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Season 2 Episode 58
Welcome to Season 2. After COVID isolation we are free to have a look around Townsville and make plans to sail south to The Whitsundays.@sailingcatamaranescape6037
Episode 34- Sailing from Santa Ana to Tavanipupu Resort, Solomon Islands
We set off from Mary Bay on the island of Santa Ana and head for Star Harbour on Makira Province, hoping to get some food and an internet connection. We left Star Harbour very early in the morning due to security issues, setting sail towards The Three Sis...
Ep 33 – Sailing to Santa Ana, the last Spirit House in The Solomon Islands
We departed the Reef Islands soon after our friends on Freya, sailing past the Tinakula Volcano. On the third day we sighted Santa Ana Island and anchored in Mary Bay. On the way here we had further problems with our engine stopping (later diagnosed as a d...
Episode 32 Sailing to “Faraway”
We set sail from the island of Santa Cruz after completing the entry formalities of clearing into The Solomon Islands. We had heard about a fascinating group of islands about 30 miles away. The Reef Islands also known as Swallow Islands and Matema Islands ...
Episode 24 Sailing Catamaran Escape – Tanna, Vanuatu
Driving from Port Resolution on the east coast of Tanna to Lenekel on the west we pass the lava fields of Mt. Yasur Volcano. The volcano has a great influence on the whole island, particularly the Cargo Cults of The Prince Phillip and John Frum Movements....
Episode 23 Sailing from New Caledonia to the island of Tanna, Vanuatu
We left Havannah Pass, New Caledonia in the late afternoon to time the tide to give us a few extra knots. Wind was against us for a while then eventually came around onto our beam for a good sail. It blew from the north west to the east over the duration o...
Episode 22 Diving Shipwrecks of New Caledonia Part Two
After anchoring at Amadee Lighthouse we set off to dive the 2 Shipwrecks at nearby Tabou Reef. They are both in 26 metres of water and close to each other. It was Friday when we attached the dinghy to the bouy on the surface which leads down to "Le Dieppoi...
Episode 20 – Surrounded by Whales
We sail 76 miles back from the Loyalty Islands to the New Caledonian mainland and are unexpectedly visited by humpback whales surrounding and diving under Escape as we enter the main passage.
Episode 18 Repairs in Exotic Places and Big Ships.
After spending a week in Noumea, we realised we had to crack on and get our Rigging issues fixed. As is quite often the case with getting boats repaired there was a fair bit of hanging around and waiting. This gave us the opportunity to observe the goings...
Episode 16 Australia to New Caledonia
Join us as we make our second attempt at crossing The Coral Sea and sailing from the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia to Noumea, New Caledonia. The direct route is about 800 Nautical Miles. We cover about 940 miles in 7 days trying to find a better angl...
Sailing Escape Episode 14 Hamilton Island
We spend 2 nights at Hamilton Island Marina hire a golf buggy and go sightseeing. The island has made an incredible recovery from the damage that was caused by Cyclone Debbie in 2017 which almost destroyed the Whitsunday Islands. This is one of the few re...
Sailing Escape Episode 13 Sailing north to Hamilton Island
We sail north from The Sir James Smith Islands to Hamilton Island, with brief stops at Thomas and Shaw Islands. We have some Percy Island honey for one of the residents and have a look back at the Pearling Lugger industry.
Sailing Escape Episode 12 Brampton Island, abandoned resort and a murder mystery
In this episode we have a look at Brampton Island and the abandoned resort. We also recount memories of the island in it's heyday and a mysterious murder that was solved by DNA many years later, making it the first murder to be solved in this manner in A...