Fun on a budget....Dinghy Cruising

Forget expensive yachts, 8 dinghies enjoy a Winter's' day sail on Pittwater, 1hr north of Sydney.
Navigator, Penobscot 14, Swampscott Dory, Heron, Cygnet 15, Goat Island Skiff, 2 Stornaways.
RAID Sydney.com.au
Thanks to Josh, Jason and John for additional footage.
Music: Infinity-Lemmino
Ambient Piano and Strings- Pixabay
The Very Thing- Mike Vass
Cinematic Fairy Tale- Pixabay
A Small Miracle - Pixabay
Lava Eternity- Pixabay
Mike Vass music available through Bandcamp.com

[@olivei2484]

Always a fine video of the dinghy cruisers.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks again for your support, cheers Paul

[@brucedyson-smith459]

Good job Paul,thanks for putting it together so the rest of us can re live the day again.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks Bruce, have a good one up at Myall lakes. I'll catch up when I get back, cheers Paul

[@RobertWardJones]

Yay! I so look forward to your videos! Great Job!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Glad you like them! thanks again, cheers Paul

[@CapeBretonTrailerSailor]

my boat is tucked away for the Canadian winter. Thank you for keeping us land locked entertained, great work filming and editing paul!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Glad you enjoyed it, I'm in the U.K. at the moment visiting relatives, but more sailing soon, cheers Paull

[@paulstinson3661]

Love that navigator 18

[@SailingKateLouise]

HI Paul, yes we now have 3 Navigators in the group and Scott's is hitting the water soon ....keep watching. cheers Paul

[@matthewgunton9187]

Love your work Paul, always great videos, thanks mate!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks matthew for watching,cheers Paul

[@khiemtran6272]

If I wanted to take your wind, I would have tacked earlier... We just wanted to get close enough for a chat!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Ha Ha ,ooh.... you racers you. Thanks for coming along it was great to catch up, cheers Paul

[@khiemtran6272]

It’s *amazing* how many people don’t care about racing, are just enjoying the ride, taking it easy etc… until that one moment when they find themselves with their noses in front…

[@kidsafloatinawoodenboatsai6137]

@@khiemtran6272two boats = race… even momentarily!

[@kidsafloatinawoodenboatsai6137]

Thanks, you captured the social aspect so beautifully! We are *fingers crossed* launching the herons on Sunday! It’s slowly defrosting down here!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Have a good sail, cheers Paul

[@Sailingandmiddlewayphilosophy]

I've watched a few of your videos now. I absolutely love them. Your a bloody legend speaker, videographer, sailer and more! My favourite " youtuber" hope to meet you on the water one day. 🎉

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks Jacob, great to see you like the videos, I try my best...thanks for watching, cheers Paul

[@jamessandman3708]

Thanks for taking me along too Paul! Cheers!..........⛵⛵⛵

[@SailingKateLouise]

My pleasure James and thanks again for watching, cheers Paul

[@billstickle6272]

Well done! Great job with the filming and editing!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thank you very much! and thanks for watching, cheers Paul

[@skaraborgcraft]

Great job on that Penobscot, its the finish i like to do, but not one i enjoy living with.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Yes Tim airbrushed the bright work, it's like a mirror....incredible, almost too good to put in the water. Thanks again for watching, cheers Paul

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Great stuff Paul. Nicely put together.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Many thanks! cheers Paul

[@aNaturalist]

Terrific vid! I bought a 15' + flat bottom skiff (Bolger Featherwind) for only $700 in early August, and I've been working on it. It had a leak below the mast step. I'll send pics in a month or so.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Great thanks, cheers Paul

[@phillipobrien7365]

Glad to hear the outboard fix worked a treat ! I was trying to sail upwind toward the sand isles this weekend on the Lake Mac raid, and getting no where, could not even get the boat to go through the wind to tack. Not until much later on the downwind run to Birdcage did I notice I had left the outboard right down. They certainly do cause a lot of drag !

[@SailingKateLouise]

Yes the difference is huge. Couldn't make Lac Mac as we are now in U.K. see you on the next one, cheers Paul

[@arthurgoussy5801]

Thanks again for very enjoyable video!!! It is nice all the sailing groups that seem to be there in Australia, makes me want to move there, obviously would really really enjoy the sailing!!!!!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi Arthur, yes Australians are very easy going and don't take things too seriously, except for the Wallabies and the rugby world cup.....but we don't mention that. Luckily there are a lot of good waterways very near Sydney and up or down the coast within 3 hrs. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

[@colrodrick8784]

Thanks Paul. Nice to see how well your boat goes without the outboard dragging. I was also interested in the GUS and can I say the mirror cat yawl. The latter looked spot on.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Yes Bruce is happy with the Heron cct rigged He now has a stiffer mast which holds the main shape better cheers Paul

[@colrodrick8784]

@@SailingKateLouise heron of course.

[@robstevens5503]

Another great video. I an half way through my refinishing, perhaps when I am done I will make it to my next raid.

[@SailingKateLouise]

I hope so Rob it's been a while...the group is growing fast. Thanks again for watching, cheers Paul

[@MidnightMaker]

Hey Paul, since cooking is such an important feature of your videos, would you consider doing a video on galley boxes (i.e. sizes, stoves, features, etc.)? I'm in the process of developing a galley box for a Navigator, focusing on Trangia, but I think it could be useful for a bunch of other cruisers. My plan is to make a parametric model to fit various boats. Thanks for the off-season inspiration in the Pacific Northwest of the US!

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi I have done a video on my galley box. As It had to fit under the thwart it was made to measure, that's often the case with most dinghies. As I use butane gas, the base was designed to hold the cannister and Trangias are a little bigger. I hope this helps here is the video ,and thanks for watching, cheers Paul kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWqbXpmiebBlars

[@pauljlawton]

Hi Paul. Another great video. Thanks for all your efforts putting these together. Like the outboard lifting gear. I have a similar issue with my Mariner 4hp 4stroke on my Willow Bay Shilling Yawl. The well puts the engine in a very convenient position but, like you, I can’t tilt it out of the water. Can you show/tell us a bit more about your solution at some point? Thanks. Paul.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Will do, unfortunately it stopped working on the way back and I've got to figure out why. I was always going to include in a video ,but I'm going away for a few weeks so it will have to wait until I get back, cheers Paul

[@garymalm]

Hi Paul. A bit of a suggestion (not Deb). You always feature the boats that round up for the raid with a few brief shots and a couple of questions. I think it would be good to do longer sections on the boats and skipper/ builders. Special little alterations, home made fittings, problems with the build and stuff like that. I know that most folks just want to get the boat into the water and sail away, but with your charm you could pull it off. I am especially interested in the Paradox, but I think every boat has a story. Gary in japan.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks Gary yes it would be good to get more in depth interviews but people get very shy when a camera is stuck in their face.I really need to go these guys houses and interview them there as often there is not much time on lunch breaks etc. But thanks for the suggestion always open to ideas cheers Paul

[@davelawrence6777]

Ah the others are nice but your exceptional 18 ft. Of waterline nicely cutting wake

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks Dave, I thought my waterline was a bit rounded due to age. Cheers Paul

[@geneberry7114]

My sailing season is winding down, I hope you have a lot of videos to get me through the upcoming winter : )

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi Gene, well we are just about into spring here... a few weeks to go. But we have had a couple of heat waves already (35c) for a few days and then back to mid 20's. I think this summer is going to be very dry with a lot of bushfires. But hopefully we will get a lot of sails in to keep you going... the group is definitely growing, thanks again for watching, cheers Paul

[@pauljessome5718]

Good move getting rid of the drag caused by the outboard.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi yes the difference is amazing, cheers Paul

[@nesleinf]

Good thing you got your uotboard out of the water. You probably gained a knot or two!

[@SailingKateLouise]

It felt like10knots but obviously not. We had a great day out and it's still winter, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

[@shidyfu4489]

Thanks for another awesome video! Such great work. It's been 3 months... Where is the concertina?

[@SailingKateLouise]

Well the concertina is coming along and thanks for asking but I'm not really up to public performances yet, but don't worry that day is within sight. Thanks for watching , cheers Paul

[@christophe6065]

Thank you for this video. Just a tiny (very little) mistake : the François Vivier Boat (John from UK) is not a "LIur" but an "Ilur" (with a "i" as first letter.).🙂 It's the name of a small island in Brittany

[@SailingKateLouise]

My bad a typo, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

[@paulpaulsen7309]

... well, maybe you could write something about the conversion of the Heron dinghy and the other light green boat with the sleek cabin structure ? Paul from Flensburg/Germany ... and, I forgot, ... of course another well-made vid. about a nice day of sailing with good-humored people...

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi Paul, Bruce with the Heron conversion has a channel called sailing Wayfinder, @brucedyson-smith459 where he shows how he did it. Chris with the Cygnet 15 talks about his cuddy cabin addition in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWfLdmucmruUn9E&ab_channel=SailingKateLouise. I could make a more detailed video in the future, cheers Paul

[@remyyamabushi1473]

jolie rencontre !

[@SailingKateLouise]

Merci mon ami d'avoir regardé et bonne navigation en Bretagne

[@petersebire4631]

Thanks Paul, great video as always. May have missed it but did you cover the outboard lift mechanism somewhere or could you. Potentially useful for a lot of smaller boats. Our season coming to a close but looking forward to yours for the winter here….

[@SailingKateLouise]

Thanks Peter, yes I will make a detailed video on the outboard when I get back from my trip. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

[@stephenbrown1689]

Looked like a great day you all had. I'm in Queensland so I couldn't go. See you next time.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi Steve, I hope you are checking out Moreton Bay for a Raid, cheers Paul

[@stephenbrown1689]

Hi Paul yes I have looked at Morton bay before and I think it would be a great spot.

[@toniwrathall8206]

Great stuff Paul...maybe with a blade pointing straight up the outboard might be out of the water :)

[@SailingKateLouise]

Unfortunately I got excited too soon as I now have an electrical problem to sort out but we will get there , cheers Paul

[@toniwrathall8206]

@@SailingKateLouise Aw no hope its not to serious...Great filming and all the different yachts as well...thankyou for putting it all together for us to watch...cheers

[@hieubb1802]

Could you please, show me episode you setting the electric motor and its batery. Thank you , my Idol !😊😊😊

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hi, here is the video where I show the battery set up, thanks for watching, cheers Paul kzbin.info/www/bejne/j16ZmoBjhdWHhMU

[@hieubb1802]

@@SailingKateLouise happy! Thank you!

[@pauljessome5718]

Outboards are for real cruising sailors. Mr. I need a tow suffers a false consciousness.

[@SailingKateLouise]

Cheers Paul

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

Outboards are for unfit people, I kind of ageee. However, I can remember some ocations when an outboard motor could have been great. I think your setup is close to perfect. What is your range on the motor?

[@SailingKateLouise]

Well with 2x brand new batteries (mine are 3 years old) according to the book 10 hrs at the slowest speed (1 knot) or 1 Hr at the highest speed (4 knots) but 4 knots is barely enough against tide and wind, Cheers Paul

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

@@SailingKateLouise so it will take you around the harbour area and out but perhaps not all the way back? A pair of oars to add in as well?

[@luisfernandocarrasco1661]

Eslora de los veleros? Hola

[@SailingKateLouise]

Hola hay muchos barcos aquí ¿a cuál te refieres? Varían entre 16 y 19 pies, saluda Paul.