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Passage planning, Spinnaker sailing + meeting “New Kids on the Dock” Ep236
@Thenewkidsonthedock Trade Runner came with an old Spinnaker and today I got it out for the first time. She's an absolute beauty! I also meet up with Josh & Phoebe from the YT channel "New kids on the dock". They come over to chat about passage planni...
New Mainsail and Boat Mods
My new Mainsail was waiting for me at Keppel Bay Marina. Made in 7 days then shipped up from the Gold Coast this was a super quick turn around. Also waiting there was my new Raymarine chart plotter and some engine parts. Weewah left the boat here, he was p...
How to enter a coral Atoll + MARIE update. Ep234
Leaving Fraser Island behind at 2am we sail the 80nm north to Lady Musgrave. This is a tiny island nestled in a huge coral Atoll with only a single entry/exit. Timing the your arrival is key as the current on an outgoing tide can be anywhere from 3-6kts. W...
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...
What more can go wrong! Caught up in Fishing gear = 3am swim! Ep232
Mad Dash from Brisbane to Double Island point. We left at 1am Scarborough marina and motored out of Moreton Bay. Along the front of Bribie Island we the port side propellor and rudder got found in some fishing gear wish meant I had to go over the side to c...
Highfield Ultralight 310, our new daily driver. Ep231
Highfield boats are know worldwide as a leading manufacturer of inflatable tenders. We now have one and are super stoked, she fits on Trade Runner like a glove and we are now buzzing round the bay in style. We went for the UL310 model as it was the biggest...
The HITS keep coming. Mad Dash No.4 Gold Coast – Brisbane. Ep230
Leg No.4 from the Gold Coast to Brisbane was a very calm and slow passage. We are in Queensland now and everything is calmer here. The route is all in-land waterways and we had to motor sail the entire way. Still, I managed to sink my drone in Moreton Bay ...
I DESTROYED my Mainsail! Mad Dash No.3 Coffs Harbour-Gold Coast. Ep229
Leg No.3 from Coffs Harbour to the Gold Coast was a wild one! We left Coffs under a black sky with favourable winds. Because of exit and entry timing I'd chosen to leave at 16.30 in order to arrive at the Seaway at first light for that bar crossing. This m...
Crew Training. Mad Dash No.2 Nelson Bay – Coffs Harbour. Ep228
Leg No.2 from Nelson Bay to Coffs Harbour was a dream run really. Very low winds were forecasted but in reality we had just enough to keep up a nice average speed and sailed right up to the entrance of Coffs Harbour. Having a boat thats light and sails fas...
Mad Dash No.1 Sydney – Nelson Bay. Ep227
Righto, its off sailing we GO! All the work is done, Marie is home in France growing our child and I'm delivering the boat 4000miles from Sydney, Australia to Lombok, Indonesia and I need to be there by mid September in order to fly to France to be with Ma...
Sugar Scoop Rebuild – Fibreglass, Fairing and Painting – BOAT WORK (S4 E47 Barefoot Travels)
In this weeks episode of Barefoot Travels we set to work rebuilding the sugar scoops. From fibreglass to fairing and painting. Keep you eyes peeled towards the end and you may notice something is missing on Barefoot. Let us know if you notice what it is i...
A.I.S self installation. Am I Safe now? (Learning By Doing Ep226)
The last big job to do on Trade Runner was install AIS. The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is one of the best electronic aids you can have and I wouldn't want to do night passages without it, especially solo. GME sent me a whole kit and in this vide...
Building our new Salon from scratch. (Learning By Doing Ep225)
For 3 months now we've been eating dinner on our knees, enough is enough, time to build a new salon. In this video I show you from start to finish how I accomplished this with minimum tools, products and talent. The finished result is so nice though and ...
DIY sailboat rigging, save thousands! (Learning By Doing Ep224)
Every sailboat needs new standing rigging at some stage. Mine was over 20 years old so I decided to do most of the work myself. In this video I go through the whole job and show you how I went about this very important job. You shouldn't be scared of this ...