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Sailing Wishful Thinking
Добавлен 31 дек 2022
We are Emily and Ryan, a couple from Tasmania, Australia, who are pursuing our dream of exploring the world by sailboat. We have a 1988 Moody 425, named Wishful Thinking, which we bought in Greece in November 2022. We fixed her up ourselves and have been sailing in the Mediterranean in 2023 and 2024.
Spring refit and boat work on Leros island, Greece - New solar, bilge alarm and fridge (Ep 12)
We fly back to Leros island in Greece where we left Wishful Thinking for the European winter on the hard at Moor and Dock Boatyard. We get straight into boat work to prepare to launch her for our second sailing season. Below the waterline we remove rust on the keel, replace some thru hulls, fibreglass over some others and antifoul paint. We also service our engine, reseal our chain plates, upgrade our solar system, install a bilge alarm, wire in a new fridge/freezer and remove an old macerator... We agree to cat-sit Chicho, our friends' cat, and he keeps us company while we get our jobs done.
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Hauling out and winterising our sailboat on Leros island, Greece (Ep 11)
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Wishful Thinking is hauled out on Leros island in eastern Greece for the European winter. We pack away the sails, service the engine and seacocks, fog our dinghy outboard and do lots of other jobs to prepare to leave her for the winter. We engage a technician from the boat yard to service and repack our stuffing box. We also take some time to explore around the island before heading back to Aus...
Last weeks in Turkey and sailing to Symi and Nisyros in Greece (Ep 10)
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We spend our last few weeks in Turkey with our friends Beth, Paul, Gabi, Alex and Belinda. We then sail back to Greece as our Schengen visa time had finally reset. We check in at Symi and explore the island. We sail to Tilos and Nisyros as we make our way north towards Leros where Wishful Thinking would be hauled out for the winter.
Sailing Turkey: Fethiye to Kas and Kekova (Ep 9)
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We continue exploring around Fethiye before sailing to Kas and Kekova. We check out some sights around Kas, including the ancient cities at Patara and Myra as well as Duden Waterfalls in Antalya. Luke heads off to continue his travels through Europe and Wig, Andy and my brother Peter join the crew.
Sailing Turkey: Ciftlik, Marmaris, Pamukkale & the Fethiye Gulf (Ep 8)
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We continue sailing up the Turkish coast, visiting Ciftlik, Marmaris, Pamukkale and the Fethiye Gulf, and stopping at some other amazing anchorages along the way. We say goodbye to Zander in Marmaris and welcome Ryan's cousin Luke on board.
Exploring Rhodes & sailing from Greece to Turkey (Ep 7)
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We spend a week exploring Rhodes. We particularly loved wandering the streets of the old town and exploring the impressive fortress. Our Schengen visa was about to run out though, so we sail across to Türkiye and start our adventure down the Turkish coast.
Sailing from the Cyclades to the Dodecanese Islands, Greece (Ep 6)
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We sail Wishful Thinking from the Cyclades to the Dodecanese Islands, making our way to eastern Greece ready to head to Turkiye. We stop at Naxos, Koufonisia, Astipalea, Kos, Tilos and Alimia along the way. We'd planned to check out of Greece in Kos, but decided to make our way to Rhodes instead to escape some forecasted bad weather.
Sailing the Cyclades, Greece: Naxos, Paros & run into by a super yacht (Ep 5)
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We explore Naxos and Paros in the Cyclades Islands, Greece. While in Paros a super yacht collides with us in the middle of the night when its stern line breaks. Luckily there was no damage to our boat!
Corinth Canal transit, our first crew & sailing the Saronic and Cyclades Islands, Greece (Ep 4)
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We transit the Corinth Canal and sail to the Saronic Islands where we meet up with Ryan's family at Poros. We explore Hydra while we're there, before setting off on our adventure through the Cyclades with stops at Legrena, Kythnos, Syros and Mykonos.
Fibreglass work & sailing for the first time in the Ionian Sea, Greece (Ep 3)
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We fix a leak coming from one of Wishful Thinking's thru hulls by doing some fibreglassing. We also get some other boat jobs done including servicing our winches and re-oiling our compass. We then make a second launch attempt and set off on our journey through the Ionian Sea and Gulf of Corinth.
Boat work & launch fail in Greece - Moody 425 sailboat - Seacocks, pump, holding tank, leaks (Ep 2)
Просмотров 19 тыс.11 месяцев назад
We arrive back in Greece, reunite with Wishful Thinking and spend four weeks getting her ready to go in the water. Ryan installs a new bilge pump, holding tank and replaces four broken seacocks. Unfortunately Wishful Thinking sprang a leak on launch day and had to be lifted back out.
Buying a boat in Greece - Pursuing our sailing dreams (Ep 1)
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We are Emily and Ryan, a couple from Tasmania, Australia, who are pursuing our dream of exploring the world by sailboat. We recently bought a Moody 425 monohull yacht in Greece, ready to sail the Mediterranean in 2023. In this video, we take you along the boat hunting journey and some of our travels through Greece. We will be exploring Greece and Turkey in 2023. Song 1: Hotham - Find Music by H...
The kids have been looking at our world map - they're shocked it's taken you 'such a long time' to get from A to B, and are concerned about your Caribbean goal (me too, not going to lie) 😂
Haha please reassure the kids that we've been going slow on purpose because Greece is very nice, and we have plenty of time 😅
I think I know that cat! We keep our Dufour on Aegina during the winter and I did climb the ladder to the boat while it was on the hard last year and came face to face with a cat. Freaked me out. He jumped over to the boat next to us and disappeared but I couldn't figure out how he got onto our boat. Now I know. Regardless, always enjoy videos of people working on their boats. And I do like that design for the bilge alarm. I hope to have the same success installing one on our boat.
Haha it probably was the same cat! He was well known around the Aegina yard apparently and an expert climber 😅 Good luck with the bilge alarm install 👍
Nice work Ryno glad to see your both well and living your dream 👍🏻 don’t stop mate
Cheers Jonesy! 🍻 Hope you're going well.
love the movie guys, hope youre both well and enjoying Albania. were back out on Monday
Thanks Amanda and Dick! Hope you enjoy the rest of your season 😊
Glad to see all the Repairs/Improvements on “Off Season”👍 Continue to Stay Safe and Enjoy😎
Cheers Steven! 😊
Great to see another channel on RUclips of sailing adventures Ep1 had some amazing footage and you’ve chosen a really good boat. One tip if you will allow me! Contrary to the word out there not every viewer/subscriber is a randy starved male so please do not sink to titivating click bait to attract viewers. Our family would prefer you to cover up a bit when recording videos (what you want to wear or not off camera is no problem) Thanks and great sailing and adventures Nick
Cheers Nick! If you watch the rest of our videos you'll see that we haven't gone down the click bait path. Occasionally I'm wearing bathers in the videos, because that's generally what we wear in summer when we're swimming off the boat. No different to Ryan being shirtless on the boat 90% of the time 😂
Another great video guys. Looking forward to more soon 🤞🙏
Cheers Stam! 😊
Funny. Here on the Big Island of Hawaii, it is summer year round. And that it is April the 21st 2024. Lol ! I guess this is a bit behind. Ok thank you for the video this week. Until next time ⏲️, Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii! Cheers 🍻
Haha we may be slightly behind on the videos (by about 6 months), probably because we only make one every 6 weeks 😂 It's definitely April 21st 2024 in Greece, but still feels like winter 😅 Enjoy the endless Hawaiian summer!
Enjoying the episodes, guys. Are you flagged under Australia or Polish flag for registration. I will be in Turkey to help deliver a yacht to Athens, and then I'm looking at purchasing a sailboat. Also, how are you guys navigating the Schengen Shuffle?
Thanks so much! Our boat is registered in Australia. For Schengen last year we did: 90 days Greece 90 days Turkey 21 days Greece 90 days between UK & Australia This year our rough plan is: 90 days Greece 90 days Albania, Montenegro, Tunisia 90 days between Italy and Spain If you have any more questions we're happy to help! You can also message us on Instagram if you have it. We're @sailingwishfulthinking on there. All the best with your plans! 😊
@sailingwishfulthinking I was thinking Polish flag as other boaters reckon the process is alot easier than going through AMSA. I have no plans to sail back to Aus. I just want to sail around the Med for several years and then sell the boat in the EU. Insurance seems to be an issue was it alot easier under the Aus flag?
@magzie1126 We wanted to register our boat in Australia just in case we sail it home 😅 So we didn't consider Polish registration and are unsure of the costs/process/ insurance ramifications of this. We insured our boat with Haven Knox Johnston in the UK, with Topsail as the broker. We also got an offer from Pantaenius but Haven Knox Johnston was a lot cheaper. The AMSA registration process wasn't too difficult, there were just a lot of forms and you need to post them original documents, so it's best to do this from Australia. It also took several weeks for them to issue us registration and post us the original certificate, so it's best to do it well in advance of when you plan to launch your boat. It cost us about $1800 from memory but is a one-off fee. AMSA has a good website with all the steps to follow: www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/ship-registration/register-vessel-australian-general-shipping-register They also let you email them the application for "pre-approval" before you post the originals so you can fix any mistakes before posting. This helps to speed things up. Hope this helps 😊
@sailingwishfulthinking Thanks, guys, for replying. I have taken note. Once I get to Turkey, will start looking into it. Look forward to the next video. 🍻
Glad yer having some “Good Times” in Turkey & Greece👍 Continue to Stay Safe and Enjoy😎
Cheers Steven! 😊
Thoroughly enjoyed the series. A summer adventure over Tas winter definitely a great choice.
Thanks Darren! Hope you're going well 😊
Hi what app do you use showing the boat going around the islands on its travels . Thanks.
Hi, it's called Travel Boast 😊
Thanks for the video! I did sailing training/certs in Poros last year. Looking to do a charter in turkey, sail the coast and a crossing over to Rhodes. It's good to see the lay of the land/water.
No worries, glad it helped! Enjoy your charter! 😊
Great video again! We are looking forward to seeing more videos. ❤❤
Thanks Sam and Sheni! 😍
Epic!!! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! No worries! 😊
Great video I think you have motivated me to look into taking a trip to Turkey.
Cheers 😊 Definitely recommend visiting Turkey!
Thank you for sharing your sailing adventures.
No worries Peter 👍
Thanks for sharing your sailing adventures. There is nothing like a Turkish barber😊
No worries Peter! 😊 Yes they are definitely thorough 😂
Restaurant and diver course what more could you want. I’m amazed by these people to buy these restaurants on the coast with no road access. Another great episode thank you
Thanks again 😁 Agree! It's such a good effort running these businesses on the remote coast, amazing entrepreneurs and hard workers!
Opening scene is epic with the stern tie in that little bay!!
Cheers! It was one of our favourite spots so far, couldn't believe there was no one else there! 😊
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Turkey is freaking awesome. I’ve only done it by land but loved every part of it. By boat looks just as good. The rubbish boat was cool but I was blown away by the supermarket boat!!! What the heck, that’s an awesome idea!!Really loving these videos!!
Thanks so much 😁 How great is Turkey, we loved it too! They're definitely creative with their business ideas around boating!
Loving this series tho. Footage and editing on point for such a new channel. I actually really like the idea of mainly doing voice overs, that’s heaps better option if the sound quality is poor. I’ve given up on some channels when all the sound ruined by wind noise. Great up the great work
Cheers!! 😁 We find voice overs work for us better mostly because it can be hard to talk to the camera while you're trying to do something and it can be a bit embarrassing to do it out in public 😅😂
Piss poor seamanship from the super yacht. Tying off to that crumbling shit with the stern line wtf! Would have been embarrassing if they has the owner or clients on board and had to explain why they are moving in the middle of the night!
Yeah it was pretty bad. Their clients were on board so it would be interesting to know what they told them 😅 😂
@@sailingwishfulthinking yeah they probably blamed it on you so they didn’t look as incompetent as they were!
Geez that drive belt was flapping around a bit after you started it up. I personally would be tightening it a little more
Haha don't worry we've tightened it more since. Went well for the rest of the season 😊
Corinth canal is an awesome feat of engineering. Must be way cooler in reality!
It was pretty epic transiting the canal in our own boat! 😊
Med mooring makes me really nervous! Props to you both for nailing it so early in your sailing careers!
Thanks! It can be tricky, especially when it's windy. We got lots of practice in this year luckily, gets a bit easier each time 😊
Loving your channel. I only just found it and it’s great so far! I’m also from Australia and nearly ready to buy my first boat so I can relate to you a lot. Bummer about your through hole pains but this is how you learn!
Thanks so much, glad you're enjoying the videos! Good luck with your boat purchase plans! 😊
Sure looks like “Good Times” in Turkey…Continue to Stay Safe and Enjoy😎
Cheers Steven! 😊 ⛵️
Beauty episode! Go well Team
Thanks so much! 😊
Hi guys. We just found your channel and love it! We are doing the exact same thing as you and have just bought a 2002 Bavaria in Preveza. We are at Atkio marina. We have a survey next week. We would love to know who you used as a surveyor. If you don’t want to say here would you mind an email? Thanks
Hi guys, congrats, this is exciting! 😊 If you like you can message us on Instagram if you have it, our username is sailingwishfulthinking 😊
I bought a Moody 422 and visited the boat in the USA a few weeks ago. Watching your video touched on similar ‘clearing work’ that we had to do - great content and I hope you get to sail more in the future. BTW: We will be visiting Tazzy in early November 😁
Cheers! Congrats on the Moody purchase, hope you have lots of great adventures with her 😊 Have an awesome time in Tassie in November! Great time of year to visit 👍
Great episode…..👍
Thanks Drew! 😊
Nice👍 Glad to see some “Good Times”…Continue to Stay Safe and Enjoy 😎
Cheers Steven! 👍
Hi guys ,Having a safe anchorage and getting a good nights sleep is a must .Unfortunately sometimes we end up regretting our anchorage choice . As you know the Moody handles well in rougher conditions keeping you safe and when we arrive at that safe anchorage it’s a good feeling. Looking forward to your Turkey video’s Cheers Nige and Donna.
Thanks Nige and Donna! Agree that a safe anchorage is crucial, it was brutal doing a 9 hour sail after hardly any sleep! We have been really happy with how the Moody has handled so far 😊 Turkey videos are in the works, we've been really busy with lots of visitors but are hoping to finish the next video soon 😊 We have been putting photos and short videos on Instagram in the meantime if you're interested 😊 Thanks again!
Great video guys.Naxos and Paros are 2 great islands to explore .Luckily you sustained no damage with the super-yacht. Cheers Nige and Donna.
Cheers guys! 😊
So another nice video.We’re looking forward to cruising Greece next season. How’s the boat going? Cheers Nige and Donna.😊
Glad to hear you are enjoying the videos Nige. We might see you out on the water next year! The Moody has held up really well this season. We spent a lot of time in the boat yard completing maintenance tasks, which meant we haven't had to do much at all out on the water. Now that we have spent six months living on the boat, I have a big list of upgrades for next year! Ryan
Hi Guys,hope you’ve had a great season …Moody’s are the best we have a 1998 Moody 40 mk2. We’re interested to know how your DIY holding tank has performed and if you could have done anything differently. We want to copy what you’ve done and fit it into the SB aft lazerette locker. Cheers Nige and Donna.
Hi Nige and Donna, thanks for watching the videos! The holding tank has worked fine and has allowed us to sail in Turkey this season. We haven't had any issues getting pumped out, and no leaks! I built the shelf just slightly above the waterline to maximise the capacity of the tank and to ensure a good flush when dropping the waste at sea. I would recommend finding a tank that has an inspection opening already installed as this is the biggest risk of leakage. We used a petrol tank which did not have an inspection opening large enough to get the fittings in, so I had to cut and fit an opening. I would also recommend plumbing in a bypass to the tank so that you can direct deposit when at sea. I am planning on installing a bypass on ours for next season. Currently our forward head is our direct to sea toilet and aft head is the holding tank toilet. All the best with the instal! Feel free to message us through Instagram if you want to discuss. Ryan
Fabulous pics of the dolphins. Very jealous here in north east England Best wishes
Cheers Rory! 😊
Some beautiful scenery. Nice video 👏👏
Thanks so much Peter! 😊
Enjoying your adventures guys ,have fun and keep up the good work/holiday….nice choice of yacht….cheers from the Gippsland lakes…..👍
Cheers Drew, appreciate it! 👍😊⛵️
Yippee…Glad yer having some “Good Times” in Greece👍 Continue to Stay Safe and Enjoy😎
Cheers Steven!! 😀 ⛵️
Gotta say, your presentation is getting better each vlog. Keep it up, living the Greek isles vicariously. Cheers and fair winds U2
Thanks so much Neil, we really appreciate it! 👍 😊
Great video again guys!
Cheers! 😄
We are just replacing the (1984!) Mild steel 😬 fuel tank in our Moody 29. The dreaded diesel bug got a firmer hold after we met you and despite mutiple doses of majic potion i was seeing more not less in the prefilter. A couple of brisk sails probably mobilised other rubbish as well . Remarkably SS, alloy and llatic tanks are generally guerenteed for less than 10 years. We have decided on a smaller plastic tank to turn over our fuel more frequently. Naxos to Leros was mainly a calm motor 15 to 20 litres for our 2 Cyl Bukh. We always used leave the tank full, to reduce inernal rust maybe not so important wuth the new tank...
Really enjoying the photography and commentary.
Cheers Wayne! Sorry to hear about your fuel tank but will be good when it's sorted! Luckily the previous owner of our boat had recently replaced our fuel tank with a stainless one so that is handy. It's a bit smaller than the original though and the fuel gauge wasn't readjusted so now the fuel gauge only kicks in when it's already half empty 😅 Not ideal but now that we're aware of it we just calculate how much fuel we've used and write it in a log. Glad you had a calm trip from Naxos to Leros 😊
We have also had a few shaking the head moments on our Moody in close proximity to super yachts. Most are very professional ....but occassionally.... 🙄. Good news is you didnt need the reo hook to un tangle anchors! Incidently we have the same Bruce anchor on our 29' and a professional Med skipper recently ated it up with Sarca and other newer designs. Golden rule we follow, let out 3 plus x the depth before putting any tension on the chain. Mixed comments on whether stainess mitigates the dog poo pile in the anchor well, might depend on the entry point and well shape. Gretta nearly always knockscfown the pile for mist if the retrival then dashes back for the helm... Keeps you fit! And we always set Anchor watch Pro quiet or hectic nights. Enjoying the episodes. Wayne and Gretta, Northern Navigator.
Hey Wayne and Gretta, great to hear from you guys! Hope you're enjoying the rest of your season in Greece 😊 Where abouts are you now? Very glad we didn't have to deploy the reo hook to untangle anchors with the super yacht 😅 We have been really happy with our Bruce anchor too, haven't dragged yet 🤞 We also do 3-4x the depth minimum of chain and it's served us well. Good point about the size/shape of the anchor locker and hole - unfortunately our locker only just fits our 80m of chain so stainless might not solve our piling up problem and would cost us $$! I'm used to running down below and pushing over the pile now like Gretta 😅 We are in Turkey now and love it here! We have decided to haul the boat out in Leros for the winter. Might see you on Leros somewhere! When are you hauling out this year/launching again next year? 😊
Hi guys, another good video. To suggestions that might make life easier for you. One is to get good quality stainless steel anchor chain to replace your gal chain as it will slither around in the anchor locker and will not pile up like was highlighted in this video. The other thing is to have a kedging anchor so you can pull yourself around to point into the swell so you will not rock 'n' roll if you have the same conditions again. Look forward to the next episode. Cheers from Newcastle Australia
Cheers Tony! 😀 Thanks for the tips - handy to know and we will look into replacing our chain at some stage, probably at the end of the season 😊 We have a kedge anchor deep in one of our lockers and need to have a crack at using it!
Glad to see ya “Out & About”👍 Continue to Stay Safe and Enjoy😎
Cheers Steven, appreciate it! 😊
Great episode, keep up the excellent work. Well done U2. Fair winds
Thanks so much Neil! 😊⛵️
You guys! Beth just put me on to this! Can’t believe it ! This is so well done and it looks amazing. ❤🎉 hope you’re enjoying yourselves.
Alex!!! Thanks so much, we're having an awesome time! 😊 Hope you, Kat and Theodore are well 🥰 We're coming home for a couple of months over summer so will be able to come to your wedding, about to send our RSVP. Can't wait 😄
The pelopenese is amazing, need to go back again some day. glad to see you pursuing your dreams!
It's so beautiful isn't it! Thanks so much 😄