I went to high school with a woman named Tania Aebi. She wrote a book called "Maiden Voyage' about sailing around the world solo. At the time, 1987, she was the youngest person and first American woman to sail solo around the globe, starting when she was 18 and finishing at 21. Due to a technicality...she didn't get the record, because she went through the Panama Canal which required assistance and also took a friend on board for 80 miles in the South Pacific.. She left NYC on May 28th 1985, and returned to NYC in November 6th, 1987 During the first leg of her voyage she used only celestial navigation, and a sextant and after that a radio direction finder.... GPS receivers were not available to civilians at the time. The last leg was across the Atlantic from East to West. Fascinating book.
Just my 2 cents, maybe get a couple used/cheap life jackets, clip them together around that ball. I do worry it would scuff some of your paint over time but it's a thought.
What an incredible adventure! I can’t imagine how restless that night on the mooring ball must have been, but the reward of seeing a wild koala on St. Bees Island must have made it all worth it. I loved hearing about the unique wildlife you encountered-makes me want to explore Australia even more. Fair winds, and looking forward to the next episode!
This Intro still calms me down every single time =) Congrats to your successful passage to Indo ! So stoked to see the videos from that one and the adventures in asia !
Gday James and Rhonda! Im so glad you both got into Indo safe and well! Congrats to Rhonda on her first ever ocean passage and thanks for another great episode 👍
That was terrific, loved it. Gorgeous island, just perfect and yes, a treat to see natural forest - an enchanted forest. It's super exciting to see where you are now, Rhonda was smelling eucalyptus and now flowers! Happy Sails ⛵
Amazing video! I loved seeing the koala 🐨 moving. Such a sweat animal! I have been watching your channel for over 2 years. I enjoy seeing the islands & your journey has been joyful with Rhonda. Can’t wait to see the next video. 😊
Chuck a drogue of some description over the stern. Tidal flow will prevent the yacht sailing up the mooring. Lived the Egremont passage for sometime, early 2000s. Many great times spent exploring with caretaker at the time. Peter Berck. RIP Mate.
I think the life jacket advice for the mooring ball is probably best. If there are extra moorings, then tying up between two balls might work, but risk leaving you at a bad angle when the wind or sea picks up.
@@SailorJames the places I've seen it done were probably in the Med where they were closely packed and two boats swinging different directions would be a problem. If only one boat does it, then yeah, dick move. If everyone does it, then it's only one extra ball per row since someone else ties their bow to your stern mooring.
Not only do you have crocodiles, but you have box jellyfish , Irukandji jelly fish which are only 1 cm long very very small but very deadly welcome to Australia
In the land of Australia the brave... Its the little things that bite and sting that are more likely to get you 😂 Darwin Awards await the un-observant. Many Marsupials can delay fetile egg development and if they feel environmentally stressed re absorb the pre birth feotus .. also if the feed is switched off in the pouch.. the grubs migration to from birth canal pouch teet is quite incredible given its very limmited development.
Thanks for the great video - looks like it was a beautiful and interesting place. I would be terrified of crocs. They seem to be fast and efficient at catching and killing - Yikes!
James: I feel like you mentioned something in another video about doing an ocean passage to test the waters (har har) before committing to a bluewater boat. I'm way more of a newbie than to think I need an ocean-crosser, but it did make me think about opportunities to crew on a boat before owning one. That said, I'm a 9-5er so this would be more of a vacation cruise to dip my toes in the water (sorry, not sorry). Do you have any recommendations for cool folks who do crewed, but hands-on, charters? The only ones I know of off the top of my head are (fellow Canadians) Distant Shores.
I outline a number of ways to get on boats in this episode… Learning to Sail and How to Find Your Way Onto Sailboats On Any Budget th-cam.com/video/phDuDe1osuk/w-d-xo.html
@@TheOceanWorker Cool, I hadn't heard of Mahina, and they're not too far from me (up the coast in BC). Based on their requirements my skills aren't up to snuff (yet) though. Thanks!
Hi James, obviously it’s so deep you can’t put out a stern anchor I come across this along time ago drives you crazy keep up the good work always enjoy the videos
To stop the mooring ball issue, always carry a mountain bike tube (or car wheel inner tube), infatuate it and let it float around the mooring ball. And in the morning don't forget to take it with you.
Sounded like a real ball breaker , O' no I didn't just say that did I 🤔, anyways ,it seems to be working out , Australia will be in the rear vision soon , ps , more locals have become crock snacks than visitors : fact . , great that James finally saw his koala , you guys vlogs are a very easy watch and I always look forward to the next installment , safe passage to were ever the wind may take u both 😚👍✌
No snakes.? Funny story for you though Rhonda. I was lying down watching this, with headset connected. I started to drift off to sleep, when all of a sudden in my ears, I hear..."LOOK THERE'S A KANGAROO." Sxxt a brick.!! I just about crapped myself. 😮 Disclaimer...I wasn't bored. Ffffar out. Just got me old ticker restarted, a few minutes ago. Anyway thanks again for sharing guys. Awesome editing.
For me that one was over the top, guys. I'd be wanting to grab a sleeping bag and tarp and sleep there. That way the Koala's would get more familiar with me and I'd see even more .
I wonder if a woven rope fender could be secured temporarily, either to the ball itself or the bow at the waterline, to turn that knocking into a dull thud? More like a mat than a fender, if you get me.
The only logical solution I heard of was a large inner tube , but for a cruising sailor that’s not something we would carry onboard , for locals who use the ball’s regularly they can easily find those and keep them onboard
I’ve had mooring balls banging my hull and know what you are talking about. I’ve had some luck when I tie up to them with a bridle or two mooring lines from opposite sides of my boat
Yes some locals said this is there solution, but you would have to know that ahead of time and since we were passing through we didn’t have anything like that
That’s what locals said they do but for an international boat cruising, where do you buy an inner tube that large on remote islands and no access to the mainland for over 200 miles?
Ha... I know the dreaded blue mooring banging all too well. I even thought of making a circular mooring pad. An inflatable swimming ring would would not last long. Sometimes best to just drop the anchor, if permissible. Thanks!
@@SailorJames Always good to check if there are crocodile tracks about and best to be be ever vigilant. Crocodiles can live on remote islands void of a fresh water source; they have a gland in the tongue that can process salt water so they can hydrate. The mangroves have reached peak croc capacity so crocs have been forced out of the river systems. When I was staying in Mackay marina a croc was spotted. Hinchinbrook channel would be the most dangerous spot. BTW Orpheus Island is one of my favourite spots.
"There's an app for that..." identifying unknown plants and flowers, it uses your phones camera to compare against a catalogue of pictures. Can't remember it's name though.
When whales🐋🐳 dive down head first ... its called Sounding .. underwater they will also switch to a different echo location song pattern than when they are underway or chilling at the surface.. Hydrophone or put a mike in a water tight bag or box wt it and listen in they are officially some of the loudest critters on the planet.
What I used to do on The mooring ball. Yes I would have two PVC pipes I would pass the mooring line from The vessel through the PVC and then attach it to the ball works great in calm conditions
Have you heard of the the Robertson family survival story? A family shipwrecked in the Pacific ocean in the 1970s by a school of killer whales and had to survive in a dinghy for more than a month with hardly any food or drinking water...
@@SailorJamesi only mention it because number one, Rhonda reminded me mentioning whales, and number two, I saw the dinghy they survived in last week at Falmouth maritime museum 🤘👍 KANGAROO 😂..
@@SailorJames I hope I didn't offend you. I have been watching a long time. I like to read books mostly. Two I read because of you. Over the edge of the World (the story of Magellan). Fantastic. Also the book of how the Polynesians sailed the sea with no compass only using a "watcher" for direction and counting waves. And I do smoke weed sometimes.
I went to high school with a woman named Tania Aebi.
She wrote a book called "Maiden Voyage' about sailing around the world solo.
At the time, 1987, she was the youngest person and first American woman to sail solo around the globe,
starting when she was 18 and finishing at 21.
Due to a technicality...she didn't get the record,
because she went through the Panama Canal which required assistance
and also took a friend on board for 80 miles in the South Pacific..
She left NYC on May 28th 1985, and returned to NYC in November 6th, 1987
During the first leg of her voyage she used only celestial navigation, and a sextant and after that a radio direction finder....
GPS receivers were not available to civilians at the time.
The last leg was across the Atlantic from East to West.
Fascinating book.
Just my 2 cents, maybe get a couple used/cheap life jackets, clip them together around that ball. I do worry it would scuff some of your paint over time but it's a thought.
Woman float :}
Upright,
Men float face down.
I dunno if it is scientific but..
Watching you now two and half years love seeing your journey James safe sailing ….you and Rhonda take care….
Thanks 🙏🏻
Thanks!
Thank you 🙏🏻
So cool, loved all the wildlife!
Awesome Koala! Thanks for sharing with us!
What an incredible adventure! I can’t imagine how restless that night on the mooring ball must have been, but the reward of seeing a wild koala on St. Bees Island must have made it all worth it. I loved hearing about the unique wildlife you encountered-makes me want to explore Australia even more. Fair winds, and looking forward to the next episode!
This Intro still calms me down every single time =) Congrats to your successful passage to Indo ! So stoked to see the videos from that one and the adventures in asia !
Thanks 🙏🏻
@@erikjalefors9377 same here. I will raise my coffee mug and toast James as well and say a hello.
Very cool. Loved the koala. Great job! So happy for you two. You do the most with the least.
Super stoked!!!
Gday James and Rhonda! Im so glad you both got into Indo safe and well! Congrats to Rhonda on her first ever ocean passage and thanks for another great episode 👍
That was terrific, loved it. Gorgeous island, just perfect and yes, a treat to see natural forest - an enchanted forest.
It's super exciting to see where you are now, Rhonda was smelling eucalyptus and now flowers! Happy Sails
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Love it 🤗
Thank you so much for sharing
What an incredible journey life is
It’s an amazing life !!!
Would a free life on a sailboat fill your soul? I want to go for it ... 🐬☀🌊
Amazing video! I loved seeing the koala 🐨 moving. Such a sweat animal! I have been watching your channel for over 2 years. I enjoy seeing the islands & your journey has been joyful with Rhonda. Can’t wait to see the next video. 😊
I am a 76 year old skipper .. believe me Digby can be a nightmare .. you were blessed..
Rodney .. Centurion II
Inspirational. Excellent vid!!
Nice .thank you both
Nice, real nice.....
Chuck a drogue of some description over the stern. Tidal flow will prevent the yacht sailing up the mooring.
Lived the Egremont passage for sometime, early 2000s.
Many great times spent exploring with caretaker at the time. Peter Berck. RIP Mate.
The infectious glee when you saw that koala. "Happy tanks are full" Well said :)
Full stoke
I think the life jacket advice for the mooring ball is probably best. If there are extra moorings, then tying up between two balls might work, but risk leaving you at a bad angle when the wind or sea picks up.
Taking up two moorings would be a super dick move, besides they are very far apart
@@SailorJames the places I've seen it done were probably in the Med where they were closely packed and two boats swinging different directions would be a problem. If only one boat does it, then yeah, dick move. If everyone does it, then it's only one extra ball per row since someone else ties their bow to your stern mooring.
Still a selfish dick move
22:44 they sleep roughly 20 hours a day (in captivity, at least) so awake is rare 😂 I agree… cute ears
Not only do you have crocodiles, but you have box jellyfish , Irukandji jelly fish which are only 1 cm long very very small but very deadly welcome to Australia
Yep 👍🏻
In the land of Australia the brave... Its the little things that bite and sting that are more likely to get you 😂 Darwin Awards await the un-observant.
Many Marsupials can delay fetile egg development and if they feel environmentally stressed re absorb the pre birth feotus .. also if the feed is switched off in the pouch.. the grubs migration to from birth canal pouch teet is quite incredible given its very limmited development.
Thanks for the great video - looks like it was a beautiful and interesting place. I would be terrified of crocs. They seem to be fast and efficient at catching and killing - Yikes!
They are a real concern for sure !!!
James: I feel like you mentioned something in another video about doing an ocean passage to test the waters (har har) before committing to a bluewater boat. I'm way more of a newbie than to think I need an ocean-crosser, but it did make me think about opportunities to crew on a boat before owning one. That said, I'm a 9-5er so this would be more of a vacation cruise to dip my toes in the water (sorry, not sorry). Do you have any recommendations for cool folks who do crewed, but hands-on, charters? The only ones I know of off the top of my head are (fellow Canadians) Distant Shores.
I outline a number of ways to get on boats in this episode…
Learning to Sail and How to Find Your Way Onto Sailboats On Any Budget
th-cam.com/video/phDuDe1osuk/w-d-xo.html
@@SailorJames awesome! Thank you, sir!
Distant Shores is a solid option, and I’ve also heard good things about Mahina Expeditions if you’re looking for hands-on learning.
@@TheOceanWorker Cool, I hadn't heard of Mahina, and they're not too far from me (up the coast in BC). Based on their requirements my skills aren't up to snuff (yet) though. Thanks!
GREAT wilderness area, it reminds me of the kind of place they would choose to film one of those SURVIVAL type of shows.
I think they filmed one of those shows on one of the islands we visited (May have been St. Bees
Great adventure! Amazing 🤩
Amazing!
So cool, A Koala Bear!🐨
Wonderful. 🙂👍
Outstanding stuff yet again, young man! God bless you both 🙏✝️🙏
Was lovely to see the 🐨… so chilled watching your channel 🤍
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Awesome ❤❤❤
Infects enthusaum 🦘 lovely
Hi James, obviously it’s so deep you can’t put out a stern anchor I come across this along time ago drives you crazy keep up the good work always enjoy the videos
Yeah in some anchorages it’s hopeless situation
To stop the mooring ball issue, always carry a mountain bike tube (or car wheel inner tube), infatuate it and let it float around the mooring ball. And in the morning don't forget to take it with you.
Put a Life Jacket around the Mooring Ball......
The guy complains so much, he has no lateral thinking.
@@MarkSwift-o2i Owning a boat means you do maintenance or repairs most of the time, I would also complain a lot.
Amazing Trip
Sounded like a real ball breaker , O' no I didn't just say that did I 🤔, anyways ,it seems to be working out , Australia will be in the rear vision soon , ps , more locals have become crock snacks than visitors : fact . , great that James finally saw his koala , you guys vlogs are a very easy watch and I always look forward to the next installment , safe passage to were ever the wind may take u both 😚👍✌
Cool 🐬🐬🙏👍🏻
Thanks
No snakes.? Funny story for you though Rhonda. I was lying down watching this, with headset connected. I started to drift off to sleep, when all of a sudden in my ears, I hear..."LOOK THERE'S A KANGAROO." Sxxt a brick.!! I just about crapped myself. 😮
Disclaimer...I wasn't bored. Ffffar out. Just got me old ticker restarted, a few minutes ago. Anyway thanks again for sharing guys. Awesome editing.
For me that one was over the top, guys. I'd be wanting to grab a sleeping bag and tarp and sleep there. That way the Koala's would get more familiar with me and I'd see even more .
I wonder if a woven rope fender could be secured temporarily, either to the ball itself or the bow at the waterline, to turn that knocking into a dull thud? More like a mat than a fender, if you get me.
The only logical solution I heard of was a large inner tube , but for a cruising sailor that’s not something we would carry onboard , for locals who use the ball’s regularly they can easily find those and keep them onboard
12:15 a pool noodle tied into a circle so that it can go around the mooring ball as a buffer.
I doubt it would stay on
awesome
Some people carry padded ball covers and slip it over them
Hi guys, James are your jib sheets tied on using two bowline knots?
Yes
I’ve had mooring balls banging my hull and know what you are talking about. I’ve had some luck when I tie up to them with a bridle or two mooring lines from opposite sides of my boat
Hi guys!
Q: is that a bat flying at 19:25 ?
Cheers from Southern California USA 🇺🇸 ~
Flying Foxes
There good eating, but need garlic!
@@edithdriver2094 Australia is crazy, stay well away. Most animals there have evolved into killing machines.
Awww….what a cute little fuzzball 😍I meant the koala, James!
😂😂😂
Hi mate, why not try and put a kids blow up lifering around the mooring ball, cheers and safe passage. 👍
Yes some locals said this is there solution, but you would have to know that ahead of time and since we were passing through we didn’t have anything like that
could you tie three fenders end to end in a triangle around the buoy?
I think they would just pop up
@@SailorJames na, put them on the underside of the buoy so the buoy sits in it
Love the videos, not loving the mooring ball...maybe a large inner tube you could inflate and drop onto that sucker...if it would stay put
That’s what locals said they do but for an international boat cruising, where do you buy an inner tube that large on remote islands and no access to the mainland for over 200 miles?
@@SailorJames yeah good point. maybe folks could just store one aboard, but then there's deflating and inflating...
James, What role stabilizer do you use?
I just use my drogue and dinghy anchor
👋 ☝️ 🕒 👀 ur channel 👀 it nice to see openness ❤❤
Man... the engine sounds so much better.
I have been wondering about the Crocodiles.
Ha... I know the dreaded blue mooring banging all too well. I even thought of making a circular mooring pad. An inflatable swimming ring would would not last long. Sometimes best to just drop the anchor, if permissible. Thanks!
We would have anchored but it wasn’t possible there
@@SailorJames Always good to check if there are crocodile tracks about and best to be be ever vigilant. Crocodiles can live on remote islands void of a fresh water source; they have a gland in the tongue that can process salt water so they can hydrate. The mangroves have reached peak croc capacity so crocs have been forced out of the river systems. When I was staying in Mackay marina a croc was spotted. Hinchinbrook channel would be the most dangerous spot. BTW Orpheus Island is one of my favourite spots.
Yes we looked for croc slides before landing in any beach
🐨❤🤩
Could you use a whisker pole to keep the buoy off the boat
great way to break your whisker pole
@@SailorJameshaha !
Do you guys sail with protection? Like weapons? Are there pirates down there??
Pirates and Bandits: Recognizing Imaginary Dangers vs. Real Security Concerns when Sailing The World
th-cam.com/video/SeGXgXoNKLc/w-d-xo.html
Pirate's everywhere, I'd stay away if I was you.
It’s the animals there I would be most worried about, they’ve all evolved into killing machines.
It’s sad you can ask a legitimate question and only get sarcasm.☠️
Niccccce.... 🦀
Three thumbs up!
an aussie told me once where there are saltwater crocks just having your feet in the water is dangerous as they can launch out of nowhere so fast.
Yeah crocs are no joke
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"There's an app for that..."
identifying unknown plants and flowers, it uses your phones camera to compare against a catalogue of pictures. Can't remember it's name though.
🩵⛵️💙🐨
When whales🐋🐳 dive down head first ... its called Sounding .. underwater they will also switch to a different echo location song pattern than when they are underway or chilling at the surface.. Hydrophone or put a mike in a water tight bag or box wt it and listen in they are officially some of the loudest critters on the planet.
What I used to do on The mooring ball. Yes I would have two PVC pipes I would pass the mooring line from The vessel through the PVC and then attach it to the ball works great in calm conditions
Tie stern to ball
Would have the same effect
Have you heard of the the Robertson family survival story? A family shipwrecked in the Pacific ocean in the 1970s by a school of killer whales and had to survive in a dinghy for more than a month with hardly any food or drinking water...
Yeah
@@SailorJamesi only mention it because number one, Rhonda reminded me mentioning whales, and number two, I saw the dinghy they survived in last week at Falmouth maritime museum 🤘👍
KANGAROO 😂..
Next time, dress the morning ball in a life jacket softens the nocking
13:55 what? Humans (scientists) can’t understand how a species is smarter than they (we) are 🤔 😂😂😂
Apparently crocs can run fast as well. Just saying.
Were you guys smoking weed ?
We don’t smoke weed
@@SailorJames I hope I didn't offend you. I have been watching a long time. I like to read books mostly. Two I read because of you. Over the edge of the World (the story of Magellan). Fantastic. Also the book of how the Polynesians sailed the sea with no compass only using a "watcher" for direction and counting waves. And I do smoke weed sometimes.
@@mikeh-p7q check your weed 😂
Nope not offended
AWESOME!!!!
Thanks
Thanks 🙏🏻