Duckpond and begin the short ...

We sow the little giveaway seeds which we picked up at Woolworths and begin a garden for Nutshell. The idea is to have a small, live food source onboard when ...

We catch up with patrons and sample a few fine ales at the Bacchus Brewing Company in Capalaba. We even get a 10/10, the first in Australia! Meet our two new ...

This week we get some cranking speeds in light winds behind Fraser Island while discussing something we'd overlooked over the last couple of months flying our ...

We continue our journey through the shallow channels of the Brisbane area and Moreton Bay. It’s a bit scary going under our first power line and not knowing ...

Magnus sets to work making a new plinth for the toilet. Shane helps us out immensely and Magnus hoists him up the mast to install the shiny, new spinnaker ...

It’s time to sand and paint Nutshell’s bottom. She gets lots of TLC from the both of us and Shane, our son and it’s not long before she is looking fabulous! ...

After a good night’s sleep at the custom’s dock, we check in to Australia. It’s then time for a quick catch up with family after a 1 year absence. We move ...

We continue to try and sail to Australia but the weather is definitely against us. After 6 days at sea we have no choice but to motor the last three to four ...

This week we explore the splendid Great Keppel Island and get up close and personal with one of the resident monotremes! We cross a stretch of water that is a ...

We do our final preparations for leaving New Caledonia and go through the checking out procedure, visiting all of the government officials that we need to. ...

We leave the tranquil anchorage in the Bay of Prony and make our way back to the island, Ile Ouen. We head ashore and check out the beautiful beach with its ...

What has fishing, whales, strong winds, giggles and plenty of sailing action? This week's episode of Free Range Sailing of course! Get a crew's eye view of ...

We leave Baie Iré, New Caledonia and make our way to Baie du Carénage in Prony Bay, New Caledonia to try and find the cascale falls, prison ruins, old mines ...

We finally arrive in Noumea, New Caledonia after many prolonged attempts. We check in and check out the place and then leave the marina and head towards the ...