Dinghy Cruising - 5 days with Raid Sydney...no pillaging just dingoes and disasters.

[@astridsampson7234]

" Dingoes and Disasters"- great name for a TV show...nice video Captain!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thank you, I will get up a bit earlier next time I'm at Myall Lakes and see if I can get shoot some dingoes....with a camera of course! Thanks for watching , Cheers Paul

[@damoog5985]

Another great post, thank you! The book your friend was talking about (the guy who sailed the mirror dinghy to the Black Sea from Bristol) was "The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow" by A. J. Mackinnon. It's a great read.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks, I'll have to check it out, thanks for watching, Cheers Paul

[@andyjarman4958]

The author is from Adelaide (figures) and in the book he actually leaves from a small creek barely wide enough for his boat at the back of the boarding school he was working at in North Wales. It's all done in a Mirror dinghy. There's a fellah in Southampton who gets up to similar antics in real life - watch him on his channel "Mirror Cruising" - a REAL sailor.

[@CaptMarkSVAlcina]

Mackinon gave a talk about his trip at HBYC in Williamstown Victoria about 5 years ago and unfortunately I was in Sydney then. But I did read his book and well what can I say, you have to read it.

[@ginnybelle100]

Always great to watch video's of your sailing adventures Paul. As usual, great camera work & editing along with beautiful scenery & interesting commentary..Very relaxing to watch. Ingenious idea's about the set-up's for onboard sleeping & you're right, a fabulous sewing job by Trevor's wife!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching as always .....loyal follower

[@albertoharistoy4546]

Nice scenery with those boats anchored or tied up to the trees reflecting a very special way of life, same as mine.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching, we are lucky to have some great sailing grounds that aren't too built up or in National Parks,Cheers Paul

[@robertkeessen6183]

Hey Paul, love the pirate look with the single lens sunglasses…. Very appropriate🤣

[@SailingKateLouise]

Err.... wasn't intentional and eventually found the other lens in the bilge. People all around the world love 'Redbull' Robert thanks for making it such a great trip, Cheers Paul

[@robertkeessen6183]

Bring a bandanna next time to complete the look 😀

[@SailingKateLouise]

@@robertkeessen6183 Roger that Redbull

[@coalfieldbeelovergerald3687]

Here in Puget Sound we have some beautiful sailing waterways but not so wild as Down Under … our San Juan Islands are awesome but channels n passages might get rough like outside by Lions Rock … that Myall Lakes are beautiful n wild ( totally awesome ). Heading up to Alaska sailing the Inland Passage is on the wild side like down there. Fair winds n great sailing, Papa J.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Sounds great!

[@SirPrancelot1]

Great to see you all out and about. Thanks for sharing the video. Very relaxing!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching and your continued support ,Cheers Paul

[@leemelbourne3297]

Great video. Looks so much fun. Just starting out sailing and I am looking forward to making a bigger boat that will let me embark on such adventures.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching, you will enjoy it, Cheers Paul

[@petermelbourne1561]

Thanks for the videos. We were at the Myalls at the same time in a trailer yacht at Shelly Beach. We belong to the Newcastle and Hunter Trailer Yacht Association. The Myall Lakes at New Year is our annual pilgrimage. I appreciate your camera work. Not easy when you’re single handed.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi yes we saw some of your boats, some packing up as we arrived.We had a great time even though it was a bit wet. See you on the water and thanks for watching ,Cheers Paul

[@stephenbrown1689]

Another great video Paul looked like fun sorry I couldn't be there.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks Steve, met some more great people you were missed, Cheers Paul

[@SCCFORUM]

Hi Paul. Happy New Year to you mate👍🏻 Always great to see the sailing , but also good to see how others set up the boats for over nights. All the best, Paul.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching, we had lots of fun and rain Cheers Paul

[@ecnavttocs]

Hey Paul... Great vid as usual.. made good progress over the Christmas break on the Stornaway. Cheers Vance WA .

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks Vance, when am I going to see some photos? send them to [e-mail] Cheers Paul

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

Great to see you have such a good sailing community. Really nice episode.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching, yes it's always more fun in a group, camp fires and tall stories, Cheers Paul

[@cacti_pickleyt310]

Love the drone shots!!!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Courtesy Josh on Kingfisher, thanks for watching ,Cheers Paul

[@davelawrence6777]

Just watched one getting ready too watch part two

[@SailingKateLouise]

Enjoy...we did Cheers Paul

[@sollasollew3208]

Thanks for sharing

[@SailingKateLouise]

My pleasure thanks for watching

[@sailingseriously2035]

Another great vid Paul. We watched Josh’s version yesterday. Thoroughly enjoyed both. 👍🏻👍🏻 Can honestly say as a fiercely proud Victorian and of similar vintage to you gentlemen, I have never once wanted to live in NSW. I did in Nth Qld for a time and the rivalry between all of the eastern states is legendary. Buggered if I know why. 🤷‍♂️ I would genuinely love to live near enough to sail and hang out with you guys and enjoy what you do and have at your doorsteps. Keep up the great work please. Following you all on FB also. Regards Ian

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks Ian....it's never too late to move. Phil on the Sumaid 20 moved from Paynesville up to Forster( 1hr from the lakes) a few years ago and loves it. Thanks for watching, Cheers Paul

[@sailingseriously2035]

Thanks Paul….Wow, that’s a big call, leaving Paynesville. The jewel of Victoria in my opinion. Beautiful place. We sail that region, out of Loch Sport. Perhaps the Sydney Raiders arrange a hit raid down here 👍🏻

[@daleskidmore1685]

Nice surprise to go with my 1st morning coffee. Pleased you introduced the second vid so I could find this one first. I wonder how the hole was made, there seemed plenty of support on the trailer, so it must have been from the launch. Loved the sunglasses.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi Dale, I think a bumpy road, 50 yr old plywood and maybe not tying down enough to the trailer might have been the cause...not sure. Anyway Dave is waiting for the weather to improve before going Epoxy, Cheers Paul

[@stevewolf7205]

Hey Paul good video as usual what sort of design was the white and yellow dingy cheers 👍

[@SailingKateLouise]

It's called an O'Day Day Sailor originally designed in 1950's over 10,000 have built built in various forms and have been raced see smallboatsmonthly.com/article/oday-day-sailer/ cheers Paul

[@coalfieldbeelovergerald3687]

Really like the Conestoga (covered wagon look). Seems to work great. You do seem to get some breezy wx. Are those winds coming in off the ocean or are they heat land breezes ? Just plain curious studying Google map of east n SE Coast there. Papa J.

[@SailingKateLouise]

off the ocean which is just behind low lying sand dunes, cheers Paul

[@afloatinawoodenboat]

Do you know where the clips for the fantastic homemade tent (on the blue boat with the stretcher) came from? Great idea!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi Holly not sure, ask Trevor at [e-mail], cheers Paul

[@emmawahab6994]

This looks like so much fun - sailing, fishing, camping. What is the best boat for someone wanting to try dingy sailing?

[@SailingKateLouise]

Please watch part 2 coming next week with all the details and boat suggestions, cheers Paul

[@DowneastThunderCreations]

👍👍👍

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks again

[@robstevens5503]

Beautiful boats, beautiful location. What more could you ask for (aside from slightly better weather)?

[@SailingKateLouise]

Yes, we had been looking forward to this trip for a while and it didn't disappoint....with COVID who knows when we will get up there again. Thanks for watching, Cheers Paul

[@andyjarman4958]

Good looking Sheilas?

[@robstevens5503]

@@andyjarman4958 "But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea"

[@SailingKateLouise]

@@andyjarman4958 Thanks mate

[@johnmclachlan1023]

Always enjoy your videos. Who was the nutter who sailed to the Ukraine? Be interested to know the story. Cheers

[@SailingKateLouise]

The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow" by A. J. Mackinnon. It's a great read. Thanks for watching Cheers Paul

[@johnmclachlan1023]

@@SailingKateLouise, many thanks for your reply. I'll check it out.

[@Dentsln65]

I'm jealous, the weather up here in Qld has not been great for boating for a while.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Yes Cyclones aren't the best. If you go to the Australia day Scruffie meet could you please shoot some footage or get the other to and put it on dropbox or Google drive and send the link to me so I can cut something together. [e-mail] Cheers Paul

[@andyjarman4958]

I looked up the yellow cross on a red background flag - you seem to have two boats flying that at least. Are they really Swedish speaking Finlanders? Or are they just crazy about the letter R?

[@SailingKateLouise]

R is for RAID as in Sydney Raid....I must get one

[@MikeAG333]

"A lot of bullets coming through here....." Is that yachting lingo, or Aussie slang?

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi I think it's a yachting term for gusts, but in America it might mean something not so good! Thanks for watching, Cheers Paul

[@andyjarman4958]

So what exactly is duct tape for if not for patching up dry epoxy joints?

[@SailingKateLouise]

I think it was beyond duct tape cheers Paul