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A Real Time Update from Indonesia. Where we are, what we’re doing & future plans – Series3 Ep78
Something different this fortnight with a real time update. As you will be aware, our YouTube Epsiodes can sometimes be a few months behind real time, so we thought we should bring everyone up to date with where we are right now on October 13, what we are ...
Exploring Lizard Island – Is this Australia’s very best of the Great Barrier Reef – S3 Ep 77
After a fabulous few days in Lizard Island’s Mermaid’s Cove we move around to Watson’s Bay to continue our love affair with this glorious sailor's haven, The trek up to the island’s summit where Captain James Cook climbed in 1770 to look for a safe...
We found THE BEST FREE MOORING IN THE WORLD – Lizard Island’s Mermaid Cove – Series 3 Episode 76
We finally say goodbye to Cooktown, with an overnight stop at Cape Bedford on our way north to Lizard Island. Here we head for Mermaid Cove at the north of the island that a cruiser we met in Port Douglas had recommended to us. Thanks Mark. We owe you big ...
Sailing in Captain Cook’s wake – Endeavour Reef, Hope Isles & into Cooktown – Series 3 Episode 75
We leave the sand cay at beautiful Mackay Reef to sail past Endeavour Reef where James Cook experienced the disaster of grounding on the coral before spending a night on a mooring at the delightful Hope Isles where we go ashore to explore the wildlife rich...
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...
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...