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Our Top 10 Essentials List to Have BEFORE Sailing into Indonesia – All Learned from Experience
In this video, we share 10 essential items you need before sailing into Indonesia based on our experience. These include important navigation tools, cleaning supplies, travel documents and gear, personal care items, cash, alcohol, and prescription medications.
Avoiding an Exploding Volcano in Paradise. A Real Time Update from Remote Sulawesi–Indonesia S4-Ep93
Get the latest real-time updates from Rob and Karen as they sail through the Indonesian waters near the active volcano in Paradise. Learn about their journey and adventure around remote Sulawesi-Indonesia on their Dreamtime Sail.
We Handed Over Wads of Cash to Continue Sailing. Extending your Visa Indonesian Style. S4 – Ep92
In this episode, we embark on a unique Indonesian journey to extend our visas by handing over cash in a car park! Learn about our experience with bureaucracy and navigating through challenges to explore Bells Beach and Angel Cave.
Dodging Whales on a Rough 200 Mile Overnight Sail to Indonesia’s World Famous Wakatobi S4-Ep91
We tried to pick a nice weather window for a relaxed sail from Pulau Buru to Wangi Wangi, the northern most of the Wakatobi Islands but the South East trade winds decided to blow stronger and longer giving us a very bumpy overnight passage. We unexpectedly encountered whales, including a massive one...
The Sailing’s Great, But Now We’re Stranded in Remote Indonesia. Why Won’t the Engine Start? S4-Ep89
We continue our explorations sailing our classic Whitby 42 Ketch through extremely remote areas of Indonesia and are amazed as each and every stop provides new adventures with extremely friendly locals and incredible sights to see above and below the water. We thought the north coast of the island o...
Our anchor is stuck solid in Sawai, a stunning but remote Bajau village. We may never leave.S4-Ep 87
We can’t believe how welcoming the local Indonesian people continue to be as we sail further west along the northern coastline of remote Pulau Seram. Our first anchorage was at the tiny village of Seliha where we were greeted like Hollywood celebrities. Then it was on to the oldest Bajau Village in...
Rainman Portable Watermaker Demo/Review after 3 Years use. How we make fresh drinking water on boat
This video shows the very simple steps to set up and operate a Rainman Portable Watermaker to produce pure, fresh, drinking water from the sea onboard a boat via reverse osmosis. It’s also our honest, totally unsponsored, review of the system after using it on Our Dreamtime for the past three years,...
When a nice sailing day turns BAD
What began as an easy downwind sail from Port Clinton to Middle Percy Island on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef became more complicated as the wind and sea state built, we had a near collision with a huge motorboat and then suffered a serious rigging failure in 25-30 knot winds and 2 to 3 metre seas....
Murder, Abduction & Suicide–We sail to the scene of the crime at Bustard Head Lighthouse – S2 Ep58
We sail Our Dreamtime north from Burnett Heads to remote anchorage at Pancake Creek where we spend some time exploring the natural delights of this out of the way location only accessible by boat. We also visit the historic Bustard Head Lighthouse cloaked in tragic mystery. Established in 1868, Bust...
Are Professional Yacht Rigging Checks worth the $$$$$ ? We pay for one and find out. – S2 Ep 52
While we regularly inspect our rigging looking for any developing problems, hopefully before they happen, we decided to pay for a professional rig check before embarking on our next adventure. Follow along as Darrin, “The Yacht Rigger” explains the entire process from what he’s looking for to the ve...
Your Sailing Liveaboard Lifestyle Questions answered – Q & A with Dreamtime Sail Part 1 – S 2 Ep 4
After a number of comments on our Dreamtime Sail social media, we invited people to send us the questions they would like answered about our sailing, live aboard lifestyle, boat and any other aspect of cruising. In this Part One video we begin answering those questions about our sailing history, lan...
Safely crossing the treacherous Wide Bay Bar & sailing into the Double Island Point Lagoon. – Ep 46
In this video we cross some of the most dangerous waters in Queensland, the Wide Bay Bar, but not before waiting for the right weather conditions, consulting the Tin Can Bay Volunteer Coast Guard and taking all the sensible safety precautions. Then we sail across the bay to one of mother nature’s gr...
Up the creek without a paddle – Navigating the Burnett River to Bundaberg’s Town Reach – Episode 43
We’re not quite up the creek without a paddle as we navigate the Burnett River to anchor in Bundaberg’s Town reach for the first time. Here we explore this delightful regional city, enjoy its outstanding Bert Hinkler Aviation Museum and welcome aboard a special crew member for the remainder of our j...
An Unexpected Night Passage to Burnett Heads – Our Tips for Staying Safe Sailing at Night – Ep 42
We leave Great Keppel Island in the early morning darkness with the plan of sailing south to Pancake Creek but when we get there the anchorage is very full of boats. So we decide to keep going into the night clocking up 131 nautical miles to reach Burnett Heads. Along the way we explain what we do ...
Trapped by Great Keppel Island Again – It really is Australian sailors’ favourite stop – Episode 41
We continue sailing Our Dreamtime south from Port Clinton, making our way past the bogey spot of our passage north at Cape manifold. It was here we suffered our only ever knockdown five months earlier and Karen was still feeling apprehensive. This time however the sailing conditions are fantastic as...
DOING IT TOUGH – Another tropical island anchorage to ourselves – Hunter Island & Port Clinton Ep 40
Sail along with us through Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Islands on the Whitby 42 Ketch, ‘Our Dreamtime’. After a sleepless night on anchor-watch, we couldn’t wait to escape from the rocky bottomed bay on the southern side of Curlew Island and make our way south to Hunter Island and enjoy a little ...
Provisioning a boat for extended coastal cruising – Episode 31
After an extended stay in Cairns we provision the boat for our 1000 mile trip south through the Great Barrier Reef islands back to Brisbane and out of the cyclone zone before the season begins. Karen explains how to make the job easier and cheaper. We throw off the lines and squeeze out of Half moon...
Kicking Cancer’s Butt – a real time update on Rob’s cancer treatment & our sailing plans.- Ep 28
Followers of @Dreamtimesail will be aware that all our cruising plans went out the window back in May when Rob was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. In this video we give a real time update of what’s gone on since then with his treatment, surgery and our re-jigged plans for the future. It’s a break f...
Making a Splash at Nudey Beach – Fitzroy Island – Ep 26
Nearing the northern most point of our Covid escaping Great Barrier Reef cruising, we sail from Dunk Island and witness an incredible display from Humpback Whales as we dodge fast moving squalls. Rolling swells convince us to skip our planned destination of Russell Island in the Franklin Group and p...
Sailing in Crocodile Country – Hinchinbrook Island – Ep 24
In this episode we spend a week deep in crocodile country as we sheltered from a strong weather system whipping up big winds and high seas right along the coast. We were very well protected in the waters of the Hinchinbrook Channel running between the World Heritage listed Hinchinbrook Island and th...
Dreamtime Sail’s Container House Project Walk Through Tour
This video is a bit different for our Australian Sailing Channel. In it you will be taken on a tour of the 40 Foot container house we have just completed while we have been back south out of the tropical cyclone belt. Our plan was for this to be our land base on one of the Bay Islands between cruisi...
A Day in the life of a Cruising Couple – Hinchinbrook Island – Ep 23
In this episode we do all the important stuff in sailing cruisers lives. We leave a beautiful anchorage at Orpheus Island, catch fish, clean fish, enjoy a fantastic downwind sail, pass closely by the 6 kilometre long, Lucinda Jetty and into the Hinchinbrook Channel, catch more fish, clean more fish,...
A Place Too Cool to Have Winter – Exploring Townsville – Ep 21
After a great stay at Magnetic Island, we sail across Cleveland Bay to spend a week in Breakwater Marina exploring Townsville, a city too cool to bother with having winter. The early August weather in this tropical city is glorious as we take a walking tour of beautifully preserved colonial building...