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Ep 209 | Up a Crocodile Infested River on Peanut, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
Magnus is busy with jobs for Peanut and Nutshell. Peanut’s pimping continues with a new propeller guard and Magnus works on Nutshell’s new engine. It’s time for some chill time out on the water and Magnus takes the day off to go mud crabbing and fis...
Ep 208 | Extreme Force Winds and We’re Out Sailing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We are having issues with the water pump so Magnus pulls it apart to see what the problem is and hopefully to fix it. It’s very windy in the Whitsundays with extreme gale force winds reaching up to 46 knots and we’re out in it! But, it’s just great...
Ep 207 | Peanut Gets a New Outboard and a Sail to Butterfly Bay, Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell
We drive down to Mackay to pick up our new outboard for peanut and Magnus, then head out for a test drive in the bay and through the Coral Sea Marina. Then its off for a sail to the reef, weather dependent. It’s a windy time and on the way we decide to ...
Ep 206 | Short Sail to Funnel Bay and Start of Airlie Beach Race Week, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We have been hanging out to take Nutshell out for a sail but the weather has not been kind enough. I wouldn’t say that we are fair weather sailors but huge storms hit the coast and we had to delay heading off. After much fiddling Magnus finally manages ...
Ep 203 | Gearbox Failure … Again! Time for a New Engine, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
And, once again, we have problems with the engine, well the gearbox actually. After Magnus had spent hours rebuilding it, it suddenly fills with water! Magnus attempts a MagGyver fix, but is it enough to get us back to Airlie Beach or will we be stranded ...
Ep 202 | Poking Around Anchorages in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell
Magnus wrangles a dangerous snake and saves the girls from harm at the farm. We head off to Happy Bay on Long Island in the Whitsundays, with our youngest daughter, Emily who is staying with us during the pandemic. The once popular Long island Resort is n...
Ep 201 | We Have a New Reefurl Furler, Sailing Nutshell, Whitsundays, Australia
Magnus makes a start on converting our existing staysail into a furling one. He begins by removing the old bolt rope, which is too small, and then sewing in a new one, making various repairs to he sail along the way. We head out to Happy Bay but are thwar...
Ep 200 | Foraging and Fixing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
It’s time to focus on sticking Nutshell back together again. Magnus glues the opening for one of the cupboard doors in the head. He attaches new catches to many of the doors which were damaged in the explosion. He searches searches through the bits an...
Ep 199 | Unsafe Passage to Sawmill Bay, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
With everything that is going on at the moment, it is lovely to be able to head out to the Whitsunday islands for a few days of fishing and exploring. Peanut IV just gets spiffier and spiffier and with the new Kapten Collar transom now fitted, and Wendyâ€...
Ep 198 | Exploring the Natural Beauty of Hook Island, Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell
Magnus continues the job of sorting out the cutting of the new v-berth mattress to fit Nutshell. Wendy paints the locker lids to tidy them up a bit. We take Nutshell out to Stonehaven Bay and Nara Inlet on Hook Island and explore the stunning rock format...
Ep 196 | We’re Sailing! First Trip Out with Family on Board, Whitsundays, Australia
In our quest to nail down great recipes and techniques for our Kimberley trip, Wendy makes pesto out of the Woolworth’s basil which began as little seedlings on Nutshell. This pesto will be put into a sterilised jar and covered in olive oil. We’ll see ...
Ep 192 | Our Spirits are Lifted with a Day Sail with Nutters, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
After the shock of the explosion on Nutshell, a wonderful couple, Cassie and Tony, invited us out on their yacht for a day sail in the Whitsundays. It was the tonic that we needed to take stock and enjoy the beauty around us and be thankful that we were bo...
2019 Airlie Beach Race Week Wrap
Airlie Beach Race Week is over for another year so we at the "World on Water" can look back with the Race organisers at the highlights. We had cameras in helicopters, on-board the top boats and Wasp NQ had cameras on the water. Here is our report.
HIDING FROM A CYCLONE. What Would You Do? (Sailing SV Sarean) EP. 59
Like what we do? Consider joining our Patreon community! Nab yourself the chance to come aboard and receive all sorts of perks for as little as $2 per month: http://www.patreon.com /sailingsvsarean This week you find us up a mangrove creek hiding from a ...