Thankyou for interviewing my dear friends Bruce &Thelma, what they didn’t tell you, on their first Bass Strait crossing in 2013 they left Eden about 12hrs behind me with a shortish weather window to Tassie. I got hit with 40knots westerly off Flinders Island, struggled for 12hrs,3reefs in main, to Wineglass Bay. Tui being a lot slower was stuck out there for 5 days hanging to their parachute anchor, in horrendous weather, eventually making land @ St.Helens. Bruce & Thelma on little Tui did tremendously with very little incident, displaying outstanding seamanship. Thankyou for the video.
Yeah Alan. Must have been crook. I've been out there on a parachute in 50knts. It was pretty awful and Peggy-Anne is a fair bit bigger. Don't want to do that again.
Ive been living on my 26 foot tasman now for over 15 years...only problem in NSW maritime ..who hound you like your a dog..best to keep saiing and moving around..and dont bring attetion to yourself...also dont hang around hobos who only anchor there boats and never sail or youll be a marked man
What an outstanding couple of sailors and people, an inspirational couple
Well thanks Pete. Thanks for watching Dude.
absolute legends and the best gentle people in the world
Great couple.
Thankyou for interviewing my dear friends Bruce &Thelma, what they didn’t tell you, on their first Bass Strait crossing in 2013 they left Eden about 12hrs behind me with a shortish weather window to Tassie. I got hit with 40knots westerly off Flinders Island, struggled for 12hrs,3reefs in main, to Wineglass Bay. Tui being a lot slower was stuck out there for 5 days hanging to their parachute anchor, in horrendous weather, eventually making land @ St.Helens. Bruce & Thelma on little Tui did tremendously with very little incident, displaying outstanding seamanship. Thankyou for the video.
Yeah Alan. Must have been crook. I've been out there on a parachute in 50knts. It was pretty awful and Peggy-Anne is a fair bit bigger.
Don't want to do that again.
beautiful boat; beautiful lives.
They are Dude.
Love these 2, yep stay out sailing till you can't.
For sure dude.
My goodness that is a beautiful yacht ❤
Yep. Just lovely.
Age is no barrier,keep on keeping on ,Love your videos Thanks
Stay out there till you can't.
What a cool couple.
They are Dude
How cute are they! Love it! ❤👏
Thanks dude.
Great to see!
Thanks Dude
Thanks 👍 simple is good
Thanks dude.
Brilliant, lovely video, great to see that little boat after seeing it in Newcastle.
Thanks for watching.
Wow what stories you could tell, you both radiate warmth, so only need cooling on board, thank you for sharing the interview
Thanks dude.
One of my favourite vessels at the WBF. Always so well presented and loved.
Couldn't agree more!
Thanks for sharing Norm. It gives me something to look forward to. I starting my new build next week. So excited :-)
Exciting stuff. Have fun with the build.
Great and informative interview
Thanks dude.
awesome
Thanks, glad you enjoyed.
When I was Commercial Fishing we always had an old saying..."No matter how big your boat is, the further out you go, the smaller it gets."
Your right on. 30' boat looks big at the dock, however 125 miles off shore, it feels small. Especially if the weather is shitty.
Very true dude.
Yep.
Lovely people, a great vlog. Keep it going Norm.
Thanks so much dude.
Met them on the way down,fantastic people,hope Thelma,s health is good.
Yep. Thelma seems to be firing on all fours dude.
Lovely boat and a good fit for two. They certainly wouldn’t rattle around down below! Cheers!
They love it. Beautifully built.
Great interview, you should do more of them.
Yep. Will try.
Great video. What an awesome couple.
They are!
inspirational
Thanks Dude.
Great interview, really enjoyed it
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.
Ties and Kiki still in Falklands and Wandererlll is 5ft longer..
Thanks.
Interesting story Norm!
Thanks Steve
Ive been living on my 26 foot tasman now for over 15 years...only problem in NSW maritime ..who hound you like your a dog..best to keep saiing and moving around..and dont bring attetion to yourself...also dont hang around hobos who only anchor there boats and never sail or youll be a marked man
Good advice dude.
Thats a huge boat 🚢 not a small one you wanna see where I live and run a business from all 19ft of it
Enjoy the water freind
Guess it's all relevant dude. met a dude today, living in the back of a station wagon.
@@MotorSailingforOldDudes home is wherever you lay your head and happiness comes from within
This will be different depending where you live
Probably dude.
Nice Video , thanks Norm.
No probs Richard;
👍👏
Thanks
Gr8 to see 3 natural blondes eh lol 😉😉😉
3 VERY natural blondes.