When things DON'T go to plan... - Free Range Sailing Ep 110

This week we find ourselves sailing on anchor, visiting the endangered humpback dolphins in Tin Can Bay and sailing to Pelican Bay ready to cross the Wide Bay Bar the following morning. Sloppy seas made for a wet bar crossing but we made it unscathed only to encounter contrary winds for our journey south to New South Wales. Video filmed in September 2019.
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[@richardmcbride538]

Good day to you, from Toronto, Canada. You are such lovely people; and bring so much to our family. Thank you very much. Richard

[@Xorply]

It's hard to put into words the emotional happiness I feel watching your intro. Well done!

[@RoyClare]

As the captain of a destroyer I had a serious adventure in the English Channel in October 87 ... we gave a lee to assist a lifeboat to rescue the crew of a yacht when hurricane force winds struck the south coast of England, causing widespread damage. None of the computers or forecasters had predicted that event. In fact, a BBC weatherman (Michael Fish) had chuckled about a call he had received from a woman asking about the hurricane .... “there’s no hurricane” he said, live on TV. And he’s never been allowed to forget it! Sail well, guys .... whatever the weather. 👍🏼🎉⛵️😂

[@FreeRangeLiving]

That was a most casual mention of a very impressive position you held Roy. And after 2 years with us! You're a very modest man and we're thrilled to have you along on the adventure.

[@jfjeepyjrebirth6262]

Love you guys from Canada!!

[@haclil]

It was such a pleasure spending so much time in the boat with you two this time. For this landlubber though it was a bit daunting to see the wide, wide horizons in the Wide Bay Bar, almost like the open sea. Don't anyone take Troy's navigational skills for granted!

[@sailingmoonshadow3169]

Well another bonzer epiosode guys. I loved the yellow face blue faced honey eater :-D

[@FreeRangeLiving]

That's a lady BF Honeyeater.

[@sailingmoonshadow3169]

@@FreeRangeLiving yeah, I was just pulling your chain 😉😁👍

[@dondevine5129]

nice video thanks

[@dw4956]

Your sailing channel is the one i enjoy the most. You talkt me into it, i'm saving up for a nice old long keeler and a few years off.

[@FreeRangeLiving]

Yes! It doesn't need to be around the world for the rest of your life. Modest, inexpensive and suited to what you want to do.

[@dw4956]

@@FreeRangeLiving exactly. There are enough capable old boats for sale.

[@martinengelbrecht5384]

Loved it, like the bird names 🐦, and the hair styling 💇 ! ❤️

[@ktown4852]

That video just flew by. I kept on wanting more and more. Guess I’ll have to wait. Really enjoyed the footage.

[@Yachts59]

Every nice to see some of the wildlife in this video thanks Dave

[@jonssailing]

I like the wildlife ID with both common and Latin names. :) it’s a nice and appreciated feature. Hope it’s not too much of a hassle.

[@klouism1]

Thank you for the video. The Dolphins were very nice sight. ⛵

[@scottswineford6714]

This part of the US we are well aware of the weather bureau and their foibles. A few years ago we waited for them to certify a tornado touchdown, kinda easy when the tree in the front yard is tied up in a knot. Left it that way to see how it would grow out..

[@FreeRangeLiving]

Phew, glad I'm not tasked with predicting the path of those storms. They seem pretty crazy.

[@TheZzzzzzzz]

U 2 got it made,living the dream

[@maxmillion4216]

Pascale, you got this and you got to enjoy the dolphins.....! I always get a good vibes when watching your videos, informative and entertaining.

[@327365hp]

Easily my favorite sailing channel!

[@tlowe2502]

Thanks for another great video. A few years back, I sent all of our local tv weather station's , a picture of a hole in the ground. Underneath I captioned it, this is not your a** now you know the difference. Stay safe, we love y'all.👍🐾

[@jeffslaven]

Fully enjoyed those Humpback dolphins. What a privilege to have such close interaction with these beautiful mammals! Look forward to seeing what adventures await you this season!

[@sailingonsolo]

Good on ya guys that dolphin feeding beats the feeding at tangalooma any day !

[@roberttobin4484]

I sailed the sandy straits and tin can bay in 1990 - or I scraped the tin can bay end to be more precise. Up to that stage I didn’t realise I could multi task - sail & careen 😂

[@mikegray-ehnert3238]

My ex-brother-in-law was a USAF meteorologist and then worked in the commercial power system for a bit. He once told me that anything more than a day out started to get sketchy and got worse the farther out you got, anything past 5 days was a wild guess. The best forecast was tomorrow will be just like today, you've got a 50-50 shot.

[@FreeRangeLiving]

Yeah, like I said later, we sympathize with them but are amazed at the number of products out there recommending 7-10 day forecasts! I am a big believer in human assets when it comes to very complicated systems. Grandad's bunion never failed!

[@Sailingon]

Love that you put the names of the birds on screen 😊

[@Eastie_]

Keep em coming legends! WA's finest showing the east coast how it's done 🤙

[@tinmanrobby]

Excellent video folks (as always). Thank you very much for your effort and time, content is outstanding. Thank you.

[@osilva2367]

Another great glimpse into a life of crusing. The birds and identification was great too. The AUS Magpie looks just like the ones in Zürich SWZ that I saw a month ago. Just couldn't get any good shots. As always thank you for sharing. Fair weather, happy holidays and endless blessings to you both. 💖💖

[@jeremystone2016]

You guys are so freaking awesome!! Stay safe.

[@scottbennie9597]

I'm from the Gold Coast and I really enjoy your videos! Keep up the good work 👍

[@tophatter15]

Another ripper video. Thank u both. 🍷🍷👍👍

[@parkerfilms1]

Just another great visit! I start up the video, just get comfortable, and, wait, where did 19 minutes go? Seriously nice. Thank you!

[@Dutch_off_grid_homesteading]

heya most of the time it's hart to perdict the weather

[@BERRIRICH]

Just wanted to Thank Y'all for another amazing video.

[@ClaudioCarneiroclown]

Thanks for this video!!! Great!!!

[@joebrown1382]

Interesting dolphins & cool birds. You guys have a wonderful life together. Love all the videos. BTW no matter how many I've seen I still love the Aussie accent. Cheers mates.

[@LivinginMallorca]

I love sailing love your video

[@smarterthananatheist]

Thanks guys. Your videos are greatly appreciated here in wintry UK. Not envious at all. Really.

[@doitdan2354]

I remember as a kid/teen we used to feed the dolphins at tin can bay... would have to be back 17-18 years ago. Nice episode👍👍

[@AndreasEUR]

:O Lucky you!

[@geraldtonjjeeper]

Weather forecasting is like a Chinese puzzle.....when you get it right it seems easy!

[@brianevolved2849]

excellent as usual

[@brianb6603]

Excellent as usual!!!

[@HopeOfJoe]

Some fabulous sailing !! And, DITTO @UCeHCyE40ZSJ8f97mmBKBuJw on the wildlife. :) :) :)

[@BillB23]

Trolling the weather-guessers should present very little challenge. Glad to see you're continuing in good spirits. Fair winds and following seas.

[@O_Dingo77]

Super excited to see you heading south. I wish you both a fantastic summer season and magical times. Loved the bird identification this episode. I love birds. :)

[@donquixote1502]

You make great videos. Thank you.

[@nicjacobson8477]

Slowly getting closer to tassie. Stay safe guys

[@johnnicolson467]

Love you guys great videos keep them coming.

[@EscapeePrisoner]

I lived in Tin Can. And I was there for the tail end of a couple of cyclones. Each time a bunch of boats in that anchorage would end up on the flats. There was, though maybe not now, an old Ferry out there and that dragged it's mooring both times too. I'm glad I got to see that because it informs my anchoring strategies. Actually it informed my choice of boat too.

[@FreeRangeLiving]

freerangesailing.com/our-anchoring-set-up/ Part of our new website. We will keep putting useful stuff there on occasion

[@CesarGonzalez-kt7vp]

Made my day guys!

[@MiQBohlin]

Those whales are spectacular. 🐋 Good camera work!

[@biblestudytoday]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@formhubfar]

Just want to say I really enjoy your video's, I watch several sailing channels like MJ Sailing, Sailing UMA and La Vagabonde but find your channel equally entertaining, I am not in a great financial position right now to become a patron but when that changes you can be sure you guy's will be on the list, thank you.

[@brendanbarker2095]

thanks, Love Yamba

[@billberry557]

So Pascale says "YEE HAW" interesting. Moving along great video and sharing of the wildlife and providing the names of them. Interesting there is Humpback Dolphin they look they are farm animals showing up at a given time waiting to be hand fed. Thank you both very much.

[@sailingcitrinesunset4065]

Nice video

[@russellgilchrist3951]

Hi I didn’t know Sir David Attenborough work on your videos, 👍👏

[@waynedoeblin6801]

That old wind is either for you,or against you ,and unless it's a matter of life and death,it's wise to wait it out sometimes,as you've done here👍 I didn't know about these humpback dolphins,you've taught me something yet again🤔Best wishes to you both🙂

[@chappy6817]

Norm from 'Motor Sailing for Old Dudes' at 8:56.

[@justforfux]

An explanation by way of an apology for my tantrum in the last video. A lot of "T & A videos" have proliferated on You Tube nowadays. The only USP is cheesecake; sailing as well as other channels. The suspicion that you (FRS) might have had to alter your content because of these really got my goat. BTW, showing the wildlife biological names is really cool.

[@FreeRangeLiving]

We have explained our ethos on our live chat videos. Number of views isn't our priority.

[@garywsmith70]

🌈❤️💪😎

[@veleirobroeiro]

Bons ventos. Navegador do velho continente. Abraço

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Wow is all I can say! Love your videos! -Rebecca on SV Brick House

[@staxter6]

Troy, you seem a lot more chilled these days...I like. Do like the Blue Faced chaps, my favourite in the world is the Lilac Breasted Roller. That was such a cool upload, enjoy the ride.

[@MrRourk]

Engine has been behaving.

[@Al.W7263]

Ah, yes. The weather forecast. There's a definite, possible maybe that we may get some kind of weather sooner or later.

[@maniyan_wanagi]

Any chance you'd do more explanation of wind direction's effect on course, and how to sail into, and ahead of a wind please, Troy? I love watching your adventures, been following avidly for many months - but I'm no sailor - I'd like to understand how the wind moves your boat! I'm retired mechanic - auto, aircraft, marine, agricultural.

[@fredsmith2299]

@4;56 that's a PeliCAM ....

[@sunnyday0752]

Love your portaboat. With you storing it and then opening it up to use on a fairly regular basis have you ever had problems with the seams leaking? If so, what did you use to reseal the seams? It would also be neat to see you set it up as you get ready to use it. Great videos. Love them!!!

[@FreeRangeLiving]

Still going strong 5 years later. Some slight seeping along the middle where sand pushes in but it goes away with a strong hose.

[@alvessail4718]

COOL!. Wish I could join you...

[@Kognito72]

So many videos in such a short time! What did we do to deserve this?!

[@FreeRangeLiving]

They come out each week as always. Maybe your notifications are a bit wacky?

[@TheBoatRambler]

Awesome content guys! Love your videos! btw from 2:50 onwards your subtitles are all out of sync.😉

[@philbox4566]

And didn't even get bogged at Inskip Point. ;)

[@whileysea]

Hi, it is so good, to see NORMAL PEOPLE without big, modern Boats with all the whistles and bells. I can't stand them. Reality of most Citziens is, that we are only normal People, with normal income and thus not able to buy so big, so new, so with everything all those rich guys can have. I love your Reality, as you live a Dream, many of the Normal Citizen around the Globe, the Working-Class, can achieve too. And that is, what I really admire. THANKS Andy

[@johnphillips519]

A good definition of the weather would be chaos theory

[@FreeRangeLiving]

Good video title too!

[@Garryck-1]

James Gleick's book titled 'Chaos: Making a New Science' makes for fascinating reading, and clearly explains why our weather forecasting ability will never get much (if any) better than it already is, no matter how much computer power we throw at the problem.

[@MrDaddiecool]

I enjoy your videos. I notice that you are not using a boom vang, Is there a reason for that?

[@FreeRangeLiving]

We put on a preventer when the boom swings beyong the range of our traveller. It does a good job of taking out twist in the main without the increased forces of the vang due to leverage.

[@freeholdtacticalmed]

What size is your Porta-boat? BTW you guys are putting out some awesome videos. Keep it up!

[@FreeRangeLiving]

Shes a 14 footer.

[@justforfux]

BTW, T & A videos is a phrase I learned on You Tube.

[@clayfarnet970]

Another great video. I was looking for, but can’t find your video where you explain how to use rope like snatch blocks for leverage...while tying down your dingy or something. Can you please advise what episode? Thanks again. 👍👍👍

[@FreeRangeLiving]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGOaZGStnpiAjKc

[@clayfarnet970]

Thanks!

[@floathi]

When I grow up I want to a weather person ,get paid lots of money and lie to everyone....ha Cheers

[@alohathaxted]

floathi So breaky at 3 AM everyday then?

[@noremorsewoodworking2258]

By the time you grow up, most meteorologists (weather persons) will be paid based on results - get the predictions wrong and you don't eat for a week. Just think about how much a weather forecast that turns out to be wrong can actually cost....

[@Garryck-1]

@@noremorsewoodworking2258 - Read James Gleick's book 'Chaos: Making a New Science' and you'll know why that would be an incredibly unfair system. Bottom line is, the current state of the art is the best it can/will ever be.

[@antonditt1661]

Become a politician instead, lie more and get payed more too.

[@danielbuckner2167]

Oh you don't mean meteorologist, you mean politician.

[@Sailboatstory]

Would you mind sharing your camera/mic set up? I'm very impressed with your sound, even while the wind is whipping early on in your video.

[@FreeRangeLiving]

DSLR with a Rode Videomic Pro with a dead cat windshield

[@ramdynebix]

The dead cat is the magic

[@Sailboatstory]

Free Range Sailing Ah - great mic. Thanks!

[@Sailboatstory]

ramdynebix It’s a lesser part, but still important. We’ve always used “dead cats”, but our sound has never been as clear as theirs. Might try that mic they have.

[@niccat7051]

😎👍

[@sailingaphrodite4189]

Have you thought about a riding sail at anchor?

[@FreeRangeLiving]

Yes but in current that strong, they get overwhelmed

[@andrewtaylor9615]

Pascale just wanted to hit Cavil Ave (night club stip) one more time.

[@209turtleboy]

Like parrots, magpies are one of the few species of birds that can learn to talk.

[@CaptMarkSVAlcina]

Tanguska Bear 🐻 , are you saying that magpies can learn to talk and I know what you mean.

[@209turtleboy]

@@CaptMarkSVAlcina it's tough but yes☺️

[@CaptMarkSVAlcina]

Tanguska Bear 🐻 thank , I an now more educated

[@rorytennes8576]

By the way how much did your boat cost? In your intro you say that cost less than a new car. But how much did it cost you to buy the boat and rig it out for sailing?

[@FreeRangeLiving]

$28k

[@rorytennes8576]

@@FreeRangeLiving Nice. My price range.

[@rorytennes8576]

@@FreeRangeLiving what I want tho is a Wharram.

[@montymontano8618]

I, for one, really appreciate the animal identification captions. Than you. Do you know if the honey eaters are any danger to bees?

[@FreeRangeLiving]

Native Aussie bees have no sting! I think the birds and the bees get along ok Monty

[@danielbuckner2167]

What!? Seriously? We have crossbreed bees and come up with killer bees and they could have just started with stingless bees. 🙄

[@JohnPaul-ts8dq]

You guys need a bigger and wider vessel. ⛵️

[@Garryck-1]

Why? Mirrool is perfectly suited to what they're doing...

[@FreeRangeLiving]

It may be nice but we're showing that it's probably a want rather than a need..

[@CaptMarkSVAlcina]

I see you went past Motor Sailing for Old Dudes at 8.56 and I thought they stop feeding Dolphins as what had happened at Monkey Mia so many years ago.

[@FreeRangeLiving]

The pilchard virus?

[@CaptMarkSVAlcina]

Free Range Sailing ,no ,it had to do with people feeding the dolphins and the dolphins got used to it and forgot how to find food or hunt for fish, so when the people stop coming for some time the dolphins died. This was some 20 years or so ago. So now I think they only feed then very little but I am not up to date with it.

[@CaptMarkSVAlcina]

Free Range Sailing ,I found this for you.... In the 1960s fishers returning to Monkey Mia began sharing their catch with some of the dolphins. Over the years trust grew with more dolphins being fed at the jetty and later the beach. Researchers arrived and have been continuously studying the dolphins since 1984. Among the researchers’ findings was that the mortality rate among the calves of beach visiting dolphins was significantly higher than that of other dolphins in Shark Bay. This led to the development of guidelines to ensure the young of beach visiting dolphins were raised with as much chance of survival as other wild dolphins. The Parks and Wildlife Service manages the Monkey Mia dolphin experience according to these guidelines by regulating dolphin feeding, maintaining the dolphin experience area, careful recruitment of new dolphins, and regulating boat encounters. Regulating Dolphin Feeding Between 1987 and 1994, 92% (11 of 12) nursing calves born to hand-fed females died. The high mortality rate was attributed to a combination of overfeeding, indiscriminate feeding and dolphins spending too much time at the beach rather than caring for their calves. Regulations were introduced to address this: Only mature females with good survival skills are fed. Males are not fed because they tend to be more aggressive. The dolphins are never fed more than a third of their daily food requirements - they still have to hunt for most of their food. Only fresh local fish hunted by dolphins in the wild are given to them. This is to prevent dolphins from developing preferences for ‘foreign’ foods. To encourage the dolphins to spend more time doing their normal activities, feeding only takes place in the morning. There are no set feeding times so the dolphins do not become conditioned and alter their natural wild behaviour. To avoid stress during feeding the dolphins must not be touched and the fish must be readily available when they want to eat. People are not allowed to feed dolphins from boats, the jetty or the shore. It is illegal to feed dolphins and other wildlife without authorisation anywhere in Western Australia. Since these regulations were introduced in 1995 only 23% (3 of 13) of calves born to provisioned females have died. Charlie, August 1967Charlie, August 1967 Recruitment of New Dolphins Five dolphins are in the feeding program. 2016 was the first time in 11 years a new dolphin was introduced into the program. Kiya had been going to the beach since she was born in 1997 but was only introduced to the feeding program when one of the old dolphins died.

[@FreeRangeLiving]

@@CaptMarkSVAlcinaOk, because when we were coming up the coast 2 years ago they were still feeding them, just more controlled as you say.

[@sadidiker]

🖒🖒🙌🙌🌷

[@andersjakobsen9906]

Stop whining and predict your own weather 😆 Look at the satellite picture and see for your self ☺️ Haha, I took some classes when I got my PPL (private pilot license) And when you sailing in Norway with all the mountains and fjords, the winds literally can change 180’ from up there to down at the water. What I’m saying,- it’s not easy 😅 And look at the other side of Australia, how difficult it is, I’m thinking about the wild fires. I hope you don’t have any family or friends involved. Fair winds 🤗 and enjoy sailing as much as I enjoy watching summer in December ,,/),,,,

[@FreeRangeLiving]

We often make our weather calls on cloud structure when the forecast is wrong. That's why we knew it was time to go in despite the forecast.

[@mikenewzealand4525]

What’s the plan going south this time ?

[@FreeRangeLiving]

Tassie for summer

[@mikenewzealand4525]

Free Range Sailing sounds good idea!! Nice place my mum was a Tasmanian hence been there several times !! Look forward to your adventures down there fair winds and calm Bass Strait ?? Lol Sydney to Hobart Boxing Day 😂

[@JonMadsen70]

:)

[@peterdriscoll4070]

How do you wash your clothes on a small salty boat?

[@FreeRangeLiving]

In a bucket, a waterfall or at a laundromat, depending on where we are and how rich we are for water.

[@michaelwaldeck7081]

I hate Queensland northerlies, they make the bay miserable in a boat, they bring in the excessively hot summer days and seem to blow all summer.......... except when you really want them ie sailing south :)

[@geneberry7114]

My local forecasters could't predict their next $hit if they ate a whole box of Ex Lax. I have a theory as to why that is but it would offend those who believe in global warming and Im not here to be a rabble rouser : )

[@Garryck-1]

Read James Gleick's book 'Chaos: Making a New Science' and you'll have an even better theory...

[@FreeRangeLiving]

No rousing the rabble!