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You’re more than welcome to! Thanks for watching.

An excellent motto! Thanks for watching

They really were! Such a lovely trip.

Marvellous! You can be assured that the little red boat gets well used and loved by her current owner. He’s such a lovely fellow, it’s always a pleasure to sail with him and with the little boat!

Which one, David? I’m sure we’ve chatted about it before but I’m struggling to recall.

Right on, long live Gunter rigs! I love them. Cat’s Paw dinghies are so cute. Where do you sail yours?

Our pleasure! Old boats (or even modern “old” ones) are the best. So individual, they are alive and move and breathe differently to modern, mass production efforts.

Thanks so much :) so very much fun to make!

I am so glad that you enjoyed it. I hope we see you out there soon! Summer is nearly here…

We can see why you guys just keep growing as a group - such fabulous people! Yes, the Gannet is by far the best cruising dinghy I’ve sailed to date, for the purpose of performance, ease and fun - plus it’s big enough for gear for us all!

Neither can I! It was such fun :)

Yes indeed! I think we all made indelible memories.

Bruce, sailing alongside you is still on my bucket list!

@@afloatinawoodenboat I am Looking forward to it as well sometime.Your boat really moves through the water nicely too. I will have to be at my best to keep up!

@@brucedyson-smith459 the Gannet is truly impressive. I don’t know if the fellows who came up told you but Luca and I managed to run down the Farr and Cygnet after a very delayed start and arrived at Peel island nearly 2 hours before the last of the other dinghies. It’s the first opportunity I’ve had to wind her up like that. She didn’t have a reef in and yet never once felt over powered. Saying that, there is no way she’s quicker than your boat with you at the helm.

@@afloatinawoodenboat Well done, I haven’t yet heard all the stories from the trip yet so I will have to give the boys a ribbing.

@brucedyson-smith459 haha well there was so much to cover I am not surprised they left that one out.

Thanks so much! Did you stick around for the outtakes at the end?

@@afloatinawoodenboat I did. I hung around to see more of this but was disappointed ruclips.net/video/_riBtOy0a-4/видео.html

Thank you - we can’t wait to get back there and explore further. A very special part of the world. It sounds like you’ve sailed there a lot?

@@afloatinawoodenboat Yes, we sail at Lake Cootharaba most school holidays. Our kids are into windsurfing now, but I still have two wooden Sabres that I enjoy sailing. It has been more than 10 years since I have been up to Harry's Hut, but I did see a video recently where boats with masts up managed to navigate through the overhanging trees up the Everglades. From Boreen Point, you can see a big sand patch on the hill at the north of the lake. Apparently this is a good boat trip too and fun for the kids to explore the sand patch, although I have never done it (our current boats don't have motors to get up the Everglades). Enjoy.

@@rexwolfe9916 sounds like your kids have an awesome life :) I can’t wait to explore up there some more!

I know. My heart goes out to Petrea - Bodie was a very special little boy and everyone in Tindarra Sailors knew him. I will pass on your message.

Hi! Welcome aboard. We are very lucky to have sailed with Paul @SailingKateLouise and the rest of the RAID Sydney crew. How exciting to build an Oz Goose. What made you decide on that design?

@@afloatinawoodenboat Thank you... It looks like a good boat for a first build. I hope to find the time..I have 1968 Sunfish that needs a little love to practice on. Oh and a 1985-6 Nacra 5.0 but that can wait.

@@eddrm4685 sounds like you have a fleet!

@@afloatinawoodenboat Yup...Me and a budy purchased a pair of Sunfish in 2020, both 1968 I think and they where water logged, we didn't know anything about sailing or sailboats. I found a 1978 dirt cheap later that summer, In great shape, that's what I've been sailing. Purchased and sold a Laser Bug, bought a Hoibe One (to tippy) need to sell that one.... I think I'm hooked...He sailed once.

@@eddrm4685 I think you are indeed hooked! I share your addiction, but I’ve been lucky enough to have salt water in the blood since birth (I will always owe my parents a debt that cannot be repaid for that). Hope to bump into you sometime, though with those boats I think you’ll be a tad faster than us cruisers!

It was! Such a wonderful community.

You are certainly correct there! What a legacy he left.

Hi there! What an exciting project. Tindarra don’t have a fb group, but they use telegram. If you’re on fb, send me a message and I can connect you!

So many beautiful boats. Wait til you see the combined RAID/Tindarra fleet! That brought even more out of the woodwork!

Yes it was! So lovely that so many folks came along just to chat too. Sorry we missed you the other day on the bay.

Thank you for sharing Bodie with us too. He was very special.

Which one caught your eye especially?

She was made in NZ :) many of the Farr’s were!

No, she has no name. Now she is called Amazing Grace.

@@afloatinawoodenboat Right, but what type is it?

@@kardRatzinger oh oops. I mis read your meaning! She is a heron.

@@afloatinawoodenboat ok, that's why she's so pretty :)

Thanks! It was a really fun day. Have you sailed Moreton Bay before?

Me too. I’m trying to replicate how things were laid out on the Springbank. That was a fantastic little boat! How is Trim’s restoration progressing?

At Glacial pace.

Glad it was helpful! There is so much more to it, as I’ve been learning, but it’s been a great exercise to go out and actually play around on a light day to see how it impacts performance.

I do have a tiller impeder but on the way home from sailing a few weekends ago we had a real blow out and with a panicking child on board it simply didn’t pan out with the tiller impeder vs current, headwinds and cross-chop.

Thank you kindly!

Thanks Mark! Hopefully there will be further videos with the how-to side of things as we actually move controls around etc.

Thank you very much! And thanks for watching. The restoration work continues!

Thanks! It was a great day.

She was a delight!

A beautiful place!

She sure seems very capable!

Not silly at all. I often include as much of that sound as possible- it is one of the reasons that I sail. It is truly relaxing. And I love that each hull makes a different lullaby! Thanks for watching :)

Thanks, Bruce! I’m trying a few new things to step the videos up. Glad you liked it!

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it. It was a very special day, with some very special boats.

I can’t wait to see your boat added to the throng - that would indeed nearly complete the collection of Dinghy Designer Royalty! Thanks for watching, Petrea.

Thank you! It was quite a remarkable day. Sometimes everything just comes together.

Thank you for watching! Can’t wait to see you out there.

Thank you, I feel like it captured the mood of the day well. So soothing to be on the water in those conditions, surrounded by a veritable exhibit of beautiful boats.

Sure is! Can’t wait to take it out again one day. Have you sailed a Gannet?

The transom had a flat section one side for the outboard. The electric outboard did not foul on the rudder. Thanks for watching!

So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching. Have you sailed a Gannet before?

@@afloatinawoodenboat no I haven't sailed a gannet. The first boat I ever sailed was a heron, later on I sailed scow moths and 14ft skiffs and lazy E's. The gannet reminds me of the heron but of course the gannet is bigger. I'm getting older now and haven't sailed for many years but once it is in your blood it stays with you. Cheers Denis

@@Denocro7 I think you are right. Salt stays on your blood!

Isn’t it! She will be very shiny soon with a bit of new varnish and polish. I’m looking forward to testing her out on an actual expedition.