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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 ...
A New Fuel System, the Big Splash and an Unexpected Problem – Free Range Sailing Ep 70
In our last few days at the boat yard, Troy builds a new fuel tank and explains our proposed modified fuel system. We paint Mirrool's anti-foul, install the reconditioned injectors into our Yanmar 2GM20, repair 2 more osmosis blisters in the hull and make ...
So Long and Thanks For All the Fish! – Free Range Sailing Ep 65
In our last episode of our Far North Queensland series, we sail from Magnetic Island to Townsville to haul out Mirrool. Featuring: 6:58 Twilight Tuna under sail 9:49 How to boil the perfect free range eggs 13:40 The big haul out (with a little bit of adv...
Coral Reef Rendezvous – Free Range Sailing Ep 63
Join us this week as we visit Broadhurst Reef on the Great Barrier Reef. The visibility was great and we were thrilled to see the corals in such good condition. We check the anchorage with our drone, go free diving and spearfishing followed by a rendezvous...
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...
Good Times, Bad Times – Free Range Sailing Ep 50
Keen for a swim, we take a break from beating to windward and sail on a reach to the famous dive site on the Great Barrier Reef, the Cod Hole, to discover that the mooring is otherwise occupied! Disheartened, we go for a dive nearby before continuing our s...
Maybe we’re sailing the wrong way around Australia? – Free Range Sailing Ep 49
In this episode, we leave Tijou Reef and continue south to Cairns. On our way, we experience some more wild weather and discover that in some conditions our cockpit isn’t really that dry. Come with us as we continue to see what is like to sail the wrong ...
Birthday Bait Ball with Boobies (or The Passage that Nearly Broke Us) – Free Range Sailing Ep 48
In this episode we continue sailing south and face some of our hardest sailing on the passage. Taking shelter at a protected islet, Pascale gets a bait ball for her birthday and some boobies drop by for a visit. When the weather clears, a little, we leave ...
The Fine Art of Sailing Uphill – Free Range Sailing Ep 45
In this episode of Free Range Sailing we start the journey against the trade-winds down to Cairns some 600 nautical miles south. We say goodbye to Badu and it’s back to business as usual with plenty of sailing, fishing and shark feeding. We’ll show you...