18 | Sailing the Spectacular Islands of Fiji, Vanua Balavu and Makogai
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- We sailed Julia upwind to Fiji's remote Lau group, and were rewarded with one of the most spectacular cruising grounds we have ever visited. Vanua Balavu's Bay of Islands is filled with beautiful islets with perfectly calm anchorages and countless coves to explore. It is a dinghy sailing paradise.
After an overnight passage to the seldom visited island of Makogai, we toured an abandoned leprosy quarantine station and a giant clam hatchery. Fiji's natural beauty and welcoming people have impressed us at every encounter.
Julia is a traditionally built wooden boat. She is constructed to the Ingrid design by William Atkin, and was launched in 1960.
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The Green Fields by John and the Land of Plenty
I Will Remember by Gavin Luke
Commencing the Descent by August Wilhelmsson
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I believe these are the loveliest sailing films on YT.
Yup. Great cinematography. No stress. No phony drama or click bait thumbnails. Just beautiful sailing on a beautiful boat with beautiful people.
I couldn’t agree more 🙏
They most certainly are!
Absolutely. Thank you very much 🇨🇦
Thank you for sharing your amazing, stunningly beautiful journey, a soothing balm for the troubled world that most are experiencing.
I stop whatever I’m doing when I see you guys post a new video. Absolutely love your adventures 🍻
Simply stunning! The whole experience of this video is beyond good in so many ways. You both just make me hungry for more! Thank you!
Congratulations on having found the original unspoiled Earth.I was there in 1980 and still have vivid memories.
I was in Fiji as a kid in the late 70s and it's nice that a lot of it is still similar. Except you can now upload it all to the internet :)
I like how you show respect for the local traditions, people, and land. Much love.
Epic, as usual, my favourite narrator on youtube
I follow a number of TH-cam sailing channels, but this one is THE BEST.
And I absolutely agree
Marvelous Fiji !! thank you for vidéos ...
Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for posting another video so quickly. I could watch them for hours.
Again a beautiful video, thank you!
Thank you so much for this. Just lovely😊
Nice to see you are looking after the boat very well.
Groovy episode. Lovely filming and views. Beautiful ship.
by far the best sailing / boating channel!!!
Thanks for keeping it simple
Extraordinary! As we the viewers see just a glimpse into your adventure it truly is such an incredible one! Thank you again for sharing it with us!
I hold off watching your videos because they're beautiful and make me wish to do what you're doing and then they're over so quickly. I couldn't help myself this time and dived in.
I'm sure that a majority of use enjoy living vicariously through you two journey. Thank You
Superb locations and filming, thank you very much for sharing them with us.
fabulous episode. So relaxing yet exhilarating at the same time to watch .... best sailing videos on TH-cam.
Stunning as always!!
A really beautiful ketch in a really beautiful part of the world.
Beautiful scenery and classic lines. Can’t get better.
Awesome ! Thank you very much for making the effort to prepare these pictures for us. You are living a dream !
Your videos are the highlight of my month! Truly magical and exceptional filming with perfect narration. The way all sailing videos should be on TH-cam, focused on sailing and natural beauty. Thank you both for the magic!
Most awesome video, and I love your sail boat.
She a is classic beauty.
May the wind fill your sail.
Wow. What a vlog. Just bumped in to it. Very addictive. Subscribed. 🎉
Love your video,stunningly beautiful ❤
Thank you for your videos. Out of all the TH-cam sailing Chanel’s I enjoy watching yours the most. Other Chanel’s seam to want to just party and that’s not for me. I’m far too old to sail and I really enjoy seeing other parts of the huge world we live in through your lens…. Thank you.
You guys are living the dream!
The scenery alone is priceless . What a great content . 👌👏👍
Thank you so much for the video it was so awesome seeing again a new episode filming .Beautiful remote islands so much to explore
Fantastic work you guys
So beautiful. Amazing.
Another beautifully crafted saga....you see the world through an artist' eye and capture the mood of being on the water,,,, under the water with visual and sound. You're taking me and thousands on an epic adventure!
Julia looks perfect
Spectacular beauty captured elegantly. Thank you
Interesting how it resembles Thailand more than the Societies. Great video as always!
Stunning !!!
Incredible videos! Best sailing content I've come across. Doing what you guys are doing is a dream of mine.
I love you guys, you’re like family now. I’m very jealous of your trip, but look forward to each release so I can live it vicariously.
The sailing boat is very beautiful❤❤
Very nice videography and editing. Very nice! Great life. Be safe.
The best sailing TH-cam channel! And there's plenty to choose from. Thanks for sharing, y'all keep it up, and safe travels.
Your filming and editing are superb keep up the good work
WOW unbelievable views, it’s on my sailing list of places to visit 😊 just have to time the Southern Ocean crossings
Hello from the Canadian PNW 😅
You do this so well, A sort of reflective calm descends upon me as I watch the beautiful scenes unfold. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and for your empathy and
light touch.
So serene in the south pacific. There's a tranquility that washes over you upon seeing the islands. It doesn't matter how many times you visit; it's always present. Beautiful videos and Julia is just as stunning. Are you stopping in the Solomon's? Looks like a great place to explore reefs and WW2 wreckage but believe you need diving equipment? Cheers..
beautiful sailing, magnificent place! Thanks for sharing.
😊😊😊
You are fantastic in so many ways. I love your wooden boat and how it seems like another character in your journey. You include video of the lovely Julia at anchor at each location, which shows admiration and respect to her. It’s like there are three of you on this voyage! You are wonderful photographers/video journalists too; perhaps the best of TH-cam sailors. It’s like watching a ‘National Geographic’ documentary film! Superb; simply superb! I’ve found myself worrying about you when you haven’t posted in a while. I would like to see more about Julia’s history, how you got her, and more about your dingy too; what design, what is she made of, did you build her, etc.? I heard a reference to seeing more of Fiji on a second circumnavigation in this segment! Great! Thank you for sharing!
Well said 😊
One of the sailing channels. Super awesome. Thank you .
Good morning from the PNW. Very much look forward to your latest adventure and am always surprised when it shows up. Thank you. Fair winds.
Another great episode guys amazing place to visit can understand why it tops your list of cool places cheers from Australia
YES! You have arrived in the Pacific Paradise. Without a doubt the islands are to behold.😊
Thats really beautiful . I love your boat . Theres nothing like a wood saiil boat .
I just love your videos!
Great video. You inspire us. We purchased a 1976 Ingrid 38 (the fiberglass version) about 2 years ago in Rio Dulce. She was in need of a refit. We've been working to get her ready to take cruising. We intend to use her to explore less populated areas of the world. Your videos motivate us to work harder so we can launch sooner. Thank you!!!
Very cool. The boat looks great!
Your Vlog is so fantastic, the filming and commentary is top quality. Hopefully one day we may meet up and have a sundowner together.
Beautiful ❤❤❤
Fabulous adventures. Thank you for this.
What a beautiful place.
Really beautiful place! I'm also really happy that you observed the formalities of going to that Island. It's good to respect the local authority, even if that authority is recorded in tradition as opposed to written in a legal code book.
Thank you for the great color of your video. what amazing water.
Good day to you both, l and the islands i have been to them but from the islands shore line. Yeah the P&O Cruise lines i love you couple and the story around the island's. Those flying foxes are a local sound up and down our eastern coast of Australia. I to thought of the history of the islands. Its just a matter of time before I return into my retirement. Might see or come across you both if you hit the Gold Coast or Brisbane Queensland. My name is Dave .Am a empty nester and now divorced. But you know there's a hole oceans out there .well love your journey .😊😊😊😊❤❤
stunningly beautiful. thank you for sharing. ❤
Just WOW!❤
Absolutely first class video.
Beautiful...there was a film years ago called Molokai, it was the story of father Damian who contracted leprosy while helping lepers on this other island in Fiji dedicated to those poor unfortunate souls.
Greetings from Redondo Beach 🇺🇸fantastic sailing video. Cheers 🥂
Amazing episode guys. Really beautiful
Breath taking and beautiful.
Amazing video guys!! So much fun rock climbing with you both!
Thanks! Hope all is well on your voyages!
Amazing, beautiful, spectacular video! Would you please share video of your life aboard your beautiful boat?
Cheers
Totally awesome guys. Thanks so much
Another awesome video! Your boat is looking good!
Спасибо))) Мира! Вам))) и тем кто с вами...
Thumbs up!
Spectacular! thank you.
Muhteşem görüntüler,her şey doğal,sizler de öyle.👍🙏
A Master Piece
Lovely videos!
Hello guys, good night from Argentina. I have to tell you something, your narrative, the simplicity of things and your clean navigation, because I notice that there are no obstacles on deck make your TH-cam CHANNEL a different and unique story. Congratulations and blessings. 5⭐
Adding beauty to everydaylife and adventure is good for the soul and necessary for the heart. It pleases the mind , bring balance to the present and makes the story more divine.
Not only for you but for us too.
Some kind of filosophy would make a link between the events and the overall sens or goal ?
And thank you for the soft music too.
Wonderful
Excellent 👌
What a beautiful place .. Earth. What a tragedy we are destroying it for nothing.
Very nicely shot and narrated.
Living the dream….👌
Great video
Wonderful and fantastic!!!
Greetings from the other side of the world. „Sailing sapore di mare“ Austria/Europe Christa and Robert ❤
Perfect timing just found a new video just had my last radiation treatment hopefully great job love your videos in such a classy lady wish you both nothing but the best
Congrats and good luck going forward!!
Outstanding video and audio.
Gorgeous
Nicely done thanks.
I would love to see a tour of Julia know more about her. Length, height, capacities, sleeping Arrangements. Etcetera
Beautiful
I just love your boat. Such craftmanship at every turn. What is that round half circle thing on the anchor for? Those bats hang upside down like Grandpa on the Munsters. I wonder if they have a special private closet like he did. haha. (That's when American TV had great shows. Now creativity is stifled & perversion is the emphasis.)
Every cruising yacht should have a sailing/rowing dinghy. I have now retired from cruising any distance but still play with my clinker, gaff rigged loose footed, dinghy. I have seen larger motor yachts with rowing machines on deck and and think? Are you mad? Do you have no sense of adventure? Do youngsters aboard watch videos and miss out on the real world. Incidentally, my dinghy was once the tender to my father's old TSDY. I grew up with it and could not part with it when the motor yacht went. I am 72 , you can guess that this was not yesterday. Great video, I am so envious