I design boats for a living and it’s great to see somebody doing a trip like this with a boat that uses all the modern technology to best advantage. Looks like you had a great trip, thanks for sharing.
Ha, that is a great profession. I've owned several small sailing yachts, and I am not duh, so I know it is always some optimum on a lot of parameters, properties. Have you ever read Robot At Sea? Robot op zee, it is Dutch. Ship designer Pieter Adriaans (+/-) designed Syllogic to win a race across the Atlantic, Ostar maybe. Two innovations: he wanted a mast that tilts into the wind, just like a windsurfer does. Why? Now the sail pushes the hull out of the water, instead of deeper into it. Problem? Hydraulics to control the mast, but that was solved. Next innovation. When sailing upwind, the keel was turned some degrees left or right. Why? At highest VMG, the keel is in a good angle of attack,,but the hull? No, a ship drifts. To go faster, you want to point the bow into the direction the ship is going. So, you build a keel that turns. And it also swings up wind, of course. But that turning keel was new. Problem is, boom and mainsail move to a different position, main sheet needs to go to new strong blocks. Last innovation? A computer network that does "self learning" on sailing a racing boat. Self learning software was Adriaans' work, he was both a uni teacher and a handful people software company owner. So, the software did several level tasks, from scanning weather systems and calculating fastest route, to a steering computer that was way smarter than the ones we buy. That explains several computers, a network, not just one large computer. Conclusion: the innovation of that keel that swings, but also can be turned left and right, and the mast and sails designed for downdraft, because the mast is tilted into the wind, well, that resulted in a fast ship. However, the keel construction broke during the race, Syllogic did not win. And for this other designer, maybe you do not do sails and racing, but this book is great, because he is a nice writer. Example? He explains how a kid can learn to steer a large barge, problem is, you steer and you must wait to see how much it turns. Even kids learn fast when to start steering (in advance, okay, but when exactly), and how far you need to steer. That is the problem for a chart plotter and automatic steering: can that system learn to steer in advance? How?! In these years, that was not for sale! See? Pieter Adriaans is interesting. And in Norway I met a man who is a designer for tugships. The real deal, large ones. Modern ones. Awesome.
What a great video, I grew up in love day so black fellas creek was our yabby and swimming hole, been to all the places you showed in the Riverland, bought back great memories thank you for sharing
Great video! Good mix of interesting scenery and good commentary. Thanks Aggie & Don, didn’t realise you had done clips of your trips but just stumbled on this one and now we will have to watch the others.
Hi Paul. I thought a video of the motor boat may help Noosa Marine. I had no idea how much interest it would create. Look forward to catching up. Cheers Don and Aggie
We did one of the River Rambles that went from Goolwa to Waikerie many years ago. From memory about 7-8 days cruising up with about 50+ boats of all sizes, houseboats, and the occasional Yancheng. Great memories.
In a canoe or kayak these curvy rivers take a lot of time. Seen spots where taking the canoe out and walking it for a while could save miles. Then you start understanding why rivers are turned into canals, locks and dams installed. Economy wins. But that meandering is beautiful.
Awesome Vid thanks for sharing, and Lovely boat is it foam sandwich. A mate and I built a 7,7m FG over ply years ago I use to pro fish and charter with it from Tin can Bay and Noosa
Good vid I grew up in Curlwaa NSW and noticed you labeled Abbotsford bridge as abbotsville bridge but apart from that was a great video, nice boat too 👌🏻
Love to seeing your adventures. Your current vessel ticks a lot of boxes for us, in the future as we downsize. Can trailer and access places far and wide. No mast. Fast. Big enough for two for a long trip. I note from comments below the it is a Noosa 7. Is it a custom design?
Hi. Julian Griffith has built 3 or 4 of these boats off the same jig. Mine is the only one with a cabin . The others are more sports or day boats but I wanted a style to suit my age. He has built 2 more slightly larger ones of a different design with similar cabin shape . We could not be happier with ours. Find him on facebook. Noosa Marine. Cheers Don
A Great Video Thank you so much for posting I am curious as to which Book of charts you used as it differs greatly from my book by Maureen Wright which now dates from 1997.
Hi Sorry for the slow response we are away in the 4x4 and off the grid. Re guide I will have to get back to you when we are home in a couple of weeks. Cheers Don.
I enjoyed the video, but wondering what is the name of the song referring to 'down to the sea again'? Really liked it, but can't seem to find it, cheers
Hi Julian Yes we anchored each evening .We usually dropped the anchor our after circling and checking the bottom for snags with the depth sounder/fishfinder. then reversed in and tied to a tree with a light end for end line that was easy to drop in the morning. It held us from swinging with the wind and kept us off the bank. We only managed to collect one log but got unhooked easily. Don
I really like your boat. I live in Mildura and want to travel upstream initially. Is your boat self-built or a commercial machine? It’s cruise on the plane looks like what I want for long distance cruising.
Hi. The boat is a Noosa 7 built by Julian Griffith of Noosa Marine. It is a great cruising boat . Very economical light weight and a good sea boat . Another short video is Noosa to Fraser Island by boat. Good luck. Don
Great trip to watch and thanks for sharing your journey with us. Whereabouts did you get your book ( about the Murray river ) from? Was that book very helpful / informative? I’m thinking about doing a trip along the Murray.
Looks like a great boat and interesting run. What is the top speed with the 115 hp Yammie? (4 stroke I presume.) What is your cruising speed? Initially - 120 litres for 320 km = 2.67 kms / litre. Overal - 410 litres for the whole 900 kms = 2.2 kms / litre How many hours did you travel on average each day for the 12 days? (900 / 12 = av 75 km/day) What was the longest distance between fuel availability? What was the furthest you had to carry small fuel cans to refill the main tanks?
Hi. Thanks for your inquiry. The boat does between 30 and 33 knots . It doesn't bog down before planing just rises so happily planes along from 10kns . Smooth days I cruise around 18 to 20 . 1 trip punching a 20kn s/e wind in the open ocean for 40 mls and averaged 13 kn .very comfortably. I allow 1 lit per NM. In the ocean . Depends on your range we only carried fuel once. We drove on a normal day about 6 hrs doing between 6 to 18 knots but a lot around 14kn. Cheers Don
Hi Don and Aggie fantastic trip ... great video I'm looking forward to watching the others. One question please, what was the book you were using for reference ?
Hi. Sorry for the slow response. We have been off the grid remote camping and fishing. We carried spare anchors ,props ,oil ,fuel filters,spark plugs and fibreglass repair kit. We did not hit anything and had no issues. It was a very good trip. Cheers Don
Hi . The boat was built and mostly designed by Julian Griffith of Noosa Marine. It is light weight 1.25 ton with some fuel and supplies on board. Look on his face book site or google Noosa Marine .it does over 30knots and cruises happily at 18,to 20 knots . Cheers Don
Hi The boat is built by Noosa Marine and Julian Griffith had his design modified by a Marine architect and tank tested . You can find Noosa Marine on facebook. Cheers Don
Hi . Hema have a usefully map of the Murray River and we joined the Murray River boaters association. There are guide books but we are away travelling so may lead you astray with a guess. Cheers
Hi Phil It is a Noosa 7 Built by Noosa marine in Noosaville QLD by Julian Griffiths 0402079394 Great boat. Light Fast and spacious. Check out noosa to fraser island by boat
Hi draft is about 750mm with outboard down. 300mm up. We had a good depth sounder and had no problems. We needed a good sounder to find a clear bottom to drop anchor.
Thanks for your quick reply. I'm planning a trip this year and have a draft of about 450mm. You've given me a bit more confidence in making it! I will invest in a good sounder. Any other advice you can offer will be greatly appreciated. @@NuMoonvl4936
This was a very interesting trip but I don't get why there are so many barriers along the river. This kind of interruption to the natural flow of the river must have had a catastrophic impact on wildlife.
@@colgorman4849 Oh I didn't know that. I thought the river had a bigger year round flow like those of other wetter regions. These locks are then a very good idea. Thanks for the info. 👍
What a wanker. I think its great. I have watched it many, many times. Its not a Steven Spielberg docko. I would like to see you do better. They have done a great job.
Hi. We do a lot to help climate change. We sailed our boat around the world instead of flying. Our house runs almost off the grid on solar panels. We use bikes a lot for transport .
Hi. Sorry for the slow response. The boat is very light and fuel efficient for its size and used less fuel in 2 weeks than my car does in that time normally. Cheers
