Wow Montenegro in 4K - A boaties paradise. Awanui NZ Part 1 Montenegro 

Even if your videos were two hours long, I'd still be watching. Thank you for putting as much effort into these videos as you do.

Great video, can't wait till you reach the UK and jock land so keep up the good work fiona and mark, x

Nice video Mark, as an ‘old salt’ - the British terminology for mooring lines is Bow and Stern lines and Forward Backspring and Aft Backspring. Under normal circumstances that’s all you will need. If the weather is rough , you can double up the bow and stern lines , or put out Breast Lines at right angles to the quay forward and aft. When leaving the dock you ‘single up’ to one or two lines (whatever is needed due to the wind etc. ) So that you only have to let go the minimum at the last minute. Exceptional circumstances can require other procedures but that is the norm. As an ex mariner and retired pilot I’m enjoying your travels 😊

Hi Mark Fiona, another great video really enjoy following your travels, and getting to see parts on thrEaten me I documented to see, thanks

We just left cruising the Dalmatian coast. You’re going to have a great time. Such a beautiful area! Zadar, Hvar, Dubrovnik and Kotor our favorite

Hello from the states. Awesome video and scenery. Thank you for sharing. The Mrs. is doing great. She went from tinder captain to vessel captain in training. We love watching your videos once again safe travels and bless you all.

Great video again. The drone footage was fantastic. I was so immersed in it I forgot to like the video! Don’t worry, I just watched the video again! 😂😂

Yes, it's not just about getting on the boat and going on a fun trip around the world, there's also a lot of work involved.

Love learning from your learning! Well done🎉 Beautiful viewing! Also we very much enjoy your long Vids! Cheers 🐨🍍👏

Thank you for sharing you adventures. Your videos are most enjoyable and quite relaxing! I find myself alwats looking to the next one! Stay safe and be blessed!

Interesting video with wonderful views of Montenegro. Calm sea, ideal for sailing. I admire your energy and ability to learn. More and more it is appreciated that you dominate the situation with the boat. Unforgettable experiences.

Loving the videos and the frequency of them. Personally I have no issue at all with the length, in fact I like the longer ones.

full time job keeping it clean and ship shape ya, just love your under water video. take care guys

Keep the good work up, waiting already on the next one….

The under the boat segments are great! I like seeing the work you guys need to do, as awkward as that probably makes doing the work...

Nice videos, if you use an aft springline the vessel will stay paralell with the pier even with a long bowline

Thats an other really good video and the drone shots are great and with that music very relaxing. Still watching from my hospital bed and it was a real tonic. not too long for me fromScotland

As far as I’m concerned the longer the better. The variety of shots under water, on the water and in the sky keep us focussed. Loved the awesome drone clips at the end. Wonderful effort to keep the Waka clean for guests. I guess my close relatives are in for a treat of Rammel hospitality. Lucky fullahs.

great vid thanks Mark and Fiona I enjoy them a lot

Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦

Wow, what a great episode, looks a beautiful part of the world. I was interested in the underwater segment, looks as though they have a problem with Urchins as well, the rotten things eat everything and just leave the seafloor bare, guess that's why it's called "the urchin barrens", we have the same here in Tassie. Really enjoying your videos, thanks Fiona and Mark. Fair winds.😊

Thanks for the latest. I see a couple of comments about length, which is no problem at all. I guess some folks need a reminder of how to use the fast forward function. Lovely to see Fiona at the helm. Important on longer passages or should you ever become incapacitated. Keep up the great work.

New Captain, well done !

I am thourghly enjoying learning seamanship skills through you learning them. Living in the states the whole Med mooring was a mystery. Excellent videos and love the bantering between you two.

Need to put some rod holders on your boat.. mind you…looks like you need some rods😂😂

Hi Mark & Mrs R, living the dream!! The thruster sounds like warn brushes but assume yours is Hydraulic PTO. is there anything like that on the "motor"

Thank you Mark and Fiona. Mrs R good Captain. Good stuff. 👏👏The longer the video the better😂. We can watch a bit, take coffee break then come back and watch some more great stuff. I have some suggestions about mooring and unmooring but I am not going to get nit picking. You are learning fast and all going fine. Yes good advice from your friend to try keep even tension on all lines. Some Ports have a lot of surging effect, and also when a strong wind is blowing the boat equal tension on all lines very important. If one line snaps then all sorts of trouble especially if you in a tight berth with other boats close to you. I am sure you watch some utube videos about berthing and unberthing boats but I have one suggestion. If you got free time cut out a shape of your boat on cardboard, only about 10cm to keep it in about scale then put it on your table and practice coming alongside and unberthing against the edge of the table. In this way you can visualise what will happen if you apply different things. You will also see that if you put too much tension on your bow line it will box the bow in, something that appeared to happen to you berthing. So from playing around with the cut out boat you will see how the lines all kind of work like vectors and you can see the resultant effect. In my opinion playing around and thinking in your mind what effect will happen if I do this and that then moving cut out accordingly will be good. May sound a bit funny but I used to do this with my trainee Marine Pilots in the office. I used to give them different scenarios and let them show me how they would berth and unberth . We used simulation programs for a lot of the in house training, same as you with your planes. This is a good time of the year where you are the sea is relatively calm and there does not appear to be much wind and current in the Mainers. Good learning grounds for you and Fiona. When you travel in the oceans even during summer it can be a different story. Your boat will be thrown around whilst underway and berthing and unberthing in rough conditions with wind will be challenging. I know you and Fiona will cope just fine. Nice bread your daughter made. Please ask her to send some by plane to me in Durban.😂 Cheers🛥🛥

Another brilliant video. I get excited waiting for the next episode! As a few others have mentioned, your spring lines should be the longest ones and by using a forward and aft spring you will reduce any surge along the quay (i.e. from the centre cleat on the boat, take one line running forward to a quayside bollard and one running aft). Keep sharing your amazing journey!

Great vid . . Interesting places your visiting . . Not alot under the water is there . . Hope the bow thruster is no big deal . . Till next time take care . Bye from NZ👋🍻🇳🇿twa

Great video man ! They are really good we appreciate you explaining the process and cost of entering these countries , cheers 🍻

Good Video--a little less movement on the camera during the cleaning segment -started getting dizzy-👍

Bar is much more rugged looking than Wellington(the hills I mean) The shape of the hills in the foreground are similar .Very Thorough cleaning job Mrs R. There is a metal polish i used to use called solvol autosol might be a bit too abrasive. did you spend the night in Bar ?I noticed you had moved from the Cutoms dock to a more user friendly dock Ecellent drone work!

That looked like a lesser bloody swordfish.

Super again) i go with your thought on leaving a little slack in the mooring lines, i do not like rubbing fenders, and also keep in mind the tide. (Not so much in the Med, but anyway.) tight lines are for goats and cows) 😂😉

Interesting side-note, my parents lived just north of Awanui for many years on West Coast Road 🇬🇸

Tie the stern line on the port side, that will help hold the stern in and you may need to slacken the bow line a bit. Worth a try but without being there it’s hard to say exactly. In theory you have the springs tight and have slack in the bow and stern lines the springs stop it from surging fore and aft and I the bow lines allow the boat roll without bashing the key.

Mark have tied up at that berth, it’s a pig. Had wind blowing me on. You will enjoy Montinegro, sailed there several times.

We received very little help for documentation and rude people abound in the tourist offices. So we changed our plans and spent our shengen time in Albania and loved it.

You need a first mate to keep up with all of the stainless steel polishing and floor cleaning for you. What I like to do when leaving a dock like this is with only the mid forward spring in place put the outside engine in reverse to pivot the bow of the boat out as far as I need. Engines neutral, Release the mid forward spring and both engines forward and away we go.

Go Fiona, driving, and wharf duty & tender captain. Next you will be doing oil change, fixing stabilisers and water filters when required. .Mark will be putting his feet up with a beer on the top deck as you cross Europe. 😂

Great Vid. In case you need a Nordhavn capable marina and service - take Nautica Ranieri in Bari....they are great. I'm on the other side around Lipari next week. Greeting MY SISU

Clean the stainless with wd40, crc spray on, wipe off Or Gumption, apply then wipe off both will help with rust as well.

Great video as always! Glad you guys are having fun! Have you ever thought about getting paravanes for when you are at anchor, or a gyro? might help with the side to side motion.

What your teaching me here is I need a yacht that can handle a full crew because I am an absolute Winnie when it comes to these domestic things

Should have said if you are looking for a good safe berth in Montinegro in strong Northerly, at the ne corner of the north west arm there is a good berth. Tie up towards northern end on outside. Road out full gale there two years ago, double up lines, wind holds you off. Good food ashore also bus to Kotor

It seems there maybe more fish life in Montenegro waters, it would be good to see some action with that rod I saw on the boat. Also, I wouldn't worry too much about your terminolgy Mark, ropes lines doesn't really matter but I do object to the back of the boat being called the tail. Birds and animals have tails, boats have a stern and a bow at the front. You have somewhat of an excuse though, being a ex-airline pilot.

I’ve always wondered once you’re underway should you say that you are turning your vessel left/right or port/starboard, as everyone is aware which is left and right when you are moving forward?

Since you're checking out what's under your boat where what seems to be next to docks, piers and shallow moorings you might want to pick up a waterproof metal detector, no need for it to be an expensive one, you might be surprised to find rings and old coins, get rich? no, just a way to reduce some of the boring hours.

Your boat should safier parked, if you make a real spring. So the line you have in the middle, should be from the stern towards the bolder on the land. The boat would be straight to the quai.

Use a fenderboard. ( between the quay and the fenders )

James Bond didn’t pay a tourist tax when he was visiting Montenegro

Another great video Mark & Fiona. If your anchor was to get stuck, do you have an easy way of getting it free? Or is it a case of cutting it off. Cheers 🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I noticed there's a rotten real on the ceiling of the cockpit that wasn't there the last video I do like the color so if you drop it in the water you should be able to see it

Looks like a lot of stuff that could rip a hole in a fiberglass hull

The glamourous side of yacht ownership.....SWAB THE DECKS!!!

For mooring you Should get headsets so you don’t have to yell 😊 otherwise known as marriage savers.

How am I going to get any work done with these long videos? … that I really enjoy!😊

Make sure you do not leave that tube near any sink where somebody might brush their teeth although we brushing their teeth with stainless steel polish yet

Hi, great video as usual, I was a little concerned that you do not lock up your boat, when you are doing your adventures, unfortunately boat thefts are common in the Med.

Mate the problem with your tie up there was very simple, you only had a forward spring out so the boat was doing what is natural to her, the stern, (tail in your case!!!), was being pulled off the dock by the forward spring. When you tie a ship/ boat up alongside to a dock you should have 4 lines out, 1 bow line, 2 forward spring, 3 stern line, 4 aft spring. What I would do if I was you would be to run your bow line and forward spring out that fair lead on the bow, bow line as per normal leading out ahead and the forward spring leading aft to a bollard on the dock just forward of midships. Then on the stern (Tail 😢😢) you stern line leading out aft as per normal and your stern spring leading forward to a bollard/ cleat on the dock just aft of midships. So now if you think about how she was laying there starboard side too, and if you had a stern spring out all you needed to do was put the port engine in eastern and the stern would have come in, then it would have been easy to tighten you stern line and she would have laid straight. If it was the other was and your bow was out just touch ahead on the spring and the bow will come in. You can also use that fairlead midships, with one spring leading forward and one leading aft, it dose the same thing but my preferred way is the first option because if you get a swell coming in and a surge the more scope you have on your springs lines the quieter the boat will lay. Draw a picture of a boat laying alongside with them 4 lines out and you will instantly see what I an talking about. Good luck mate,

Mark or Fiona, Is that real wood on the inside, or a laminate.

you need to get a different visa... check in but say you wont disembark...meaning you will sleep everynight onboard,.. unlimited time in Europe

Day 1 cleaned top to bottom, what are you going to do day 2. Need some bikes and go touring

And the other thing The only wood on the outside of the boat should be the tequila deck otherwise you're talking about extra maintenance

Be careful of the water around Kota.

You know it might be nice to reward yourself every now and then by hiring a cabin Steward

You said Montenegro's like 50 Miles away If you had a Wally speed 118 you could have got there 20 Mand yes it does have a top speed of 70 knots

Nice videos, just a bit to long. You should keep then under a half hour max. Just saying from someone who's bin there 😊

Why don't you use twine to tie flags on instead of plastic ties

Have you priced out how much would it cost to have a local maid to come in and help you do all this extra cleaning?

Did you looked into the active anti corrosion and active anti fouling protection and galvanic isolation, for the boat and the sea chest the cost will be payed back in a year or so , otherwise you will get a lot of cost to repair clean all equipment, sinks, what gets outside water in , i can not tell you how important this is ,and this beside the cost for haul outs for ant fouling jobs

What is the range of the drone . . Looks like a km or 2 .

And that's the biggest excuse to have wall-to-wall carpeting

It sounds like you need to be flying with a diplomatic flag from your country

why you are not using headsets /marriage savers/ instead yelling at each other? just an idea.

Why the 2X sound like chipmunks?

So what's the treat gonna send all of your viewers $10 us

Well a little fishing boat should be just like a speed bump for you guys ha ha just a joke don't go plowing over smaller boats

Too long sorry, cut the vids down to 20mins please

Fiona, Mark had covid right, covid affects your smelling and taste, leaving you where you can't experience the two sensations as well as you did before being infected. ❤🧜‍♂️🔱🫠🇺🇲 cocoa,fla. USA.

Фиона в этом эпизоде спокойная, видимо капитан учил её порядку😂