Another couple of days sailing to Fitzroy Island on December 2nd 2019
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Jump in and follow our journey into sailing a Dufour 36 to Fitzroy Island, Great Barrier Reef Australia.
We are a couple in our late 30th with a toddler, mastering the skills of sailing our boat in preparation of life on a boat sailing the Pacific Ocean.
In this video, we’ll show you how we prep our tinny, this is our transport to and from our sailing boat located on a buoy on the Trinity Inlet in Cairns.
As we had issues with our 25hp outboard not starting on our way back from our previous trip, we had to drag the tinny to land with our little zodiac 3.3hp, that was fun. Since then, we got it fixed and serviced.
Then we show you our sailing moments:
– The food I prep for when sailing, this time I made some yummy wraps
– William enjoying being at the bow and watching the water splashing
– Relaxing, slowing down, breathing and just enjoying the moment
Arrived on Fitzroy:
– Beach time with William discovering and following some birds
– Sunset beginning while on the beach
– Sunset to continue on deck
Next day:
– Rough night and why
– Daddy going for a dive, first for fun (check out a short video about the dive on Fitzroy), then for cleaning the hull
Sailing back to Cairns:
– How to entertain a toddler with a fender
– No wind, sailing at 2 knots… Are we going to make it?
– Snacks and drinks
Upgrades on the boat:
– Navionics chart plotter installed ($180)
– Tarp to create shade ($20)
Next:
– Solar panel to be installed
– Netting on the railing to baby proof the boat ($300)
– Going up the mast with a bosun chair to untangle the spinnaker halyard
– Buying a fan to fight the hot nights
– Fix the noise from the autopilot
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