Magnus does the final provisioning shop, sorts out the davits for ‘Hazel’ and our solar panel and we get ready to leave Tipperary Waters Marina for the last ...
Life in a Nutshell
We get ready to leave Tipperary Waters Marina and make our way around the corner to the Dinah Beach careening poles. Once the tide is out far enough Wendy ...
Wendy picks up new canvas to make covers and bags for various items on Nutshell. Nutshell has a new garden which is progressing nicely. Magnus gets new chain ...
It’s time to get on with provisioning Nutshell for our impending departure to Indonesia. First we remove the two gas bottles from the boat. One is to be ...
After months of Nutshell being in the marina it’s time to escape. We head out and sail to Tapa Bay. Magnus helps a mate in need when his furler jams. We ...
Magnus decides to reduce the length of the headsail furler foil to prevent it from getting caught up in one of the halyards in the future, and jamming up the ...
We are in the marina and ticking off the boat jobs. Magnus replaces the deteriorated fuel line on Nutshell. We get our new red Altex bottom paint ready to up ...
It’s time to do a bit of exploring so we pop out of the marina and head over to the nearby mangroves in Peanut to go crabbing. It's good to be back out on the ...
Engine problems, again! Magnus goes to start the engine and nothing happens. He investigates to find that the starter motor isn’t working and definitely needs ...
We’ve been away from Darwin for quite some time and have had many parcels sent up. Magnus checks out the Mr Funnel which we have got to use in Indonesia for ...
E75 Weekly Vlog of Life in a Nutshell sailing travels. After the big night of 35 knot winds and 10 foot waves the day settles down and we make our way around ...
E72 Weekly Vlog of Life in a Nutshell sailing travels. We check out Isla Saboga, one of the little islands in the Las Perlas archipelago of roughly 200 ...
E71 Weekly Vlog of Life in a Nutshell sailing travels. We are almost ready for the off! Nutshell is tidy, the last rubbish is taken ashore. We cut the lines ...
E69 Weekly Vlog of Life in a Nutshell sailing travels. We were having withdrawals from the canals so we took on one of the largest canals in the world, the ...
E68 Weekly Vlog of Life in a Nutshell sailing travels. More cleaning and fixing and getting things done! Magnus tackles the instruments and the many cables ...
E67 Weekly Vlog of Life in a Nutshell sailing travels. There is so much to do! We gradually work our way through the cupboards and sort stuff out, take masses ...
E65 Weekly Vlog of Life in a Nutshell sailing travels. We leave NB Nutshell and fly to Miami for a night before boarding a plane to Panama City. We check out ...
E62 Weekly Vlog of Life in a Nutshell Sailing travels. We are finally back together again on NB Nutshell. Here’s a sneak peek of our yacht SV Nutshell with the ...