2023 Island hopping on a sailing kayak EP 1

The beginning of a journey up the Australian coastline hopping from island to island sailing on 2 Hobie adventure kayaks and 1tandam island sailing kayak. Camping on remote islands we have to take all of our camping gear, fishing and diving gear as well as food and water.
Days 1 to 3 we encounter some rough weather and damage some of our kayaks but carry on yet separated on the first set of islands. St bees island is a beautiful campsite which is located 31km from Mackay and becomes a resting point as we prepare for the next crossing

[@seewind]

Love it. Like the bow shots. Keep the videos coming!

[@markjvairy]

Thankyou and much appreciated , pretty stolked about the camera mount on the nose

[@seewind]

Agree the nose shot provides a good perspective. Can you provide a few details on the mount? How secured and protected from the waves? May try a similar set up on my TI @@markjvairy

[@TomKirkman1]

Great trip. Nice video.

[@markjvairy]

Thankyou 🤗

[@mfhairstream6812]

cool stuff

[@markjvairy]

Thankyou

[@hanx5567]

Wohooo! He is back :D

[@markjvairy]

Ha ha thankyou 🤗

[@greglynch3662]

Glad your Back! Great video! Can't wait for more. 😊

[@markjvairy]

Thanks for watching , working on the next video as we speak , no sure I’ll get it posted before Xmas yet as I’m flying out tomorrow to visit family but will be ready when I get back in the new year , thanks for watching 🤗

[@Barjumpa1]

Great jump in production quality.! Very entertaining. Keep it up.

[@markjvairy]

Appreciate that and thanks for watching 🤗

[@owenvalentine7409]

I love this mate. Just got a sailing kayak of my own and keen to do trips like this.

[@markjvairy]

What part of the world are you in ?

[@geedee2764]

Heyyy There,,, Your Back! Great News :)

[@markjvairy]

Good to have the time to get back into it , thanks for watching 🤗

[@aranha9365]

The Man is back !!!! 11 days trip sounds super awesome, looking forward to the next episodes of that expedition! Take care brother!

[@yarryrob]

Great stuff. Always enjoy your videos.

[@ThatShinerGuy]

Im still amazed that you are able to take that much gear on your sailing adventures. Good to see you again my friend.

[@hayden7459]

Was just thinking to myself, when is he gonna post another video! Great work.

[@markjvairy]

Thanks for sticking around and being patient , been way too long but glad I can start posting a few more again , thanks for watching 🤗

[@frankkluszka2653]

Happy crow somewhere- one took my bacon breakfast right out of the frying pan. I went without breakfast that day. bucken funch of crows.

[@markjvairy]

Ha ha those damn crows are buggers hey , so sneaky yet smart , bacon is part of a crows natural diet just like milk lol Thanks for tuning in

[@glennsmith369]

Great work, Mark! Would love to join you on one of these trips now I've officially retired!! Do you run through your current camera setup on a later video? Looking really sharp, as others have said!!

[@chrisandrew852]

Good to see you back!..:), .. stay safe and l Look forward to the rest of your trip.

[@markjvairy]

Thanks for tuning in after all this time , real life has been keeping glass quite full 🤗

[@gimme0dis0junk0mail]

I live vicariously through this channel :) I wish I could find a used AI or TI in good shape ;-P

[@markjvairy]

Keep looking , and be patient , there’s plenty out there with a lot of passionate Ai and Ti owners wanting to upgrade , thanks for watching 🤗

[@aranha9365]

Love your videos mate, I'm watching it for the second time now. It is amazing how fast those beasts goes. I also carry a lot of stuff on my camping trips... My yak does't have that huge load capacity ( Siren XL by Dream Kayaks) nor that stability, What worked out for me were those blue barrels that stores imports grains and supplements, you can find them cheap and they really keeps everything dry. My playground here is the west coast of the south island in NZ... it can be very rough so I frequent go for a swim, can't afford have my sleeping system wet in the winter. I use those three barrels that are lined up next to my hammock when camping , like a bench or a bed side table, food, electronics, tools ( don't forget the pee bottle) everything there to maximise recovery/laziness. Got this idea from Shug ( YT hammock guy) when i saw him making his breakfast without getting up from the hammock🤔🤯. I do recommend it😁

[@rschreck876]

I used to work for a company that made front spray skirts for TI’s and AI’s. It looks like they would have been great for this trip.

[@markjvairy]

I looked at skirts , def interested , what’s the name of the company ?

[@rschreck876]

@@markjvairyI replied with a link. It doesn’t seem to be showing up.

[@justinbl6817]

Love your channel! Looking at a 2022 Hobie TI for sale $6200 with trailer. Hopefully I can take some video of some lakes here in Nebraska. Fair winds to you!

[@markjvairy]

Sounds like a good buy and would love a TI myself at some stage , let me know if be keen to see your footage if you do take some , would also love to visit that part of the world

[@justinbl6817]

Dude, you'd be welcome to check it out here in the US anytime, though Australia's coasts and islands look as gorgeous as anything this side of the pond, this world has unreal beauty I'll try to take some of lake Mac (largest lake in Nebraska) this summer at some point. All I have is a cell phone for shooting at the moment

[@tf3st]

Awesome, I can't wait to see the rest of the trip! I don't think I've seen the black profile frames on the akas before, did you fabricate those to hold the solar panel and other gear? Any chance you can post pictures / specs / weight?

[@markjvairy]

Yes custom made from box aluminium so pretty light but super strong , still want to make some modifications to the them , happy to send through the pics of the original frames before I painted them , would need to measure for for you when I get back from holidays as heading to visit family tomorrow. Inbox me on insta or Facebook if you like and can give you the details Thanks for watching 🤗

[@PeterHarman1]

New camera? - colours look more vibrant this trip

[@markjvairy]

Have updated to a newer go version so interesting observation , havnt watched my old videos for quite some time , thanks for watching 🤗

[@justjohnny2122]

Love your work Mark . You have a fantastic channel. It’s a shame it was such a rough start for the others . Man those boats look close to there load limits. What sort of weight are you at ?

[@markjvairy]

It was pretty crappy conditions which is always the worst for a first day of trip like this as that’s when your the most loaded up , as the trip glows on we get much lighter. I was very close to the recommended limit on my AI , hard when you packing for almost two weeks at sea that’s for sure but learning all the time , thanks for watching 🤗

[@justjohnny2122]

@@markjvairy That’s why I traded up to a Windrider 17 . Carries a truck load & far less fragile. Downside is heavy to beach launch alone but I’ll figure out a system.

[@markjvairy]

@@justjohnny2122 how much does one of them weigh ? Handled with one person ?

[@justjohnny2122]

@@markjvairy weight 181 kg . Capacity 363kg

[@markjvairy]

@@justjohnny2122 yes would be hard work getting on of them up a beach but that’s a great amount of carrying capacity , I’ll look into them , can you sleep on them ?

[@aroldomorais6950]

there's a lot of your face appearing all the time in the video instead of filming track, nature and the landscape if you want to admire yourself buy a mirror or change the title of the video to filming myself and a little bit of other things

[@markjvairy]

Oh look a key board warrior lol 😂 Sorry to disappoint you ha ha