Dinghy Cruising- Life doesn't get much better.,Cruising in a Stornaway 18

Dinghy cruising around Sydney, the easy way in a Stornaway 18'
3 days before Christmas 2020.More videos at 'SailingKate Louise'
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[@paulwright-mm6sj]

Thanks for sharing the good life

[@SailingKateLouise]

My pleasure, thanks for watching....check out my other videos when you have time , cheers Paul

[@cousinjack2841]

Love your videos; I use them instead of blood pressure medication. Watching all the new ones as they come out and catching up on the old ones. Thanks for the uploads. All the best from an old Pom in South Africa.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks mate , sailing is good for the soul, thanks for watching, Cheers Paul

[@markkubiak8296]

What a gorgeous place to live!! Small sailboats are a JOY!

[@SailingKateLouise]

They certainly are thanks for watching

[@tesslulu7039]

Thanks for sharing the good life with us all Paul. So great to vicariously experience some of the beautiful vistas out there in the great outdoors, especially those few spectacular sunsets! It certainly is a blessed life, so nice to see someone seeking out the little moments of gratitude particularly in such trying times. It’s definitely the little things ;) Your videos are becoming addictive, almost as much so as veggie bacon for us vegans out there! Looking forward to the next adventure.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Wow thankyou for such kind words,stay safe cheers Paul

[@fish-hawk5903]

Wonderful vid, beautiful place. We did wonder about the noise. You said we might be able to hear the freeway, but it sounded like an army of crickets or flying insects, or maybe somebody constantly frying something on a neighbouring boat. 🍳🦗

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching and check out some of our other videos , cheers Paul

[@DowneastThunderCreations]

I enjoyed watching your video while eating breakfast. We're in Winter here in Maine, U.S. and it was nice to watch you and your boat in warm weather while we are dealing with ice and snow. I wish you a Happy New Year!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Because of La Nina we are having a very wet summer, last year it was all bush fires, stay safe from Covid thanks for watching.

[@mikebennett2015]

I’ve sailed at Christmas in the UK, keeping out of the sun was never an issue.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Ha Ha very good, thanks for watching Mike , cheers Paul

[@jamesgood6065]

Fantastic video! You inspire me to get out on my trailer boat and explore the area and not get tied to a club marina.

[@SailingKateLouise]

That's right, half the fun is sailing in different areas and meeting different people...go on do it ,thanks for watching, cheers Paul

[@philipeverall6]

Beautiful! My dear late grandparents lived in Wahroonga and I spent many summers growing up in this wonderful part of the world. Thank you for bringing up some lovely memories!

[@SailingKateLouise]

My pleasure

[@acs108]

Hey Paul. I don't live too far away and I like taking my sailboat out on the Hawkesbury as well. Can't trailer mine though haha. Would you suggest any good places to stop up Cowan Creek or further up the other way towards Berowra Waters? I'm looking for a few new places to pull up for the night. Love the video by the way. Cheers.

[@SailingKateLouise]

sure where are you coming from Pittwater?

[@acs108]

@@SailingKateLouise no from the Brooklyn area. The boat is a 27ft sloop with solid keel. I'd like to get a trailer sailor like yours at some point, particularly a wooden one.

[@SailingKateLouise]

@@acs108 Well there are quite a few mooring but in summer it's a race with the houseboats if you want a check out the Map 9A from service NSW about $7. The bays nearer to Bobbin head are a bit quieter Lords Bay, Cotton Tree Bay, Waratah bay can be a little noisy at night as you can here the freeway, but Yeoman's bay is good. Smith's Creek is also good but popular in Summer. Hope this helps. If you are thinking about getting into dinghy cruising ( ie Lake Macquarie and Myall lakes etc check out RAID Sydney on facebook. cheers Paul

[@acs108]

@@SailingKateLouise awesome thanks! I'll check out that map. I have never gone to bobbin head by boat before so I'm keen to spend perhaps two days doing the return sail. Hopefully I'll see you out there some time.

[@justinsquire4212]

With regard to trailer bearings, never over-pack them with grease, it'll only cause overheating problems..Best way is to clean and pack them by hand only..Once you've been shown how, it's pretty simple.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for the info Justin, cheers Paul

[@siddalton5190]

Great video! Looking forward to finishing my little boat so I can enjoy the same sort of fun! I agree with you chocolate choice, also my wife's favourite though mine is Aldi's dark chocolate.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Glad you like the video, yep I'm a bit of an Aldi fan, chocolate is great and the red wine is pretty good as well. Stay safe cheers Paul

[@coalfieldbeelovergerald3687]

As always bro ! Enjoyed your vid here in the National Park near Sidney. Great Wx n scenery. Like 👍 that “Galley Box”. If I can buy a “mini Cruiser/Dingy without too much fuzzy from my wife n daughter … I’m 77 yrs now. They’d really want dad to stay on land. But my salty soul would love 💕 one more wack at sailing ⛵️ out in Puget Sound again .. looking at a Sparrow 16’ or Soveign 5 currently.. nothing close n on the market near Seattle at the moment ! So I’ll sail with you sir ! Cheers n fair winds, Papa J

[@SailingKateLouise]

When you get one send me a photo, cheers Paul

[@stevec-b6214]

great stuff! just keep it simple, nothing more required.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks Mate

[@nathananglen8669]

I enjoyed the watch! It’s amazing to me the sounds of the forest, They seemed pretty loud and very beautiful! And giving up meat, that’s quite an adventurous move!! At least you still have coffee ;-)

[@SailingKateLouise]

Yep the cicadas were a real problem audio wise, up at Myall Lakes they can get to white noise level, makes it hard to hear any other birds. Giving up meat really isn't that hard.....after a few weeks you don't miss it. Thanks for watching.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Yep.....should probably give up wine and chocolate but that's going too far. Thanks for watching.

[@pikethree]

I enjoyed your shout out to Roger, that galley box is definitely a good one.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching cheers Paul

[@simonpackham5780]

I'm not convinced that Paul isn't actually Roger (or the other way around), but putting on an Aussie accent. You never see the two of them together...

[@phillipobrien7365]

Thanks for another great video !!

[@SailingKateLouise]

thanks for watching

[@carolhildebranbt6460]

I'm really enjoying your video, such a beautiful waterway. We did a lot of sailing years ago all around Pittwater and the Hawkesbury. Thank you Paul for sharing. By the way the curry looks good, I am sure I could smell it !

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi Carol thanks for watching, yes it is a nice part of the world though there were probably less jet skis when you sailed there. I hoping to go further bit field when the rain stops ,maybe down to St Georges Basin or Jervis Bay. Thanks again, Cheers Paul

[@cakemoss4664]

Small boat, small problems. Love it.

[@SailingKateLouise]

That's right....thanks for watching

[@mikeu5380]

Hi from snowy Japan. Wonderful time with you, as always. Thank you!!!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks mate

[@PJMoskal]

That's a pretty boat!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thank so much for watching

[@grantabicht2415]

Love that boat, I'm searching classic UK designs...good sailing...! Ps grew up on Hawkesbury holidays...great to visit by video, in NZ now.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi Grant thanks, Kate Louise is a Stornaway 18 made by Scruffie Marine and they come as a pre made kit. They were made in the U.K. for a few years but they are about to hit the market again in Sydney shipping worldwide. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

[@geoffreyshepherd5874]

Morning Paul thanks for another great video. It’s a cold winter’s morning here in the U.K. and you are keeping us going until we can hopefully get out on the water in the Spring. Love your boat and the all the detail you go into,the curry sounds and looks great. Hope you managed to fix the mizzen boom. Fair winds and calm seas Geoff

[@SailingKateLouise]

Well it's been very wet in Sydney due to La Nina, last year we had bushfires.......anyway thanks for watching and stay safe, cheers Paul

[@john1boggity56]

Such a pretty boat - thanks for sharing

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks mate and thanks for watching

[@dwaynedunnick3240]

Thanks for sharing your video, Hope you have a great holiday. Be safe and good sailing 🌞⛵

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching.

[@ndsailor]

Perfect title to the video. Hope to be doing likewise again this upcoming summer.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching......see you out there cheers Paul

[@rossbarnett3759]

Great boat and excellent honest opinions. Keep em coming and go out to sea sometime...

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching

[@Dentsln65]

Making me jealous, I haven't taken my Scruffie out since October, but I have built a kayak and had it out.

[@SailingKateLouise]

post some videos, and check out paddling videos 'myplacestopaddle' thanks for watching

[@SailingKateLouise]

post some photos, thanks for watching.

[@maxflight777]

Wonderful thanks for posting

[@SailingKateLouise]

Glad you enjoyed it cheers Paul

[@highace10]

I'd love a yacht similar to that! Great video again

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching, if you are interested they are a kit boat made designed by Scruffie Marine in Queensland and also in England, thanks again Paul

[@Helliconia54]

We also have an Aldi cook set. Worth their weight in gold. cheers

[@SailingKateLouise]

yep had it for years, great for kayak camping as it's small and light, thanks for watching cheers Paul

[@djmini2numpty141]

another relaxing and inspiring vid, even if i own a tinnie lol... tho begs the question, why name and make a vegetarian product after an animal product or even why imitate them ?!? just a passing thought lol.. look fwd to all your vids

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi Numpty??? yeah you've got a point. Maybe vegetarian bacon could be called something else but we all know the smell of bacon.....that's a stong selling point. Thanks for watching , cheers Paul

[@djmini2numpty141]

@@SailingKateLouise cheers, reminds me, may have to modify my name to include frank on it lol, numpty being a bit unknown to others of its meaning lol ...cheers

[@ecnavttocs]

Great vid. cheers.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks again Vance how's the reno's going?

[@glenwillson5073]

Would have been good to see more of your boat.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching ...check out the other videos, cheers Paul

[@raydavies2545]

Another great video of Broken Bay Area. Sun. Catering Indian takeaway at Wentworthville for great vegetarian food. Try the yellow sweet curry with 3 other curries if you do go there.

[@SailingKateLouise]

love a good curry ...thanks for watching

[@rodrigosenra2693]

Hi Paul. I have one question, don´t you have there problems with moskitos? Here in Brazil it is crazy! There are places that there´s too much, unbearable.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi Rodrigo, yes mozzies are a pain in Summer on the East coast especially around Sydney....but only at dusk. I only use a mozzie net on Kate Louise in Summer. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

[@arthurturner3080]

hi you mentioned that you launched at apple tree bay, is there enough wind to actually sail from there? seems like it would be a bit too sheltered to get a decent breeze i'm thinking of buying/building a trailer sailer and i live in turramurra so would be very convenient to be able to launch from there! thanks

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi Arthur, I live in Hornsby and often put in at Appletree Bay or Parsley Bay at Brooklyn. Appletree bay has a great ramp, lots of parking and never really crowded. However be aware of Oysters on left of ramp before the jetty starts, can get interesting if the wind is in the wrong direction. Cowan Creek generally has light winds and the high sides means winds can be flukey and change direction by 180 degrees with little warning.. Another downside is jetskis, there are many but mainly at the weekends during the week it is beautiful. Parsley Bay at Brooklyn also has a good ramp with Jetty and parking but it's a nightmare at the weekends in summer. Be there by 6am or you won't get a park for the trailer. having said that there is some overflow parking up the top.During the week is also perfect. Let me know when you have decided on a boat to buy or build I would like to follow the process and always good to sail with new people. my email is [e-mail] cheers Paul

[@arthurturner3080]

@@SailingKateLouise thanks for the info, much appreciated. i'm still very much in the planning/dreaming stage at the moment but ill definitely get there at some point. i will probably end up building because there doesn't seem to be much out there that really suits me. for now im happy tearing around pittwater on my laser but winter certainly makes a proper (dry) boat more appealing! i'm very glad to have found your channel, has given me a lot of ideas for places to explore. cheers, arthur

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi Arthur if you intend to build. My Stornaway 18 is a pretty boat and a newer version is coming out as a kit form later in the year. Also Steve's Ian Oughtred Fulmar is also a very nice open dinghy with lots of room and speed kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5bbdoOFls2rhZY cheers Paul

[@CaptMarkSVAlcina]

Hi Paul, can you please help me. I have the same self furling as you but we have 6 mm line on it and find it to big , can you please tell me what size you used. Thanks

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi, I only use 3 mm line and that's fine for my genoa. Thanks for watching, Cheers Paul

[@CaptMarkSVAlcina]

@@SailingKateLouise thanks for your reply

[@foggypatchfarm6048]

Kudos to you for trying a vegetarian diet. I've been for a few months now and I'm happy about it.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Yeo me too, it's been over a year now and I don't miss meat at all....thanks for watching

[@mrznjaprotivvas]

So what happened to the trailer? Was it grease on the breaks?

[@SailingKateLouise]

yes i think so ,,,hasn't smoked again so here is hoping it was nothing major, thanks for watching

[@johnstarkie9948]

Brakes.

[@donotwantahandle1111]

What's sleeping on the Stornaway like?

[@SailingKateLouise]

It's a bit tight, 6ft long berth, needs a good air bed, foam mats aren't really thick enough. I have only slept one on board 2 would be cosy. Thanks for watching.

[@MrBluoct]

Cooking channel ?

[@SailingKateLouise]

Ha Ha, maybe I overdo the cooking bits, thanks for watching, Cheers Paul

[@tsmith235]

He said something about that bacon being healthy. If you can't read what's in it it's probably not..

[@SailingKateLouise]

everything in moderation of course....thanks for watching

[@changurr2705]

it would have been cheaper to just drive to the beach with a rocking chair and yiour grill and cooler

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching

[@georgebamforth7372]

Love your video's but the veg bacon put me off.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks, well luckily you don't have to eat it....actually it's not too bad but doesn't smell as good as real bacon. Thanks for watching and check out Sailing Dufken on YT to see some tallship sailing, cheers Paul

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi George, yes I haven't had it for a while . I think it's made from soy bean with flavouring. But nothing beats the real stuff...I miss it, cheers Paul

[@southerntexashomestead5028]

I'll never understand why a person gives up meat. I enjoy bacon & eggs every morning. That bar-b-que is delicious. Who can imagine beans without pork? Good luck with that soy stuff. I've talked with guys who say it messes with your testosterone levels. Yikes!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Yes I've heard that too(testosterone)I also avoid Soy now, but I'm fine, thanks! Giving up meat was to try and lower cholesterol but I can smell that BBQ now.....uhmmmm!!! thanks for watching cheers Paul in Sydney

[@GiovanniGerman]

Hi Guys 😍💋 💝💖

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching

[@TravisTennies]

If you're trying to eat healthy, you should spend a few hours a day looking at real facts about every aspect of what you can consume.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching

[@DoctorBill]

liberal

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks for watching, cheers Paul