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Dodging lightning squalls on our sail to Nicaragua (extended cut) | Sailing Sitka Ep 142
We are happy to share with you our 360 nm passage from Chiapas, Mexico to Puesta Del Sol, Nicaragua. Finally, after 2 seasons of sailing Mexico, we have checked out and hit the seas to sail south to a new country, but not without dodging some weather while...
Aground on a Reef – Facing Our Worst Nightmare – S4 Episode 105
Living our worst nightmare, we ran Our Dreamtime up on a reef. Terrible weather conditions, poor light and a 500 metre error in the charts combine to lead us onto a reef on the island of Sumbawa. In this episode we detail the how and why of what happened, ...
Aground On A Reef – Charts Out By 500 Metres #sailing #indonesianislands
A sneak preview of our worst nightmare. Full Episode 105 on #Dreamtime Sail
Wild sailing around the Peloponnese! Winter / off season in Greece (Ep 15)
We explore Milos and then have a hectic 13 hour sail across to beautiful Kythira. After a quick stop at Elafonisos island, we have another sporty sail around the Peloponnese to Methoni. We explore epic Venetian fortresses at Methoni and Pilos, as well as w...
SEA TRIALS Begin! Aluminum SAILBOAT Enksail Orion 49 | EP 252
This time on Distant Shores we take our new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat on her first sea trial to test out the engine and systems, the 3 rudder configuration and swing keel. 00:00 Opening 01:04 Electronic Engine Start 01:46 Leaving the Dock 02:3...
New crew and we’re ready to sail to Indonesia. First stop, glorious Mackay Reef –Series 3 Episode 74
SERIES THREE - UP, AROUND & INTO INDONESIA Our trip up around and into Indonesia starts in earnest as our new crew finally join Our Dreamtime at Port Douglas and we set sail North. Our first stop is the glorious Mackay Reef with its beautiful sand c...
Installing Starlink on the boat & final preparations before we sail to Australia’s top. – S3 Ep 73
4th leg of Series 3 - UP, AROUND & INTO INDONESIA We sailed from Cairns to the marina at Yorky’s Knob for a week of final preparations and boat jobs to ready Our Dreamtime for the offshore passage across to Indonesia ahead. The to do list was long ...
An Experience Money Can’t Buy – Series 3 Episode 72
2nd leg of Series 3 - UP, AROUND & INTO INDONESIA We leave beautiful Fitzroy Island with a spirited sail but short sail to Trinity Inlet at Cairns where we share the anchorage with huge cruise liners and 100+ million dollars Superyachts. While our g...
Sailing Australia’s Great Barrier Reef just doesn’t get better than this – S3 Episode 71
3rd leg of Series 3 - UP, AROUND & INTO INDONESIA After sitting out a week of high winds and driving rain at Clump Point we loved getting off the boat and exploring beautiful Mission Beach. Then the weather turned perfect to head for the outer reefs ...
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...
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...
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...