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48 hours in idyllic Middle Percy Island 🦋🌴🥥🤎 ABOUT OUR BOAT:Innerbloom. Previously named Nui. We took off a letter and added a few. Innerbloom is a …
Episode 63
Everyday’s a school day! I bought “Sailing Essentials” by Steve Sleight for Josh on his first birthday spent together. Who would have known th…
Episode 62
With temperamental winds and a commitment to be back in the northern rivers over summer, we really tried our best this passage to make use with what we had. We&…
Episode 61
As beginner sailors in our first year of cruising we’ve tried our best to avoid marina’s for the sake of savings. This comes with sacrifice – …
Episode 60
You’d think with over a year of being beginner sailors that I’d know how to fish already…but with Josh on the troll most evenings and me balancing…
Episode 59
This week’s episode we sail our Adams35 up the inside of Hinchinbrook Island. Barramundi fishing and croc spotting! We reconnect with our friend, Brett an…
Episode 58
When you’re sailing with your partner, you’re either trading smiles or trading glances. We’re doing both this episode as we sail from Goold to…
Episode 57
It’s often that Josh and I say to each other “this is the most beautiful place we’ve been to yet”, in fact, it’s almost every new …
Episode 56
Sailing is not always as it seems. With exhaustion and loneliness, uncomfortability and stress comes tension. In this raw episode, the ever changing moods of li…
Episode 55
This episode, we’re leaving Townsville to continue north for the next 3 weeks. As the coastline becomes more tropical with every new anchorage, so do we b…
Episode 54
Hey crew! Its good to have a heartfelt catch up with you in our next video on Magnetic Island. We love this episode as we share some stories with you. Come for …
Episode 53
You know what kids get like after a long trip in the car? We’re not far off that after a week out at the reef! We stretch our legs and get a little silly …
Episode 52
Sailing helps us access nature’s remedy. As a young couple sailing together on our small sailboat, we’ve come to experience the depth of joy and pea…
Episode 51
We are super thrilled to get this episode out to you. We feel like we’ve said this a lot, but it just genuinely gets better and better. We get to use our new …
Episode 50
We’re super excited to share this week’s episode with you – we’re two days into the 10 day passage with Josh’s mate, Jack, and we&…
Episode 49
We are finally on our way north after 5 glorious weeks in Airlie Beach. Josh welcomes aboard his long time best mate, Jack to join us as we make passage from Ai…
Episode 48
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Episode 47
Farewell old leaky backwards opening hatch!Hello sexy new Category A Ocean sailing hatch, and to this weeks video of us installing this brand new, second hand u…
Episode 46
Hey crew! We are stoked to share this weeks episode as we get up close and personal – sharing insights into our lives as a young couple living aboard our …
Episode 45
This week Phoebe gets to share her life as a fulltime young cruiser with her girlfriend, Oriana. We sail from Airlie Beach to Hook Island where the two girls pa…
Episode 44
We are so thrilled to share this AWESOME episode with you this week. Josh was given the opportunity by Airlie beach skipper Peter a.k.a Scurvy to join his crew …
Episode 43
Have you wondered whether a wind generator is a good addition to your boats power system? We were sick of wondering and funnily enough we had a brand new second…
Episode 42
This episode we sail to Airlie Beach from Hook Island in a strong southerly that makes the sunny weather ahead an answer to a salty, wet prayer. We don’t …
Episode 41
Free diving and spearfishing a remote Great Barrier Reef lagoon got a whole lot more delightful when two humpback whales showed up to play. Having been diving a…
Episode 40
Celebrating 40 episodes of our novice sailing journey today with our third trip out to the reef on our Adams 35 sloop rigged yacht. No bosuns chair, no satellit…
Episode 39
We’re up to Episode 39 this week! Something we’ve learned from our 1980 version of “The Complete Yachtsman’s handbook to the Whitsunday …
Episode 38
Just a couple of kids who quit their jobs to chase a dream.We left the security of every day life on land for the joys, pleasures and challenges that sailing pr…
Episode 37
The last few passages have been ones we won’t soon forget – but would like to. Sailing to windward, flooding the boat with salt water and all bilge …
Episode 36
We’re a young Aussie couple of sailors that are learning how to do it by just getting out there and doing it! Our steel 35ft Adams has allowed us to sail …
Episode 35
Our heaviest passage yet…trust tough conditions to reveal to you your weakest points, emotionally and vessel(y). We passage make from Brampton to Keswick in w…
Episode 34
This week we hoist sail (and don’t fret, the main first this time) and make passage from the safe haven of Refuge Bay at Scawfell Island through our first squ…
Episode 33
Refuge bay on Scawfell Island has been exactly that for us this week, as we forget about the hardships of sailing and be embraced by this raw and riveting islan…
Episode 32
It’s a rollercoaster of emotions aboard Innerbloom this episode! We discover and explore the renowned beauty and wonder of Middle Percy Island with our fr…
Episode 31
This weeks’ episode leaves us speechless. We never imagined having an experience like this, let alone in our first seasons novice sailors! We were lucky e…
Episode 30
Always pushing ourselves! On this week’s episode we learn the basics of passage planning with @SailingLearningByDoing and he guides us as we fly our…
Episode 29
On this week’s episode we take you back for a brief peruse through our past as beginner sailors. But not for long, because island activities await! Dive, …
Episode 28
On this week’s episode we slow it down a touch when we drop anchor in the bay of Yeppoon, before sailing back out to the Great Keppel Island! We meet Vern…
Episode 27
Allow us to paint a picture for you – you pull up in your Adams 35 to a pristine paradise on Greak Keppel Island. You’re eager to sink your toes in …
Episode 26
Embark with us on our expedition to Hummocky Island, Queensland! As the sun descends, we sail with the sunset hues. A routine day takes a turn as Josh tackles t…
Episode 25
Glass out conditions offers us the dive of our dreams, the Great Barrier Reef just keeps getting better and better. Esky goes for a deep dive with a rare, black…
Episode 24
It just keeps getting better and better as we continue our first year sailing up the Queensland coast. Vibes are high since our time on Lady Musgrave island, bu…
Episode 23
Plenty of firsts in this episode! Beautiful island cay, spearfishing success and Tuna hook up while trolling under sail. We love the southern Great Barrier Reef…
The Real Deal Episode 3
The boys went spearing, so I took advantage of having Lady Musgrave Island to myself! Hang out with me for 15 mins while I share a little bit more about myself …
The Real Deal Episode 2
The final works on our rigging before we continue our journey up north Queensland. Be sure to check out our first rigging inspection video for a more in depth a…
Episode 22
OUR FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE GREAT BARRIER REEF WOOOO! It’s all been leading up to this – Josh had Lady Musgrave Island as his screensaver on his work …
Episode 21
Our most challenging passage yet – sailing 90miles from Hervey Bay to Lady Musgrave Island as beginner sailors with 3 months experience under our belt. We…
Episode 20
Hang out with us on K’Gari before our passage to paradise! Empty beach, nude swims and a leopard shark. Josh dives under passage on a snagged lure and we hit …
Episode 19
We’ve loved our final days here on K’Gari (Fraser Island) before we prepare for our first experience with the Great Barrier Reef. Josh takes Phoebe …
Episode 18
Fishing and swimming – just some of the glories of the stunning K’Gari (Fraser Island). We find the cause of our water leak in the bladder, embark on a …
Episode 17
Fish in the bucket and wind in our sails, we push on up the Great Sandy Straits and dodge the sand banks. Josh explains the fundamental dynamics of sailing our …
Episode 16
Our last stop before exploring the beauty of K’Gari (Fraser Island). Join us for a bit of crabbing in Tin Can Bay, and a short, playful sail up the inside…
Episode 15
On the second leg of our 110 nautical mile passage. We cross the notorious wide bay bar, explore the Tin Can Bay inlet – and Phoebe gives us her re-tellin…
Episode 14
Part one of our longest passage so far in 8 weeks of fulltime cruising. 110 nautical miles – 30 hours, no autopilot, our 3rd crew member is a lizard…let…
Episode 13
Brisbane means business! Getting our rigging swaged (yes, finally) and the BBQ fixed with a quick trip to the chandlery. We get our dose of culture at the theat…
Episode 12
We can’t believe that it’s been 8 weeks since we started cruising fulltime on our Adams 35 for our first season sailing up the East Coast of Queensl…
Episode 11
Our final days in Coochiemudlo, Victoria Point & Jacobs well before we sail up to Brisbane to finalise the work on our rigging. We get taught by a local how…
Episode 10
We’re taking ourselves away for a holiday from our holiday in the waters of North Stradbroke Island – and two days of glass out gives us the window we n…
Episode 9
NOTE: We’re not sure what’s happened, but we’ve somehow lost the last 12 minutes of this video. We’re just as perplexed as you! We’re …
The Real Deal Episode 1
On our first episode of the reel deal, we get a trusted professionals assessment of our 40year old yacht’s rig. Come along as we spare no details and learn ju…
Episode 8
Have you ever ridden a $25 bike through a southern QLD island? Neither had we, until now! Exploring wetlands and the beauty of Moreton Bay’s Macleay Island. W…
Episode 7
Our final days in the marina and surrounding anchorages to kill time before our rigging inspection. We make the best of a forced slowdom and countdown the days …
Episode 6
Ending our 10 day stint in the boatyard with a splash! Water trials and recoup in the supposedly tranquil waters of South Stradbroke Island. Our first taste of …
Episode 5
We are on the last leg of our haul out and restoration on our Adams 35! Innerbloom gets a lick of paint for good measure and we dive into the integral system th…
Episode 4
We see our boat out of the water for the first time and remove and treat all rust spots on our steel Adams 35. We’ve never done this before, but loving ev…
Episode 3
Stopping to smell the flowers (and pelicans) in Southport on our way up to haul out for the first time. Music: Apocolypse Blues by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpe…
Episode 2
With salt in the air and mould in our hair, we chill out in Tweed before making our passage north to the Southport Seaway. Sahara Voices – License ID: QX7…
Episode 1
With as much sailing experience as you can count on one hand, we embark as novice sailors on our first maiden voyage from our home port of Ballina, NSW to Tweed…
