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This is why we Cruise! Ep.21
Join Leanne, Kieran, and little Jack in this incredible sailing adventure, where they leave the Kles with a three-day weather window to reach their next destination at Harvey Bay. Experience the highs and lows of their journey and learn about life aboard t...
We’ve sprung a leak! Ep.21
Hi everyone, This we officially leave the Whitsundays and do the jump from Shaw Island to Scawfell Island. It's much more pleasant sailing thankfully. However, we do need to spend a few days at Scawfell to hide away from 30+ knots before making our next ...
The CHALLENGES we face sailing the east coast on a STRICT timeframe! RAW with minimal edits Ep.20
Hi everyone, It's time to sail south again but unfortunately the winds are not favourable. We have no choice but to make ground as we have only 4 weeks to get to Brisbane to catch a flight to Dublin, Ireland. Let's just say it's far from smooth sailing o...
Back to where it all began..our biggest achievement yet! Episode 19
Hi everyone, We are stoked to have made it to the Whitsundays on our own boat, our biggest achievement yet! In this weeks episode we spend a couple of weeks chilling at Airlie beach before provisioning the boat to explore the Whitsunday Islands and start...
When we almost hit a whale..twice! Ep.18
Hi everyone, This week we sail from Middle Percy Island to Scawfell Island, which happens our favourite place this trip so far. There are so many whales around, so many infact we almost hit one, not once but on two occassions. Thank you for joining us....
Sailing, is it really worth it? The moments we wish we had a campervan! Ep.17
Hi all, In this weeks episode we head for Middle Percy Island. After a sleepless night at anchor and some rather rolly seas we start to question if sailing is really worth it, should we just buy a campervan? As always thank you for watching and be sure t...
Life onboard our sailboat cruising the east coast of Australia, next stop Great Keppel Island! Ep.16
Hi all, After a rather memorable stay at Pancake Creek we pick up anchor and head north for Great Keppel Island. Its been 2.5 weeks since we left the dock so its time to stock up on supplies and do some laundry at Kepple Bay Marina. As always thank you ...
61 knots…can our anchor handle it? Ep. 15
Hi all, This week spend a few nights at Platypus Bay before heading to Bundaberg and then onto Pancake Creek. We are put on edge when we get unexpectedly hit by 61 knot winds at anchor, does our anchor hold? As always thank you for watching and be sure t...
We broke the boom crossing the notorious wide bay bar! Ep.14
Hi Everyone, join us this week as we depart Double Island Point to cross the notorious Wide Bay Bar and let's just say it wasn't smooth sailing. We are 3 days in and we've already broken a few things, one being the boom! We are pleasantly relieved to cros...
3 years of hard work has finally paid off! Ep.13
Hi Everyone, join us this week we are super excited to share our biggest adventure yet. Our 3 years of hard work has paid off..we are stoked to be leaving the dock in Brisbane and heading to the Whit Sundays on our own boat! A dream of ours for years now! ...
Sailing with our baby for the first time, as first time parents we are super nervous! Ep.12
Hi everyone, Join us this week as we leave the dock for the first time in 7 months to take our 6 month old baby on his first ever sail! As first time parents we are super nervous and are not sure what to expect. Will Jack like it? Is it safe to take a 6...
Moving back onboard our 12m boat to new watertanks, a new fridge and a Newborn Baby! Ep.11
Hi everyone, Join us this week as we welcome our new baby boy. We move off the boat into an air bnb for 5 weeks as Leeann ends up with an emergency C-section. It's not ideal timing but our fridge onboard stops working the morning Leeann goes into labour...
Rebuilding our rotten watertanks! Ep.10
Hi Everyone, This week we take you through 7 months of boat renovations in preparation for our newest crew member. We tackle two of our biggest projects to date, refurbishing the mast and rebuilding our rotten watertanks. We are not impressed with what w...
The perfect bilge pump set up? Ep.9
Hi everyone, Join us this week as Kieran comes up with a great idea for installing a new bilge pump in our deep bilge. We also manage a night away on the bay. It's not the most relaxing night we've had a at anchor but so good to get some good quality sai...