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Are Professional Yacht Rigging Checks worth the $$$$$ ? We pay for one and find out. – S2 Ep 52
While we regularly inspect our rigging looking for any developing problems, hopefully before they happen, we decided to pay for a professional rig check before embarking on our next adventure. Follow along as Darrin, “The Yacht Rigger” explains the ent...
Boat Tour – Whitby 42 Ketch below decks, SV Our Dreamtime designed by Ted Brewer. Part 2 – S2 Ep 51
Well we’ve finally done the boat tour video people have been asking for. There’s so much to show on and in our 1982 Whitby 42 Ketch built in Ontario, Canada that we’ve split into two parts for you. In this second video we take you through full detail...
Boat Tour – Whitby 42 Ketch, SV Our Dreamtime designed by Ted Brewer. Part 1 – S 2 Ep 50
Well we’ve finally done the boat tour video people have been asking for. There’s so much to show on and in our 1982 Whitby 42 Ketch built in Ontario, Canada that we’ve split into two parts for you. In this first video we take you through full details...
How much does it cost us to sail each year? – 1 of many questions we answer in Q & A Part 2–S2 Ep49
After a number of comments on our Dreamtime Sail social media, we invited people to send us the questions they would like answered about our sailing, live aboard lifestyle, boat and any other aspect of cruising. In this Part Two video we begin answering th...
Your Sailing Liveaboard Lifestyle Questions answered – Q & A with Dreamtime Sail Part 1 – S 2 Ep 4
After a number of comments on our Dreamtime Sail social media, we invited people to send us the questions they would like answered about our sailing, live aboard lifestyle, boat and any other aspect of cruising. In this Part One video we begin answering th...
Becalmed to Near Gale – The Final Sail of our Great Barrier Reef Cruising Season – Ep 47
Our eight month odyssey sailing amongst the tropical islands of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on our Whitby 42 ketch finally comes to an end. We leave beautiful Double Island Point and then experience everything from no wind to a near gale all in the o...
Safely crossing the treacherous Wide Bay Bar & sailing into the Double Island Point Lagoon. – Ep 46
In this video we cross some of the most dangerous waters in Queensland, the Wide Bay Bar, but not before waiting for the right weather conditions, consulting the Tin Can Bay Volunteer Coast Guard and taking all the sensible safety precautions. Then we sail...
Hiding from 60 Knot winds in the Great Sandy Straights – We also feed Tin Can Bay dolphins. Ep 45
On Our Dreamtime we enjoy a fantastic spinnaker run down the inside of K’Gari (Fraser Island) while water bombing aircraft fly over head battling huge fires ashore. After a stop in Garry’s Anchorage in the Great Sandy Straits to shelter from some stron...
We found Paradise – Anchored at K’Gari (Fraser Island) The world’s largest sand island. – Episode 44
Join us as we sail across Hervey Bay from Burnett Heads in company with buddy boats Whoosh and Velindra to anchor off Wathumba Creek on K’Gari, the indigenous name of Fraser Island, where we discover paradise. Powdery white sand beaches lapped by crystal...
Up the creek without a paddle – Navigating the Burnett River to Bundaberg’s Town Reach – Episode 43
We’re not quite up the creek without a paddle as we navigate the Burnett River to anchor in Bundaberg’s Town reach for the first time. Here we explore this delightful regional city, enjoy its outstanding Bert Hinkler Aviation Museum and welcome aboard ...
An Unexpected Night Passage to Burnett Heads – Our Tips for Staying Safe Sailing at Night – Ep 42
We leave Great Keppel Island in the early morning darkness with the plan of sailing south to Pancake Creek but when we get there the anchorage is very full of boats. So we decide to keep going into the night clocking up 131 nautical miles to reach Burnett ...
Trapped by Great Keppel Island Again – It really is Australian sailors’ favourite stop – Episode 41
We continue sailing Our Dreamtime south from Port Clinton, making our way past the bogey spot of our passage north at Cape manifold. It was here we suffered our only ever knockdown five months earlier and Karen was still feeling apprehensive. This time how...
DOING IT TOUGH – Another tropical island anchorage to ourselves – Hunter Island & Port Clinton Ep 40
Sail along with us through Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Islands on the Whitby 42 Ketch, ‘Our Dreamtime’. After a sleepless night on anchor-watch, we couldn’t wait to escape from the rocky bottomed bay on the southern side of Curlew Island and mak...
Why won’t our anchor hold? A sleepless night at the Great Barrier Reef’s Curlew Island. Episode 39
After leaving the beautiful Newry Islands we play dodgem cars sailing our ketch through the huge field of bulk coal carriers anchored off Mackay. You never know when one is going to up anchor and move into the dock for their turn to load at the Hay Point f...