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Real Time Update from Wyndham
We are at the small town of Wyndham at the edge of the Kimberley in northern Australia. We are about to head into the wilderness for about 5–6 months and wanted to update you all with what we have been up to recently and how we will get our vlogs to you...
Ep 261 | Beautiful Groote Eylandt, Gulf of Carpentaria, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We arrive at Rat's Cove on Angarumurada Island just off the coast of Groote Eylandt. It’s a magical place and we spend quite a few days there. The rock formations are stunning and the fishing is good too. Then we leave and head around to the main island...
Ep 260 | Sailing Across the Gulf of Carpentaria, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
After we receive our second COVID shots, it’s finally time to leave Weipa and head west. We do the final preparations for the off and set sail across the Gulf of Carpentaria. The wind has been 30 knots for the past few weeks, but when we leave it dies d...
Ep 259 | Installing the In-Hull Transducer, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
Magnus continues the task of fitting the in-hull transducer by cutting out an access hole in the settee. With the cutting tools out he also adds another access hole in the back of the salon so we can access the storage area more easily. We take time out ...
Ep 258 | Beer, Canning, Provisioning and Boat Jobs in Weipa, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We take a look around Weipa in search of a new water pump which is pretty hard to find. Magnus replaces the battery in Wendy’s laptop. Magnus makes a start on working out what to do about the broken jib track. Wendy continues to work on the patterns f...
Ep 257 | Winch Servicing, Weipa Arrival, Sailing Nutshell Australia
We spend the night at Mapoon and Magnus services the mainsail winch. We head off early to the Pennefather River and Magnus checks out the bar in Peanut. Magnus chat about Fiinders and his explorations. We continue the sail on to Weipa. Thanks for watch...
Ep 256 | Guns on Thursday Island, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We take Peanut across the dodgy waters to Thursday Island to do a bus tour. We head up to Green Hill and wander around the guns and check out the war items in the many displays. We have a drink at Australia’s Top Pub, fill in our Census and get our Covi...
Ep 255 | A Sail to Horn Island, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
It’s back to the shore to measure up for the Mainsail stack pack. It’s much quicker this time as we have already made the mizzen stack pack. Then it’s back to the boat to start sewing again. We head to the jetty to fill Nutshell’s water tanks and ...
Ep 254 | Making our Mizzen Stack Pack, Seisia, Sailing Nutshell
We’ve made it to Seisia and go ashore in Peanut, to the Loyalty Beach Caravan Park, to pick up our spinnaker sock., finally! We measure and mark out the fabric for the mizzen stack pack. There isn’t enough room on Nutshell to do it easily so we use a ...
Ep 253 | We Made it to the Top of Australia! Sailing Nutshell
Magnus continues to demonstrate how to make an antenna which he started in the last episode. We have a long sail to the Escape River and then make a very early start to head through the Albany Passage which can be very dodgy and finally after passing eddi...
Ep 252 | How We Feel Safe. Coastal Navigation in Dangerous Places, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We leave Portland Roads and get ready for three ‘big’ days of sailing on our way to Seisha. The gearbox is failing, yet again, so we are gingerly making our way, using the wind as much as possible. Magnus has a chat about the Raspberry Pi which he ha...
Ep 251 | Reefs Everywhere! Tricky Sailing to Portland Roads, Sailing Nutshell
After exploring the stunning Aboriginal rock art on Stanley Island we set off to take a peek at the camping area. The available facilities are great but the discarded aluminium cans and rubbish are a little upsetting. We then plan our sailing route for t...
Ep 249 | Scariest Time Ever! 50 Knot Winds and a Stuck Furler, Sailing Nutshell
After the lovely sail through the Owen Channel we decide to anchor for the night. The wind is howling. But, disaster strikes when Magnus tries to furl the headsail. Something is very wrong. We go backwards and forwards into the wind to try and furl it bu...
Ep 248 | Retracing Cook’s Steps, Lizard Island, Sailing Nutshell
It’s time to convert Nutshell’s American power points to something a little more useful. We have decided to change a few of the sockets to Australian. But, our power points are white, so Wendy spends time with the paint pot camouflaging them to blend i...
Ep 247 | Sailing to Hope Island and Cooktown, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We sail to Hope Island and go ashore to have a look around. The beach is covered with plastic pollution. We have a go at beach cricket and return to Nutshell. Then a sail to Cooktown. Magnus installs new galley taps on Nutshell. Thanks for watching an...
Ep 246 | Hunting Mud Crabs, Port Douglas, Sailing Nutshell
We head out on Peanut to check on the mud nets which Magnus has set. Wow! We are lucky to catch quite a few crabs, the first time for many months. Wendy makes yummy bread rolls to go with the delicious mud crabs. We leave Port Douglas and make our way ou...
Ep 245 | Finally Fixing the Gearbox in Tropical Cairns, Sailing Nutshell
We finally make it to Cairns after days of sailing up the coast with no main engine power. It’s a relief to arrive safely. Magnus quickly gets on to the task of finding out what has caused the gearbox leak. We take the opportunity to provision Nutshel...
Ep 244 | The Battle of the Coral Sea, Summit Hike, Fitzroy Island, Sailing Nutshell
We slowly sail our way up to Cairns. We reject the Russell Island anchorage because it is just too rolly and continue north to a safer one at Normanby Island. Magnus lands a shark and we decide to keep it to see what it’s like, so fish and chips for din...
Ep 243 | Waiting for Wind at Dunk Island, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
With no engine we are slaves to the wind, or lack of it! We end up waiting at Dunk Island for quite a while until the wind finally picks up… a little. We check out the island and do the walk to the lookout, which is well worth it. We are surrounded by w...
Ep 242 | We’re Stuck! Gearbox Failure. No Wind! No Power! No Solar! Garden Island, Sailing Nutshell
We leave the Hinchinbrook Channel and stop off at the local IGA to pick up supplies for the next few days. But it has not been without drama… whilst in the channel the gearbox starts to leak and we don’t know the exact cause of it. We decide to head ...
Ep 241 | Sailrite LSZ-1 Ultrafeed Walking Foot Sewing Machine, Setup and Review, Sailing Nutshell
Almost three years ago we bought a Sailrite LSZ-1 Ultrafeed Walking Foot sewing machine. We felt that we needed a machine for safety in case we had to sew sails in remote locations and especially as we were planning a Pacific Ocean crossing. We did resea...
Ep 240 | Our Windlass is Broken! Hinchinbrook Channel, Sailing Nutshell
We decide to change our anchorage and putt around the corner to another creek in the Hinchinbrook Channel. We take Peanut out to have a look around and explore this majestic place. In a previous episode, Magnus noted that the windlass was leaking oil, s...
Ep 239 | Working with Tides, Hinchinbrook Channel, Sailing Nutshell Australia
We leave Juno Bay in wet weather and make our way around the corner to Orpheus Island and then on to the Hinchinbrook Channel which is between the world heritage listed Hinchinbrook Island and the Australian mainland. We anchor in the beautiful, tranquil...
Ep 238 | An Abandoned Leper Colony on Fantome Island, Sailing Nutshell
In this episode we explore Fantome Island Lock Hospital and Lazaret sites which were once a leper colony. It was built from 1926 to 1945 by the Queensland Government. Thanks for watching. Until next time… Wendy and Magnus Music Credits: Music Credits...
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