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 Great Sandy Strait into safer, more open waters.
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With terrible weather forecast we hide up a creek with the hopes of catching some mud crab. After battling with the current, anchoring technique and fixing our outboard we are rewarded with a delicious feed.
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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 get her started. The channel direction suddenly turns and we find ourselves stuck in the nar...
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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 passage north to Double Island Point, about 50nm away. But, with little wind and engine issues the go...
Welcome to part 4 of The ULTIMATE Cruising Guide where we share all our tips and tricks which we learnt while cruising the Caribbean. In this Video we share our experience of fishing around the Caribbean and finding affordable / reliable internet.
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As we cruise through the Kimberleys which is the most remote part of Australia we come across a small island in the middle of no where and nudge Tangaroa up to it! We sail out to Montgomery reef and anchor in the middle of a groin in the reef and watch wat...
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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 head up to the Kimberley.
Magnus replaces the MaGyvered sail battens will proper ones and also...
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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 crew members, our old cattle dogs, Chilli and Pepper, who are onboard with us for the sail from t...
Welcome to part 1 of The ULTIMATE Cruising Guide where we share all our tips and tricks which we learnt while cruising the Caribbean. In this Video we share our experience of provisioning for water, fuel and gas, the efficiency of renewable energy and tips...
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So here you get a detailed window into how we tackle a 900 mile passage from Maupihaa to Niue on our little ex-charter yacht. We show you a bit of how we shower whilst on waster rations, how we pull in fish as dou...
Welcome to part 1 of The ULTIMATE Cruising Guide where we share all our tips and tricks which we learnt while cruising the Caribbean. In this Video we share a comparison of anchoring vs staying in marinas and tips on food provisioning.
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Anchored in Maupihaa (otherwise known as Mopelia) - a remote atoll in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. No other boats around and no people; that is until we met Harry. This guy is one of 23 people who live on the island and he’s a coconut farmer....
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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 if Nutshell will actually fit!
We get new mud crab nets and are eager to put down the pots and ...
Strick heads out solo to find a deserted tropical Island to camp on for the night. With bugger all food he needs to spear himself some dinner and cook it on the Island, and comes across some epic underwater wildlife...
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On a 1200 Mile sailing passage from Tahiti to Niue, the weather swings and we have a tricky decision to make. We choose to divert our course to a remote atoll to the extreme ...
Atlantic Crossing season is approaching! Which has inspired us to create some useful content for anyone about to set off on this epic adventure themselves, or anyone who has loved ones about to head out there... Or of course, anyone who is curious to see w...
This episode Lee arrives back in Australia and he takes you fishing with his mate before he goes off to work. The kids and I also do a visa run to somewhere very familiar.
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A bit of a disturbed sleep in our anchorage in Ha’apiti. The surf is HUGE, to huge even for Jackson and Dave to surf and it makes for very strange conditions in the lagoon where we are anchored. Very keen to get off the boat and explore the island for so...
After a good night’s sleep at the custom’s dock, we check in to Australia.
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