Slow cruising, fixing leaks, that's the life on old small yachts !

That's where we first saw Sky Bird. I hope all is well with you 2. 😊 SV Belisi.

So good to watch these videos. It’s about two years since my 50 year old steel yacht had to be scrapped and I’m hangin’ to get wet again. This time it’ll be a trailer sailer . Losing the boat made me homeless so I’m a Queenslander now. You mentioned winter, what’s that ?

Kevin, since I do similar single handed small boat sailing, I would be interested in what you have in terms of safety equipment and what you do for risk mitigation. Do you have liferaft, epirb, mob ais beacon ? What scenarios do you consider and how do you mitigate ? For example, I sealed up most of the old through hulls; I carry two anchors ; two vhf radios, one hand held; when alone always on safety harness etc. Would really welcome your thoughts here.

Your videos are appreciated. This is my kind of small boat, low budget sailing

Good one kev keeper coming cheers

What's the difference, time wise, going outside Frazer than inside Sandy ¿???

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Thank you can't wait till my Contessa is all done up, she's an old girl but strong bones

Getting my Contessa 25 hour week or two thank you brilliant videos

I am buying Contessa 25, for coastal cruising. Can you let me know how seaworthy they are what do I have read they are apparently very good any tips or advice thank you

🙂 Love the croc sign at the bar. Used to live in the Wide Bay.

We have anchored in the Susan River overnight to await the incoming tide to allow Tui of Opua to motor up the Mary River to Marlborough. We had the same problems with the holding in the Susan River. When we were heading back out of the River Heads area Tui of Opua did a 180 degree turn in the overalls at the entrance to the Mary River. This only happened the once as we paid more attention to the timing of the tides on the 2 other occasions we went up the river to Maryborough

Lovely part of the world to sail. If you need any work done to your yacht, Bundaberg Port Marina is cheap and professional.

It's not polished yet, but here, have one more subscriber <3

great video, however at 6:06 you use the winch wrong, a great way to jam your fingers/hand!! the correct way is to go round the winch with the line/sheet at least a hands width away from the drum, so if load comes on quick, you can 'dump' it, without it slamming your hand into the drum and have your palm facing inwards, so if it flies off, you can just open your fingers, and your palm isn't trapped between the rope and drum. One other thing, use the self tailer at the top, this GRABS the rope, so the drum can do it's thing, and you don't have to constantly provide tension to the turns; and have enough turns to do the job, three is great, as it provides some grip to hold the lines position, but more is better, esp. for headsail and mainsheet as they have a lot of load on them, and these extra turns allow slow release, feeding the rope around the drum to slack it off slowly and safely.

Great clip, one needs only a small craft to enjoy the pleasure of sailing in these waters. We have sailed the Great Sandy Strait a number of times in our Vertue and found it always enjoyable. T&B

Crocodiles are very rarely seen at Fraser Is. ? The last sighting was 2019. Rangers wearing Stinger Suits for Irukandji jellyfish ? .... I have never seen a Ranger wearing a stinger suit, as Rangers prefer to stay on land If there were Crocs at Fraser I certainly would not be paddle boarding....... Take Care

Really enjoy watching your channel , but Dingo's were actually brought into Australia by Aboriginal people's as they descend from Asian Wolf. .

a samarai sword would be a good running aid!😂

inflatale kayak sounds fragile in waters of sharks n crocs.

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Hey Kevin, I recently had to chop up my 52 year old steel yacht and been thinking about trailer sailers; Do yu reckon a trailer job could make it around Australia? Not around the Bight tho, thats what trailers are for. I think of how I couldve saved 30 grand not paying mooring fees for the last decade.

I recall lots of deros liked the smell of White Lady. And the taste!

G'day kevin. On this trip north, how far north are you going ?, I now live in Airlie Beach, If you come up this way, is there an chance to meet up at one of the bars maybe??. Got an new channel, Sv Gemstar. Gerard.

10:10 G'day kevin. I have an new channel callled, SV Gemstar. I bought an larger boat to live on for at least two people. I bought an Colombia 27, and have named it, SV Gemstar. I bought the boat on the 3rd of Jan 24 and begain living on the boat on the 18 th of Jan and now i live in Airlie beach north QLD. I will be doing an vlog very soon on my latest boat. Gerard on livaboard on Sv Gemstar.

Happy new year kev. I just paid for an lager boat to live on and go cruisng the east coast. I bought an Colombia 27 I will be starting an ytube channel on the new boat and the up comming trips. Gerard on Sv Gemstar.

Great videos

Amazing

Why is nobody wearing a life jacket?

Nice videos. My Yamaha 8hp in my old Beneteau F24 goes ok in reverse. When the wind is blowing, going reverse is the only way out of the harbour for me at our sailing club.

Same issue with my Noelex, no control in reverse. I put a 4 blade prop on which I am lead to believe improves it somewhat. Will give it a go tomorrow and see how I go.

I can relate to the insurance conundrum. Most insurers didn’t want to know about my Contessa. The only one I found was way to expensive so it was 3rd party for me. Thanks for the video. I do enjoy your adventures in Skybird.

Why would you be envious of a stinking diesel....when your 2 stroke kicks the bucket, replace it with a Tohatsu 6hp 4 stroke and you will never look back..😊

Sorry, that background music is horrible!

Good luck and safe passage to Hobart ⛵

Good luck boys, I`ll be following you. Sinbad the Sailor Man.

Good stuff mate, thanks for sharing. I am hoping to make the same trip in my Noelex 25 next year. It seems once you get to the sandy straights you can day sail the rest of the way up to the Whitsundays.

This is exactly my kind of sailing !

Hi Kevin, could you send me photos of your outboard motor well please

Currently binge watching ur Sailing Oz east coast series, great stuff 🤗

Yep, been there as well with fuel problems, and stripping down the carb on the Yamaha 8 PS ... having also had old motorbikes, this helped

Just discovered your channel ! Nice to see someone else cruising in a similar sized boat and similar setup. I'm with my 40 year old Beneteau First 24 around the Baltic. Just curious whether you considered a windvane ? Currently I also use permanently the Raymarine ... but this drains my batteries, the noise is a bit annoying and I am a bit worried that it breakdown at the wrong moment, hence looking at a Windpilot Pacific Light (when I can find reasonable priced second hand)

Amazing well done

What happens to all that white fiberglass when these boats reach the end?? I've never seen a boat wrecker !

Awesome

I worked my way on a Greenland Trawler in the 90's from Iceland to Nuuk. The crew called me Kangaroo. Greetings from Australia😅.

I wouldn’t be too worried about bull sharks. If you go diving at the seaway you see packs of at least 30. They leave us alone.

Kev, that was a female muddie and do not get caught with it in Qld. Illegal.

G'day kev. you mention surf boards?. why not learn to do what i do and go body surfing. I used to do that long ago. Gerard.