Ep. 33 Three day creek explore and wildlife adventure in a 14 ft timber sailing dinghy.

We leave our map behind and go where the wind takes us up this remote river. Trim is a completely self sufficient tiny home on the water. We compare navigation aids, chat about dinghy cruising philosophy and waste time with a fishing rod in the Australian summer.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Fantastic Josh, loved every minute, cheers Paul

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Glad you enjoyed it! Have a great Chrissy, see you soon.

[@garymalm]

Hitting the LIKE button is my thing when a Vid is this good. A good old fashioned white cotton shirt works for me. Thanks Josh. Gary in Japan

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Thanks for your kind words- yes the white cotton shirt was left at home! Glad you liked the video, have a wonderful holiday season. J

[@AusMarineRobotics]

Dinghy Cruising par excellence - the best accidental gybe reflex ever! Hope to join you one day soon👍

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

😂 I accidentally gybe all the time when I am filming… the danger of not concentrating. Thanks for your comment, have a great Chrissy. J

[@sailingskismo]

Enjoyed that while listening to the Northern hemisphere storms outside! And what a great looking area to sail and explore. Thanks for sharing, I look forward to more 🤓

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Thanks Simon, it was a real departure from the norm for us. Great change of scenery. Take care and have a wonderful festive season.

[@chrisjohns7137]

Brilliant. Inspired me to use my dinghy again which I had lost interest in. Thanks.

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Glad to hear it. Enjoy your adventures and take care! Josh

[@DavidWing]

Always love to see a Navigator out there!

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Thanks mate! All the best for the festive season.

[@damoog5985]

Great video. I recommend sandwich bags for the phone

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Thanks for the tip, I will try that. Happy holidays!

[@jasonstork9606]

Agree wholeheartedly Josh. My phone has refused to charge due to moisture. Plus with my ageing eyesight I have to remove my sunnies and put on my close-up reading glasses to read the screen which is inconvenient when you are holding on tight in windy conditions. With paper charts I keep them all in an A3 folder in plastic sleeves and I can generally read them with sunnies on.

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Yes, and I do love the feel of a map, when I remember to bring it. It’s still right here next to me…😂

[@MiddlewayGoodLife]

You can getthose phone charging pads, you place the phone on top of. I have one at home for this reason.

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Nice job on the edit and great adventure Josh.Very enjoyable viewing!

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Thanks Bruce! Have a great Xmas with the family. J

[@brucedyson-smith459]

@@DinghyCruisingKingfisher You too Josh,will have to catch up on the water soon.

[@michaelmacdermid9237]

Great video Josh, thanks from sunny Melbourne! I'm hoping to get up to NSW for a raid sometime next year. Inspired by your exploration, I just went to renew my expired Navionics subscription and found they've increased it to $89.99! Hmmm maybe Santa can contribute....

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

$90?? That’s crazy. I will be rethinking next subscription if that’s the case. A plotter starts to become viable over time at that price. Thanks for the heads up.

[@recidivist11]

Your vids just keep getting better Josh! A bit of philosophy as well. Thanks for the dream!

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Thanks for the feedback. Happy holidays to you and your family.

[@richardrichards5982]

Good philosophical perspective Josh. Getting out in the environment and challenging ourselves makes us better people no doubt. What ever you do, dingy sailing, sea kayaking, hiking or even tinnie camping expends energy and connects us to the environment. It gives us a better perspective on the world and our place in it. Well done and thanks for the great vids. I am looking for a Welsford Navigator! They look like a great little boat to sail.

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Thanks for your kind words. I hope you do find a Navi, I find it a very versatile 14 and a half feet of pure adventure! All the best for the festive season. J

[@MiddlewayGoodLife]

Another awesome video. Your a legend, thanks heaps!

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

That’s very kind of you to say. So glad you enjoyed it. Happy holidays to you.

[@khiemtran6272]

Great video, thanks for taking us along! I appreciate your thought on getting out to the "edge".

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Thanks Khiem, not an original concept but interesting that it relates to cruising just as much as racing in its effect on wellbeing. All the best for the holiday season for you and your family. J

[@stephenbrown1689]

Great video josh thanks for sharing your adventures along with navigation equipment and philosophy on dinghy cruising. Well done cheers Steve

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Glad you enjoyed it Stephen. It was such a great trip.

[@Helliconia54]

always look forward toy our videos.Looks a nice area.I wish we had similar places here in Melbourne.The Gippy lakes are 4 1/2 hours drive from me, and STILL not as beautiful

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Thanks for your comments. I would like to get to Gippsland lakes and the Bay one day - I think all waterways have their charms.

[@rossbarnett3759]

I enjoyed your trip and wanted to see the motor back also. Maybe you ran out of battery or something. Sensible comments and the food prep was excellent.

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Hi Ross, the motoring back wasn’t very exciting I’m afraid, just the roos and jellyfish to break up the racket of the engine. Thanks for dropping by and commenting on the vid. J

[@mikeu5380]

No matter where you and Trim travel, we in the frozen north are so glad to experience your cruises, albeit vicariously. Especially with a warm flask of saké... Cheers from a wintry northern Japan, and thank you!

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

I would like to come and try the sake with you one day. Please keep it warm until then.

[@mikeu5380]

@@DinghyCruisingKingfisher Saké is even better while I'm sitting in front of the fire like this. Looking forward to your next cruise. By the way, your expressed sentiments toward the end are, in a way, echoed by the ancient Chinese poets/landscape painters, as written about by David Hinton (and, of course, by Kerouac and Snyder in Dharma Bums, etc.)

[@mitchgibbs5304]

Nice… good points with yr comments, especially the long sleeve shirt and what BCF is an acronym for (Bogan Cxxxx Ferals).. I have a Garmin 79SC which ticks most of the boxes.. cheers..

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Thanks for the comment and for watching the vid. I might have a look at other plotters like yours. Cheers, Josh

[@Cruising_Pamela_B]

It’s surprising how little water it takes to fry an iDevice. I lost one on the trip from Swansea to Newcastle because I had the iPad mounted under the hatch, and even though I have Paradox and the hatch was almost completely shut it only took few drips directly onto the lightning port to cook it. Solution. I’ve moved the mount right up under the front windscreen where no water can reach, and, Amazon sell cheap refurbished iPads for around $200 so if I do fry another one I don’t lose the considerable cost of a phone. I was thinking of going to go up there after New Year’s Day for a few days so you beat me to it - or making another attempt to get up the Manning all the way to Taree. Might be less movies around on the Manning.

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Yeah, lots of caution relying on them - quite surprised yours got wet in the Paradox. Good luck on your upcoming voyages and all the best to your family for the festive season. J

[@Cruising_Pamela_B]

@@DinghyCruisingKingfisher It was literally a few drips. Because I didn’t have the hatch fully shut breaking waves over the boat forced their way under the front of the hatch, along the deck under the hatch and over the hatch seal and a few drops ran across the roof and dropped down into the lightning port, and it was plugged in recharging at the time. I had backup - another iPad and a phone. Won’t happen again. Best wishes over the Christmas period.

[@kwilliams801]

Excellent adventure and well done video. I'm my area (utah) any freshwater sailing is done with constant roar of motorboats buzzing about, but I didn't see a single one in your video. Do you edit that out? Or enjoy solitary time out there for 3 days?

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Mostly just me out there on this trip! A couple of little fishing boats went past but I was surprised how quiet it was. Happy holidays to you and your family.