It was a good day for exploring though, even if the wind was a little slow! Thanks for watching....and not laughing at my cooking, cheers Paul

Thanks Dave, sorry I'm not a gamer so I'm not familiar with Last of us. Sometimes here on 40c days (which is only 4/5 times a year in Sydney) snow would be great. Thanks again for watching and leaving a comment, cheers Paul

@@SailingKateLouise No problem. I meant to say just got very cinematic and almost movie like at times! Really lovely to watch. I will send some of our snow over to you if you send some sun back to us!!

Yep it's a great area to sail if there is wind and little current. Going up the Hawkesbury can be a challenge. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

It could catch on. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Well I don't know where you are Ian but you are always welcome, cheers Paul

Thanks mate, come for a sail on the Duyfken when you are here(checkout sailing duyfken) , cheers Paul

@@SailingKateLouise Great idea, I've booked for the 21st.

Thanks Teo, it's a shame Chris did'nt have time to catch up, maybe next time, cheers Paul

Thanks again for watching, we're off to Myall Lakes at the weekend, hopefully the weather will be a bit better this time, cheers Paul

good question? thanks again for watching Stephen, cheers Paul

Hi Alex , well small world. Chris had a tight schedule so couldn't meet up with Teo . But now he has a second person to sail with or maybe me. I've also got Portuguese blood, never been there but one day. Thanks for watching , cheers Paul

Hi Paul, my 2x12v batteries are 4 years old and are meant to be good for 12 years. However they are only really charging to 80% and I don't want to run them down below 50% ( they are agm not Lithium). So that will only give me 1hr at 3knots and maybe 4 at 2knots which sounds a lot but over 3 or 4 days it isn't. I have never run them done below 50% so when a tow is offered it's prudent to accept. I still haven't got solar and that would help to keep the charge up, but I only have room for a small panel while sailing, and a large blanket is not practical while sailing. The pros for electric are they are light to lift in and out if you can't tilt and the cons as above. Petrol outboards if serviced, are capable of greater distances and speed in strong currents but are noisy and heavy. I try to use my electric only to get in and out from jetties and moorings but not really for going long distances.....unlike petrol I can't top up if they go flat. I hope this helps and thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Thanks mate, wow a bit of history there. I didn't know about the sandflies, thanks. Have you been out much? cheers Paul

Hi yes, both wind and less current make downstream from Brooklyn better, that's also where I normally go. But on that day the Parsley bay boat ramp was closed as they were loading barges to do test drilling for the high speed train crossing. I don't know if it's a tunnel or bridge. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Hi Rob, I agree totally. The best part is Ric didn't fall off. After a few more goes he will get the right amount of inflation for a comfy night. Thanks again for watching and see you on the Sand isles hopefully before Christmas, cheers Paul

Thanks Bruce.....the Twilighters would be honoured to have you, cheers Paul

Oh what can I say. I watched in total disbelief here. Apparently we don't talk about the next 4 years but how much better it will be in the following 4 years .....good luck. More than happy to supply some mental relief, cheers Paul

Cry your heart out socialist!

Thanks Christopher for watching, cheers Paul

Thanks so much and please send me a photo of your boat to [email protected] so I can include it next time I feature viewer's boats.( and where you are in the world), cheers Paul

Great Pete. When I lived in the UK our local sailing club had a fleet of Finns and one of the sailors was an Olympian. Send me a photo and thanks for watching cheers Paul

Thanks Gav, cheers Paul

Unfortunately I never got Continental( makers of Deb) to send me any.....and all that free advertising. Actually we are coming into summer so not really deb weather. Thanks again for watching and leaving a comment, cheers Paul

@ I figured; I was just giving you the business, having a laugh

Yep, that's a bit of a challenge. But you are right , nothing beats being on the water on a nice day, cheers Paul

We are off to Myall lakes next week for a few days....hopefully no rain ....or snow, cheers Paul

we all have fat thumbs

Thanks for watching, I was just trying to make the most of the beautiful scenery. Did you mean Fosters beer? Even though it's Australian and sold all around the world, you don't get it much in our pubs, cheers Paul

Thanks Phil and looking forward to Myall....haven't had a lot of luck with the weather recently, cheers Paul

Thanks Robert. I would love to see a photo of Sheila on your boat ( [email protected]) and let me know where you are in the world, cheers Paul

Thanks mate ...it came as a bit of a surprise, cheers Paul

My pleasure Johnathan. If you like Tall ships checkout my other channel 'Sailing Duyfken', cheers Paul

Yes Leon it puts my Deb potato to shame! Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Sure Chris, I will try. But it's a bit difficult dropping an anchor and filming at the same time but I'll try, cheers Paul

@@SailingKateLouiseif the cost is not an issue, I’d recommend using one of those 360 cameras; you can select whatever direction in postprocessing - nice when you are sailing alone and don’t have time to point camera to something interesting. I did not get enough good videos last summer due to several reasons, but perhaps next summer. Greetings from Finland, nice to view warm weather!

Thanks mate, I had completely forgotten about that beach. I have stopped there before when kayaking years ago from Berowra. Thanks for reminding me, cheers Paul

I feel we are so lucky here....as we can sail all year. But it does get a little chilly in winter. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment, cheers Paul

Great Steve I'll call you soon , cheers Paul

Le père de Ric a servi sur le navire de la marine australienne appelé Quiberon, du nom de la baie française. Merci encore d'avoir regardé, bravo Paul

Thanks mate. As I normally sail on lakes or inland waterways, not used to tidal flows and the lack of wind didn't help. Thanks again for watching, cheers Paul

Glad you liked it, cheers Paul

No it's not forbidden. Myall lakes used to be commercially fished but that stopped when it became a National Park. There are still fish there but not many. I have seen people fish but never seen anyone catch one. We spend more time sailing than fishing. In Lake Macquarie commercial fishing was banned in 2002 . There are a lot of spots to fish there, but again we leave them to the sharks. Bruce often catches tuna offshore on his adventures though, check out sailing Wayfinder. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment, cheers Paul

Glad you enjoyed it!, cheers Paul

It's a Mcneela Wren 2. Thanks for watching Dave and leaving a comment, cheers Paul

Alas I couldn't sail on 2 boats at the same time...but thanks again for watching Paul, cheers Paul