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As we arrived in Hill Inlet, Whitsundays we are met with a pumping current and lots of sand bars. Despite our best efforts we find ourselves sitting very uncomfortably and rename this place Hell Inlet!
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00:00 - Intro
03:23 - Arriving in Hill Inlet
07:45 - Trouble in Pa...
Having a brief break from boat work to do a photography job for a friend, and took the additional opportunity to A) tackle Hamilton Island's Passage Peak, and B) test the Time Warp function on the new GoPro Hero 9.
It's Hyperlapse made super easy and without a gimbal!
Here's a quick...
75 days after leaving the dock to isolate afloat away from Covid our provisions were holding out but our watermaker needed attention so we sail to Karen’s home town of Airlie Beach and take a berth in a marina for the first time since heading to sea. The Coral Sea Marina is well known as the pricies...
After three years of talking about the lifestyle of Catamaran Cruising it was time for Janet and I to find out if we really like it, the verdict, you tell us. A two week charter holiday Sailing in the Whitsunday Uslands concreted our thinking and we are inspired to dig deep and finish our Catamaran ...
When we're not feeling energetic enough to tackle Whitsunday Peak, there's another fantastic little track we traverse from the anchorage at Cid Harbour.
Strolling from Sawmill Bay to Dugong Beach (or vice versa), is a lovely way to while away an hour or so, which is about what it takes to...
Manta Ray Bay on the north coast of Hook Island in the main Whitsunday group. is renowned for its friendly fish.
Big ones.
It's the place to go if you want to see George - who was also known as 'Auntie Albert' when I first sailed to the Whitsundays many years ago.
The 'auntie&...
One of the more positive by-products of Covid-19 was a rare opportunity to enjoy 24 hours at world-famous Whitehaven Beach entirely alone.
Well, when I say entirely alone, I mean us three humans, about a million butterflies, and one very hungry goanna.
This seven-kilometre stretch of silica sand i...
Forced to take shelter from storms in Mackay we take the opportunity to explore inland to Finch Hatton Gorge and hunt for duck billed platypus at Broken River. When paying for a marina berth we try to make the most of the facilities by doing all the jobs that require fresh water. With the bad weathe...
With our refit days well behind us, we can't wait to get back out to the Great Barrier Reef for more underwater exploring. It's a bit of a wild ride and when we get there, we have a bit of an unexpected challenge.
Do you love Pâté? Pascale shows you how to make this simple treat.
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We spend 2 nights at Hamilton Island Marina hire a golf buggy and go sightseeing.
The island has made an incredible recovery from the damage that was caused by Cyclone Debbie in 2017 which almost destroyed the Whitsunday Islands. This is one of the few remaining functioning resorts which is buzzing...
After leaving The Percy Islands we sailed first to Scawfell Island then on to Brampton Island, which is now an abandoned resort.
We encounter a Humpback Whale and calf on the way.
We show a couple of boat jobs we did previously, namely fixing the Paguro Generator and remounting the deck wash pump.
We put the Millennial Falcon to bed and fly back to Australia where we meet up with the family on a Lagoon 421 catamaran to cruise the Whitsunday Islands.
We made a clockwise circuit around the islands starting out with Whitsundays peak, accessible from sawmill Bay in Cid Harbour.
Next we hit H...
While exploring and snorkeling Hayman Islands' Blue Pearl Bay in the Whitsundays, the weather takes a turn for the worse, so we sail off to seek a more sheltered anchorage.
Running from the inclement weather we pull into Nara Inlet to repair a tear in our Mainsail.
In between showers we tak...
After spending a rolly night at beautiful Hardy Reef we wound our way through the reef systems into the lagoon at Bait Reef.
Snorkeling the 'Cluster Of Four' was utterly delightful! We were wowed by the amount and variety of reef fish we saw. The drop-offs and swim through's we'...
On location at beautiful Bait Reef on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, we sit down and answer your questions about setting off our old Life Raft, the Chainplate saga, our Ground Tackle and Grab Bag - along with some questions About Us!
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In this episode we take our Life jackets in for testing - with some very surprising results! We talk AIS MOB units and show you the contents of our Grab Bag.
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Continuing our sailing honeymoon we enjoy a blissful sail from the beautiful Butterfly Bay to Stonehaven anchorage. We're thrilled to find our friend Tommy the Turtle survived ferocious Tropical Cyclone Debbie - and discover some strange goings on at One Foot Island!
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In this episode we hark back to our Honeymoon where we explore some of our favourite spots in the Whitsunday Islands post Tropical Cyclone Debbie. With wide spread destruction on the mainland of Airlie Beach only a month prior, we were eager to see how the islands and the beautiful reef systems tha...
Join us as we explore the beautiful and spiritual Nara Inlet – a place where both Cruisers and Aboriginal people have left their mark. Darren thinks up a nifty way to fix our Syphon Breaker after it bursts and floods the engine room, and we explore the underwater playground at Bird Island – driftin...
With our Wind Generator faulting through the night we stashed our plans for the day and set to servicing the little dear. 'Breezy' is one of our main power generators so we needed her going – and fast. Darren gives you detailed coverage on how to service your Wind Gen and get back on tra...
With a sweet Northerly wind blowing we set sail south to Lindeman Island to check out some of the beautiful northern anchorages. We fix our fishing gear along the way, and find peace and tranquility in lovely Lady Margarethe Bay. We quench our thirst from a spring running out of the rocks - answer...
With a Tropical Cyclone Debbie coming directly for us, we run to the safety of the mangroves to hide from what becomes the biggest storm to hit Australia's Whitsunday Coast in years! Learn how we chose our spot, what Storm Prep we do – and get a taste of the beast that comes!
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