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Passage Planning for Bass Strait. (Learning By Doing Ep217)
Today we show you our process for planning a sailing passage, in this case to cross the notorious Bass Strait. We are losing patience slowly, being stuck here in Eden for over 3 weeks now but are still cautious as Catamaran is still new and unproven to us....
New Running Rigging for our Catamaran. (Learning By Doing Ep216)
Last week we broke some of the rigging while attempting to cross the notorious Bass Straight, this week we replace the entire running rigging with new gear. A big job but it feels good to now have a solid base. Enjoi. Insta360 discount code: https://www.i...
Bass Straight passage FAILURE. (Learning By Doing Ep215)
Off we go, across the Bass Straight to Tasmania. We didnt get very far though, first the Jib halyard broke then after fixing that and sailing on one of the job sheets snapped. That was enough, I lost all trust in the running rigging and for the first time ...
200+ miles on our first real passage. Too easy! (Learning By Doing Ep214)
Our first overnight passage on our new Catamaran, Trade Runner. Pittwater south to Eden, NSW is about 240 nautical miles and we picked a pretty mellow wind for this one. There is a good south running current about 15 miles offshore so we sailed out there a...
1st Passage on our new Boat! (Learning By Doing Ep213)
Sailing time! We leave Nelson Bay and sail south to Newcastle on our new (to us) Catamaran. Its only a short passage and we have chosen a pretty calm day but there are still some butterflies as this is new for both of us! Enjoy! ⚓️Join our CREW⚓️ ...
Moving aboard our new Boat! (Learning By Doing Ep212)
Moving Time! The process of packing up our old home (Schiehallion) and moving all that stuff to our new home (Trade Runner) is a big one. Accumulated stuff has to be sorted through, junk thrown away. Then everything needs to be transported over, all of by ...
WHAT?? Our boat Sold in 2 DAYS! 😱 (Learning By Doing Ep211)
We decided to buy Trade Runner so in order to do that we needed to sell Schiehallion ASAP. I put together a bunch of images and info and advertised her on a couple of websites. Two days later and she was sold to the first person who looked at her, AMAZING!...
Are we buying a CATAMARAN, going to the DARKSIDE? (Learning By Doing Ep210)
Buying a Catamaran! Should we do it, is it going to the dark side? This week we go check out a Crowther Windspeed 39 in Port Stephens, NSW. Its a pretty big decision, to sell our beloved Schiehallion. We give our thought process on this and take you with u...
Fastest Passage OR Last Passage on Schiehallion? (Learning By Doing Ep209)
Our current passage record of 176nm in 24hrs is under threat this week as we sail from Yamba 240nm south to Port Stephens. With a good wind forecast and the strong south flowing current it looked good for a possible 200nm 24hr run. Did we make it? Also, we...
Overnight passage with my 70yo MUM! (Learning By Doing Ep208)
Leaving the extremely loud and busy Gold Coast we sail the 240nm south to Yamba. Marie gets pretty stressed when we haven't been doing long passages for a while and this time it happened again. She felt scared, seasick and just generally unwell. The trip w...
Owning a Sailboat aint no holiday. Scarborough Marina (Learning By Doing Ep207)
After sailing down the Queensland coast to Brisbane we checked in to Scarborough Marina for a 2 weeks stay through the Christmas break. We were looking forward to a little holiday but it turned out to be a mad busy time. We painted, repaired, upgraded and ...
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...
Turtle encounter (Learning By Doing Shorts #1)
Jumped in the water at Lady Musgrave Island and straight way came across a friendly turtle to swim with. So rad! If you enjoy our videos and appreciate the effort that goes into making them then perhaps you would be interested in supporting their producti...
AMAZING animal encounters on Lady Musgrave Island. (Learning By Doing Ep205)
Sailing 40 miles offshore in sporty conditions to an amazing atoll called Lady Musgrave Island. By pure chance we happened to be visiting while 3 different types of Turtles were nesting, what luck! Also the birds were at it, Black Bodies and Shearwater ne...
Sailing to Lady Musgrave Island. (Learning By Doing Ep204)
Sailing 40 miles offshore in sporty conditions to an amazing atoll called Lady Musgrave Island. Enjoi! ⚓️Join our CREW⚓️ If you enjoy our videos and appreciate the effort that goes into making them then perhaps you would be interested in supporti...
Sailing East coast Australia -Percy Islands- (Learning By Doing Ep203)
There are so many great spots down the East Cost of Australia and the Percy Island group is one of them! Beautiful beaches, some very interesting history and remote. We stay a few days in some different anchorages and then set of on a 100nm sail further so...
Sailing to STUNNING WHITEHAVEN BEACH (Learning By Doing Ep202)
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How to fix a drowned outboard engine. (Learning By Doing Ep201)
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Perfect overnight sailing passage (Learning By Doing Ep200)
Our first sailing passage in a while, the first for Marie in Australia. 105nm from Magnetic Island to Bowen. It was a dream passage from start to end, we lifted anchor at 1pm and dropped anchor at 3.30am, thats a 7kt average. We had optimum wind and sea st...
Boat Rebuild + Sailing Plans for the next year (Learning By Doing Ep199)
We put half the boat back together after removing lots of stuff for the deck painting. I climb the mast to fix the wind whirly-gig and masthead navigation light. After we get the boat ship-shape we're ready to get out of the HOT marina and back out at anch...
Marie Enjoys her time alone. (Learning By Doing Ep198)
We're still apart, Marie in Magnetic Island and alone on the boat, Vernon in Switzerland carrying out a commercial Photo-Shoot. For the past couple of years we've spent almost every minute together so its ben interesting now spending this time apart, espe...
We’re spending some time apart! (Learning By Doing Ep197)
I'm in Switzerland for a short time on a photoshoot. I spend the first few days in Grindelwald getting acclimatised before going up to 3500 for a week of glacier skiing. Meanwhile, Marie is alone for the first time aboard Schiehallion. She finds it difficu...
ePropulsion Spirit 1.0 EVO Electric outboard test (Learning By Doing Ep196)
https://www.epropulsion.com This progressive company offered us one of their small electric outboards and we jumped at the chance to test it out. Being able to use our dinghy without any petrol and charge the engine from our solar panels indefinitely was p...
How we PREP & PAINT my sailboat (Learning By Doing Ep195)
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How to ANCHOR a sailboat safely. (Learning By Doing Ep194)
@RocnaAnchors @allmarinespares636 Rocna Anchors are world leaders in Anchoring and we were super happy when they asked us if we'd like to have a new one for Schiehallion! In fact, the company provided us with a whole new anchoring set-up including 88m of...
Living off what we find, Australia. (Learning By Doing Ep193)
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Sailing in strong winds, LOVE it or HATE it? (Learning By Doing Ep192)
How do you like your sailing? I personally enjoy pushing the limits, going upwind and feeling the power and energy of the elements. For Marie 23kts is the max wind she likes along with a boat speed of 6kts. In this video we swim with some big fish and to ...
My first SAILING REGATTA! (Learning By Doing Ep191)
I race my first ever sailing regatta, the Airlie Beach Race week. 190 boats in several divisions took part. I was part of a 7 person crew on a Northshore38. It was an action packed week with very challenging conditions ranging from 5 to 30 knots. It was pr...
Do you like our new T-shirt design? (Learning By Doing Ep190)
Get a Tee with Maries new design here! https://teespring.com/stores/learningbydoing We go for a nice but short sail with my brother and his wife to a place called Woodwark Bay. Its in the Whitsundays but sorta feels like its not as not many tourists go th...
AMAZING encounter with BABY WHALE (Learning By Doing Ep189)
Finally! After a long wait we finally get a break in the weather and sail ton the outer Great Barrier Reef. I'd been telling Marie of the wonders of this place for so long and finally she could experience it with me. We had perfect conditions, we could sai...
Sailing the Whitsundays – Marie is BACK! (Learning By Doing Ep188)
Marie is Back and I'm happy! Maire is not so happy that the weather been cold and windy but that will pass soon enough. In this video we apply some new decals to the hull which were very kindly supplied by Paul from Brandi Projects. Marie shows you the new...
Awesome downwind solo sailing. (Learning By Doing Ep187)
Downwind sailing is the best! After weeks of battling headwinds, waves and currents I finally get a break and sail the dream passage from Magnetic Island to the Whitsundays. 130 mils of perfect wind and I enjoyed every minute of it! Enjoi If you enjoy our...
Slim & Soph’s Boat Tour. (Learning By Doing Ep186)
Visit these guys to see my boat improvements. @SlimandSophSailingNakama This week its a bit of a different video. I want to introduce you to some fellow YouTubers and well, friends of mine. Slim & Soph are to young Uni students, living and sailing ar...
Lithium Battery Installation (Learning By Doing Ep185)
https://itechworld.com.au Discount code: VERNON5 New Lithium power getting installed today. iTech, a family owned company from Perth sent me a couple of 200amp lithium batteries and one of their dc-dc chargers and together with Albert, a local spa...
How good does my boat look?? (Learning By Doing Ep184)
The final few days in the boat yard were great! All the little jobs that I'd been working on started to get ticked off real quick and it was just win win win. Feel so satisfying to get this work done and have my boat looking beautiful again. Boat yard time...
How BAD does my boat look? (Learning By Doing Ep183)
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