Running from a Storm up Australia's east coast - Sailing Australia Ep.50

[@NZL50505]

Love your stuff guys! Are you planning on heading back to NZ for the next cyclone season? If so, would love to see you here!

[@SailingYachtFlorence]

Sadly not as we are moving ever onward around the world. Next up is Indonesia then back to England via South Africa and the Caribbean.

[@NZL50505]

Sailing Yacht Florence wow that will be interesting to watch and quite unusual - most of the cruisers I meet who transit through NZ end up concluding that the S Pac is the best not and after getting to Indo they circle back here 😀 So will be quite a different adventure to continue around the bottom of Africa and genuinely do a circumnavigation! Will watch with interest - but do watch out for those pirates as you head east!

[@matthewpocock4824]

What a gorgeous sail running north from Great Keppel.

[@stevelambert7496]

Mini Florence was awesome you guys are so creative

[@barrytreadwell5508]

So Glad to see you visited Middle Percy. I was there in 2001 with a now deceased brother. Brings back good memories, Thank you both.

[@saintinel]

Thanks again for the great videos with beautiful pictures! And you made a very nice and creative coconut boat. Hopefully i can put on one day the name of my boat too there... :)

[@erikmikkelborg8104]

What a great video! Good job on the coconut Florence! So crazy that by some random chance I'm half way around the world away from home, in the training area you guys sailed through, and watching your video while dealing with the lousy weather that was chasing you. You guys are inspiring! Take care.

[@Xl8tor241]

have just picked up your channel and throughly enjoy following your travels. I grew up amongst the Keppel islands and visited pearl bay often. we left our memento in the A frame on Middle Percy island back in the late 1970's.

[@donaldslider3510]

Your videos are some of the best i have seen . Because they give us more details about the terrain and the local people and place's and there customs.Thank you for all the effort you put in your videos

[@godsgift8242]

Amazing camera/editing work!! Your artistic talents are incredible, love the coconut boat. You both seem like such beautiful souls. Keep enjoying life and bringing joy to all you touch. Godspeed

[@PhilLemoine]

Each of your video is very inspiring, and I wonder if it gets better and better or if they all are just awesome! Thanks Matt and Amy! Fair winds!

[@suzannessweetkitchen6266]

Mini Florence is so cute! I hope you get to see her again!😃

[@mrgravyman]

At 14:54 you can see the sign to the left of the ladder with the paragraph and tackle on it that was left by Troy and Pascal from Free Range Sailing. Small world!

[@waynedoeblin6801]

A great adventure up the East Australian coast,plenty to see as you mentioned,sometimes circumstances prevent you making the most of the beauty of it all.Next time around,that's the idea Matt👍 All the best Matt and Amy☺️

[@SailingYachtFlorence]

Hi Wayne, To be honest it is mainly Amy that is always planning next time around and takes the lead in postponing sailing home! There are just so many amazing places to see in this world!

[@englishmaninfrance661]

Pressed wrong button. So say hello if you see their 30 footer. Great episode from one of the only 3 Brit sailing channels I watch

[@sa1laway]

Fantastic,,, this will be the video to show my wife that we can do it too, but I haven't seen your next vid of the monsoon winds. you guys have the knowhow to do most anything, love it all.

[@steveschubert8845]

Snake lizard is Blue tongue lizard n non poisonous. Great you got to see a good variety. Hope you got to try mudcrab while you were in Qld. Safe travels guys

[@Wetpaintadventures]

another great video, we have become Patrons as well,keep up the great sailing

[@SailingYachtFlorence]

Hi Wayne, Thank you :-)

[@maureentweedly]

Love your coconut boat.....you are both so creative.

[@markp194]

Mini Florence - awesome job.

[@SailingYachtFlorence]

Thanks Mark :-)

[@timspurge7448]

More inspiration to complete the Swan refit. You are living my dream. Great video

[@janiceworkman7144]

Loved the butterflies!🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋♥️

[@fransdriesen1311]

As usual, very interesting and professionally done..

[@webheadusa9377]

The beach scene with the setting sun casting long shadows behind the rocks was perfect. :¬) Webhead USA

[@maximaleffort]

Loved it Thanks.

[@jaseholroyd2683]

Make sure you look me up when you get to Townsville. Happy to show you guys around

[@TheGeordietheWitchandtheWench]

I’m right behind you!!!! Maybe we will catch up? I’m off to Copenhagen 😊🧜‍♀️🏴‍☠️🕺🦋

[@jginmt]

Free Range Sailing has some great tips on fishing and preparing fish. They sail around Australia.

[@SailingMalie]

Another amazing video, thank you for sharing. Look forward to seeing "Mini Florence" when I get there, one day.

[@steveburton5825]

I believe that one of my other favourite channels Free Range Sailing (Mirool) is up there as well. I hope you meet. It would be awesome to see you both together! They left their sign at the PIYC on this week's episode (and were worried about the same cyclone). They can give you some great tips on where to go further north as they have been coming from the Kimberlies.

[@Diggers57]

Lovely episode

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

Catching up...

[@annafraley5388]

How are we going to Top all these.?? 🤷🏻‍♂️ 16:20 That’s how… 😱😎👍⛵️

[@kenburns2639]

Such good fun to watch guys. Cheers

[@cojoloco2002]

Great idea, the coconut boat!!

[@427walrus]

Living the dream! Safe travels from Utah, USA.

[@kz4506]

Loved your adventures thanks keep going

[@stuartmcmichael5250]

Great video footage of the everything.....Fantastic Amy and Matt

[@brucestewart9547]

Yes, you‘ll have to come back!

[@mikenewzealand4525]

You don’t need to gut a fish to fillet it!

[@MrRourk]

Interesting critters you found. :)

[@chinoodin4735]

Perfect!

[@aquadesignsbymlt4769]

Beautiful video 🙂⛵ Amazing views. Love the nature. Have you ever thought of smoking your fresh caught fish? It might be a way to store it longterm without freezing some.

[@terryroberts4321]

glad it was free for you 2 . you might had a cost monment

[@SomeWildRide]

Coming up to Darwin? Here ATM and it's just stunning

[@nigelmorgan3449]

Lovely video and the photos are great to were they goats I saw ?

[@NortyNige]

Yep originally left there to provide meat for passing ships, There is some speculation they were of Indian origin and may actually be a pure blood line since lost in their country of origin. I think Cate & John who live on the island can provide a bit more info. You can also learn a whole heap more from Free Range Sailing they just posted a vid from Middle Percy.

[@saintsi6997]

Top girl and and stoker, great video keep them coming, may be start improving the music. well done Si.

[@KaptainKastle]

Very artistic with the model boat. So that was filmed six months ago. What's your current location now?

[@SailingYachtFlorence]

Hi Simon, That was in May so we are not that far behind our physical selves at the moment. Currently in Northern Australia preparing to depart for Indonesia.

[@KaptainKastle]

@@SailingYachtFlorence That's great ! Can't wait to watch.

[@robertbailey9242]

Its crazy to think it's so remote that nobody wants to live in such a beautiful place!

[@JohnTaylor-bf6ll]

Yes, I've been noticing that myself - the great variety, and huge difference in Australian wildlife. I assume it can be explained by the Madagascan theory (I'm not yet sure if you'll be there) - that is, that an island mass that has been isolated for countless millenia, will develop its own unique species. I would imagine, however, that such an island must be sufficiently large (for variety of diets) and also must have favourable climes (so Britain, for example, wouldn't be a contender).

[@stevelawrie9115]

Bluey won't hurt ya :) Don't swim at Cid Harbour.

[@markhalgreen8572]

Hi when are you guys going to be in Mackay would really like to meet you.

[@maldwindrummond6158]

Good Evening, I wonder how you handle laundry at sea, including large things like sheets and towels. I am thinking about moving from a 43 ft Nordhavn with a washer/dryer to a 44 ft classic monohull with no room for a washer or a dryer. I have heard of some salad spinner looking things for laundry. Many thanks, Maldwin

[@SailingYachtFlorence]

Hi Maldwin We used to do Laundry by hand to save money, however we got fed up with that and now just save it all up for when we find a launderette. If it gets desperate we just wash out a few essentials by hand. We bought a couple of extra sets of sheets and towels so we can go longer between launderettes

[@spyglassfreowestaus2733]

Well done guys, very creative mini Florence Loved it Are you game enough to come down the west coast? If you want undeveloped coastline then we've got that continents long! Keep up the great vids.!

[@SailingYachtFlorence]

We would love to but we only have so much time before we need to return to work, and we set ourselves the goal of sailing all the way round the world back to where we started in England. There are a lot of places that are on the list for a second lap of the planet though if we get the chance again.

[@alanbrookes3056]

Lovely fish, next time try filleting without gutting and scaling, saves getting the boat covered in scales and smelly inards. Lay fillet skin down, hold the skin as you run your knife separating flesh and skin.

[@russellclement2058]

That Military training ground is Shoalwater Bay, Many the Armys in the World have been to Shoalwater ,, ,, I've even been there ,, haha,, not as a soldier,,, Its 50 ks north of Rockhampton , where I'll be living in a month,, most of my family are there,,

[@justme.9711]

PLEASE include in your costing the professional "guestimate" for the non-marina price ie:- life on the hook, what you think a minimum cost would be and that Jewie is what we call a soapie, a juvenile and they can taste a bit "soapie" under 2.5' in length, but I've had a few and they have been fine.

[@SailingYachtFlorence]

We recorded and will break out the cost of all mooring fees we have paid (marinas and mooring buoys) so you can just take that off the total. We mainly live on the hook anyway.

[@justme.9711]

Thank you SOOOOO MUCH! The hook is the way to go. It really is pathetic/ridiculous when I see cruisers being low on budget and they are commonly at a marina, especially if they are non-smokers and little to none alcohol. Courtesy moorings and the anchor are very wise options.

[@caseydeakins]

You may have answered this before but what do you do at night at Anchorages? I know in this video you mentioned playing games, whats your favorite?

[@SailingSquib]

Sleeping?

[@caseydeakins]

@@SailingSquib i know that but i meant for entertainment

[@spyglassfreowestaus2733]

You've seen Amy, you have to ask? Lol

[@SailingYachtFlorence]

Hi Casey, We mainly edit video! Roughly for every finished minute of video we have to spend 2 hours editing. If we are not doing that then we are planning our route ahead, fixing things, cooking, cleaning and eating. We don't miss having a TV as we wouldn't have time for it. When we are having a break from all that we play a lot of backgammon or cards (rummy).

[@6226superhurricane]

evil looking snake lizard thing is a blue tongue common backyard pets.

[@gunsmoke6230]

Have you seen a great white ? It’s Australia right?

[@SailingYachtFlorence]

Not yet, but several have probably seen us...

[@robertbailey9242]

Also you can fillet them with guts in it..

[@edsondantas7179]

Obrigado gatinha parabéns você é 10 valeu

[@markusandrenilsson8885]

Living may drims

[@noahhastings6145]

No need to waste time scaling and gutting a fish if you're going to filet it anyway. Makes way less of a mess that way.

[@SpyridonMouroutsos]

:)

[@NortyNige]

Keep your feet inside the boat once north of Mackay, it's croc country and if you do that in say The Hinchenbrook channel you may not live to tell the tale. Oh and never anchor for more than three days in any one spot or keep a regular routine. These are real APEX predators who view you as a tasty dish.

[@russellclement2058]

Its such a shame the stupid Aussie gov makes it almost impossible for international sailors to visit Aussie

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

Catching up...