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Australia to Indonesia on a 42 foot ketch | 5 Days Sailing 700nm across the Arafura Sea – S4 Ep 84
In July 2023 we completed our first international crossing on SV Our Dreamtime, sailing from Horn Island in the Torres Strait to Debut on the island of Kai Kecil in Indonesia. Five days at sea, 700 nautical miles across the Gulf of Carpentaria and Arafura Sea in strong winds and rough seas on our Wh...
Passage Planning a 700 mile 6 day Ocean Voyage – What we consider before we sail. Series3 Episode 83
HERE'S OUR LAST VIDEO IN AUSTRALIA for a quite a while at least. In this Episode we talk about how we go about planning our 700 nautical mile (1,300 kilometres) passage across the Gulf of Carpentaria and Arafura Sea to Indonesia, what we need to take into account and our sail plan choices. We...
We sailed to the northern tip of Australia at Cape York – No 4WD required – Series 3 Episode 82
In this episode, we anchor Our Dreamtime off the northern tip of Cape York to go ashore and stand on the very top of mainland Australia. Every year thousands of eager off-roaders make the pilgrimage up the Cape in four wheel drives to ‘Tick the box’ with a photo beside the iconic sign at the top of ...
Sailing Catamaran Escape – Season 2, Episode 61 Wide Bay to Brisbane
In this episode we leave The Great Sandy Straits and head across the infamous Wide Bay Bar sailing through the night to enter Moreton Bay and anchor at The Sandhills. During one of our nights there we endure a thunderstorm, heavy rain and a lightning display.
Living self sustainably of the sea as we sail up Cape York to the top of Australia – S 3 Episode 81
We’re on our final push north to the top of Australia sailing from Portland Roads to beautiful Cape Grenville where we discover the biggest, tastiest oysters of our lives. Then it’s on to Mount Adolphous Island in the Torres Strait after an overnight stop in the Escape River. The fish keep biting so...
The Heritage city of Maryborough – Series 2 Episode 60
Follow Sailing Catamaran Escape as we cruise the Queensland Coast After staying at The Keppel Bay Marina for a short time we set off again. Heading south towards Hervey Bay we motor up the Mary River to arrive at the heritage city of Maryborough.
Sailing Catamaran Escape – Season 2 Episode 59 Sailing the Queensland Coast
In this episode we sail from Shaw Island in The Whitsundays to The Keppel Islands. It was a distance of 212 miles and we had strong northerly winds towards the end of the passage. The entrance to Keppel Bay Marina was very hard to identify as the rocks on the breakwater seem to blend in and look li...
Mobbed by Huge Sharks on our way further north up Cape York – Series 3 Episode 80
Sailing further up to Cape York we leave Morris Island behind, make an overnight stop at Night Island then enjoy a great sail to an anchorage at Portland Roads on the mainland. Here the boat is mobbed by a school of huge sharks as soon as we anchor. The following day we explore the small settlement ...
Sailing deeper into Far North Australia’s Crocodile Country – Stanley to Morris Island – S3 Ep 79
On our way up to Cape York we sail deeper into crocodile territory and take the opportunity to enjoy one of the best aspects of cruising on a sail boat. That is having the ability to stop and explore remote tropical islands all by ourselves. In this episode we spend time ashore on both Stanley and M...
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 doing and what you will be seeing soon on Dr...
Lizard Island, tropical gem + We nearly hit a WHALE! Ep242
#sailing #queensland #LizardIsland This week we sail from Cooktown to Lizard Island, a short passage of 55nm. Our first upwind passage since fixing the boat though and I'm interested to see if the repaired Daggerboard will hold. We had 20-25kts all day and multiple squalls rolling through with ...
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 passage to steer the Endeavour through the ree...
Wet & Wild. Sailing to Cooktown. Ep 241
#sailing #queensland #cooktown Double Rainbows, wind, rain, squalls, rope in the propeller, new top speed, this passage had it all and we loved it all. You feel alive when your heart is beating. Cairns to an overnight anchorage at the Low-Isles then on to Cooktown the next day, we are moving rapidly...
Better than ever! Speedy sailing to Cairns. Ep 240
Trade Runner is back in the water and better than ever! After a week on the hard stand repairing the collision damage we get going north again and we are ripping. My new crew member John is pretty excited and I'm loving the strong downwind sailing too. Next stop Cairns Thanks for watching. ⚓️...
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 time. We picked up the single yacht mooring ...
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 islet. Then it’s on to historic Cooktown wh...
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 cay, warm clear waters, fantastic coral and a...
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 including installing our Starlink, going up th...
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 guest crew explore the tourist hotspots ashor...
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 so we took the opportunity to give our Grand...
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 keeping a close eye on Our Dreamtime after the mu...
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 the way to Thailand and return. We’re joine...
Cruising in Coral | Top 10 Tips for Navigating the Bommies of the Great Barrier Reef
After being blown away (not literally for once 🤪) by our encounters at Michaelmas Cay (Link to that video is here: 👉🏻 ), we set off to explore more of the Great Barrier Reef in the Cairns region of Far North Queensland. What happened next turned out to be a classic demonstration of the do’s – an...