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Ep 175 | We’re Outta Cheese! Whipping up Ricotta in the Galley, Moreton Bay, Sailing Nutshell
We continue our journey through the shallow channels of the Brisbane area and Moreton Bay. It’s a bit scary going under our first power line and not knowing if Nutshell will actually fit! We get new mud crab nets and are eager to put down the pots and ...
Ep 174 | Toilet Attention, a Hoist Up the Mast and the Start of the Sail Around Australia
Magnus sets to work making a new plinth for the toilet. Shane helps us out immensely and Magnus hoists him up the mast to install the shiny, new spinnaker halyards. Nutshell makes a splash in the water and then we begin our journey heading north around A...
Ep 173 | A Black Bottom and a Tidy Chain, Housekeepings at the Boatyard, Sailing Nutshell
It’s time to sand and paint Nutshell’s bottom. She gets lots of TLC from the both of us and Shane, our son and it’s not long before she is looking fabulous! Wendy makes a start on removing the dodgy toilet in readiness for a new base. Magnus works ...
Ep 171 | Worst Nightmare! Engine Failure During Night Time Arrival, Gold Coast, Australia
We continue to try and sail to Australia but the weather is definitely against us. After 6 days at sea we have no choice but to motor the last three to four days to make it to Australia. We’ve sailed over 10,000 nm, but as we enter the channel into Aust...
Ep 170 | Help! We Have a Leak in the Boat! New Caledonia to Australia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
We do our final preparations for leaving New Caledonia and go through the checking out procedure, visiting all of the government officials that we need to. We sail from Noumea and head towards the Gold Coast, Australia. I wake up after my watch to find...
Ep 167 | Checking out Noumea and Baie Iré on Ile Ouen, New Caledonia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
We finally arrive in Noumea, New Caledonia after many prolonged attempts. We check in and check out the place and then leave the marina and head towards the Baie Iré on the island of Ile Ouen and a lovely quiet anchorage for the night. We try out differe...
Ep 162 | Gigantic Coral Formations, Kelefesia Island, Tonga, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
Episode 162 | YouTube Description With Magnus’ Mum on board, we leave Nuka’alofa and head out to the islands for a look around before returning to Nuka’alofa. There’s plenty to see under the water and Wendy does a few snorkels and discovers the ...
Ep 161 | Surrounded by Shipwrecks, Nuka’alofa, Tonga, Sailing South Pacific Nutshell
After our first good night’s sleep and a lull in the blustery weather, we dingy over to Big Mama’s, a lovely yacht club on the motu just off the main island of Nuka’alofa, for our first draft beer in absolutely ages! We head across the bay in Peanut...
Ep 160 | Bora Bora and the Wild Passage to the Kingdom of Tonga, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
We spend a quiet week in Bora Bora, The weather is a bit ho hum so we do a few boat jobs and have a wonderful sail in the Bora Bora lagoon. We then check out of French Polynesia and start the 14 day sail to the Kingdom of Tonga. It’s a full-on ride, wit...
Ep 159 | Exploring a Tropical River, Raiatea, Society Islands, Sailing Pacific French Polynesia
We take Peanut up a gorgeous little river and then sail to the north island, Tahaa and pop in to a couple of the beautiful bays. The water is deep so there is limited anchoring. Magnus fixes our scupper which has been broken since we bought Nutshell. We ...
Ep 158 | Swimming with Stingrays and Sharks, Moorea, French Polynesia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
We leave Tahiti and make the small passage to the nearby beautiful island of Moorea. We check out the sealife and plunge into waters filled with circling sharks and very inquisitive stingrays! Then it’s off to the island of Raiatea on an overnight pas...
Ep 157 | Little Job Turns into a Big Job, Complete New Fridge Install in Tahiti, French Polynesia
We head up to the big smoke, Papetee, on the local bus and manage to get the new part which we need to fix our fridge. As usual, and as is common on boats, a little job turns into a much bigger one, and we end up sailing to Papetee and picking up a comple...
Ep 156 | Bye, Bye, Tuamotus, Hello Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Sailing Nutshell
We leave Fakarava and start the supposedly, two day sail to Tahiti, 250 nautical miles away. It ends up being a slow trip and we finally get there about 5 days later! Magnus cooks up a storm in the galley. We enter through a pretty scary pass with massiv...
Ep 154 | Swimming with the Fishes, Makemo Atoll, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, Sailing Nutshell
We check out the Kon Tiki memorial at Raroia and Magnus does a little fishing from Peanut. We do a little 2 day passage to the nearby atoll of Makemo and check out the lovely village next to the pass. Magnus shows how to gravity fill our gas bottle. The...