Wow it's kind of surreal for me that I've watched you for so many years through one girlfriend, and then one misfit wife. And there's this wonderful young lady to provide different experiences on your adventures for us to watch.
But we don’t get to watch the best ones. ~8O ...♥ I’m on Rhonda’s side here, motors are noisey. James, SAIL MORE! And what was with that upwind-most tack after yous kissed and made up? Impressive your speed there, but you could have been having way more fun switching fast tacks.
@@johnnyliminal8032can only sail if there’s wind 💨 we sail if we are able…. But when you have ground to cover, that engines a god sent! Thanks for watching our adventures.
@@Peterjenkins1011 all is well. James posted a link to a podcast I did recently with Tara from @saltwaterjournal where I delve into some details about the struggles and adjustments I’m dealing with… giving up your life and shifting to another country, giving up all your vices, friends and family has been a challenge at times for me. Like we always say this lifestyle isn’t easy… nor is it always rainbows and butterflies.
James those sea caves at hummocky island were fantastic , i have lived at emu park near yeppoon most of my life and visited hummocky island on several occasions with the coast gaurd rescueing many boats from there but at the time sea conditions did not allow us to get near them and on 4 occasions at night. Thankyou for the images as not many people get that close to them you where lucky to have the weather gods with you on your visit.
I live in Brisbane and didn't know about those caves. You guys got so lucky with the weather to explore them. Loved the video guys. So glad you are exploring and showing off our state.
G’day James and Rhonda. James you have come a long way since I started watching you on your first leg from the US to Hawaii. Some fascinating adventures for sure. I sm pleased Rhonda is either you. She looks like a lovely lady indeed. Take guys Ken Western Australia
Fantastic! Hey James, there is a woman of 81 yrs sailing solo around the world..possibly currently around Fiji somewhere...she also completed a non stop lap at 70 yrs. She has a RU-vid channel- Jeanne Socrates sails the world solo. She would be a brilliant addition to your interview series!.. If you happened to cross her path 🤔✌️
Hi James. Hi Madame. Fabulous voyage my man! Ces grottes imposantes nous font penser à quel point nous sommes insignifiants ! J'espère que ces terres resteront éternellement à l'abris des hommes mesquins et leur pollution, etc. 💜🍀
When you get up into croc country don't leave your inflatable dinghy tied off overnight but put it up on deck. We were warned that the crocks will chew on it like a child's pacifier when sailing up through the Kimberleys on the NW coast some years ago. I really enjoy watching your voyage.
I'll bet you felt like you were the only people on earth there for a brief moment on the last island. That is up until you ran into the sign prohibiting camp fires. 😅 Those caves, though, amazing...
Watching your videos from when you first set sail to Hawaii has me believe that mr and my wife can sail out 30' Catalina to alot more places than i first thought thank you
Herbert, Patrick Lawless - unfortunately deceased from Covid- Sailed his Catalina 30 right around the world. If you prepare and provision your boat well, then I think It will take you anywhere you want to go. btw. Patrick Lawless documented many of his most recent sailing adventures on his RU-vid channel “Brick House” Regards Ed
Sailor James , Im with you there… as a professional engineer It never ceases to amaze me that you can get more power and speed from the wind driving a boat Then you can from a 20- 30 hp diesel engine 👍👍 btw . The rule Red Right Returning , is the rule in Europe and Canada, not just America.
Lovely place and looks so warm. Hummocky island looks somewhat brutal, all that rock. I just looked it up and people live there? The light is changing again now you're up north. Hervey Bay, I've always called it Hervey Bay - I expect the Hervey surname was pronounced Harvey in it's country of origin. Wow, Capt Cook logged the island in 1770. It's amazing to imagine a ship there, in that year.
G'day guy's thanks for another great episode ! I'm spueing that I never got to come meet you both and Triteia while you was in Gladstone! Maybe one day aye!
(With respect to the native people) Must have been so cool discovering/exploring these places for the first time back in the day. Like being a naturalist or something on a HMS charting mission, drawing all those coral in your journal etc. I often think of that when seeing you land at these new, ancient places.
Hi James and Rhonda, wait until you get up to Airlie Beach and see all the islands they’re absolutely fantastic. Keep up the good work guys always enjoy the videos Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia
Great episode! So happy I found your channel, James, and just in time to be introduced to the natural beauty, Rhonda, with the lovely skin. Rhonda, I follow your IG and I am enjoying all your supplemental posts during the weekly hiatus here. You are gifted at storytelling. James is also. Thanks guys!
lol I love the way you're having fun with our language. We have to keep you on your toes James. 🙂 Your in a fantastic place to explore but you're in crock/tiger shark territory now. So long as you don't take any chances, you'll have a great time.
I actually like the sound of an engine running... regardless if it's a nice sounding Chrysler or 327 Chev.. Me thinks the Lister Petter might be the cat's whiskers Nothing beats the sound of a 383 Cuda.. wicked footage of the cave, I saw people in the rocks..
About 300BC, the Greeks noticed that on the (northern) solstice the sun was seen directly above a well. Obviously on the Tropic of Cancer. 1000km north, a vertical stick cast a shadow of 9°. So they divided 360° by 9° (40) then multiplied that by the 1000km. 40,000. The circumference of planet Earth. They used something other than kms, but pretty accurate and impeccable logic.
And about 15000 BCE, the Atlantians had done the same and built the pyramids to the exact size of the earth to a ratio of 42300:1 to let future us know - Randall Carlson Cosmic Catastophes 4 hour presentation is a doozy
Clear water, Whitehaven beach is cool, the whole place is cool. Beware sharks. Moorings buoys are good. Some anchorages get strong darts. We dragged approx. 40m in gusts up to 40 knots. Measure dart potential when anchoring near high terrain!
Mate you want to get a move along, its getting hot up here in the whitsundays.. Hot weather means northerly winds... You'll be puching into it soon, 😉🙏
Another great episode guys. Thank you for sharing. By the way, your pronunciation of those words Hummocky is spot on, and members of the Hervey families are happy too. In British English, it's pronounced as in Har..vee. But in American English...it's Her...vee. But that's just because your country has bastardised British English. Hervey Bay, Australia, is pronounced as Har..vee Bay. Because it's part of the British Commonwealth....and English Oxford Dictionary told me. 😂 Next week, our lesson will be the correct application of intonation in your V.O. Um that means "voice over." 😮 She's right mate. I'm just messing with you.. However the serious part of my comment is...I thank you for taking me places that I cannot now travel to. Unfortunately the old ticker now keeps me on land. But thank you for sharing. Much appreciated. Atb from across the ditch.
Actually American English is closer to the traditional English that was spoken during the time is Shakespeare, it became in vogue to speak like a wealthy/ aristocrat in England later on which is what the English of today derives from.
Intresting i saw a few low fronts coming in with the clouds and a couple of high so a big storm with in 72 hours and it look like the Aussie guy from port Macquarie did a great job on the engine.
Wait till you get to the wonderful Whitsundays. Great anchorage right out in front of Airlie Beach. Marinas are very expensive. 74 amazing islands , all about 2 hours sailing apart. All your dreams will come true. Lived here for 46 years.
Another nice video, neat island. I'm curious as to whether you do much research on the places you visit before hand, or if you just pick spots that happen to be roughly on your path and see what there is to find? However you do it, it's enjoyable to those of us not there.
Yes I do extensive research on key places we plan to visit, other places we stumble upon or are told about by other cruisers. Anytime we are invited onto a locals boat for dinner or drinks I bring my cruising guides or atleast my Navionics and ask them to show me their favorite places or must visit spots.
First of all not every second of our lives is on video. Secondly I can tell you haven’t spent much time in Australia 😂 the water is freezing cold, there are the possibility of box jellies and Irukandji jellyfish year round, both of which can kill you before help can arrive if you are offshore , then there are the Sharks and in the North Crocodiles.
@@SailorJames Glad to hear you get in the water sometimes. I'm a lifelong swimmer and diver, all over the world in waters warm and cold. It is wise to be cautious about the hazards of the marine environment.
That 70’s game show music at about the 11:00 or so mark is (insert chef’s kiss here)! Seriously though, do you ever do any celestial navigation? I’ve been reading a lot of Burch’s books on the subject and as reliable (and redundant) as e-nav is, I’d feel better knowing at least the basics of how to do it the old fashioned way… even if it was only to connect with the history and tradition of sailing it would be worth knowing.
Thanks for sharing. Feel sorry for you all with the rocking. Wonder why more sailors don't anti-rock. Sad to see the coral bleaching. So startled to see higher ocean temps worldwide. Please mention & track temps., as you travel. (Other sailors did thus as they sailed to the Azores last year. Startling temos.!) Please describe what is happening to the coral, environment if you know. (Some viewer comments were helpful.) Also thanks for focusing on other natural history: fish, geology, etc. Where are the birds? less fish so less birds?
Great video and sorry in advance but I can't help telling people "don't store your dinghy upside down on your only other escape hatch" after my boat burnt down and I realised just how deadly that could end up. Still, everyone does it, deck real estate is precious and inflating deflating each stop a pain, so I guess move right along nothing to see here. Porabote on the safety lines perhaps? This is why I rant about it, this took less time than the time to row to shore. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JUmVgCvxS-k.htmlsi=LT4bT4Blhqv1to5c
@@SailorJames your right, but just as unlikely as in that vid link I sent of my boat going to the bottom in flames. It just takes a bilge pump stuck on in the stern (it had the recomended fuse). I have since seen three fires on other peoples boats, that only in 4 years in a small area in Tassie , one they got to in time, electrical, near the main hatch, the cabin was still so full of smoke you could not see, another they were thinking of purposely sinking to save the other boats at the marina but eventually overcame it. The third was a battery fire that got contained but the 45ft expensive gin palace needed guting and refurbishing after. All these boats, luckily, had their dinghies elsewhere or in the water so they had options in either escaping or fighting the fire. I know it is a pain, and I understand the dismissiveness, but like all boat life ideas it might be worth people thinking of, if not for you then someone else. I myself am thinking of making a dyi portabote to tie like a surfboard to the side like "Freerange sailing" did (other you tube Aussie circumnavigators) as it seems less effort than the inflation/deflation thing. This comment is not sent to cause offence but is purely in the spirit of conversation. Hope you guys are doing well.
