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Mates at the start of this story I thought to myself “no way Rocko strikes again!!!! Classic Rocko” thinking to myself if you knew the area you wouldn’t be surprised if it had been stolen. The fact that nobody grabbed it before it drifted off the beach is crazy. Then the cops? FFS!!! Garden island isn’t that bad but it adds to the story. There are BBQs on it and you can land in certain north eastern beaches. Awesome that you got it back!!!!! Hey I wonder if the navy saw it but because of the colour (same as their ships) they thought it was theirs. Bloody love your story telling
Wow ! Great sleuthing, and a big dollop of luck finding the tender. Never underestimate the ability for people to be completely obtuse and uninterested in other people's misfortune. Great episode, and thanks for the recap. Onwards !!
Just found you guys! What a joy to hear and see your happy enthusiasm as you splash your way around your home country. I'm totally unfamiliar with the Australia's coastal geography and I'm enjoying your history lessons as well as your Aussie accents and colloquialisms. I'm a Yank from the Pacific Northwest with some west coast sailing experience. Come visit our neck of the woods some day.
This story of loosing your tender and loosing faith in humanity is all too familiar while my parter and I were living in Bunbury for 10 years. Happy to report we are living in Adelaide now and all faith in humanity has been restored. Glad you guys were able to retrieve your Highfield!
Haha just saw my in-laws catamaran in the background 14:51 there “SV Arabella - Paul & Rose”. Paul mentioned he saw you guys and gave you some crayfish 🦞 when you guys were in Rockingham. Spewing about you losing your tender, we feel ya! Ours tender was tied to the back of our boat at Magnectic Island and drifted all 11 nm. We even bought another tender the day after and our old one was found 3 days later 🤦🏼♀️ Love watching your adventures guys! Keep up the amazing channel 🤙 Heidi - Sv Pacific Star (now sold)
Oh no way! They were lovely, and the cray was very much enjoyed at a dinner with our mates, 😋 so they also say thanks! (this was the night before the tender went missing, haha, not the fateful night) Oh no way! yeah we are sleeping with two tethers on the tender now😂 we were heartbroken when we lost it. It's so great you got yours back, though!! and thanks for your comment🦞🙂
Love you kids! So sorry about your tender. My faith in others would have been shaken too. Try to not let it change you. WooHoo, you got it back! Safe travels. ❤
Congratulations on winning the bet to make an episode with the most ever mentions of the word “tender”. And congratulations on the safe return of the “Love me Tender”.
Great episode guys! Especially the turn of emotions finding your tender. It would have been fun to hear the conversation in the “control” room on Garden Island. There’s little doubt they tracked you right up to when you trespassed!! I’m glad they left you alone. And all of a sudden the crew of Nakama were happy again. Good news. Every sailor should do the Safety and Sea Survival Course!
Bahaha, the pool inflatable! We rocked one of those for a season, wouldn't recommend it! And we don't have sharks so.. Another great vid you guys, cheers to finding the tender!
Always tie your tender to something or stick the anchor in the sand. I also attach a second line at night when the tender is at the back of the boat in case the main line chafes through. Glad you got lucky and got it back.
The public can access Garden island in multiple locations, boat access only. Picnic/bbq areas available etc. Beautiful spots. Glad you found your tender.
Truly breath taking, loosing your tender makes for a anxious experience. So HAPPY Slim was able to escape the shark and retrieve your transportation. Grand episode!
Excellent recap video. Thankfully you found the dinghy as that would have been a tragic loss (financially) Luckily Slimm didn't end up in the military Jailhouse. Even though you had the crab traps to watch for you seemed to have a great sail south bound. Looking forward to next video. My wife and I have just returned from our break so I'm in catch up mode. cheers
Oh my god guys!!!! I would’ve felt the same about no one trying to help out tying off the dinghy etc, guess they’re not yachties 😏 we popped our brand new high field trying to set up a stern anchor late one night, only 2 weeks after getting it and we were both so so devastated, it was like getting a brand new car and smashing it up 2 weeks later. We ended up patching it and got over it eventually but it was sad, so I can only imagine how you guys felt and I’m so happy you got her back!! Since we’ve been in the Caribbean we pop out an anchor when we pull up on the beach now…just incase 😅
What a great episode. Was totally mesmerised and impressed how you expressed your frustration. Can’t believe no one secured it, regardless of why it became untied, it’s disappointing no one stepped up. Glad it’s safely home.
Yeah I mean, we fully own it and can't stress enough that it was no one's fault but our own, but that didn't change our disappointment when multiple people told us they saw it floating into and against the jetty for a decent period of time before it inevitably missed the jetty and went on its merry lil adventure out to sea.
Always good when you find something you've lost. Congratulations on the Viking life raft, it's a great company, and good kit, I do a lot of work with them. 😊
So Slim was trespassing on Government property?? haha. Glad you got your tender back; had I known, I could have got some mates who work there have a look around but using the kiddie raft added to story. Love your videos guys.
Slim Soph …another cracking episode 👏🏻👏🏻..those cray pots are a real menace …we have just followed in your footsteps cruising down the west coast Darwin to Fremantle ….mind you we did it with 2000 of our closest boomer friends in a humongous cruise ship 😂😂😂……we were stunned by the at the breathtaking scenery , the massive tidal range and beautiful beaches ….all the while marvelling at your extraordinary efforts in the good ship Nakama ……your adventures continue to inspire 👍👍
Amazing, that would have been such a fantastic trip, yeah probably a lil more comfy than on wee lil Nakama haha, she has done well to get us down that coast!
As a sailor with an inflatable tied on the back of my boat right now, you had me on the edge of my seat with this little misadventure. My empathy set on high
Finding your ding gone is indeed one of life’s moments of a truly sinking feeling in the pit of one’s stomach, it sucks sooo bad. In our case a kind old bloke offered us the use of his empty running mooring because of the tidal range and a rocky foreshore with a gnarly stone quay to tie to as the option. We didn’t know that the outhaul was only attached to a virtually completely rusted through ring at it’s outboard end and the true condition of the attachment to the quay wall was not apparent either. The weather picked up as the tide was ebbing. We found it the next day, the crap beaten out of it by being smashed on the rocks at the bottom of a cliff all night. The outboard skeg and prop were toast and it occupied a couple of days patching up the bottom with a LOT of f’glass but, miracle of miracles, the tubes survived though I have no idea how. I’ve never trusted anyone else’s mooring since, even if they’re a lovely old boy with a guernsey sweater, paint stained trousers tucked into his fisherman’s wellies and smoking a pipe. Glad you got both it and it’s motor back in one piece, without getting yourselves either lead plugged or had up on an espionage charge. 😁👍🍻
Hi Legends, get a couple of cans of scotchguard, then spray on new wet weather gear, it will protect it really well. I've used it on tents, jackets, boots etc ok. Glad ur both still living the dream, be safe. Luv yas💯🇦🇺🤘
Sometimes you just put it down to sheer luck. I’d put an AirTag on it under the seat just in case someone does take it next time. Looking forward to your Southern Ocean run.
I was stuck half way to shit creek with out a tender on Magnetic island . I waited on the beach asked someone for lift to my boat. And gave the fella some homemade salumi for his kind gesture. It's moments like these that make sailing so special .
So glad you found your tender and i am disappointed the authorities didnt go out when notified, you would hate to think what may have happened if that had been someone falling out of it
I bet your heart jumped outta your chest when you see that shark slim!, but i bet the survival of that moment was immediately appeased once you jumped back into your long lost tender 😂👍👍
Slim & Soph, our favorite couple who have ever taken us on a circumnavigation of Australia. Such an adventure!! You should have 1,000K subs. Great episodes. Cheers!
Those oars were the most sus thing ever! they were plastic and twisted together, so after every 2 strokes, the paddle would unscrew itself from the handle via the pressure of the stroke. If you tried to row too hard (like when a shark was biting at your paddles), the paddle would bend, and you would lose all your power so there was a real sweet spot you had to hit to get any momentum😂, sloww and steady. I wouldn't trust them in a pool, was a bit of a open water mission to the land too as Nakama had to sit so far offshore avoiding the fringing reef.
Enjoyed your video, however, did you try 000 and marine rescue. The are multiple volunteer groups in the sound including Rockingham, they would have likely helped straight away..besides the obvious also take a portable VHF ashore with you and put out a call for assistance or let other boaties know to keep a look out. safe travels
Hi Guys, The leaking toilet shaft… the new lip seal you used has a 304 stainless spring in it which rusts out pretty quickly…and it’s back to leaking…replace it with an o’ring which lasts heaps longer…and from time to time lubricate the shaft with vaselene…
Wow, a tender, heartbreaking story with a good ending. I was going to try to work tenderizer into a joke but didn't happen. Remind me to always have an extra rope on my tender please !
Congrats on falling in love with your rescued tender again... There's always an up side... The Kmart tender would make a great bath of paddling pool in the cockpit...
Not only do you not have to order another tender, but you don't have to buy another 15 hp outboard motor! So glad you recovered them both safely. Maybe you could put some sort of GPS beacon or something in the tender that will allow you to locate it? Every day at sea is a school day, right?
Always learning, haha yeah we were especially worried as you cant buy the old 2 strokes anymore and we love them! our outboard was such a score it would have been hard and not cheap to get our hands on another one!
Great episode as per usual Loosing Highfield would've been like loosing Wilson, it would've been gut wrenching. Sooo good you got it back & didn't get eaten by a shark or shot or arrested for trespassing 😂 Boat maintenance seems like a never ending task Love this Adventure Cheers
haha yeah was pretty freaky with the shark nibbling on the paddles, I wish I had a go pro with me haha, very happy with how it all turned out in the end though, and yes the boat work is a constant. For the most part, it's all good, but we are just constantly trying to improve her. Each coastline of Australia has its own unique conditions and challenges, so before we set off on each new coast line, we generally make some upgrades to make our lives a little easier/ safer in the new waters. by the end of the Lap she will be the perfect boat to sail around Australia in haha
That would have been gut-wrenching returning to no dinghy, especially after the cost of recently replacing your life raft. And them fishing people would be called Anglers. Id write a strongly worded letter to the anglers association about them
That was so tragically funny that I had to watch the dinghy rescue twice (sorry) 🤪. I used to be in the Navy and can't believe that the security patrols didn't find your tender. Garden Island (West) is the largest naval base in Australia btw and coincidentally the Largest naval base in the East is also called Garden Island . Love your vids guys
Incredible. You certainly seem to enjoy flirting with disaster. I was the same way when I was in my 20's back in 1970 and '71 in Vietnam, I loved everything about flying on a helicopter. I never gave it much thought back then but later on I realized I must have been crazy.
I was so stressed out during the story about the tender! I can barely imagine what it was like to actually go thru it! I cannot _believe_ how many people just let it drift away. That wouldn't have been us. We would have done something. A lot of people would have. I'd have to write all of those who didn't as some bizarre anomaly or something. I've never heard any sailors mention putting tracking devices on their dinghies &/outboards, which confuses me given how many stories I've heard about them being stolen while they slept. Isn't there a way to do it?
Fast becoming one of my favourite sailing channels hope it grows quickly so we don’t lose you both to corporate lawyery lives (btw though no one asked 😂 Sailing Yacht Florence is my fave)
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Mates at the start of this story I thought to myself “no way Rocko strikes again!!!! Classic Rocko” thinking to myself if you knew the area you wouldn’t be surprised if it had been stolen.
The fact that nobody grabbed it before it drifted off the beach is crazy.
Then the cops? FFS!!!
Garden island isn’t that bad but it adds to the story. There are BBQs on it and you can land in certain north eastern beaches.
Awesome that you got it back!!!!!
Hey I wonder if the navy saw it but because of the colour (same as their ships) they thought it was theirs.
Bloody love your story telling
You two can definitely spin a yarn. Great video!
Wow ! Great sleuthing, and a big dollop of luck finding the tender. Never underestimate the ability for people to be completely obtuse and uninterested in other people's misfortune. Great episode, and thanks for the recap. Onwards !!
People watching your tender float away is perfect example of the bystander effect: everyone thinks someone else will deal with it.
Just found you guys! What a joy to hear and see your happy enthusiasm as you splash your way around your home country. I'm totally unfamiliar with the Australia's coastal geography and I'm enjoying your history lessons as well as your Aussie accents and colloquialisms. I'm a Yank from the Pacific Northwest with some west coast sailing experience. Come visit our neck of the woods some day.
Slim, you are a LEGEND!
Love the biting down on the rope for 'special' security. I wonder how close to shore he got before the "What am I biting this for?" moment.
It wasnt until I saw the footage,😂haha, adrenaline was pumping at the time so logic went out the window a bit haha
This story of loosing your tender and loosing faith in humanity is all too familiar while my parter and I were living in Bunbury for 10 years. Happy to report we are living in Adelaide now and all faith in humanity has been restored. Glad you guys were able to retrieve your Highfield!
Haha just saw my in-laws catamaran in the background 14:51 there “SV Arabella - Paul & Rose”.
Paul mentioned he saw you guys and gave you some crayfish 🦞 when you guys were in Rockingham.
Spewing about you losing your tender, we feel ya! Ours tender was tied to the back of our boat at Magnectic Island and drifted all 11 nm. We even bought another tender the day after and our old one was found 3 days later 🤦🏼♀️
Love watching your adventures guys! Keep up the amazing channel 🤙
Heidi - Sv Pacific Star (now sold)
Oh no way! They were lovely, and the cray was very much enjoyed at a dinner with our mates, 😋 so they also say thanks! (this was the night before the tender went missing, haha, not the fateful night)
Oh no way! yeah we are sleeping with two tethers on the tender now😂 we were heartbroken when we lost it. It's so great you got yours back, though!! and thanks for your comment🦞🙂
absolutley love you guys..totally natural,,,no make believe drama,,,just real,,,awesome
To see you both so happy! That was cool and heartlifting, thank you. Bless that little pool boat. If he had swam, with that shark, God forbid.
Excellent storytelling with a happy ending!! Keep em' coming!!
Thanks! Will do!
Love you kids! So sorry about your tender. My faith in others would have been shaken too. Try to not let it change you. WooHoo, you got it back! Safe travels. ❤
Congratulations on winning the bet to make an episode with the most ever mentions of the word “tender”.
And congratulations on the safe return of the “Love me Tender”.
Great episode guys! Especially the turn of emotions finding your tender. It would have been fun to hear the conversation in the “control” room on Garden Island. There’s little doubt they tracked you right up to when you trespassed!! I’m glad they left you alone. And all of a sudden the crew of Nakama were happy again. Good news.
Every sailor should do the Safety and Sea Survival Course!
NOW, write on your tender, T/T NAKAMA! Don’t delay! Do it now! Identify to the world (especially the police, who could take some convincing).
Bahaha, the pool inflatable! We rocked one of those for a season, wouldn't recommend it! And we don't have sharks so..
Another great vid you guys, cheers to finding the tender!
Always tie your tender to something or stick the anchor in the sand. I also attach a second line at night when the tender is at the back of the boat in case the main line chafes through. Glad you got lucky and got it back.
The public can access Garden island in multiple locations, boat access only. Picnic/bbq areas available etc. Beautiful spots. Glad you found your tender.
Truly breath taking, loosing your tender makes for a anxious experience. So HAPPY Slim was able to escape the shark and retrieve your transportation. Grand episode!
was a bitt freaky having it bite at the paddles, must have though they were a seal or something !
Great episode! The runaway tender...happy ending!
Great vid and adventure! Glad Slim didn’t become a chew toy 😉crazy close…..
That sinking feeling 😂such a great watch and listen
Excellent recap video. Thankfully you found the dinghy as that would have been a tragic loss (financially) Luckily Slimm didn't end up in the military Jailhouse. Even though you had the crab traps to watch for you seemed to have a great sail south bound. Looking forward to next video. My wife and I have just returned from our break so I'm in catch up mode. cheers
Yeah. An incredible watch.
Oh my god guys!!!! I would’ve felt the same about no one trying to help out tying off the dinghy etc, guess they’re not yachties 😏 we popped our brand new high field trying to set up a stern anchor late one night, only 2 weeks after getting it and we were both so so devastated, it was like getting a brand new car and smashing it up 2 weeks later. We ended up patching it and got over it eventually but it was sad, so I can only imagine how you guys felt and I’m so happy you got her back!! Since we’ve been in the Caribbean we pop out an anchor when we pull up on the beach now…just incase 😅
What a great episode. Was totally mesmerised and impressed how you expressed your frustration. Can’t believe no one secured it, regardless of why it became untied, it’s disappointing no one stepped up. Glad it’s safely home.
Yeah I mean, we fully own it and can't stress enough that it was no one's fault but our own, but that didn't change our disappointment when multiple people told us they saw it floating into and against the jetty for a decent period of time before it inevitably missed the jetty and went on its merry lil adventure out to sea.
Great story, great result!!
Great to see SV Blue Note @ 37:15 ! Thanks Slim and Soph, great episode again (in our backyard) Cam & Lisa
Hey Legends! glad you enjoyed it! and lovely to meet you
I am glad you got it back,
It's Rockingham, surprised you didn't loose your mast!
Always good when you find something you've lost. Congratulations on the Viking life raft, it's a great company, and good kit, I do a lot of work with them. 😊
What an adventure so much luck. Well done for another amazing story. Keep them coming.
Such a Tender Topic
Well done to you both
Actual suspense! Yay
great episode guys keep on sailing
What a video this week. Loved it keep safe. Nico from South Africa
Cheers Nico
Another rippa ep ,so happy you got your tender back! 😊😊😊
Great Story!
I'm learning from your mistakes, so keep 'em up :)
So glad you found your baby.
This video was awesome. so great. Thank you slim & soph.
Our pleasure!
What a week ! Great video with lots of laughs, dunnies a shitty job but hey ! Enjoyed the story of the wayward dinghy…
🤩🤣 3:03
So Slim was trespassing on Government property?? haha. Glad you got your tender back; had I known, I could have got some mates who work there have a look around but using the kiddie raft added to story. Love your videos guys.
Slim Soph …another cracking episode 👏🏻👏🏻..those cray pots are a real menace …we have just followed in your footsteps cruising down the west coast Darwin to Fremantle ….mind you we did it with 2000 of our closest boomer friends in a humongous cruise ship 😂😂😂……we were stunned by the at the breathtaking scenery , the massive tidal range and beautiful beaches ….all the while marvelling at your extraordinary efforts in the good ship Nakama ……your adventures continue to inspire 👍👍
Amazing, that would have been such a fantastic trip, yeah probably a lil more comfy than on wee lil Nakama haha, she has done well to get us down that coast!
So awesome you got the tender❤
As a sailor with an inflatable tied on the back of my boat right now, you had me on the edge of my seat with this little misadventure. My empathy set on high
Great as always, so pleased you found the tender guys ❤😊
Thank you 😁
Finding your ding gone is indeed one of life’s moments of a truly sinking feeling in the pit of one’s stomach, it sucks sooo bad.
In our case a kind old bloke offered us the use of his empty running mooring because of the tidal range and a rocky foreshore with a gnarly stone quay to tie to as the option.
We didn’t know that the outhaul was only attached to a virtually completely rusted through ring at it’s outboard end and the true condition of the attachment to the quay wall was not apparent either.
The weather picked up as the tide was ebbing.
We found it the next day, the crap beaten out of it by being smashed on the rocks at the bottom of a cliff all night.
The outboard skeg and prop were toast and it occupied a couple of days patching up the bottom with a LOT of f’glass but, miracle of miracles, the tubes survived though I have no idea how.
I’ve never trusted anyone else’s mooring since, even if they’re a lovely old boy with a guernsey sweater, paint stained trousers tucked into his fisherman’s wellies and smoking a pipe.
Glad you got both it and it’s motor back in one piece, without getting yourselves either lead plugged or had up on an espionage charge. 😁👍🍻
A true sea yarn! Lovely episode.
Great news that you managed to get the tender back.
Hi Legends, get a couple of cans of scotchguard, then spray on new wet weather gear, it will protect it really well. I've used it on tents, jackets, boots etc ok. Glad ur both still living the dream, be safe. Luv yas💯🇦🇺🤘
Hey thats a great point! glad to see your still tuning in😁 thanks for the comment❤️
For me the best part was not finding the tender. It was how happy Soph was when it was found.
😊
Slim = Legend. That shark didn't stand a chance
Sometimes you just put it down to sheer luck. I’d put an AirTag on it under the seat just in case someone does take it next time. Looking forward to your Southern Ocean run.
Congratulations on recovering your tender!
Great episode with brilliant outcome. Looking forward to next weeks vid also
Love love loved this episode! Well done getting your Highfield back! I know this is past tense but still i was hoping and praying yall found her!
haha we were so stoked, Im glad the urgency came across in the video too that's so awesome !
My brother is in Mandurah, lovely spot on the coast. So cool.
You Guys are so very lucky! Hope YOu use better judgment with your nice Highfield Dingy in the future.
You can use the small inflatable as an onboard paddle pool to relax in 😁
OMG I'm laughing so hard. You guys are pretty funny xx
I was stuck half way to shit creek with out a tender on Magnetic island . I waited on the beach asked someone for lift to my boat. And gave the fella some homemade salumi for his kind gesture. It's moments like these that make sailing so special .
So glad you found your tender and i am disappointed the authorities didnt go out when notified, you would hate to think what may have happened if that had been someone falling out of it
I bet your heart jumped outta your chest when you see that shark slim!, but i bet the survival of that moment was immediately appeased once you jumped back into your long lost tender 😂👍👍
Love it guys
Cheers legend!
Nice recon and recovery.
Luck is with the braves,
Great action
Slim & Soph, our favorite couple who have ever taken us on a circumnavigation of Australia. Such an adventure!! You should have 1,000K subs. Great episodes. Cheers!
Thanks guys❤️
Frothing for you as you find and recover your Highfield with the pool inflatable and dodgy yellow oars. 😅
Thrilling episode. Thanks for sharing. 🍻
Those oars were the most sus thing ever! they were plastic and twisted together, so after every 2 strokes, the paddle would unscrew itself from the handle via the pressure of the stroke. If you tried to row too hard (like when a shark was biting at your paddles), the paddle would bend, and you would lose all your power so there was a real sweet spot you had to hit to get any momentum😂, sloww and steady. I wouldn't trust them in a pool, was a bit of a open water mission to the land too as Nakama had to sit so far offshore avoiding the fringing reef.
Slim thank god for a carrot also replacing those bog seals buggar of a job good work getting tender back. Cheers n beers guys Marty Qld
Sensational video guys ..... Great success with the tender
So happy to have her back
Glad to see you got your tender back, having lost ours we appreciate how it feels, in our case it turned up o Facebook 300miles away the next day 😡
oh no, that is so annoying, I hope you managed to claim it, crazy it was so quickly posted, that seems like they wanted to get caught
Fantastic video 👌. I had to go chasing after our tender in the Whitsundays a few weeks ago , such a bad feeling.
The worst feeling! hope you managed to find it
Pleased you found the tender! Thanks for the great videos.
Our pleasure😁Thanks for watching! and taking the time to comment⛵️
Enjoyed your video, however, did you try 000 and marine rescue. The are multiple volunteer groups in the sound including Rockingham, they would have likely helped straight away..besides the obvious also take a portable VHF ashore with you and put out a call for assistance or let other boaties know to keep a look out. safe travels
That was a tender moment!
I love a happy ending! 🥳
Trust me, we were all terrified about the dingy & so grateful it was found
Hi Guys,
The leaking toilet shaft… the new lip seal you used has a 304 stainless spring in it which rusts out pretty quickly…and it’s back to leaking…replace it with an o’ring which lasts heaps longer…and from time to time lubricate the shaft with vaselene…
Wow, a tender, heartbreaking story with a good ending. I was going to try to work tenderizer into a joke but didn't happen. Remind me to always have an extra rope on my tender please !
Congrats on falling in love with your rescued tender again... There's always an up side... The Kmart tender would make a great bath of paddling pool in the cockpit...
haha we considered that!
Not only do you not have to order another tender, but you don't have to buy another 15 hp outboard motor! So glad you recovered them both safely. Maybe you could put some sort of GPS beacon or something in the tender that will allow you to locate it? Every day at sea is a school day, right?
Always learning, haha yeah we were especially worried as you cant buy the old 2 strokes anymore and we love them! our outboard was such a score it would have been hard and not cheap to get our hands on another one!
I'm glad you got back in time to fill the magic food bowl.
haha😂
Well done guys.
Cheers mate
Lucky the ADF guys didn't turn up. Not very good security there, unless they were monitoring you the whole time.
Hey Guys we just love your journey as so glad to see you found your tender well done
Cheers Dave we were over the moon.
Great episode as per usual
Loosing Highfield would've been like loosing Wilson, it would've been gut wrenching. Sooo good you got it back & didn't get eaten by a shark or shot or arrested for trespassing 😂
Boat maintenance seems like a never ending task
Love this Adventure
Cheers
haha yeah was pretty freaky with the shark nibbling on the paddles, I wish I had a go pro with me haha, very happy with how it all turned out in the end though, and yes the boat work is a constant. For the most part, it's all good, but we are just constantly trying to improve her. Each coastline of Australia has its own unique conditions and challenges, so before we set off on each new coast line, we generally make some upgrades to make our lives a little easier/ safer in the new waters. by the end of the Lap she will be the perfect boat to sail around Australia in haha
@@SlimandSophSailingNakama
She's a good old girl Nakas, look after her & she'll look after you
That would have been gut-wrenching returning to no dinghy, especially after the cost of recently replacing your life raft. And them fishing people would be called Anglers. Id write a strongly worded letter to the anglers association about them
nice one
You don’t lock your tender? Cruisers normally lock their tenders and tie them up or place the anchors out when beaching for this reason.
That was so tragically funny that I had to watch the dinghy rescue twice (sorry) 🤪. I used to be in the Navy and can't believe that the security patrols didn't find your tender. Garden Island (West) is the largest naval base in Australia btw and coincidentally the Largest naval base in the East is also called Garden Island . Love your vids guys
Not many people get their tender back after losing it. Well done with the search.
We were elated! we estimated it went on a near 10NM solo sail😂
Awesome vlog! 😂
Thank you!! 😁
hay glad you found your tender
🙏 so grateful!
Congrats on the recovery of the dingy
Cheers mate, we were stoked!
Incredible. You certainly seem to enjoy flirting with disaster. I was the same way when I was in my 20's back in 1970 and '71 in Vietnam, I loved everything about flying on a helicopter. I never gave it much thought back then but later on I realized I must have been crazy.
I mean helicopters sound fun, haha but yeah you must have been!
No one is comming to save you. But sometimes you just get saved.
I was so stressed out during the story about the tender! I can barely imagine what it was like to actually go thru it! I cannot _believe_ how many people just let it drift away. That wouldn't have been us. We would have done something. A lot of people would have. I'd have to write all of those who didn't as some bizarre anomaly or something.
I've never heard any sailors mention putting tracking devices on their dinghies &/outboards, which confuses me given how many stories I've heard about them being stolen while they slept. Isn't there a way to do it?
Fast becoming one of my favourite sailing channels hope it grows quickly so we don’t lose you both to corporate lawyery lives (btw though no one asked 😂 Sailing Yacht Florence is my fave)
If I can figure out how to be a barefoot sailing lawyer, ill give that a red-hot crack,