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Mooring Disaster strikes while sheltering from wild weather at Clump Point. – Series 3 Episode 70
2nd leg of Series 3 - UP, AROUND & INTO INDONESIA After a short stop at beautiful Dunk Island, we run to nearby Clump Point at Mission Beach to take shelter from nearly a week of atrocious strong winds and heavy rain. We are boat bound for days keepi...
We are back on water ⛵️ #shorts #trimaran #sailing #yacht
@sailoceans is back! Serious sailing stuff on the way! #shorts We completed an extensive renovation of the very first Neel trimaran ever built. For nearly 18 months we worked like tirelessly to refresh, modify, in some places rebuild Poly - our floating h...
The Giant Clams of Orpheus Island. Our first small step towards Indonesia. – Series 3 Episode 69
UP, AROUND & INTO INDONESIA – SERIES THREE BEGINS We have finally taken that first small step that every epic journey begins with. We leave Breakwater Marina in Townsville and sail to Orpheus Island for our first stop on a trip planned to take us all...
The first Neel trimaran renovation completed
We completed an extensive renovation of the very first Neel trimaran ever built. For nearly 18 months we worked like tirelessly to refresh, modify, in some places rebuild Poly - our floating home, to make it like new or even better. Thank you for sticking ...
My New Shipping Container Life
This transition to living off grid again, embracing slow living, and finding our rhythm as a shipping container family has been something I've been dreaming about for months. The spaces that Lou's built over the past year are finally at a stage where we ca...
We’ve got the Boatyard Blues! See 7 Days of our DIY Haul Out in just 20 minutes. – S2 Episode 68
The time had come. SV Our Dreamtime had not been out of the water since pre-covid days so we expected a tough week’s work when she was hauled out at Townsville’s Rosshaven Marina and that’s pretty much what we got in 32-34c heat. Having said that, we...
Our Electricity hungry boat NEEDS Power, Power and more Power – Can we provide it? S2 Episode 67
As we make final preparations on our 1982 Whitby 42 ketch, SV Our Dreamtime, for international cruising, one of the biggest issues we face is electrical power. On top of essential lighting, instruments, radios, watermaker, refrigeration, pumps, fans etc we...
Would you leave your boat in Australia’s Cyclone Zone during the summer? We did! – S2 Episode 66
Leaving your boat in the middle of the cyclone zone over summer may seem fool hardy but after doing our research into the frequency of catastrophic storm events and inspecting a range of facilities on the coast, we decided to do just that and secured SV Ou...
Sailing into Cyclone Territory to secure the boat in Townsville’s Breakwater Marina – S2 Episode 65
On our final passage of our trip from Brisbane we cover the last 70 nautical miles from Cape Upstart to Breakwater Marina in Townsville where Our Dreamtime will be secured for the northern cyclone season. We have to overcome some mechanical issues first th...
We’re almost done! Series 2 Episode 64
After a short visit to the Whitsunday Islands, we leave Airlie Beach and push on North towards our cyclone season base in Townsville. The first stop along the way is at the sailor friendly Cape Gloucester Eco Resort. Then we have a very busy day pulling in...
When the sailing is too good to stop we just keep on going to the Whitsunday Islands – S2 Episode 63
After a delightful few days at Keswick island off Mackay, we push further north. We still can’t use our mainsail due to the sheet bracket on the boom we broke earlier on the trip north, but we still find ourselves sailing along so nicely with just headsa...
Sailing from Middle Percy Island to yet another Tropical Paradise at Keswick Island – Series2 Ep 62
We have yet another fantastic visit to West Bay and the Cruiser’s A-Frame at Middle Percy Island before sailing further north to Keswick Island where we spend a couple of days sheltering from high winds while enjoying the pure white sand beach and crysta...
A near collision at sea then rigging failure on our way to Middle Percy Island – Series 2 Ep 61
What began as an easy downwind sail from Port Clinton to Middle Percy Island on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef became more complicated as the wind and sea state built, we had a near collision with a huge motorboat and finally we suffered a serious riggin...
We sail from Great Keppel Island & anchor all alone in paradise at Perforated Point – S2 Ep 60
After a short stop at Great Keppel Island we sailed on north to Port Clinton while the weather allowed us. When we arrived at Perforated Point we had the anchorage all to ourselves for the first time since leaving Brisbane. We enjoyed three days in this id...