Dinghy Cruising Open Water South of Sydney

[@topazbill8876]

Thanks for taking us along again Bruce. You have one of the most anticipated channels on KZbin. Great adventures that you share with us that are a bit less courageous than yourself. Much appreciated. ⛵👍

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thank you for the kind words. I’m not sure about being one of the most anticipated channels but I am happy you think so and enjoy it.🙏

[@robanderson9272]

Another beautiful video. Always a great adventure. Thanks Bruce.

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thank you Rob, I appreciate you saying so. Cheers Bruce

[@mikeu5380]

Nice to see you've "dampened the hull" once again, Bruce. Also enjoyed the historical anecdotes along the way. Thank you.

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thanks Mike,nice to hear from you.

[@DavideoSolar]

What a great trip Bruce, really enjoyed this. Great to see the wildlife down the coast. Makes me keen to get out there again.

[@brucedyson-smith459]

@@DavideoSolar thanks Dave,yes it is a good time of year to be out there.

[@MiddlewayGoodLife]

Another fantastic video mate. Perfect. Very inspirational. 🎉

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thanks mate,the weather is warming Will be good to see you out there over the coming season.

[@leepeterson8763]

Hey, Bruce, thanks for the latest video. Nice job with the shooting and editing and great job sailing the DS - especially single handing with the spinnaker. I always look forward to seeing your next adventure. I'll be sharing this on a couple sites where other Day Sailers lurk. Thanks and keep on sailing. Lee

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thanks Lee, I appreciate hearing from you, it’s always good to hear people are enjoying my work.Thank you also for sharing onto other sites.Cheers Bruce

[@MichaelKing-sz8ho]

Bruce, great video once again and show-casing a high degree of competence as usual. The weather sure sent you a mix of conditions but handled by you so well. Catch you soon Bruce.

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thanks Mike, I always look forward to hearing your thoughts on my latest adventure 🙏

[@SailingKateLouise]

Fantastic Bruce what a great sail and also great weather and whales....well done, cheers Paul

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thanks Paul, I hope to catch you soon.

[@randy8643]

Good to see you down my neck of the woods

[@brucedyson-smith459]

A nice neck of the woods too.

[@stephenbrown1689]

Great video Bruce you and John are the real adventures. Thanks for sharing it.

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thanks Steve,glad you liked it mate!

[@khiemtran6272]

Great video and a epic voyage!

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thanks Khiem

[@Katosabesan]

Really enjoyed that thanks for posting. I have the same RC hat as you they are great!

[@brucedyson-smith459]

It sure keeps my neck from burning.

[@ericdahlkamp6781]

Great little trip on all points of sail. Enjoyed immensely. Thanks for taking us along.

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thanks Eric, I look forward to seeing your boat on the water soon too.

[@ericdahlkamp6781]

@@brucedyson-smith459 Bruce, what is the flag you fly?

[@brucedyson-smith459]

@@ericdahlkamp6781 It’s the marine letter R flag which we use for our Raid Facebook group.

[@jasonstork9606]

Love your work mate. You guys certainly take on some epic trips for small boat sailors. I'm slowly getting my confidence up with Luna Blu and in time I hope to do more adventurous things, but Moreton Bay can be rough so I have to learn the ropes first.

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thanks Jason,good to hear from you.You have a good boat under your feet so with a bit more time you will be right. Shame I can’t get up to see you guys next week but will have to work something in sometime.

[@davidhowell7901]

Great couple of days on the water with kind winds.

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Yes it was thanks.

[@mitchgibbs5304]

Great viewing Bruce especially flying that kite chasing John.. thanks

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thanks Mitch,good to hear from you 👍

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Nice job gents! I was thinking of you on the return leg, the sea state was just about ideal looking out from Curl Curl. You know how to pick the conditions!

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thanks Josh,yes you have to go with the conditions in our little boats.

[@JamesSmith-is7co]

Great Sail!! I am working up a 12 ft Jon Boat for a Sailer here in the States. Gonna have a Mudskipper outboard, oars, sails and wee trolling motor for options to get about!! Should be all a bloke shall need here!!

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Great stuff, I hope it all works out well for you. I am always doing something on my boat it never seems to end.

[@FreeRadicalslifestyle]

Great video of your trip, thanks for taking the effort to record and edit it all ... I know how difficult it is to press record when the moment is "interesting" and the time needed to edit all the raw footage

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thank you, for your appreciation of what’s involved. It sounds like you make videos also?

[@FreeRadicalslifestyle]

@@brucedyson-smith459 Yes Bruce we were quite active with our channel for a while, but I got a bit jaded with KZbin and certain aspects of their rules and censorship so I stopped putting an ongoing effort into it for KZbin content.

[@brucedyson-smith459]

@@FreeRadicalslifestyle Right I haven’t run into that problem yet but I am not partnered with them as I am only small fry at this stage.

[@richardgalt7279]

Great sail Bruce, you've got to love the wildlife off the NSW coast (I'm counting you and John in that category as well!)

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thanks Ric there was plenty of it.

[@jonathanlewis1352]

Thanks for a nice trip.

[@brucedyson-smith459]

No problem 🙏

[@KevatStocko]

One perfect day.....

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thanks Kevin 👍

[@robinhilliard]

Always wondered about portaging the boat up the beach into the lagoon at Wattamulla for a less rocky night :).

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Yes John and I were talking about that using big fenders a tackle and burying the anchor in the sand as a means for moving the boat.

[@robstevens5503]

Such a contrast. You are doing 70nm open water journeys, ripping out through heads in 20kts whilst casually fishing and dodging whales and dolphins, and I cant even manage to get my boat wet. At least someone is getting it done!

[@brucedyson-smith459]

You will get there Rob,it’s all a matter of time and practice.And even if you don’t you can always watch and experience it from some silly bugger like me from the comfort of an armchair .

[@116gt]

Really enjoy your videos, what model dinghy is this and what size pls? I’m keen to get into one and was hoping it could take 3-4 adults comfortably? Where are you based. Thanks mate

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Thanks and good to hear you’re enjoying the channel. My boat is a 1975 Oday Daysailer and I am based at Lake Macquarie NSW Australia.The Daysailer was designed to fit at least 4 people cruising or 2 for racing. It is 16 ft 9” long and 6ft3” wide.Where are you located?

[@116gt]

@@brucedyson-smith459 thanks for the info. I'm in Sydney, inner west. Haven't sailed anything bigger than a kayak or sailboard in 30 years so a sailing dinghy would awesome. ✌️

[@taksinoz9606]

How do you go ashore?

[@brucedyson-smith459]

We anchored in knee deep water at Shell Harbour and we swam ashore at Watamolla