SAILING community gives back - Ep 60

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Please feel free to comment here to be in to win. And if you feel the urge to share please don't resist. Thanking you kindly. A huge thank you to those who help keep our boat afloat by supporting our creative process via Patreon. You can be part of the crew for less than the price of a coffee. www.patreon.com/CruisingKiwis

[@dekijkervaniedereen6590]

The neckless is really beautifull!!! 🥰

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

@@dekijkervaniedereen6590 indeed it is, as is the person modeling it.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Why thank you kindly Robert.

[@tanioraaura1274]

at a lucky charm. Be nice to rub it and see.

[@VicuSan]

Hopefully soon enough I'll be able to become a supporter 😁

[@FISTRIG]

GOOD TO SEE FINN AND JACK ON YOU CHANNEL. THEY ARE AS GREAT AS YOUR BOYS

[@garypalmer7636]

So enjoyed watching your Fiji adventures, what a beautiful place! We work on the idea of 1000 people picking up a piece of rubbish is easier than 1 person picking up 1000 pieces. So easy to pick up a bottle or bag and chuck it in the bin before it ends up somewhere it shouldn't. Thanks for inspiring us all :)

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Gary, such a simple philosophy to live by. Let's hope people read these comments and are inspired.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Gary, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@michellehodges1274]

I have the lucky job of being funding manger for the Waikato River Authority. Over the past 10 years we’ve funded $50million towards improving water quality in the Waikato River Catchment. There is still a long way to go and it will take everyone doing their bit to make a difference. I love watching your videos and love that you include conservation messages within them. If we are to make a dent in the plastic issue we really need the world to create less plastic - lets turn off the tap!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Michelle! Indeed make less plastic in the first place. We love the great work the WRA is doing in our home region.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Michelle, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@VicuSan]

And recycle is also very important!!

[@smshahid1]

This is great to see a significant effort to clean up the beaches & creating awareness about it. Keep up the great work!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Syed, a frustrating situation. I hope you enjoy following our journey.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Syed thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@matthewbruce8633]

Hi Guys, love that 'simple feeling' of doing our bit to clean up our beaches too. We remove rubbish on our home beach and nearby parks. You've inspired us to clean up further afield. Moon Point and the creek running off Moon Ledge is a little cleaner after our walk today. Keep up the wonderful message to treasure our environment. We enjoyed your episode. Matt, Meg and our kids - Aqua Bar

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hey Team, love your work! Sorry we didn't get to hang out with you guys. Moon point is such a lovely spot. And you just made it better!!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Matthew, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@emzyl]

I Have been part of clean up dives in Christchurch. We removed All kinda of things from around the wharf at diamond harbour, scooters, cans, bottles a meat grinder! We are also cruisers and any beach walks are usually accompanied by a bag to clean up what we can, the amount we picked up in Tanna, Vanuatu was insane. It’s hard to find space on the boat for the extra rubbish but worth it!!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks heaps for your comment Emma. Keep up the good thing!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Emma, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@emervane]

Hi there! Having kids at early ages gives us the opportunity to show them how to make art out of rubish, so we pick up trash throughout our sailing adventures and help the kids come out with transformative ideas. Rockets, bridges and much more have already been created. Really enjoy watching your channel guys! Cheers from Brazil!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hey there Familia thanks for your comment. Love the application of art from rubbish!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Living is E, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@marionhill3886]

Great cleaning up episode. Education of children in the villages and schools. They need to be educated as to how to make money and create products out of the waste. In Lombok , Indonesia there is a lady that picks up all the plastic bottles and crates hanging plants , she has taught the ladies in the village to do the same and sells them. She also teaches them how to make and weave plastic wrapper / foil / cardboard into baskets, wallets, lampshades. It’s education and teaching respect of the environment at a local level that is the key. Getting the creation of waste to earn a living. Well done guys.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Marion. We hear Indonesia have some real problems with rubbish in their waterways. I lack of education being key. Thank you for your comment you're in the draw.

[@billgardyne7328]

Each time I go down to the marina I root around in the waste and recycle bin and sort what can and can’t be recycled and educate any passers-by as to the difference and why one can’t put all of one’s empty cans and bottles into the recycle bin whilst in a big plastic (non recyclable) bag. And why we need to recycle aluminum cans (=solid electricity) and glass especially. Am working on the plastics. They are so insidious as in everything we do, even bagging the aforementioned recycling.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Fantastic stuff Bill! We meet a bloke at Airlie Beach who does similar removing bottles, cans etc from rubbish bound for the tip and makes a few spondoolies as a result , win win.

[@lmcnesby8085]

Well I am all caught up, and so very happy I found you! Thank you for sharing your adventure with us all, the two of you and the boys make my day, I feel like I am there some times stressing at some moments laughin at other times. With so much happening in the world right now it is nice to be reminded there are good people like the five of you bring brighness to us all or at least me.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Just found this comment in a KZbin junk mail folder (of sorts) we didn't realise existed. Sorry for the delay. And thank you again for your lovely comment/s. It really is appreciated even if sometimes not acknowledged. We hope you continue to have brightness in your life. Yay!

[@pumpkinsoup3064]

So true. Love them.

[@jyzilvz]

We have a 5 piece rule. Any time we go to the beaches or rivers and lakes, your not allowed to swim till you have collected 5 pieces of rubbish. Im pleased to report here in the Nelson/Tasman region, it can be difficult for us all to find 5 pieces each sometimes and we have to resort to all sorts of cheating to qualify for a swim. Makes for a funny and fun way to help clean up.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

We like the sound of your clean up habits. Thank you for sharing.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

In fact we might adopt that approach ourselves. Let's hope others do too.

[@charlottebunnett3510]

I love what you guys are doing out there, plastic is a menace. I try to purchase as little as possible, making my own reusable bags and recycling and reusing items to make art. Keep up the great work!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks heaps Charlotte. You're spot on, the best action is to not buy the plastic in the first place. Easy to say though...

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Charlotte, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@markboggiss1895]

Another awesome episode team! Love those feelings :) One of the cool activities I have done in my years of Scouting is taking 20 Cubs on a night walk along the walkways next to the Waikato River that flows through Cambridge. The walk served a few purposes - night time walking experience for the kids, to see the glow-worms (yes we have glow-worms in the town), and to do community service in picking up rubbish on our walk. All the Cubs were in pairs with a bag between them, at the end of the walk we filled two rubbish bags in the space of an hour. Oh and then to finish off hot chocolate and bikkies!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks heaps Mark! No short cuts to the bikies. Nice!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

PS I would have preferred to have had indirect feelings!!😁

[@Zumbaangels1]

The dentist scene made me squirm, you’re very brave Rachel not to have the injection. Another great video. Here in the Mediterranean (maybe global) we have ‘Trash Tuesdays’ which is publicised on many sailing Facebook pages. Especially if you’re at anchor, you take time on a Tuesday to collect rubbish from remote or local beaches. You can obviously collect trash at any time but having a particular day makes you focus and make time in your schedule. I don’t know who thought up the initiative but I love it. Susan AKA Sailing Second Wind

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

We haven't heard of 'trash Tuesday' but it's a great idea.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

May have already asked this but what part of med are you?

[@Zumbaangels1]

We’re in Greece, about to splash next week in the Ionian. Can’t wait 😊

[@nicolinanewcombe5458]

The easiest way to clean up beaches is not to make any mess in the first place. Especially considering kids stuff which can easily be left behind or dropped by children, making sure all our stuff is 'real' stuff like a real drink bottle, a real lunch box, real nappies makes it valuable enough to double check that we have not lost it or left behind and therefore littering.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Absolutely Nicolina! Couldn't agree more.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks heaps for the comment. You're in the draw.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Nicolina, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@Glen-Jussie]

Thx for the good ole nz humor- during covid we cleaned up Woody beach at Low isles far north qld, nets and shipping pallets made for an interesting tender ride back to main island- my hubby couldn’t see over the top we stacked it so high and she was pretty unstable but we made it!! Filled 3 bulker bags excluding the pallets!!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

That's fantastic, thank you!!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Justine, Glen, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@chrismatttx]

Hello Kiwis, just wanted to tell you that I spent the last three days watching every single episode...now I know what you may be thinking, "no American has that kind of dedication." Well sirs, you would be wrong, I am indeed a different breed. Now there are limits to my dedication, I meant to thumbs up on all videos after I decided they were great but only managed a few...I am sorry for that. I particularly enjoy the sarcasm your entire family partakes in. I've actually decided to move to NZ from US after I graduate from university here. Thanks for everything you do to entertain and for the environment. Hope to see you all around some day. Love to you and yours! Rob, keep putting the shoes on when one is on the line.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Christopher you deserve a medal. The first 59 are hardest to watch so well done for making it to #60. Kiwis are very self deprecating so we couldn't go without acknowledging the terrible editing and camera work, which continues to be a work in progress. Thank you for your support good sir. We'll have the billy (kettle) on for you when you make it to our shores.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Christopher, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@bobjamieson8853]

Hi Guys. I have watched every episode and always look forward to your next one. I have been involved in organising a beach clean up every year with our St Heliers Kiwanis Club at Point England Auckland. This event has now grown and we now involve local schools in this project. Fiji is our favorite place to Holiday and we now stay at the Wyndham Timeshare Resort and have been involved in setting up a Kiwanis Club in Fiji. Kiwanis is a International Service Club serving the children of the world in over 80 countries.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

That's awesome Bob, thanks very much! My father was heavily involved in seeing up kiwanis in whakatane, the result being dragged off top community activities like dropping off fire wood to elderly pensioners.

[@FamilyTravelVlog]

You definitely got a few subscribers on the bus! You collected an impressive collection of rubbish. Love that you helped keep the rubbish from the ocean

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks team FTV! Thanks for watching and good luck with the draw!!

[@tomcooper5564]

The start of this video had me laughing . thanks

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Tom. Nice to hear you had a chortle.

[@helendebarry1115]

You guys are awesome, thankyou for sharing your adventures. Great of you all to participate in the beach cleanup. Really sorry you lost your tooth again Rob considering how difficult it must be to find a good dentist. Kia kaha koutou.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank for your comment Helen. That tooth has been glued in so many times. It was wishful thinking that it would stay put. Time for a new tooth to be made.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Helen, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@shelleygilmour9391]

Our Daughter (age 10) is currently doing a school project creating something to clean plastic out of the ocean. We are loving your episodes and great to have you back on our screens. (Palmerton North)

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you for your support. Good luck with the school project.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Shelley, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@AlwaysAnAdventureWithKids]

Nice video guys. I used to have the jr lifeguards race around the beach picking up trash. Whoever filled the bag first would win.!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Great idea. A bit of competition adds value.

[@joernsan]

Hi Rob, great channel. Love what you guys are doing! We did the same beach cleanups with our boys when we lived in California. Thanks for sharing. Xxx Susan and Joern

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hey team glad you liked it. It all helps!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Joernsan, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@owenpotter2459]

Hey guys. Loved Rob's modelling of men reacting to their wives talking about jewelry. Face planting into scrambled eggs shows real commitment to your art! If it had been a bowl of noni, I would have been really impressed. I had a filling a couple of weeks ago without injection. Once I got over the urge to climb out of that chair backwards, I was like, was that it? Good on you for your highlighting the beach litter problem. I used to be in landscape maintenance in Scotland in the 1990s, and litter picking was a big part of the job. I'd hate to think how many bags I filled with dirty nappies and syringes around Edinburgh and Glasgow. I used to get sooooo angry. Especially when people would drop litter on the ground right in front of me! To this day I can't walk past litter lying about.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Rob took his scrambled egg faceplant very seriously. He was up rehearsing from the crack of dawn. He is a slave to his art. Thank you for sharing your story. Dirty nappies are a scourge. How difficult is it to put them in the bin?

[@owenpotter2459]

@@TheCruisingKiwis that's why God invented those litter picker/grabber things. After one of my guys reached into a Bush to pick out some litter and came out with a syringe stuck through his glove, I told the boss we WOULD NOT be picking any more litter until he provided the gear! Much easier on the back too. I could tell from the graceful and very believable way that Rob buried his face in his breakfast that much serious preparation went into it. How the rest of you kept straight faces is beyond me!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

@@owenpotter2459 That sounds terrible. Luckily a syringe in the wrist is the last thing you would expect on a Fiji beach clean up. I hope they paid you danger money.

[@owenpotter2459]

@@TheCruisingKiwis I would so rather have been litter picking a beach in Fiji than a housing scheme in Sighhill (Shitehill), Edinburgh. Yes. Danger money would have been appreciated!

[@rayaartdiva]

Hello from beautiful Bulgaria! Great work with the clean up! Me and my friends from our local Rotaty club often do clean up at the lake and the park in our city, sometimes we help the friends from the seaside with the beach clean up. Very satisfying! Sending love! Ralitsa Staykova

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you for sharing your story. Good luck you're in the draw.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Rayaartdiva, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@leoniewellesley6684]

Some good laughs on this one! 😜

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Leonie 😊

[@lynleecarter9273]

Looking forward to lots of beach walks these holidays, so easy to pick up rubbish as you go and if everyone did that how great would that be! Love your promo ad, looks like it would have been fun to put that all together!!!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Lynley, yeah it was a truck load of fun although the fall of the bow with fishing rod scene did smart a little. And the scrambled egg got caught in my whiskers which was ok cos i dined out for the rest of the day.

[@singalongwithtony]

Great vid, Cruising Kiwis! You've inspired me to write a clean up song! I think with all the change going on globally, we CAN change our ways, it CAN be done. Our youngsters are right into it. And there are heaps of families out the changing. And it's Plastic Free July!! We can do eeeet! ROAR!!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Cool Tony! Well be singing along with you. Thanks heaps!!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Tony (we are going through our eps with most comments - hoping to keep people connecting), thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@ramsaybeacham5075]

Great to have you guys back, we missed your videos a lot. Whenever we are on or near the water we do what Erin calls 'three for the sea', which is where we all pick up at least three pieces of rubbish. Very ironic that your reward for cleaning up the beaches was lunch and a bottle of water, we had to laugh... 😀🤨

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hey thanks guys. That's a great idea. You're in the draw!

[@lschoen5306]

Way to go team!!! The boys and me always keep our eyes out for rubbish when we go for walks... Leon (5) told me the other day the importance of stopping the rubbish going into the ocean so the turtles can eat fish instead of plastic 🤷‍♀️

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Lulu, great work Leon. He'll keep you on the straight and narrow.

[@VicuSan]

👍👍👏👏👏

[@jojenssen1868]

Cleaning up the beach is natural to ke any rubbish i remove when i can cleaning and caring for this planet is a must

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Jo. Love your thinking. May i ask how you found us?

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Jo, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@johnsmith-mi4mu]

HELLO! I have been binge watching your videos . great content. I am an avid fresh water fisherman. II travel a lot and fish new waters regularly and I always see litter from other boaters and that annoys me. I always have large garbage bags stowed in my boat and pick up what I can. I cant save the world alone and I know this. but I do sleep better knowing I don't contribute to the pollution and I leave everywhere I fish a little cleaner than it was. thank you for doing your part as well.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

We are loving reading how everyone does their little bit to help. Well done John.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

...and thank you for binge watching.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi John, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@bernicevannini1117]

Hi R&R, and welcome back! We are land based cruising kiwis aka we live in an RV.. Every beach/park park we visit we pick up rubbish and encourage others todo the same especially when we are doing our summer volunteer roles as Camp Hosts at Shakespear Regional Park in Whangaparaoa, Auckland. Keep up the great work Cheers....PS Dental work without injections? 😱

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Great work Bernice. Yes, no injections wasn't ideal but it wasn't so bad either. He was a very nice dentist. And despite having a few 'complex feelings' we would return.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Bernice, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@hankjoiner7692]

Get Channel. I’ve just now found it and I’ll be back. I make a small contribution to clean waterways. I go to the gravel roads of the local National forest for bike rides. After the ride along the beautiful local streams I take a bag and pick up the trash around the parking area and stream. Its the least I can do in appreciation of all the natural beauty I get from each ride

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

That's beautiful Hank. Never underestimate how every little bit counts.

[@lancesmith7235]

nice episode.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Lance 😊

[@robgood7714]

Hi Guys fantastic that you helped clean up the beautiful beaches over in fiji. When I take my vacation at ohope beach I spend alot of my time picking up rubbish around the beach areas and luckily that beach is well looked after by locals and visitors. Love your exciting and informative vlog they really help us here in Hamilton get through our miserable weather winter's.The bravery of dentists visiting without pain injection shows how brave you guys are. Looking forward to many more entertaining episodes Take care cheers Rob

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you Rob. As always so kind and encouraging. We love Ohope beach. Keep up the good work.

[@travislittle7620]

Wahoo! Great Job! I want to win the pendent! My family has been helping build homes for widows and orphans for over 10 years in the IXIL triangle of Guatemala. The plastic pollution is tough there too. Anyway you look at it instill think it starts with addressing poverty and education of a healthy lifestyle. Changing peoples opinions is tough work!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Wow Travis, what a fantastic way to give back. Thank you for sharing your story. Good luck in the draw.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Travis, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@bronfraser6568]

Great vlog guys loved it

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

You're in the draw!

[@micktremayne2184]

Fantastic you guys are back!! You guys really got your teeth into helping Fiji clean up the beaches! Maybe that's why you lost your tooth (again)? I have been involved with the vollie firies and State Emergency Service helping my community. Very rewarding. I hope to live the dream like you guys. Awesome Channel. 👍

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

We see what you did there :)

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Mick, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@steveblyth1878]

We have been planting native plants along our waterways on our Southland dairy farm

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

One of the great initiatives, awesome! And thanks for watching!!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Steve, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@3yhtrow]

Hey sailing kiwis, great video again. The hook in the toe looked a lost worse than the dental work! We burn all of our plastic to keep it out of the oceans..... I am just kidding. We do cut the plastic rings up that are around drinks like Powerade and 6 packs of soda so they don’t get stuck around sea turtles’ necks. Be safe out there!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

On the pain scale the fish hook was much worse. Thank you for your comment, you're in the draw.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Mworthy, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@davidsmith3rd]

I too made a positive impact on a beach many years ago when I tried kitesurfing. I managed to "get air" (unintentionally). The impact when I hit the beach was so positive I thought I had broken many bones. When I got my breath back I discovered no broken bones but slunk away to lick my wounds (primarily mental) in private !!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Good to read you managed to clean yourself up and remove yourself from the beach. They are much safer nowadays.

[@rmarsh3309]

Great to have you back! The dentist scene was laugh out loud funny. Maybe you should consider turning that gold into a new tooth for Rob?

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

That's a great idea. Is it ok to enter your own giveaway?

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Where are you guys at the moment? I see norsand was hit by a tornado.

[@rmarsh3309]

We are at Town Basin. It's ironic that we are from Kansas and this is the closest we've been to a tornado!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

@@rmarsh3309 irony indeed the latest episode is out, in case you missed it😁

[@einsteincapati]

Glad you guys are back!!! Hello from Alberta, Canada. Although we don’t have ocean beaches where we live we do have lakes and rivers. We try to participate in cleaning our hi-ways instead.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Well done. It's all steps in the right direction to keep the waterways clean.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

And allot of what is on the roads eg cigarette butts ends up on the ocean.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Einstein, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@storesnz]

Awesome that you’re back and that rubbish, wow. Great work team on the clean up.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Wayne

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Wayne, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@warrenjlc84]

Nice episode, although the dental segment was not my favorite. Liked and I smashed the subscribe button! You guys are great and keep charging. Since I retired from the Navy, my days here in Texas are somewhat quiet. And because of that I enjoy these videos.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Welcome aboard Warren. Lovely you have made time to join us. Btw the dental scene was not our favourite either!!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Warren, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@sausage5849]

Rob, the missing tooth acts character. I've got character too now, after originally smashing a tooth out with a wool hook when I was a young wool worker. Over the years, unfortunately the character building thing didn't stop ;-)

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Ah the rich tapestry of life.

[@timclark4632]

I have done many beach clean ups at Makara and dive clean ups at Queens wharf in Wellington with Sustainable Coastlines, it is sad how much rubbish is found! But everyone who visits a beach should pick at least 3 bits of rubbish when they leave!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Tim. Maybe we need a pick up three campaign.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Tim, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@gavsintasmaina]

You guys are the best !!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks heaps Gavin!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Gavin, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@rosalopez5312]

Thankyou so much for the videos. i enjoy their stories. I wish you a lot of success

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Rosa.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Rosa, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@markchristoffersen9543]

Hi cruising kiwi hi Mark from motueka New Zealand Abel Tasman would love to see you down here. love to go into your competition and love go sailing with you. Just watched all your videos in 3 days very cool

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Wow Mark, you're a KZbin endurance athlete. Thanks heaps for making the time.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Mark, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@robocop3129]

I love competitions and what a great way to promote keeping our beaches clean. I regularly stay at Waikawau Bay in the Coromandel and my friends and I often make a point of picking up rubbish when we're there. Perhaps next time we could get more campers involved and make it a large group clean up too. Keep up the great work. I absolutely love you videos and watching your adventures.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

We know Waikawau beach well. We used to do an annual multisport race there. The Doc campsite was the transition area. Lovely spot. Thanks for doing your bit to keep it clean.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Robo, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@lindascott-burney5734]

Hi guys, I have loved your posts and have watched them all since the beginning. My family home backs onto a creek in Auckland . We often take our Kayaks and attempted to keep a part of our waterway clean. We introduced our kids to it when they were young and now have two very tidy kiwis. Take care .

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Linda, you are an endurance KZbin athlete. You're in the draw!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Linda, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@Maloy7800]

10:40 The syringe you see is not Rob chickenning out. (Saving your tough guy reputation, mate, four years later) It's a rinsing thingy with a crooked needle. Then goes the drying dab, then cotton balls all around, then ether to REALLY dry it, then "Don't close", mixie-mixie-mixie- shove-shove-shove - et voila, nurse, pass me the pliers. EASY!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Correct!

[@edalbanese6310]

Great intro! Every men's nightmare!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Ed, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@life.sunsets.sunrises]

Great to see all the comments on a beach cleaning ,every time i visit a beach i try and pick up as much rubbish as possible. Recently in west Witterings nr Chicester in Sussex .I picked up so much fishing lines, rope etc .I was also part of a city beach clean on holiday some years ago in Javea in Spain ,we did a coastal clean via kayak to the more remote beaches and coves. We removed many industrial ropes etc

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks for your time watching and cleaning beaches. It all makes a difference.

[@terrysmith1307]

Had to fast forward of you both in the dentist chair brings back to many very unpleasant memories

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Yes, the sound of a dentist drill brings it all back.

[@mayorfarnum2806]

Glad you guys are back online! I was in scouting for a number of years, and we regularly take part in Clean Up Australia Day. When I lived in Geelong (southern coast of Victoria, Australia) we did a big cleanup near the logging docks, lots of truckies liked to throw their breakfast rubbish out the window while waiting to load up and a lot of it blows in to the sea, was in a pretty sad state.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Well done Mayor Farnum. It's sad that people still throw rubbish out their windows. Keep up the good work.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Peter, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@raglandernz3850]

I need tooth work done, but don't think I'll resort to those measures XD. I grew up in Raglan, and went to the local area school here. The school is right on the estuary, and growing up all of our science and horticulture teachers were super hippies and greenies. Did heaps of cleanups and science projects based on waterways and beaches. I want to win it for my mum

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

We love Raglan. Your teaches did the right thing, education about our waterways is key. Good luck, you're in the draw.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Kia ora Leon, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@maxx7196]

living on a boat means being a steward of my own backyard. I'll avoid purchasing plastic to begin with whenever possible and have banned bottled water on this vessel. Guests are given reusable bottles and access to the water filter. Don't be fooled into thinking stuff gets recycled because you put it into a blue bin, not consuming plastics is a better lace to start. Thanks for making these videos and keeping it real!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Max, avoiding plastic is the way to go. We try our best but have lots of room for improvement. We like Sweden's idea of controlled burning of their rubbish at high temperatures. This then heats their town water supply which is pumped back in to the town's houses and under the footpaths in town to melt the snow.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Max, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@cathmcgath3065]

wonderful!!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thank you Cath. Always nice to get positive feedback.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Cath, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@brianking768]

The worldwide market for recycling has crashed and there is scarcely any market for household recycling anymore. It’s so much better to reduce the footprint. As just one example, we don’t use bottled water, as filtered tap is just as good.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Yeah it's frustrating the dependence on China top have taken most of the recycling and when their demand decreased it fell over. Gotta be a better way.

[@sausage5849]

Regarding the comp. I'd like to design a net that automatically scoops up floating rubbish and feeds it into a machine that converts it into motive power. Then you could cross oceans while cleaning then up. Also around some parts of Asia, this system would be able to make any boat, tow a five high formation of water skiers if not throttled back ;-)

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Lets make it happen!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Actually it's kind of like Doc's Delorian in Back to the Future huh!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Ps you're in the draw!

[@sausage5849]

@@TheCruisingKiwis Awww sweet! I hope it works out better last time I won something. Which happened to a chook raffle at the Ahuriri roundhouse back in the 90's. Unfortunately I had a few too many that night and staggered off home without me first prize :-)

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

@@sausage5849 no worries. If you win it will be in the post.

[@davidaharon656]

Hi guys I'm looking for cheoy Lee ketch 45 to 53 project is okay to if you know any please let me know thanks 👍🙏.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

All good and good luck with your search.

[@NSIXGT]

Wonderful as always. Sorry about the tooth. Shouldn't the rugby player paid at least a portion of thw dental bill, or is that considered unsportsmanlike on your end?

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

The new false tooth is mainly covered by the health system in NZ as it was knocked out by 'accident' New tooth is waiting to be made in NZ. We just have to get back there.

[@Maloy7800]

7:52 OR!!! You can save some money for the family and go for No.8. 😀 **running away being chased by an angry british woman**

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Yeah sort it early, no worries from then on😊

[@JonniArmani]

👊👊💥

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Right back at ya

[@JoPullin]

You guys crack me up everytime 😂 So earlier this year I participated in a beach rubbish survey at Opito Bay, Coromandel through the "Litter Intelligence" group. The groups organises groups of locals to collect and record rubbish which helps get a better understanding of what type of rubbish and how much on certain beaches around NZ litterintelligence.org/data/ We also regularly pick rubbish off our beaches and those overseas and fish rubbish out of the ocean such as plastic buckets, polystyrene and plastic bags. We try to avoid contributing to the problem by cutting down our plastic & other non-biodegradable consumables.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Love that action Jo. Thanks for the comment. The web site is a great idea.

[@VicuSan]

👍👏👏👏

[@aidengxgzz5369]

Hello Kiwis my name is aiden and I live in Auckland for the 4 weeks I was in lock down me and my mum went to piha beach and we Collected 6 big rubbish bags off rubbish I wold love to give that necklace to my mum as it is her birthday on the 19 off July love your vids keep up the good work and I’m a big fan😊😊

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Aiden and mum, great effort cleaning up Piha. We've got our fingers crossed for you to win.

[@taniac1860]

Aiden you just brought a smile to my face, what a sweetheart. Good luck.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

@@taniac1860 us too.

[@aidengxgzz5369]

Tania C glade I could bring a smile to your face

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

@@aidengxgzz5369 thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@VicuSan]

Great intro for the contest ro win the M.H. jewell. Hope you get many good experiences or ideas of people on how to help cleaning beaches. Well done, cleanning up the place you love. And giving great example!! Can't believe all the trash you picked up... For this you should earn a KZbin plaque or VIP Channel. Nice goodby party and ladt kite surf!! It looks sooo dificult, but such a pleasure!! It must be hard to find dentist and othrr medical cares as a sailors, no? 😢😢 sorry to hear all the effort lasted so short. But it was wordly for the promotion on the way back of your channel😂😂 the kids on the bus must have enjoyed a lot, and the sleepy one, 😂😂 well he missed. Don't believe he fall sleep watching your adventures and misshapps haha As always, safe journey and good winds. To sail and to kite surf high and fast, but not to much 👍😃

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

The amount of rubbish stunned us. Thank you, maybe he did fall asleep watching our videos😁

[@timmoye6788]

When I'm always at beach I pick up not only after me but all the sorry heartless people who do not think about wildlife such as a newborn dolphin that might accidentally swallow plastic and suffer painfull death .

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Tim. Every little bit counts. The corporate fishing practices don't help much either.

[@Maloy7800]

12:03 Tiger Kimmerly, please contact us and clarify, did you TICKLE Rob Hamill or TACKLE him. You have a lot to answer for.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Tiger Kemura gets several mentions but have yet to catch up with him. Would be fun

[@kirk9671]

Where does the trash come from. We have land fills where we live. Where does nz put trash?

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

The trash comes from too much plastic and non recyclable wrappings and household objects that have out lived their use and have been disposed of incorrectly. It's a worldwide problem. In NZ we have landfill areas, which are a problem of another kind. But it's the trash that never makes it to landfill, makes it to the waterways instead and out to sea that is causing an environmental disaster.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Kirk, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@finlayhamill2740]

Does the tender get Rob out on a single ski?

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Unfortuantely no. It struggled to get him up on two ski's.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Then he dropped a ski to go single.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks for the great question though.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Finn, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@havewheelslovesailing]

I help run a disability Sailing program called Sailability, we encourage all our sailors (if they are able), to pick up any rubbish they see floating in the Waitemata harbour, if they aren't able, they inform the coach who can collect it. Are you able to share the dental costs in Fiji?

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

A noble cause and you're teaching your pupils good ethics too. The Fiji fillings were $50 each, big or small. I think the tooth being replaced was the same. Very reasonable and a good dentist too (despite the lack of injections). We would recommend.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hi Team, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@Maloy7800]

9:19 Do dentists even KNOW that this sticky, sweat-inducing plastic surface is just a WRAP on a perfectly comfortable leatherette seat? They NEVER take it off!!! EVER! Anywhere in the world!!!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Easy to wash off the blood.

[@markjames9205]

Plastic is horrible, we saw tons of it in Thailand.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Yeah a huge issue we are trying to address, in a small way for starters.

[@Stoic-of-Rome]

Fiji and its islands are fantastic. I hope they can resist the hard sell from China and avoid the fate of other countries in the Pacific that fall for the cheap “loans” and infrastructure “investments” and end up being colonised and having their fishery’s raped.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks Mark, good to hear from you. Yes sadly it will be difficult to stop the corruption.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Btw a new ep out today.

[@Maloy7800]

8:39 How did you give birth to three kids with this fear of pain!?!?!?

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

@@Maloy7800 The pain of a raw nerve being tweaked and the pain of childbirth are very different. As you saw I soldiered on without an injection. Go me!

[@Maloy7800]

@@TheCruisingKiwis You go, girl! 🙂

[@scoutshoe9913]

Yet again, another fun video. Rob, it seems you have issues with either teeth or fish hooks or gross food. All are overrated. Anyways, upon my world travels, trash I have found is a cultural issue. Kiwis appreciate take photos, leave only foot prints. Mexicans, (not only Mexicans!!) well pass me another beer and crap, there is no trash can here, so... Unless people have seen the direct consequences, they don't care. So, a couple solutions, educate everyone, make everything biodegradable (not great if your saiing and your yacht and it biodegrades) or increase the cost of plastic, aluminum etc.and offer a cycling reward. We have all picked up trash off the beach, but this is only a short term solution, albeit important. So, I'm going to hang my hat on education. All these sailing videos help, but start this education in schools. The world needs it, well humans need it more than the planet. When the food goes away, it will be too late for humans.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

We hear you Scout Shoe.

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

HI Scout shoe, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our channel, we appreciate your input. We just posted a new episode and changed a few things on our boat. If you get a moment, please take a look and comment to let us know what you think. Thank you The Cruising Kiwis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SvcpKlZ6mentk

[@kenlynch6332]

⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Thanks again Ken.

[@sisselnilsen4699]

Teeth health is my lifes most neglected stuff! Economy!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

In off to the dentist tomorrow. Really.

[@BenSarten]

#banthebbottle

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Or ban the plastic bottle?

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

Hey Ben just realised it's you! Hope all's well dude.

[@BenSarten]

@@TheCruisingKiwis Yeah! I'm doing well. I just finished up a video for the Greenpeace campaign to ban sales of plastic dinks bottles in NZ and wanted to share it around. Great work on the recent videos!

[@TheCruisingKiwis]

@@BenSarten thanks Ben. Love your work!

[@tanioraaura1274]

*Txting Brother Pot mix* _Bae i take my 3 cats for an evening walk_ _They follow we walk 1k_ _I would love to build a bike_

[@tanioraaura1274]

*Potmix txt* _I been looking for a lid and glasses for my cougar_ *If your up early in Gissy you might see* _A little black& white dog sitting in a box up front on the frame Pot mix peddling_

[@tanioraaura1274]

_Wait thats not all_ _We both got extension pick up tools_ _Brilliant minds_ *No bending over*

[@tanioraaura1274]

_I and 3 cats, _i use my extension pick up thingee to collect the dog logs_ *only wish* _sum buggah had a plastic poo bag_

[@tanioraaura1274]

*Thanks cruising kiwis*_ it's nice to see were united picking up after careless people_

[@tanioraaura1274]