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Ep 218 | Last Minute Jobs and We’re Off Sailing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
With road trips, brewery visits and beer tasting over for a while, we get back to all things boaty. We fix the mizzen sail and make a new cover for the hatch, all thanks to Greg for the donation of the sail. We have a good friend on board, Simone. We hea...
Ep 31 | Splendid Isolation
If there was a perfect place to sit out lockdown this has to be it! One of the most beautiful anchorages ever and we can still get provisions by dinghy in Burano and get water and gas from Certosa, we love this place. -------------------------------------...
Ep 208 | Extreme Force Winds and We’re Out Sailing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We are having issues with the water pump so Magnus pulls it apart to see what the problem is and hopefully to fix it. It’s very windy in the Whitsundays with extreme gale force winds reaching up to 46 knots and we’re out in it! But, it’s just great...
Ep 207 | Peanut Gets a New Outboard and a Sail to Butterfly Bay, Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell
We drive down to Mackay to pick up our new outboard for peanut and Magnus, then head out for a test drive in the bay and through the Coral Sea Marina. Then its off for a sail to the reef, weather dependent. It’s a windy time and on the way we decide to ...
Ep 206 | Short Sail to Funnel Bay and Start of Airlie Beach Race Week, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We have been hanging out to take Nutshell out for a sail but the weather has not been kind enough. I wouldn’t say that we are fair weather sailors but huge storms hit the coast and we had to delay heading off. After much fiddling Magnus finally manages ...
Ep 205 | Changing the Screen on our ST60+ Wind Instrument and Other Boat Jobs, Nutshell Workshop
It’s a week of finishing things off, fixing stuff and finding a bargain sail! Magnus makes new stickers for Peanut. He fixes the impeller on the Honda outboard which has totally shredded! Plus, Magnus sorts out the broken ST60+ wind instrument which h...
Ep 204 | Odd Boat Jobs and a New Cockpit Table, Nutshell Workshop, Australia
This week Peanut gets a lot of TLC. Magnus installs a rail on her to help prevent damage when she comes alongside other boats and Nutshell. Magnus installs the Dragonfly echo sounder so we can poke in to the various waterways the Kimberley and check dept...
Ep 203 | Gearbox Failure … Again! Time for a New Engine, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
And, once again, we have problems with the engine, well the gearbox actually. After Magnus had spent hours rebuilding it, it suddenly fills with water! Magnus attempts a MagGyver fix, but is it enough to get us back to Airlie Beach or will we be stranded ...
Ep 202 | Poking Around Anchorages in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell
Magnus wrangles a dangerous snake and saves the girls from harm at the farm. We head off to Happy Bay on Long Island in the Whitsundays, with our youngest daughter, Emily who is staying with us during the pandemic. The once popular Long island Resort is n...
Ep 21 | Spain’s New Normal – Let the fun begin!
Lockdown has ended in Spain and the beaches come to life. We night sail across to the Balearics. Formentera is first on the list with its beautiful white sand and crystal clear waters. It's like arriving in the Caribbean. We meet up with old cruising frien...
Ep 201 | We Have a New Reefurl Furler, Sailing Nutshell, Whitsundays, Australia
Magnus makes a start on converting our existing staysail into a furling one. He begins by removing the old bolt rope, which is too small, and then sewing in a new one, making various repairs to he sail along the way. We head out to Happy Bay but are thwar...
Ep 200 | Foraging and Fixing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
It’s time to focus on sticking Nutshell back together again. Magnus glues the opening for one of the cupboard doors in the head. He attaches new catches to many of the doors which were damaged in the explosion. He searches searches through the bits an...
Ep20 | Evicted – leave right now!
Lockdown is easing, but there is still confusion over what is and isn't allowed. We feel like we've been running the gauntlet of weather and ever changing Covid rules anchoring on the Spanish mainland since March. We are now in an anchorage waiting for hi...
Ep 199 | Unsafe Passage to Sawmill Bay, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
With everything that is going on at the moment, it is lovely to be able to head out to the Whitsunday islands for a few days of fishing and exploring. Peanut IV just gets spiffier and spiffier and with the new Kapten Collar transom now fitted, and Wendy...