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86 – Motoring All the Way to the Gold Coast
It is always our preference to sail, but when faced with the choice of sailing in high southerly winds and huge swells (against the EAC) or motoring in light airs, Starry Horizons became a motor boat. We hoped that motoring would make this passage pretty ...
85 – ‘Roo Hunting In Lake Macquarie
The next stop in our Australian Adventure takes us 40nm up the coast to Lake Macquarie. The sail was pretty easy but the entrance into the lake required us to complete our first bar crossing. These can be incredibly tricky but fortunately, Neptune decide...
84 – New Years in Sydney Harbour Is Absolutely EPIC!
For the last year, we'd had one date circled on the calendar: New Year's Eve in Sydney Harbour. And we finally made it... David's family flew halfway around the world to join us for the holidays and we spent several weeks together exploring Australia. W...
6 days in Paradise – Sailing Australia – Learning By Doing EP 69
A calm weather window presented itself and we took full advantage! Six days anchored out on the Great Barrier Reef in the lagoon at Lady Musgrave Island, a tiny speck about 80km of the Australian coast. Glassey smooth and crystal clear water with abundant...
Lovers Torn Apart! – Free Range Sailing Ep 41
What happens when the cat is away? Will the rat play (with sharks)? In this episode we head to Somerset Ruins, once touted as the Singapore of Australia and Cape York; the northern-most point on mainland Australia. Then it's back to Thursday Island where...
Sailing the Great Sandy Straights – Sailing Australia – Learning By Doing EP 68
In this video we finally set sail again! So nice to be back on the ocean, it makes all the effort, hard work and frustration worthwhile. The new boat exceeds expectations during the first night when winds reach over 40 knots and we cross the wide bay bar e...
83 – Ridin’ the EAC to Sydney!
It's always nice to get a speed boost when on a passage and the East Australian Current is about as big as they get. Sailing down from Coffs Harbour to Sydney, we went out to the 100 meter depth line and started flying. The wind was from the north and we...
Boat Yard days – Sailing Australia – Learning By Doing EP 67
We get towed over to Scarborough Marina to get lifted out and I spend the next 3 days covered in paint, dust and grease. Always a fun time on the hardstand! I mount a new FlexoFold composite 2 blade folding propeller and show you my steps. All in all it wa...
Traveling back to New Zealand after 20 years away
Winter is over and its time to head to warmer climes. I fly to Brisbane, Australia for a few days to start some work on my boat then fly to Motueka, New Zealand. Motueka is where I was born and went to school and I was meeting my 3 brothers and Mother ther...
Magnetic Island Adventures – WW2 Fort Ruins & Koala Encounters! (Sailing SV Sarean) EP. 34
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Tackling the BOAT JOB LIST! (Sailing SV Sarean) EP. 32
Sitting in the marina we take the opportunity to tackle a few jobs, then explore the Townsville markets. Darren slashes his finger with a super sharp blade, so Meggie brings out the toothbrush! We also share details of an important Citizen Science proje...
Ep2 Sailing For The Roaring 40’s Tasmania
Hi Folks - hope you saw Ep. 1 of this series. In this video Catamaran Impi has arrived in Pittwater Australia and is destined for Tasmania. Here we share some more unexpected challenges we face as we rush to be early enough in the sailing season for Tasm...
What’s up with our Prop?! (Sailing SV Sarean) EP. 31
After over-nighting at Cape Bowling Green we move on towards Townsville - not before Meggie shares her sneaky breakfast muesli recipe! Enjoying a beautiful days sailing we land Townsville, however find we are barely able to move Sarean under power, so we ...
Happiness is a Clean Bum – Free Range Sailing Ep 34
After arriving at Thursday Island in the Torres Strait we head straight out to Kagar Reef to give Mirrool a long overdue bum clean. On our return to Thursday Island we experience some epic sailing and beat the sharks to our dinner. You can also learn a b...