EP2. SAILING TASMANIA - Dunalley / Denison canal and Taranna

[@Travelling_Jonoberries]

Brent and Ana - thank you for allowing us be part of your journey, be safe and god bless you both 👍✌️⛵️

[@robertforsyth2010]

When you talk with the locals you always find the best places. Looking forward to your new adventures on Impi.

[@CatamaranImpi]

So true Robert - we have found that the BEST INFORMATION comes from local people. As international sailors we always learn new things by listening to locals as opposed to thinking we know it all. Even when it comes to weather, tides etc. one can gain a much deeper knowledge base by engaging with locals for local knowledge. Cheers for now Brent

[@robertorzech2466]

Great Information, Great music, Great laughs, I love Impi ! Cheers

[@CatamaranImpi]

Great Comment, Great Man - thank you Robert - we love positive folks like you too! Cheers mate ... have a great day

[@billfournier6114]

Wow that wind! Fantastic video as always. Great info on timing and tides. Thanks for sharing.

[@CatamaranImpi]

Yes, THAT wind :) What I did not show is how that wind chased us from anchorage to anchorage :) - We were actually anchored close to folks who became friends and we would call them on VHF and say, 'Nigel - switch - we are running for the opposite shore' - we both would 'up anchors' and cross the bay only to find the wind switching again -lol - and is also why we were anchored on a windward shore for a while. Thanks Bill and always a pleasure to share Best wishes Brent

[@laurentfroggy6631]

Another great video Brent, love passage details and the music was spot on... Thanks and best from Jakarta et bisous a Ana ;-)

[@CatamaranImpi]

Aye Laurent -Hong Kong / Jakarta - wow! Jakarta has just been decalared a 'safe port' by our insurance company so things must have calmed down since you arrived there :) Thanks for the compliment Laurent - the music - great - copyright is always twitchy and we try hard not to be on the wrong side of that, but seems they agreed we can keep it up as long as they take any advertising income from the videos which of course we agree to, since we do not earn from our videos. Cheers my friend - have a great time in Jakarta

[@johnrynbout9080]

Another great film folks, informative and entertaining. Love how you always have a plan B up your sleeve, will ensure I do that with my future planning. Don’t worry Brent you’re not alone - I think we all have the tiger mum partner ensuring we stay fit and healthy lol

[@CatamaranImpi]

Aye John - lol - a tiger mum partner indeed! And for sure, Ana is always on my case about staying fit, healthy and 20 :D Yes, having Plan B up ones sleeve is good practice and certainly has 'saved our bacon' on one or two occasions. If anything, it just helps one keep calm when things don't go according to plan and it can also save breaking equipment on the boat. I like always to research not only the destination, but also all other possible destinations along the route. Knowing, for example, what the sea bed conditions are, wind behavior and currents in entrances, can be a great help if for example the engine goes down or something like that. Thanks for commenting John - love the interaction with folks here Fair winds Brent

[@glenpeters955]

I enjoy the technical aspects of your videos Brett but I always keep in mind that you have a smidge more experience than the average bay sailor so what you may find relatively easy would be pretty daunting for a first timer. I wonder do you ever think back to when you first set of and think what was scary then and is a non event now. As always stay safe and have fun.

[@CatamaranImpi]

Glen Peters - I guess after years and years of doing something we all gain knowledge along the way and confidence too. What’s quite interesting though is that one still is never too experienced to learn new things because by its very nature, dealing with the oceans in so many different regions of the world new challenges are met all the time - especially for those who dare to adventure on. You really made me sit and think here - a great comment - because it takes me back to sailing off the South African coast line for the first time in the dark of night. It’s one thing to see what’s coming for one in daylight - we can see the squalls approach and we can adjust sails in time, but in twitchy weather and building seas at night it’s a different story. Even as I write to you I am sitting in the dark of night on top of the bridge and we have a reef all around us - I feel free and a gentle breeze flows across my skin, the light of my phone is almost blinding as I type. I hear the waves as they crash about the little sandy island nearby and yet my opening statement to my brother on messenger (we are chatting about stuff at home) is ‘Hi Wade, sitting off a beautiful little island in the pitch black of night and as free as one feels it feels a bit eerie too ...’ So yes - I think back on how daunting it was to be entering into the darkness of night, weather building and no moon at all - and then with the boat crashing through the oceans and no way of seeing it and then knowing if we would hit a half sunken container or other object, loose the rig or more ... very daunting and scary at first. I guess nowadays we take it in our stride - we feel the weather and sense the sea and find it easier. Still, a worry for me is hitting an object in the dead of night ... it’s something that no matter the care we take, is out of ones control. Another more practical thing that was quite daunting at first which is second nature for us - is flying the asymmetric or spinnaker sails, days, nights and in strong winds we feel it’s a non issue for us anymore and that’s really nice. Awesome comment Glen

[@glenpeters955]

Hi Brett, thanks for the informative reply and giving me a mental visual that makes just that little bit more jealous of your lifestyle. It was interesting that you mentioned your big sails no longer being an issue, another sailor I keep in touch with - Ruby Rose made a very similar comment about their parasailor not long ago, but they said that even after two years of cruising they don't feel comfortable having such a big sail up unless it's during the day on a long leg and preferably when both of them are on watch. Perhaps also the difference between sailing on a catamaran and a mono due to the different rigging. (now there's a long conversation to be had one day) Stay safe and say hello to your lovely lady for me.

[@CatamaranImpi]

Aye Glen - we hope you live your dream too - soon. Actually Nic was the guy who once replied to a question by a fellow subscriber called Lin, who was asking if the Lagoon 440 is a suitable cat to cross the oceans. He said they were not - and he went further to say they are slow and only suitable for sailing in local territories, for example in the Caribbean - LOL! So I would encourage him to get his skills going on that asymmetric sail because we are waiting to cross an ocean with them :D In all seriousness though, I think the parasailor is overpriced and usually purchased by folks who don't realize that properly set up these huge sails can be doused in an instant. A Tylask T12 fitting attached to the tack can literally be punched out with a tapered punch (and with the greatest of ease) immediately removing all power from the rig, and in any strength of wind. When I last looked, I could almost purchase 3 regular asymmetric sails from Ullman in Cape Town for the price of one parasailor. So worth checking out the T12 fitting - I did a little video recently on Facebook to show how we rig the sail and douse it using the T12. Anyway - Ana thanks you for the greeting with a smile. Cheers my friend

[@johnsalter7891]

Fantastic photography, and contents

[@CatamaranImpi]

Thanking you again John !!!

[@schalkdebeer9097]

Great review. Looks like calm winds are the exception there. Well done .

[@CatamaranImpi]

Thank you kindly Schalk. I had hoped not to give Tasmania too much of a bad rap on the weather aspect although we did have some strong winds and currents as is evident in the footage. We actually had AMAZINGLY beautiful days between too - for Ana who always wants to sail in warm weather and to tell me Tasmania was one of her highlight visits around the world, the weather had to be better than worse. We will share some of the great stop overs we did on our south bound passage, when sharing our northbound passage with our daughter Jenna. We did not want to double up on the visits, so excluded some footage to be shared as we revisit those areas with Jenna. Thanks again and much appreciated Brent

[@stevel7465]

Another great video Brent. Love the detail you always give.

[@CatamaranImpi]

Thank you Steve - very much appreciated and as far as we can, we share information we learn from locals on so others following in our wake can hopefully get a little more from their experiences here. It takes time to research and put all the 'angles together' for a comfortable and safe passage, so hopefully the videos will help folks spend less time researching and more time sailing. We also hope folks at home enjoy seeing what we as sailors have to consider when sailing. Cheers mate Brent

[@roberttorres809]

As always, great stuff and thank you very much for sharing...

[@CatamaranImpi]

Thank you Robert and a pleasure for us to share it on if folks enjoy it. Cheers my friend ... Brent

[@alansailing1387]

Thanks for the informative/entertaining video. Love Ana's voice. I hope too go through that channel one day, and sail around Tasmania

[@CatamaranImpi]

Aye Alan B - always nice hearing from you and thank you. It's taking me a while to learn how to 'assemble' these videos but slowly seems we are getting there. I too am very pleased Ana is engaging more - I think with the awesome community of people we have here, and especially meeting so many great people in real life who watch our videos / facebook / Instagram, has encouraged her to do it! So thank you for saying so. Yes, please do sail down to Tasmania - it's a GREAT, GREAT, GREAT experience for sure! Cheers mate Brent

[@patrickcoleman3]

While your down there visit the Hastings cave a must see. cheers Patrick.

[@CatamaranImpi]

Aye Patrick - Unfortunately we have left Tasmania for New Caledonia where we are right now, however, we just got our visas approved to visit Australia again, and we are thinking to duck down there for cyclone season here, so one of our many options is to head back down to Tasmania and do a circumnavigation of it, to visit Melbourne and maybe even do some of the west coast - so we will look into that again. We have similar caves in South Africa which are amazing, so yes, I can only imagine. Thanks for sharing that because I am sure folks who who watch this and visit Tasmania will benefit from your recommendation. Thanks and fair winds Brent

[@patrickcoleman3]

Brilliant place is Tasmania, I have been twice in my 67 years as I live in Sydney, If you ever go back just hire a car a do a lap of the map, Cheers love your videos.

[@CatamaranImpi]

Thanks for sharing that Patric and certainly would love to do a lap of Tasmania. We took a car up into the Cradle Mountains which I will share in a future video - it was absolutely amazing and I particularly loved driving through the country side of Sheffield . Thank you for the nice comment too ... cheers for now ... Brent

[@paulc9163]

Hi guys, another fantastic vid! Absolutely love your channel. Isnt the Lagoon 440 an absolute weapon. I have just been on board one here in Auckland NZ, that is for sale and it,s nice to have Impi as a reference of what can be achieved with the 440. Thank you and safe travels...All the best.

[@CatamaranImpi]

Hey Paul - that is so awesome mate! The 440 has been a great choice of boat for us - we did some modifications and having a bigger / fuller main sail also drives her well through the oceans. You will be happy with your choice for sure and do let us know when you 'splash'. Cheers mate and have a great weekend Brent

[@nwbackcountry5327]

Great video. Love it all. Thank you.

[@CatamaranImpi]

Awesome - really appreciate that!

[@moz1953]

always informative and entertaining vlogs guys, amazing rock formations at cape raoul, very best to you both

[@CatamaranImpi]

Thank you as always Moz and really appreciate your comments. Yes, those rock formations at Cape Raoul are far more majestic than a camera can ever capture them to be, and we will share more of that in our next video sailing back up the coast with our daughter Jenna. Cheers my friend ... our best wishes ... Brent and Ana

[@morrifam]

Terrific video. Thank you.

[@CatamaranImpi]

Thank you morrifam - and really pleased you enjoyed it

[@rogermace4516]

What can you say except WOW fantastic Vid

[@CatamaranImpi]

Thank you Roger - and now to figure out how to get my swollen head through that patio door - LOL! No - seriously - appreciate the comment mate! Cheers

[@fanisrc]

Another great video m8!! You are awesome!!!

[@CatamaranImpi]

Aye - much appreciated M8 :) I hope we can keep improving hey and appreciate the compliment

[@jonathanmeek9490]

First time viewer, Australian living near New York so LOVED watching your episode. Thanks for the education and history! BTW Flathead and Whiting are considered 2 of the best eating fish in Australia (and whiting is one of the most expensive!!)

[@CatamaranImpi]

Hey Jonathan - nice to hear from you mate! You must be missing your great home in Australia :) My son lives in Florida and says things are great there at the moment - lots of work and opportunity so that sounds good . Flathead and Whiting really are tasty - loved eating them and many Australians had us around for barbies and whiting grilled in bread batter - amazing. Thanks for commenting Jonathan and hope all is going great in New York! Cheers for now Brent

[@geoffthefarmer]

I've watched all your videos and this is one of the best. Found the info about the canal very interesting. Hope to do that myself one day. Hope you had a great time in Tassie (my home state) as there are some great places to see and some of the isolated places are amazing. I know a trick with how to fillet flathead that removes all the bone and if we meet one day I show you.

[@CatamaranImpi]

Hi Geoff and thanks for the great compliment. WOW - need to learn that trick to filleting flathead that removes all the bones - very tasty fish although I must admit we caught very few large ones, but man - so tasty! Hope to meet you one day ... cheers for now ... Brent

[@helenleman7977]

I really liked the choice of music!

[@CatamaranImpi]

Thank you Helen. We got a number of copyright strikes but fortunately they agreed to let us keep them up as long as they can take the royalties and place adverts - we agreed since we are not making money from our videos. So we really appreciate you making the comment ... cheers for now ... Brent

[@cfdp]

Ocean by John Butler starting at 10:19. Amazing song - you should put it in the credits so more folks can find it!

[@CatamaranImpi]

Oh man !!! Thank you for that Cam - so pleased you pointed that out to me. I usually go through the video and write down all the music and artists so I can list them - must have missed that one so will 'fix that'. Cheers for now ... Brent

[@UweBehrendt]

great i loved it thanks

[@CatamaranImpi]

Aye - that makes me happy - thanks for saying so !

[@martinaston627]

Hey Brent what time of the year did you make that video in Tassie? I intend to sail there from November to February .

[@jwrappuhn71]

Excellent vid ya'll.

[@markh2005]

Scallop pie? Sounds lush!

[@CatamaranImpi]

Yes :) - I think it's an acquired taste and where we come from scallop pies are 'new for us', but we did enjoy eating there - the food and the people were simply amazing!

[@jonathanneethling]

IMPI needs to release it own mixed tape.... awesome soundtrack. Niiiiice.✌🏻🇿🇦

[@CatamaranImpi]

Great comment Jonathan - music is something I really struggle with due to copyright materials. We got a number of strikes on this video but they agreed to waive them if we agree to let them advertise on the channel and take royalties - so of course we did. Thanks my friend .

[@mikesawyer9209]

BBACM!! Love the new acronym! Use - I'm a BAC'M, mate!

[@dnihilist]

Great video Brent. BTW is there traffic control for the channel passages?

[@CatamaranImpi]

Thanks ! The only traffic control here is the regular channel marker system through the bay and then in the canal proper there is a person on the bridge and one needs to contact them ahead of time to schedule the opening. He would also ask for the details of your vessel to ensure one can get through there. For example, our beam on Impi is 7.7m and the channel at low tide has a point where it is 7m, so we would not fit. That's also why we needed to got through at high tide or close to it. I have heard that the operator has declined vessels going through because it would not be safe for them to do so. The way they set up the markers in this region with an entry from two directions, is to keep the markers orientated without a 'switch between' which in some systems is done by 'preferred channel markers, cardinal markers etc'. but what they do here, is to consider the inlet of the canal on the Hobart side rather as an exit. I questioned this and was told they do it because they consider Open Ocean to be at 'the open ocean end of the bay and Norfolk Bay is not considered open ocean, so the port marker to port side returning from an ocean is not considered valid on the Norfolk Bay / Hobart side of the channel. So boats entering the channel from the 'Hobart' side would keep green to port - i.e. exiting for deep water, or away from the source of stream. I thought that was quite interesting.

[@dnihilist]

Indeed!

[@jon_14_6]

G'day Brent and Ana, thanks again for another great informative vid. Who let the dogs out, indeed:) Love the music on this episode Brent. Whats the weather been like in New Cal?

[@CatamaranImpi]

Hi David and thanks for the compliment. I tried hard this time around to get the sound levels right. I noticed if we play the video on different devices, that the music can sometimes boom through depending on which devise we play it on, and now I understand why some folks complain at me about that, so hopefully we managed to find a middle way on this one. It's truly a lot of work and because of some of the stuff going on politically back home in South Africa and us trying to be 'on top' of all that, time is a precious commodity for us right now. So we are especially happy when we hear we managed to get it right. The weather in New Caledonia has been incredible, but the last 4 days have been raining and miserable. It's kinda like the movie we did of Tasmania here, the weather does not look great there, although we had some stunning weather in between so we hope our future videos will show that more. Unfortunately because we headed south to collect our daughter, and did some of the same stop overs on the northbound journey, we did not want to include those south bound visits in this video as they would then 'double' on the north bound trip, but we did have some STUNNING days in Tasmania too. If you check out some of our recent videos on Facebook, where i do shorter updated vids in 'real time' (well, as close as) you can see some of the amazing days we are having here. Australia just issued us with visas today to arrive back in Australia so we are fairly stoked about that - perhaps this time we will get down to Melbourne and who knows, Tasmania, West Coast Australia etc. Cheers for now Brent

[@SailBeforeSunset]

You two sound like us. My First Mate is TONS of energy (ADHD) and is always trying to get me to run around with her. Have to admit though, that it keeps me in better shape.

[@NeilWall]

The beers for the bridge operator is true. It's no longer done but we've handed over the six pack around 2010 enroute to Launceston or Melbourne.

[@CatamaranImpi]

Aye Neil - thanks for confirming that :)

[@NeilWall]

@@CatamaranImpi You are welcome - you sure experienced some of Tassie's high winds. Great footage! I particularly like the depth you go to in relaying local knowledge and land based experiences. Great drone footage too!!! I saw you visited Cape Raoul. Did you round Tasman on the return? (or take a deep breath and check out the the west coast?) Cheers - Neil.

[@brieneaton8578]

St. Catharines, Canada, here. Another great one you two. Hey, listen man, you want me to drive, you know ? LMFAO !

[@CatamaranImpi]

LOL - so pleased you liked that part of the clip - Ana nearly wet herself laughing when she heard that ! We hope all is great in Canada - had a Canadian couple on Impi last night for supper - James and Chantelle from French Canada - just awesome people!

[@CleebGram]

Haha, we were flying through Dunalley. And yes, that was my fam and I on the ketch (now is a yacht) 🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@CatamaranImpi]

Hey Caleb - that's so awesome !!!! Are you guys living in Tasmania ?

[@CleebGram]

Yeah, we used to live on the boat when I was younger.

[@jasonargonaut9112]

BBC 😂👍🏻 👍🏻 for the sporty active sailing + good seamanship videos 👍🏻💨🌊⛵️ Just put Tasmania on my sailing bucket list ;)

[@CatamaranImpi]

Ah thanks for that Jason - you're an awesome dude so thumbs up for that! Yes, please do try and get down to Tasmania - it's an incredibly special and beautiful place. When Ana and I departed on this adventure to sail the world and its oceans, she made me promise never to take her to colder climates. Well, Ana was keen to get down to Tasmania so I jumped on the opportunity and she recons it is one of her all time favorite visits. We will share our time in the Tamar River which was a very special place to see, so please tick that as a 'must do visit too'. Cheers mate Brent

[@coffeegetsme9465]

Hope that Coffee Bug dude is supplying lottsa extra caffeine 🤪🤪😝

[@rayred74]

Impi! wo 'nans' impi iyeza

[@CatamaranImpi]

Your Xhosa is great!

[@rayred74]

You mean Zulu? My second yacht was also called Impi, it was a Dufour 325 GL I commissioned in 2006

[@CatamaranImpi]

Ahhh - sorry about that mate and yes, Zulu :). I actually cheated and used google translate to understand your message - it told me it is Xhosa - lol. They say great minds think alike, but you got your name in before we did - ours being 2009 ...

[@rayred74]

My first yacht was called "Into the Gap", after the Thompson Twins Song. One night I fell asleep on the boat listening to Johnny Clegg and I had a dream that if I ever commissioned a yacht that I would name it "Impi". Some years later I ordered a new yacht and and true to the dream, I named it Impi. She served me well up here in the Channel Islands Waters. I sold her after 6 years and bought a Pogo - more sporty. The tradition is now that all my boats are named after songs that have some relevance to me or my family. Currently she is named Mahna Mahna (from the Muppets). Who knows what the next one will be called...

[@CatamaranImpi]

That's so awesome - actually Ana heard the song Impi being played by my brother at our family farm in South Africa and immediately loved it, and that too is where we drew inspiration from to name our boat Impi ...

[@MrSKETCHYPETE]

Nice video as usual. Scallop pie? Yeah nah. Waste of good scallops in my opinion. Just so you know. Scallops in NSW can also be a battered and fried potato fritter. How did you go fishing? I’m guessing by the short part on the video. Nobody actually gave you any hints on technique for whiting or flathead fishing. Not to worry a bit of googling will get you there. Nice to see some parts of Tassy I haven’t seen. Oh and for a guy who eats and doesn’t do much else. Looks to me you’ve dropped some weight since I first started following Impi a couple of years ago. Stay safe and thanks

[@CatamaranImpi]

MrSKETCHYPETE - hey thanks Pete - hope all is well with you. We are not sure how scallops should be eaten but maybe we can give them a try in NSW end of the year :) Actually we did catch fish - using bacon rine as bait - lol - they loved that but must admit we were not catching big ones and definitely could do with some tips. Yip - I have lost some weight - lol - but Ana wants me looking even more trim - like the good looking Aussies ;) Cheers mate and thanks for engaging here again ... Brent

[@MrRourk]

I'm not clear on this if not a 6pack then is a 12pack enough?

[@CatamaranImpi]

hahaha - yes - I'm sure they would not say 'no' to a 12 pack :D

[@MrRourk]

Yup just more inflation!

[@brianpanco8325]

another excellent vid brent keep them coming just me #200 sv wunderkind

[@CatamaranImpi]

We always enjoy hearing from #200, Brian Panco on SV Wunderkind!

[@paulswan1965]

I get a first LOL By chance where might you guys be Brent? Cheers QLD OZ

[@paulswan1965]

When do you think you might be back in OZ?

[@CatamaranImpi]

Hey Paul - You got in right at the start = NUMBER 1 Mate ! Mate, we are currently in New Caledonia (we post regular updates in real time on Facebook) and just got a 'positive thumbs up form Australia' to be back there at the end of the year for cyclone season, so very grateful to the Ozzies for giving us another long term visa to sail your waters. We are not sure which way we will sail this time, but currently thinking to either get around the south of Tasmania or even sail down to Melbourne - perhaps we will see some of your west coast this time. I hope you saw me shout out for Coffee Bug - our mate Euan who opened a great coffee drive through on Brisbane road in Southport - tell him to give you and Impi discount - lol Cheers mate Brent

[@paulswan1965]

@@CatamaranImpi Hey Brent, I was going to invite you to this festival all about Australiana at the start of October check the sites, acof.com.au then I could have taken you to that South African sausage place I told you about before you went to Tasmania, any will answer tomorrow now, 🌃 guys.

[@CatamaranImpi]

Wow - that sure looks like a lot of fun - When exactly is it Paul? Our son Terry and daughter in law are probably joining us in New Cal next month so unfortunately we won't make that this year by the looks of it, but perhaps next year?

[@paulswan1965]

Morning Brent, It is on 6 & 7th October, but we only run it every 2 years, the next one is 3 & 4th Oct 2020. No problems, I might come down & see you when you are next in Brisbane. Cheers

[@philbox4566]

Apparently there were words on the screen near the end of the video. ;) Also Scallop is pronounced scollop. ;)

[@CatamaranImpi]

Aye, Aye, Aye Phil and so we learn mate! Not sure about the words at the end of the video. If you are referring to where it 'blacks out and some blueish dots appear' that is a 'transition frame' called 'Drifting' and is meant to be a way to end the video without a total black out - but hey - I'm just learning about these things - from being a dirt moving contractor to editing videos is quite something for me. Cheers mate - keep the bright side up!

[@philbox4566]

Heh heh, no, I was referring to the words that were highly distracting as the missus was doing yoga. It's an old internet joke. ;)

[@CatamaranImpi]

Phil Box ahh yes - you got me there - good one and Ana loves it :)

[@brieneaton8578]

Me too ! Lol