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Best Birthday Yet! An (Extra)ordinary Day in the Life – Free Range Sailing Ep 184
Join us this week for Pascale's birthday at sea on the Abrolhos Islands. KEEP US SAILING! Support us and gain early access to videos and other exclusive rewards. Become a patron of Free Range Sailing today! http://www.patreon.com/freerangesailing Some...
We’re Back! Crossing BASS STRAIT – Free Range Sailing Ep. 124
Bass Strait is the notorious stretch of water dividing Tasmania from Mainland Australia. Naturally, sailing across it is bound to have some ups and downs, which we feature in this episode and you can join us for the reward at the end of the trip. We made ...
5 Unique Wooden Ships & their Owners – Free Range Sailing Ep 118
Join us this week as we take a tour of 5 very different wooden boats at the Pittwater Wooden Boat Festival. Support us and gain early access to videos and other exclusive rewards. Become a patron of Free Range Sailing today! http://www.patreon.com/freeran...
CAUGHT OUT IN 50 KNOTS! Free Range Sailing Ep 116
The weather man lied to us again! With forecast 15 to 20 knot offshore winds predicted to give us a beam reach down the coast we expected our trip from Newcastle to Pittwater to be a bit of a non-event. What we got instead was something completely differen...
Sleeps Three Comfortably!? – Free Range Sailing Ep 80
Join us this week as we explore the Whitsundays back in our wee sailboat with our friend Annabel aboard! Expect spectacular scenery, fantastic sailing, wildlife encounters, beautiful sunsets, a little bit of free range foraging, oyster tequila slammers and...
Free Ranging on a Catamaran? Meet the Family! – Free Range Sailing Ep 79 (Part 1)
Join us as Pascale introduces you to her family whilst we charter a catamaran in the Whitsundays. We go sailing, catch a black tip shark for dinner and dive the fringing corals of Windy Bay. We also have an amazing encounter: swimming with, and feeding, Gi...
Cut Throats and Cockatoos – Free Range Sailing Ep 75
Join us this week as we untie the lines at Townsville Marina after a 2 month refit of Mirrool. We sail away not knowing exactly where we will end up but using the gift of favourable northerly winds we sail to the beautiful Whitsundays. It's good to finally...
Parcels, Possums, Provisioning – Free Range Sailing Ep 71
After 3 weeks on the hard we move Mirrool to the Marina in Townsville to continue our refit. This week we remove our old fuel tank and install the custom made Thermalite fibreglass tank that Troy built in the boatyard. We show you our bespoke, hand laid ...
DIY Engine Hoist and Head Removal – Free Range Sailing Ep 66
In the first of our refit series, we get started on our two main priorities for Mirrool's refit namely, preparing the hull for a new coat of anti-foul and a minor engine overhaul. As with all refits the unexpected is commonplace and we have to adapt to cha...
Magnetic Bears and 2 Speed Winch Service – Free Range Sailing Ep 62
Join us as we explore the beautiful Magnetic Island off the coast of Townsville in Queensland. We find Koala bears, visit the World War II anti-shipping forts and discover a tropical wetland complete with butterflies and fruit bats. We also rack up a giant...
WE RUN AGROUND!!! (no big deal) – Free Range Sailing Ep 60
Entering the creek in beautiful Zoe Bay we run afoul of a sandbar. We talk you through what we did to come off the sandbar including the problems we encountered. We fly our drone for the first time to capture the spectacular scenery including the very stro...
Escape to the Rainforest – Free Range Sailing Ep 53
After keeping busy with boat chores in Cairns we decide to take a break and be tourists for a few days exploring the World Heritage Rain Forest around Kuranda. Join us as we experience the rain forest canopy from the sky, try some tasty food, teach you a l...
Dinghy Refit and Fibre Glassing 101 – Free Range Sailing Ep 52
In this episode we make the necessary upgrades to our dinghy in the process learning a lot about working with epoxy and fibre glass from our new friend David whose catamaran stole the show last week. We've had a lot of questions about our experiences wit...
Let the Boat Projects Begin! – Free Range Sailing Ep 51
Our plans to haul out while house sitting in Cairns were dashed but we keep ourselves busy with plenty of other jobs that we need to do to get Mirrool ship shape after her long voyage in the wilderness. A new friend shows us the fantastic catamaran he is b...