Haha!!! I did the refit on that beautifu oldl boat!! Every week Steve would present me with a bottle of rum in appreciation for my work. May the universe bless this man!!! A true wooden boat lunatic. A legend and wonder!!
My God those were beautiful! Truly love your channel, from the sailing to the galley work to the maintenance care of your S/V and all the bits in between. You give great inspiration to those of us just starting out.
Beautiful artwork in the boats. I live in South Carolina in the USA, each year, in August, there is a wooden boat show in a small Harbour town Named Georgetown. The boats are beautiful but not as elaborate as yours. Great video.
Witch of Endor-what a fun boat. You can keep your fancy fiberglass and plywood yachts. I would take a boat like this any day... Would love to have a horn like that for my truck.
I really appreciate hand-built stuff, the passion just oozes out of the final product. I work with metal but whatever the material, hand carved has it's own beauty.
Those were some truly beautiful yachts and honestly using beautiful to describe them doesn't really sound like enough. As always fair winds, safe travels and God Bless...
Just found you guys on Facebook!!!! Awesome pahe!!! Also just checked out your web site! Love it!!!! I'd rather watch 'Free Range' than anything on the television anyday!!
What a beautiful addition to all your videos,as my love for wooden boats/yachts is never ending. Living between Havre De Grace and Annapolis, I'm so fortunate . Thank you for sharing this wonderful part of your adventure. Enjoy and be safe 🌞⛵
Hi Pascale and Troy, I was pleasantly surprised to see you here because I hadn't looked at the producers "label", so G'day! I have been to the Wooden Boat Festival myself in a previous life but now follow you two on Mirool and have reached Yamba so I'm a bit behind. Love all your vlogs but especially your "Someone asked me why I don't buy a catamaran, but I like sailing too much." I reckon you have given Mirool a new lease of life with her restoration. Happy sailing Guys!!!
OMG... They were all beautiful and astonishing. I will have to say that the Witch stole my heart. Put me in the mind of Bogart and Hepburn on the African Queen (One of my ALL TIME favorite movies). Might have to watch it again this evening for the umpteenth thousand times.
What a wonderful episode. So much love for traditional boats, those owned by other people, but would *never* want the responsibility myself! Good to have Troy clarify what the little brass wheel was for. Sliding wine glass rack is pure genius. Needs no explanation .... 🤣 🥂🎉
Its good to see the love for wooden boats is universal. Each year there is a fantastic wooden boat festival in Madisonville, Lousisana, that is a wonderful time to be had by all.
Thank you for giving us a tour of the Pittwater Wooden Boat Festival. These wooden boats are works of art and very unique. Thank you, Troy and Pascale for the tour and your genuine interest in the boats and builders.
WOW, I just love wooden boats, All you showed are just incredible, My old yacht is made of Huon Pine, the smell of a wooden boat is something else ......... Great Vid thank you for sharing
Visited the wooden boat fest in Hobart last year whilst touring Tassie, also visited the wooden boat school in Franklin that is well worth a visit. Excellent vid again guys.
Glad to see you visited with my friends Kristal & Gerwyn on SV Lucy. Some of the odds & ends came out of my machine shop too. If you get down to Kettering in Tasmania, look me up. I've a spare mooring for visitors.
Hi Peter, we are in Port Arthur and are looking forward to dropping into Kettering very soon. We would love to meet you if you would drop us an email at mail@freerangesailing.com Cheers mate, T&P
My grandfather had restored 2 steamboat hills and built both engines in NH. I love the wooden boats, my first sail on the ocean was in 40’ schooner. Thanks for this video!
2 things i liked the most,one was that steam engine,so cool,its hot,and that prism glass to let light to the inside....very cool. Thanks for thanking us along. Those were some cool ships...
building my own boat has been on my bucket list for a long time. At this point in my life it probably never going off it. Thanks for sharing of some those who got it off theirs.
: Wow.... The Woodworking was just marvelous. You can see the painstaking work that went into making those boats so beautiful and practical in so many ways. Thank you for the video. Wishing you smooth sailing.⛵
Wow... What a dramatic collection... I've been on Lucy. She was here in port Nelson 2 or so years ago, prior to heading up into the pacific. Stunning yacht...
You are an inspiration in so many dimensions. Binge watching from the beginning. Reinforces my desire to “free range”, although a few years off till kids start college. Thx for putting yourselves out there.
Great stuff... as a retired boatwright carpenter I loved watching this. As a cruiser, I always enjoy your videos. Chenega Bfree SV Fascination Lyme, Ct USA
I have to admit that I saw the title and thought "that'll be interesting"... it wasn't until I clicked through that I realized it was a FRS video and got really excited. Brilliant work as always. Thanks for putting the time in and sharing!
Thanks for this vid guys! As a wooden boat owner I love seeing other well loved examples of fine craftsman ship and ingenious examples of marine design.
That was awesome. I remember when I was a lot younger and Mum took my brother and I to a boat show and the maritime museum. The only boats my brother and I were interested in were boats like these. Great memories. thanks and cheers.
The practicality of a plastic boat is undeniable, but wooden boats, even humble but well maintained, are just gorgeous. My father had an all wood 18ft (~5.5m) catboat (I think I mentioned this in comments on another video). Eventually the maintenance requirements overwhelmed him, and he sold it. Many fond memories of that catboat....Cheers.
Gday Guys once again a great video,I got to Meet one of your Patreon's Sailing in the Surf to City Yacht Race,he got the chance to Meet up with you and said you are Exactly as you are on your Videos witch i found Fantastic,Keep Living the Dream my Friends,Happy Days
Wow!!! Folly III!!, I spent countless hours refitting her. Did Steve mention the work that went into the engine box?? Steve, aka "captain folly" is an awesome bloke! I'm actually working on follyIII right now.
Great stuff. And I say that as a Kiwi! You guys get to see some really great stuff, and I'm happy to be dragged along on your coat tails. Keep it up, Troy and Pascale.
One other thing....you may want to learn who Australians Stanley and Dot Bradfield were. In the 50's, they built D'vara, a Harrison Butler designed 30 foot double ended ketch that ultimately sailed many of the world's ocean. She was built of Jarrah, a western Australian hardwood, and Karri. The unique wishbone booms made the vessel different from the traditional straight boom design. In 1964, they published a book, ROAD TO THE SEA, detailing the building and sailing of D'vara from Australia. Somehow D'Vara made her way to my hometown, Pascagoula, Mississippi, in the early 70's, where she was falling into ruin tied to a mooring. A recently retired military man purchased the vessel and began a restoration process. That's when I met him (I was in my late teens) and we became good friends. After restoration, I sailed with him on D'Vara's first sail, and for the next few years, made frequent trips on the beautiful vessel. I encourage you to learn about D'Vara and read their book. I was lucky to find a copy many years ago and still cherish it to this day.
a BIG thankyou to the both of you for taking us along👏👏👏 do love wooden boats but struggle to keep my grp nice and shiny especially after have children 😟 Wish you could of showed us more of these down under classics 👍🏻 "My classic boat" youtube channel in the uk shows lovely boats with a bit of history every month, do love the craftsmanship 👍🏻👏🏴🇦🇺⛵
The triple expansion steam engines are fascinating. I did a day trip on The Waverley in Scotland a few years ago. The last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world. Worth it just to be mesmerised by the giant engine and paddles chugging away.
Awesome :) ... can just faintly hear the idea mill spinning in the collective FRS mind. Ive witnessed the seeds of Free Range Yacht Building planted ...
Haha!!! I did the refit on that beautifu oldl boat!! Every week Steve would present me with a bottle of rum in appreciation for my work.
May the universe bless this man!!! A true wooden boat lunatic. A legend and wonder!!
There is something about a wooden boat that truly captures the love of sailing be it power or sail.
I know right!
Jesus wept . I've never seen so many moving parts on a boat as the Witch of Endor. Love that whistle :)
Watch your toes!
You betcha ! @@FreeRangeLiving
She certainly is , Haven't seen an engine like that since I was a kid @uncle bobs dead
My God those were beautiful! Truly love your channel, from the sailing to the galley work to the maintenance care of your S/V and all the bits in between. You give great inspiration to those of us just starting out.
An incredible episode. I have no words to describe the wooden wonders.
Beautiful artwork in the boats. I live in South Carolina in the USA, each year, in August, there is a wooden boat show in a small Harbour town Named Georgetown. The boats are beautiful but not as elaborate as yours. Great video.
As Troy said. Beautiful Craftsmanship. Thankyou for showing us these traditional works of art.
Witch of Endor-what a fun boat. You can keep your fancy fiberglass and plywood yachts. I would take a boat like this any day... Would love to have a horn like that for my truck.
I really appreciate hand-built stuff, the passion just oozes out of the final product. I work with metal but whatever the material, hand carved has it's own beauty.
Those were some truly beautiful yachts and honestly using beautiful to describe them doesn't really sound like enough.
As always fair winds, safe travels and God Bless...
Very lively interviews & films. Saludos from Uruguay --Southern Hemisphere too !
Just found you guys on Facebook!!!!
Awesome pahe!!!
Also just checked out your web site! Love it!!!!
I'd rather watch 'Free Range' than anything on the television anyday!!
What a beautiful addition to all your videos,as my love for wooden boats/yachts is never ending. Living between Havre De Grace and Annapolis, I'm so fortunate . Thank you for sharing this wonderful part of your adventure.
Enjoy and be safe 🌞⛵
Some beautiful boats there. Thanks for sharing. Fair winds & regards from the UK
Your videos have the same quality of those beautifully crafted timber boats. Your intelligent curiosity shines through. Keep em coming please.
Hi Pascale and Troy, I was pleasantly surprised to see you here because I hadn't looked at the producers "label", so G'day! I have been to the Wooden Boat Festival myself in a previous life but now follow you two on Mirool and have reached Yamba so I'm a bit behind. Love all your vlogs but especially your "Someone asked me why I don't buy a catamaran, but I like sailing too much." I reckon you have given Mirool a new lease of life with her restoration. Happy sailing Guys!!!
OMG... They were all beautiful and astonishing. I will have to say that the Witch stole my heart. Put me in the mind of Bogart and Hepburn on the African Queen (One of my ALL TIME favorite movies). Might have to watch it again this evening for the umpteenth thousand times.
Screen shot idea paradise lol, thanks for covering the show, wow
What a wonderful episode. So much love for traditional boats, those owned by other people, but would *never* want the responsibility myself! Good to have Troy clarify what the little brass wheel was for. Sliding wine glass rack is pure genius. Needs no explanation .... 🤣 🥂🎉
Its good to see the love for wooden boats is universal. Each year there is a fantastic wooden boat festival in Madisonville, Lousisana, that is a wonderful time to be had by all.
Thanks for this great video and a good festival. You couldn’t want to put plastic into the sea!
Thank you for giving us a tour of the Pittwater Wooden Boat Festival. These wooden boats are works of art and very unique. Thank you, Troy and Pascale for the tour and your genuine interest in the boats and builders.
A big thank you for taking me along , these boats are absolutely an eye catcher.
Oh wow! I love Lucy. You are in the right place this weekend for the Australian Wooden Boat Show, just the wrong year. On my bucket list. ⛵⚓
There's a little one at Kettering this weekend but yes, sad we missed the bi-annual one.
WOW, I just love wooden boats, All you showed are just incredible, My old yacht is made of Huon Pine, the smell of a wooden boat is something else ......... Great Vid thank you for sharing
Very cool! The steamboat brings back memories of my fathers hand built steamboat.
Visited the wooden boat fest in Hobart last year whilst touring Tassie, also visited the wooden boat school in Franklin that is well worth a visit.
Excellent vid again guys.
Glad to see you visited with my friends Kristal & Gerwyn on SV Lucy. Some of the odds & ends came out of my machine shop too. If you get down to Kettering in Tasmania, look me up. I've a spare mooring for visitors.
Hi Peter, we are in Port Arthur and are looking forward to dropping into Kettering very soon. We would love to meet you if you would drop us an email at mail@freerangesailing.com
Cheers mate, T&P
My grandfather had restored 2 steamboat hills and built both engines in NH. I love the wooden boats, my first sail on the ocean was in 40’ schooner. Thanks for this video!
2 things i liked the most,one was that steam engine,so cool,its hot,and that prism glass to let light to the inside....very cool. Thanks for thanking us along. Those were some cool ships...
building my own boat has been on my bucket list for a long time. At this point in my life it probably never going off it. Thanks for sharing of some those who got it off theirs.
The steam motor makes my day...the movement... the sound... so beautiful... thnx.!!!
Steam engines are living things, I think they may even have a soul.
One of your best stay in one place episodes...Peckers aren't the only ones who LOVE wood. Ventos justos e mar calmo ⛵️
Wow...Awesome. Fell in love with Lucy and that catamaran joke was just 👍👍👍
Now your talking! Wooden boats ! Thank you both so much, on the great vid.........
The craftsmanship and attention to detail is amazing. I love all boat, but wooden boats have a special place in my heart. Another great vlog. Cheers
Incredible craftsmanship
Would have given you two thumbs up at least for this vlog. Just wow
: Wow.... The Woodworking was just marvelous. You can see the painstaking work that went into making those boats so beautiful and practical in so many ways. Thank you for the video. Wishing you smooth sailing.⛵
Wow... What a dramatic collection... I've been on Lucy. She was here in port Nelson 2 or so years ago, prior to heading up into the pacific. Stunning yacht...
So many cool things in this video. As always Pascal's sound effects crack me up. I will watch this a few times, so many cool boat details.
Every one of those boats was very cool.
What a wonderful day that must have been for both of you.. Thank you
Stunning workmanship all round
You are an inspiration in so many dimensions. Binge watching from the beginning. Reinforces my desire to “free range”, although a few years off till kids start college. Thx for putting yourselves out there.
Great stuff... as a retired boatwright carpenter I loved watching this. As a cruiser, I always enjoy your videos.
Chenega Bfree
SV Fascination
Lyme, Ct
USA
Truly beautiful boats thank you for sharing
I have to admit that I saw the title and thought "that'll be interesting"... it wasn't until I clicked through that I realized it was a FRS video and got really excited. Brilliant work as always. Thanks for putting the time in and sharing!
Thanks for this vid guys! As a wooden boat owner I love seeing other well loved examples of fine craftsman ship and ingenious examples of marine design.
Lots of beautiful boats and craftsmanship.
That was awesome. I remember when I was a lot younger and Mum took my brother and I to a boat show and the maritime museum. The only boats my brother and I were interested in were boats like these. Great memories. thanks and cheers.
What a great cast of characters!!
All of them were fun and had wonderful spirits! (and gorgeous boats too!!)
Excellent episode folks!
Keep 'em coming!
Great selection of background music for complementing the video production!
LOVE this! Cool boats, nice people and unique stories about both the boats and the people. This could be a multi-part series.
LOVE these boats. Great show TY!
Outstanding !!! Thank You, Troy and Pascale
Awesome video---- many thanks for posting it.
The practicality of a plastic boat is undeniable, but wooden boats, even humble but well maintained, are just gorgeous. My father had an all wood 18ft (~5.5m) catboat (I think I mentioned this in comments on another video). Eventually the maintenance requirements overwhelmed him, and he sold it. Many fond memories of that catboat....Cheers.
Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing the passion. I love my mahogany 26 ft sailing boat, and one day it will look like the boats your presenting here! 😍👍
Good luck with her!
One of the best shows ever, superb.
Absolutely gorgeous! A labor of love.
Every day is refit on a wooden boat!
Beautiful boats. Your appreciation of them makes this even better!
"Someone asked me why I don't buy a catamaran, but I like sailing too much."
That was so enjoyable. What craftsmanship on display.
wooow, great fun guys. all the best!
This episode is mind blowing!!! Beautiful...
Truly beautiful craftsmanship. Thank you to Troy, Pascale and your “guide” 😊
Gday Guys once again a great video,I got to Meet one of your Patreon's Sailing in the Surf to City Yacht Race,he got the chance to Meet up with you and said you are Exactly as you are on your Videos witch i found Fantastic,Keep Living the Dream my Friends,Happy Days
Yes, we're just as high class and sophisticated in real life 😉
@@FreeRangeLiving lol
Great review of some beautiful craft. Wooden boat festival coming up in Geelong 6th March. Hope to see more wooden wonders.
Wow!!! Folly III!!, I spent countless hours refitting her. Did Steve mention the work that went into the engine box?? Steve, aka "captain folly" is an awesome bloke! I'm actually working on follyIII right now.
Great episode, the boats you featured here were all quite special and warmed my heart.
Absolutely fantastic, such a great insight into the passionate individuals that are out there unsung. Great Video Team.
Simply Incredible works of art.
Great stuff. And I say that as a Kiwi! You guys get to see some really great stuff, and I'm happy to be dragged along on your coat tails. Keep it up, Troy and Pascale.
We love our kiwi cousins, glad to drag you with us!
Cool. Loved seeing the care that the owners put into their vessels. Great content.
That was incredible. Thank you both for sharing such wonderful gems, the boats were cool too :-)
Wooden Boats are lovely!
One other thing....you may want to learn who Australians Stanley and Dot Bradfield were. In the 50's, they built D'vara, a Harrison Butler designed 30 foot double ended ketch that ultimately sailed many of the world's ocean. She was built of Jarrah, a western Australian hardwood, and Karri. The unique wishbone booms made the vessel different from the traditional straight boom design. In 1964, they published a book, ROAD TO THE SEA, detailing the building and sailing of D'vara from Australia. Somehow D'Vara made her way to my hometown, Pascagoula, Mississippi, in the early 70's, where she was falling into ruin tied to a mooring. A recently retired military man purchased the vessel and began a restoration process. That's when I met him (I was in my late teens) and we became good friends. After restoration, I sailed with him on D'Vara's first sail, and for the next few years, made frequent trips on the beautiful vessel. I encourage you to learn about D'Vara and read their book. I was lucky to find a copy many years ago and still cherish it to this day.
Thanks for the Homework assignment mate.
Great episode, amazing craftsmanship. But that steam engine stole the show for me, steam engineering at its best. Thank you for sharing, more please.
Aye m8’s! This is good planning, to have ready made episodes to throw in when there isn’t time or connection enough for a ordinary. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Love wood boats. Thanks for sharing.
Great episode, and some interesting ideas on display.. more food for thought. Thanks!
Beautiful Boats
Love em
Gray
Excellent video. Really enjoyed meeting everyone.
a BIG thankyou to the both of you for taking us along👏👏👏 do love wooden boats but struggle to keep my grp nice and shiny especially after have children 😟 Wish you could of showed us more of these down under classics 👍🏻 "My classic boat" youtube channel in the uk shows lovely boats with a bit of history every month, do love the craftsmanship 👍🏻👏🏴🇦🇺⛵
The triple expansion steam engines are fascinating. I did a day trip on The Waverley in Scotland a few years ago. The last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world. Worth it just to be mesmerised by the giant engine and paddles chugging away.
Oh yes, this is a good one. Love your channel.
I love wooden boats. Thanks
i REALLY ENJOYED YOUR VISIT TO THE WOODEN BOAT SHOW. THANK YOU FOR SHARING IT WITH US. ARE YOU PLANNING ON ANOTHER BOAT ANYTIME SOON?
Awesome :)
... can just faintly hear the idea mill spinning in the collective FRS mind.
Ive witnessed the seeds of Free Range Yacht Building planted ...
Thanks for this video, it was smashing! Cheers!!
Excellent as usual!!!
Those are such beautiful boats.
Awesome episode! thanks.
Very beautiful 😃😍👍
Love your adventure video log. Keep on keepin on.
just love those old boats, modern boats are a little boring they have no character. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the tour . very interesting
Pascale has some serious galley envy😂😘