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A.I.S self installation. Am I Safe now? (Learning By Doing Ep226)
The last big job to do on Trade Runner was install AIS. The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is one of the best electronic aids you can have and I wouldn't want to do night passages without it, especially solo. GME sent me a whole kit and in this vide...
Episode 145 – Nearly Washed Ashore as we Sail to a Deserted Village with Derelict Buildings!
We have a decent sail in big winds and swell, but just get a little too close for comfort at the last minute on to a rocky little island! A little hair raising but we make it past....just! Finding shelter behind some awesome islands, we anchor in a bay wit...
Building our new Salon from scratch. (Learning By Doing Ep225)
For 3 months now we've been eating dinner on our knees, enough is enough, time to build a new salon. In this video I show you from start to finish how I accomplished this with minimum tools, products and talent. The finished result is so nice though and ...
Episode 144 – Sailing in just a cardigan and slippers! Croatia.
Awesome sunsets, exploring new places and big winds with big sails... what more can anyone ask for! Join us this week to experience normal family life aboard a sailboat, Chris and Bear have a nasty gastric flu and we have to keep sailing on to avoid some b...
DIY sailboat rigging, save thousands! (Learning By Doing Ep224)
Every sailboat needs new standing rigging at some stage. Mine was over 20 years old so I decided to do most of the work myself. In this video I go through the whole job and show you how I went about this very important job. You shouldn't be scared of this ...
Episode 143 – Sailing Split and Hvar in Croatia, big winds and big sailing.
We have our boat back to just us again! It's soo quiet! But time is of the essence now as we only have about two weeks to Sail down the last of the coast of Croatia and leave before our 90 days runs out! We get on with some prep jobs and set sail for more ...
BIG NEWS! Its a Lifechanger. (Learning By Doing Ep223)
We have some pretty big news to share with you guys in this weeks video. To celebrate we take a few days off the boat and for the first time in nearly a year sleep on land. Thanks to Andre, a kind viewer from Sydney we had the use of a car so we drove up t...
Episode 142 – Part 2 Exploring Togir, Split in Croatia & a Sailor at the Football!
Part 2 of our adventures around the beautiful area of Split along the Croatian coastline. We explore the amazing old and new, the ancient ruins in Trogir with its 13th century Cathedral, breathtaking sweeping views from the bell tower at the chapel of St J...
Its the WEEKEND and the boat jobs can wait. (Learning By Doing Ep222)
Royal National Park is Australia's oldest and lay right on out doorstep. It was only a short passage for us from Cronulla but as we motored up the river we left the hustle and bustle behind us with every corner we rounded. Pretty soon we were emerged in na...
Episode 141 – Part 1 Sailing to & Exploring Old Town, Split in Croatia
We do some very cool exploring on land this week after an epic sail where we hit 9kts! Old Town Split is both beautiful and unique, with a modern city built amongst and surrounding some of the most impressive ancient ruins in the world. Join us as we go ex...
Marie enjoys a steaming hot shower (Learning By Doing Ep221)
Fresh water, or the lack of it is the one thing that means we have to return to civilisation. I dont really want to install a water maker so that mean we need to conserve the water we carry and catch as much as possible when it rains. This video is about c...
Episode 140 – Wild party aboard Pickle with new crew!
What a week! Lots of firsts this week! First crew we've ever had aboard Pickle! First visitors staying on Pickle and First for family staying aboard too! We do everything from chilled out beach days to wild drunken parties... you only live once right?! Joi...
New Solar panels are better than old, HOW MUCH??(Learning By Doing Ep220)
Today I am replacing my 22 year old solar panels for brand new ones. How big is the output difference? I was very interested to find out, thats for sure. Its always cool to see how far technology has come. We also get a new mattress, Marie gets some Italia...
Episode 139 – Free diving as we Island hop in Croatia with midnight swims!
With the impending visit from our family coming up real soon, we decide to check out some anchorages to visit when they're on board, do some island hopping and enjoy paddle boarding, free diving, exploring, wakeboarding and with lots of boobage and midnigh...