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Sailing Catamaran Escape – Episode 65 – Sailing The Queensland Coast – Brisbane to Bundaberg
After finishing all our boat jobs to get the boat ready for the cruising season, we are finally off. Leaving Moreton Bay we head up the Sunshine Coast and over the Wide Bay Bar. Short overnight stops as we sail across Hervey Bay to reach Bundaberg.
What will we discover today? Fraser Island – NEW Insta360X3
#insta360 #insta360x3 #fraserisland This week we explore the north end of the Worlds biggest sand island, K'gari or Fraser Island. I also have a new camera to show you guys, its the X3, a new model from Insta360. I use it extensively throughout this video...
Getting lost on BIGGEST SAND ISLAND in the WORLD! 🏝️🌏
Getting lost on BIGGEST SAND ISLAND in the WORLD.... K'Gari, Fraser Island... on the east coast of Australia!
SPINNAKER sailing, did I push it too hard?. (Learning By Doing Ep206)
On a recent passage from Fraser Island to Brisbane we had an amazing Spinnaker run. I might have pushed past my limits though! First we show you a short glimpse of a few days spent in Maryborough then its all sailing from there. Enjoy! ⚓️Join our CRE...
Navigating the channels of the Great Sandy Straits & dealing with breakdowns on the boat – S 2 Ep 56
In today’s episode we finally leave Gary’s Anchorage at K’Gari and wind our way through the narrow channels of the Great Sandy Straits to Big Woody Island for a catch up with friends. Our early start next morning goes awry when the engine won’t st...
Across the Wide Bay Bar to the Great Sandy Straits with fearsome lightning storms – Series 2 Ep 55
We were sad to leave the beautiful sand lagoon anchorage at Double Island Point but sailing north in Spring, we need to make use of every weather window available, so it was another crossing of the ever-changing Wide Bay Bar. We have never followed the sam...
How much does it cost us to sail each year? – 1 of many questions we answer in Q & A Part 2–S2 Ep49
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 Two video we begin answering th...
Becalmed to Near Gale – The Final Sail of our Great Barrier Reef Cruising Season – Ep 47
Our eight month odyssey sailing amongst the tropical islands of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on our Whitby 42 ketch finally comes to an end. We leave beautiful Double Island Point and then experience everything from no wind to a near gale all in the o...
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...
Hiding from 60 Knot winds in the Great Sandy Straights – We also feed Tin Can Bay dolphins. Ep 45
On Our Dreamtime we enjoy a fantastic spinnaker run down the inside of K’Gari (Fraser Island) while water bombing aircraft fly over head battling huge fires ashore. After a stop in Garry’s Anchorage in the Great Sandy Straits to shelter from some stron...
We found Paradise – Anchored at K’Gari (Fraser Island) The world’s largest sand island. – Episode 44
Join us as we sail across Hervey Bay from Burnett Heads in company with buddy boats Whoosh and Velindra to anchor off Wathumba Creek on K’Gari, the indigenous name of Fraser Island, where we discover paradise. Powdery white sand beaches lapped by crystal...
Sailing, Dingos & Mud Crabs Exploring Fraser Island (Sailing Popao) Ep.82
We make our way south behind the gorgeous Fraser Island, searching for dingos and mud crab along the way. We rush across the Wide Bay Bar & make our way into Moreton Bay, Brisbane. **MERCH HAS ARRIVED** https://sailingpopao.com/ SKIP TO YOUR FAVOURI...
SAILING AUSTRALIA: Are we ‘Great Barrier Reef’ ready? … 😳 Ep 16
Strong winds wreak havoc at Gary's Anchorage off K'gari/Fraser Island. I then gets a brief mainsail induction from John... (there's a lot to learn) 😳
We made it to the World’s LARGEST SAND ISLAND 🏝 Ep 15
Kristina finally catches her FIRST fish while motor sailing 13 hours to Double Island Point. SV Tucana then braces the Wide Bay Bar to get to the Island K'gari.
Fraser Island – Crossing the Wide Bay Bar & Sailing the Sandy Straights (Sailing Popao) Ep.38
After surfing our way across the Wide Bay Bay we have a stunning flatwater sail up the Sandy Straights where we head off on a land adventure to check out Lake Mackenzie on Fraser Island. We struggle the understand the latest travel restrictions and nearly ...
Not enough wind to sail & the motor quits – 2020 Episode 5
We leave Kingfisher Bay at Fraser island sooner than anticipated to sail across Hervey Bay to the Burnett River to shelter from forecast high winds and heavy rain but we catch so many mackerel along the way we have to stop fishing. That’s all before our ...
Feasting on Crab at Fraser Island – Episode 4
Our journey to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef islands stalls in the Great Sandy Straits as a new Government COVID 19 regulation prohibits liveaboard cruisers from moving up the coast. While we wait and sort things out, we catch so many crabs Karen rises ...
Crossing the Notorious Wide Bay Bar – 2020 – Episode 3
Our journey north to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Islands continues. We touch bottom entering the harbour at Mooloolaba before sailing further north to a wonderful new anchorage recently built by mother nature at Double Island Point. Then it’s over t...
⚡Thunderbolts & Lightning⚡: Sailing in Storm Season – Free Range Sailing Ep 96
We sail south with a favourable wind and find ourselves caught up in Summer thunderstorms. With lightning blasting the sky we take measures to protect our electrical circuits. Winds swirl and cause us to be on a lee shore, we show our rain collection metho...
Engine failure in the Great Sandy Straits, Australia – Sailing Australia Ep.44
Experiencing engine failure twice and coming face to face with a wild Dingo on Fraser Island. The life of a cruising sailor can be very varied, having to fix an engine issue in the middle of a massive thunder and lightning storm is not our favourite occupa...
96 – Sailing Up Australia’s East Coast
You never realize just how big Australia is until you have to sail up the coast. Spoiler alert... it's big! We started out this leg of our trip with an overnight passage up to Fraser Island. But to get into Fraser from the south, you have to cross the ...
Sailing Fraser Island to Gold Coast
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. The music we use i...
Crossing The Wide Bay Bar with Four Kids
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...
Sailing up the east coast of Australia: Fraser Island | 22° SOUTH | Ep.19
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...
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