In this episode we have a look at Brampton Island and the abandoned resort. We also recount memories of the island in it's heyday and a mysterious murder that was solved by DNA many years later, making it the first murder to be solved in this manner in A...
Join us this week as we pack up our new abode and hit the road for Kakadu National Park, NT.
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The day we have spent six months preparing for is finally upon us... Across the Atlantic Ocean we go.
The crew convenes in Gran Canaria to begin cele...
Wow first video for 2019 and its a goodie, we hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years.
In this video we have arrived in Darwin where we catch up with some of Kieran's family and have an awesome couple of weeks exploring and adventurizing, and en...
After leaving The Percy Islands we sailed first to Scawfell Island then on to Brampton Island, which is now an abandoned resort.
We encounter a Humpback Whale and calf on the way.
We show a couple of boat jobs we did previously, namely fixing the Paguro Ge...
Fuerteventura with two very esteemed guests in the shape of Freyja and Bubbles. Xanthe's two best mates made a short trip over from the UK to sail and surf around the island.
A lot of love bursting out the seams of this episode. Freyja, Xanthe and Bubbles...
Merry Christmas everyone, hope you had a great day, we managed to eat an entire esky full of sea food, and maybe soaked up a little too much sun, but all in all we had a really good day.
This week is a little different, we have arrived (real time) in Bris...
Part II of the Moroccan adventure we had absolutely no desire to end. Leaving behind the bustle of Marrakech, we sook out some surf and a palm tree abundant oasis.
After we woke up from the dream, it was back to facing the music in the form of broken rigg...
This week we have put together a quick sneak peak into our life on the road as we traverse some of Australia's most wildest places. (seen and unseen)
We left Perth, Western Australia on the 7th of May 2018 with the intention of seeing as much as we can.
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On this episode, we will cross from Australia to Indonesia as part of the sail2indonesia rally, first big passage for Linda after dealing with seasickness the whole Australian coast.
Perfect episode for those ones who are interested on her impression and o...
Join us this week as we explore the Bungle Bungles, get the famous shot at Lake Argyle and Paddy the Prado doesn't want to start....
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Hey guys, this week we explore El Questro, our final stop on the Gibb River Road, and absolutely loved it.
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Wow what an episode!!!
With plenty of action and history, from Captain's James Cook's climb to the top of Lizard Island’s mountain finding his way out of the Great barrier Reef to the incredible history of Torres Strait and its habitants.
On this episod...
Join us this week as we keep heading north, through the town of Kalumburu and stay a few days at McGowans Camp, which we both really loved! And a bonus, we actually catch some fish!!
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Our first taste of sailing the Atlantic Ocean and our longest passage yet turns out to be very testing indeed. 4 days at sea and 48 knots of breeze threatens to tear off our solar panels.
...Morocco turns out to be so worth it.
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This week on Sailing Catalpa we surprise Lee with Fathers Day...we continue our travels along Sumbawa and arrive at some famous surf breaks, plus we visit a waterfall that isn't what we were expecting.
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On this episode we go from the Keppel Islands to the Percys and then Whitsundays, yes we are going much faster that we would like but it is a compromise we have to do if we want to achieve our final goal and sail with the favourable winds and seasons...
Al...
A little update on our current situation while we are in Indonesia and what our plans look like from here on out.
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Sailing from Fraser Island to Gold Coast with four kids on board our 51ft yacht. Life on passage, playing games, making lunch, whale watching and lightning storms passing through. This is the last video of our journey home from Yeppoon.
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Hey guys so this week we have to poo in a bucket!!! until the captain gets his hands dirty yeah it's a bit gross but we also sail to Sumbawa and swim in an extra salty lake in the middle of an island. Then we are off to Moyo when our smooth sailing comes t...
http://www.TheSailingFamily.com - The trip to the Colombian desert to go kitesurfing there was really amazing - the people - the desert - the sanddunes - the trip - a real adventure.
Vita and Alina are living their adventures in the US and Australia - an u...
After a refreshing couple of weeks with Jackson's parents in the Balearic Islands, and a few days land-based at Xanthe's parents' house in Cabo de Palos (Spain), we were back into boat life full throttle.
Two months to go until we cross the Atlantic with...
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Welcome to Sardinia! We pick up two new crew members in the shape of Ben and Luke - Jackson's mates from back when he was part of the Miami University Sailing Team.
The winds were howling which meant two things for us. Jackson got to realise his dream of ...
Day: 2. We wake up on a tropical island and head straight back out to the Great Barrier Reef, fishing, spearfishing and returning to camp on a deserted tropical island. Hope ya enjoy as much as we did! Don't forget to like & subscribe to see more :)
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We sail around the world on a boat. And boats need LOTS of work. So when we got back to Starry Horizons after six weeks of traveling around Australia, what did we have waiting for us? You guessed it... MORE work!
Our big projects had been completed be...
With every long passage we learn a stack more, about ourselves, about each other, about life at sea, and first and foremost, about Little Miss Avalon. This time we learnt that motor sailing on a starboard tack is a sucky move. Oh, and that our hand pump (f...
We love our boat, we really do. But she was over on the East Coast of Australia and we wanted to go sailing on Ningaloo Reef on the West Coast. What to do? What to do?
It was a tough choice (not really), but we hopped on a 3 night dive charter aboard S...
3 days at sea for Finding Avalon as we make the crossing from Greece to Malta. Sadly the boom didn't make it :(
Luckily Malta turned out to be the best country we have been to for marine shops and a week of boat jobs surrounded by its enchanting scenery a...
In this video we cross the Wide Bay Bar - known as the mad mile it has made boaties nervous for years and we were nervous too.
However, in the right conditions we had no trouble at all. There was still tension in the air and nerves as we crossed.
The mus...
Our first leg is From Mooloolaba to Fraser Island. A short 65nm passage that we will make overnight to be able to time it perfectly to cross the dangerous bar of Fraser Island in the right time.
We enjoy a day in land where will go for a hike to the beauti...
Hey guys so this week we are in Labuan Bajo, Flores Indonesia we arrive pretty hungry and eat our way through town, get visas underway and do some fix ups in the engine bay. Also get invited to our first Indonesian wedding and get our dance on.
To see mo...
We were propelled towards Zante with 46 knot winds. As much as we relished this, we did have to wise up in the end and seek refuge on the island of Kefalonia.
When we finally reached our intended destination we were completely blown away. None of us want...
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