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Indonesia how I missed you! Sailing Back for more. Ep248
#sailing #learning #indonesia Sailing away from Darwin means leaving Australia! Our destination is Kupang Indonesia, approximately 550miles away. I've taken 2 backpackers with me for this leg of the Mad Dash. It's their first ever sailing experience. See...
Sailing Solo across the top of Australia. Learning By Doing Ep247
#sailing #solosailing #maxspeed Sailing on my own to Darwin today. Not much wind so I decided to see how well I can tune the sails to get the maximum out of my Crowther performance catamaran. I had a sea bird come land on deck. I named him Fred and he sta...
800 miles Solo + HUGE Crocodile encounter. Learning By Doing Ep246
#sailing #solosailing #solotravel Sailing the 800 miles from Thursday Island to Darwin alone will be the biggest challenge I've faced yet since owning Trade Runner. I've done plenty of solo passages before and actually really enjoy them but so far only on...
Cape York, Sailing around the TOP of Australia. Learning By Doing Ep245
#sailing #offgrid #capeyork Sailing 2500 miles up the East coast of Australia I finally make it to Cape York, the northern most point on the continent. Its been a trek, with a destroyed mainsail and a collision at sea but also some amazing sailing days...
Ep 287 | Abandoned Mission, Exploring Islands and Anchorages, Kimberley, Sailing Nutshell
We make our way to Governor Island West and are immediately threatened by an impending storm! Magnus puts out the crab pots. We then head south to Mission Bay to check out the abandoned Pago Mission and then it’s on to Honeymoon Bay which has a campgrou...
Ep 286 | The Lost City, Aboriginal Art, Kimberley, Sailing Nutshell
We leave the King George River and make our way around the corner of Kalooma Bay to “Lagoon Bay”. It didn’t have a name so we named it! We go ashore and spot the resident crocodile in a beautiful lagoon. No swimming for us! We then head up the coas...
Ep 282 | Lacrosse Island, Wyndham Arrival, Kimberley, Sailing Nutshell
We arrive at Lacrosse Island and check out the beautiful mangroves. Magnus discusses our solar setup. We make our way to Wyndham to get fuel and water. We explore the little port and find a lovely museum. Then it’s back onboard to sail north up to Sti...
Ep 281 | Leaving Darwin and Sailing to the Kimberley, Sailing Nutshell
We leave the careening poles and head out to sea to put the new engine to the test and to make sure that everything is OK. Then it’s back to the marina for a couple of nights for last minute boat jobs and to provision Nutshell with fresh produce. We fi...
Ep 280 | Boat Jobs at Dinah Beach Careening Poles, Darwin, Sailing Nutshell
This episode is packed full of boat jobs, both big and small. We are now up on the careening poles at he Dinah Beach Cruising Club. As the tide heads out, we work and as it comes back in we down tools on the outside of Nutshell and do inside jobs instead....
Ep 279 | A Storm on the Careening Poles, Darwin, Sailing Nutshell
It’s time to leave Tipperary Waters Marina and slowly make our way around the corner to the Dinah Beach Careening Poles. Only one little problem though, the shaft has not arrived for the engine, so we have no power. We are escorted to the poles by a flot...
Ep 278 | Finally, the New Engine Is Going In, Darwin, Sailing Nutshell
It’s finally time for Nutshell to get her new engine. With the engine bay now all newly painted and ready, we take Nutshell to the lock, under tender power and meet up with the crane which is going to drop the engine into Nutshell for us. Everything goe...
Ep 276 | Will the New Engine Fit? Darwin, Sailing Nutshell
Magnus begins the task of removing all of the old wiring and unnecessary stuff from the engine bay. We head to Noonamah to do work on Peanut’s captain collars. It’s also time to check if the old gearbox will fit the new Volvo engine. We have a leak i...
Ep 275 | It’s Finally Time to Take the Engine Out! Darwin, Sailing Nutshell
It’s time. Magnus decides that he needs to start disconnecting the engine from Nutshell. It’s a laborious task but he eventually manages to do it. Then it’s off to the lock towed by three dinghies. It’s a tricky journey with million dollar yachts ...
Ep 274 | Big Pantry Makeover and New Stainless Lifelines, Darwin, Sailing Nutshell
Wendy empties the pantry yet again and it’s time to begin planning for new shelves to make things store more easily. Magnus cuts the timber, Wendy paints it all and then Magnus fits the new shelves. Magnus replaces all of the lifelines in Nutshell’s ...