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After a very quick stop at the farm, we pack everything into the Land Cruiser and begin to make our way to Darwin to check on Nutshell.
After checking in on SV Nutshell and making sure she's tickety-boo we do a quick turnaround and head south to Broome to...
Darwin has a lot to offer! We watched some wild river crocs being hand-fed chicken, met a local musician who plays digereedoo, and experienced Australia's version of a good party
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We install a new roller furling system on my boat in Australia . It's a Harken furling drum with Rolly Tasker sails. Thanks to Rolly Tasker for sponsoring my beautiful new headsail!
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Sailing on my own to Darwin today. Not much wind so I decided to see how well I can tune the sails to get the maximum out of my Crowther performance catamaran.
I had a sea bird come land on deck. I named him Fred and he sta...
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Sailing the 800 miles from Thursday Island to Darwin alone will be the biggest challenge I've faced yet since owning Trade Runner. I've done plenty of solo passages before and actually really enjoy them but so far only on...
We leave the Banda Islands and make our way to Ambon Island for an overnight stopover.
We then have a very windy sail to Namlea on Buru Island.
We check out the town and find some fabulous food to try.
The people of Namlea put on a very warm welcome cer...
We take Peanut on a fairly long trip to an island nearby where we walk up to the Nutmeg Plantation.
We are invited to one of the guide’s homes and see the system of harvesting and processing nutmeg first hand.
We head into town and test out the local s...
We decide to embark on an island tour with the local University students. They take us to a small village and we are given a traditional welcome.
We head to a rural restaurant overlooking the ocean and have an Indonesian lunch.
We then board a narrow boa...
We are now all checked in to Indonesia so it’s time to address the very important boat jobs.
We have a leak in the raw water pump and the alternator isn’t working so we have very limited power on board. The weather is pretty overcast so the solar is g...
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 time.
We finally leave Darwin and begin the passage to Indonesia.
It’s not long before we g...
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 begins the task of cleaning and scrubbing Nutshell’s hull to get her ready for antifoul paint.
Sh...
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 for the Nutshell’s broken autopilot.
He goes to fit the new bolt on Nutshell’s engine only ...
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 explore the mangroves and make a new Anchor Buddy.
We move on to Indian Islands but it’s very ro...
We Set Sail in Patagonia to Explore the Seno Pia Glacier on our Expedition to Sail Around The World.
#sailing #blizzard #glaciers #epic
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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 system. So we remove the furler and begin the task of shortening it, replacing the rivets and bolt...
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 on the careening poles.
We also score a few not quite out-of-date flares which will be great fo...
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 water and doing what we love.
Magnus has gleaned some high-level crabbing tips from a seasoned...
Real unedited sailing in heavy winds in the Beagle Channel. This is what it is really like. Windy, wet, and cold upwind work.
#sailing #real #nofilter
We are moving our long format videos back to Sundays and hope to post more shorts for you during 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 replacing.
He has also checked out the bolt which broke off on the engine itself.
We check ou...
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 the dirty fuel.
We leave Darwin, again, and drive a few thousand kilometres to the farm to swap...
We continue on our journey south towards Perth. There’s plenty to see on the way and we poke around in the bush and find all sorts of wonderful things.
We come across a beautiful pink lake, a group of multicoloured salt lakes, a motor museum and a few o...
We leave El Questro after a wonderful stay and make our way along outback roads with many water crossings. We pass the Pentecost River and check out the spectacular Pentecost Valley.
Next, we head to the Durack River and stop for the famous tea and scon...
We pack up Peanut and Nutshell for the cyclone season and leave Darwin to begin a massive road trip.
We are going to drive to Perth. We will spend quite a few months there building up the cruising kitty and visiting family and friends.
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The weather improves a little, so we decide to go snorkelling on the reef. The currents are very strong, and we change our minds and do a drift snorkel instead.
The weather sets in, and the anchorage inside Mermaid Reef is very rolly. With no good weather...
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