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    3 Were we the first people to see this? Deep in a Papuan Jungle river.

    👀Check out our New Binoculars👀SIRUI Beyond B1042B-MD Rangefinding Binoculars features outstanding optical performance and precise distance measurement with the ranging capacity of 1800mAffiliate Link: Sirui Sport Optics | Natural Observing | Explore Beyond The reason we live on a Sailing boat is...
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    3 Sailing a Narrow Passage to a Magical water cave

    Sailing through the Kabui Passage is a bit nerve wracking as it's super narrow, has big sharp cliffs on either side and the current can run either way up to 5 knots. It is a big shortcut and it is a very beautiful river-like cruise if you have the courage. On the other side we are rewarded with...
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    3 Repairs done(mostly) Now off to explore Raja Ampat

    Our sailing catamaran was finally fixed and after 20 days of frustration, sweating and head scratching it was time to leave Sorong and sail out into Raja Ampat for some R&R Marie and Eli were raring to go and I was just hoping all my repairs would prove to be seaworthy. Join us for our first...
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    3 Fixing my bent Rudder, DIY repairs in remote locations

    After hitting a log while sailing at high speed I had plenty of repairs to get done. This is part 2 of 3 of my repair series in Sorong. In this video I mainly work on getting the bent rudder straight. After the local guys attempted but failed to get the shaft straight I found a bodgy way to...
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    3 Repairing my collision damaged Catamaran. Part 1

    Couple of weeks of hard yakka for sure
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    3 Repairing my collision damaged Catamaran. Part 1

    Couple of weeks of hard yakka for sure
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    3 Repairing my collision damaged Catamaran. Part 1

    Couple of weeks of hard yakka for sure
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    3 Repairing my collision damaged Catamaran. Part 1

    Repairing boats is not at the top of my list of fun things to do but what do can you do? I had just recently spent a week fixing my boat after hitting a log in Sulawesi and now this, another log, this time in Raja Ampat. I dont have enough money to just pay someone else to do all the work and in...
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    3 Indonesia's BEST marina... and it costs NOTHING!

    Welcome to Wakatobi, one of the premier dive spots in the world and home of Indonesia's best boat marina. The thing is it's totally abandoned basically and it costs nothing to stay there. Join me as I try to figure out what happened here and why so much money was invested with no apparent...
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    3 Sailing Solo again. 360 mile passage with a disastrous ending!

    So I'm sailing Solo again! I'm really looking forward to this 1000nm trip. Marie and Eli are in France and will join me in 5 weeks, obviously I'm missing them a great deal but daily video calls make it easier. I'm starting off with a 360 mile passage from Komodo to South Sulawesi. I've got a...
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    3 Getting diesel with a horse and cart, LOMBOK style.

    Sailing in Indonesia means you need to be flexible and adaptive. Almost nothing is as it is in western countries and that includes finding and buying fuel. I'm nearly out of diesel and it's time to track some down. Now the easiest way would be to just pay a local to go get it for me but I...
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    3 Decision time, Aluminium Project boat or Keep our Catamaran?

    I flew to Australia to see a 54ft Aluminium sailing boat called Ivanhoe. It would need a total rebuild from bottom up and that is a HUGE job. Our budget would be AU$100k and 12 months to get the job done. Last week I showed you guys Ivanhoe and most of you told me to RUN AWAY!. Well I flew back...
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    3 Shall I buy this HUGE Aluminium project boat?

    Thanks. Yep, regrets people have as life moves on. I think the YT channel would help with finding support and also some helpers who would want to be involved.
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    3 Shall I buy this HUGE Aluminium project boat?

    The trip was definitely not a waste of time or money. I learnt a lot, have now a reference point and the response to this video has shown me that if I do take on a big project then there is a huge audience that will be interested in other.
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    3 Shall I buy this HUGE Aluminium project boat?

    Hi Paul. Yes, I'm always excited to step outside my comfort zone and get stuck into something. I wont be doing this project if I dont think I can complete ti within the 12months and $100k though.
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