I'm so jealous of your dinghy! I almost got a dinghy, Albin Vega is almost a dinghy, she will be my home for the rest of my life I hope, I'm cutting the cord with society, and now I will go see stuff and fish as many different kind of fishes I can. I will be building a sailing tender to please my dinghy craving! 😁
Vega’s are great boats.Good luck with your adventure, I lived aboard and cruised yachts that I owned for 20 years before embarking on the dinghy sailing.Cheers
Terrific little adventure. Invest in a small 250g drone, if you haven’t already. It would’ve been magic to get some aerial shots of the islands & reef. 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks for taking us along mate. I'm not a sailors backside, but being a Lake Macquarie boy(60) I can appreciate the journey, scenery and wildlife. Good one boys, bravo.👍
What a fantastic trip Bruce. Looks like you had the last two islands pretty much to yourselves. The most adventurous two dinghy cruising videos I have seen. Dream sail!
Great videos Bruce. Up in my neck of the woods. We are blessed to have some quite outstanding cruising grounds. Hoping to get my Hartley out for some decent sailing this summer. Looking to do a week or so around the Keppels before Xmas if things go according to plan. Thanks those such as yourself, Kate Louise and Trim I think we are getting some of the best dinghy cruising on RUclips.
The La Nina isn't making things easy lol. Saw my first ts16 at Manly (bne) public ramp about 63 or 64, didn't know what they were then, my Dad asked the owner what it was. Had a cabin so to me was a proper yacht lol.
Great quality video of a great trip ! Gutsy effort in small boats, but well rewarded with the beauty of what you saw and visited. Well done both of you.
Bloody brilliant Bruce and John. When I was a kid we had a family friend who had one of the few (7 or 8) tin fishing shacks that was then 1770 and spent many great fishing trips around the area and offshore. Well done and hopefully see you on the next Raid! Cheers, Ric
Bruce you guys are between nuts n amazing ! You had me pure hanging almost with this awesome sailing ⛵️ out in open water. Those cays a vividly gorgeous with the crystal clear water near each islet/cat n intense blue in deep waters. Fast turtles 🐢 (except the couple mating), sharks 🦈 swimming by n a couple playing n breeching whales. Loved 🥰 that rush of adrenaline surfing ashore on the incoming swells as well. Just one truely amazing venture in open dinghies … great wx window with blue daytime skies n vivid sunsets as well. Bet the starry nights were grand n spectacular.. not sure 🤔 I’d try in a near open dinghy but maybe in a Soveign or Precision 18’ with a nice cabin. To be 40 or 50 again n free to try that challenge n adventure. Thankz Mate for a great share .. Think 🤔 you could get Paul out there ? Cheer mate, Papa J Washington State.
It’s so nice to receive feedback from someone who’s enjoying my videos so much. I really appreciate it, and am planning another Barrier Reef trip again this year.As to Paul doing one you will have to ask him yourself,he would make a great production out of it that’s for sure. Cheers Bruce.
What wonderful sail you all had, truly stunning views and just so much to try and take in. I'd have been just as camera happy and I think you got some really spectacular shots on your adventure. Fair winds, following seas, safe travels and God Bless...
Thanks, thoroughly enjoyed the videos, I've been working toward getting my little trailer-sailer ready for something similar and you've really whet the appetite! I hope you'll continue making videos of your sailing adventures, even if it may not be easy to top this one.
Hey awsome adventure guys! JOHN is it possible to do a walk through with your boat? I'm really interested to see just how your sail set up is as I have never seen anything like it! I think you guys are having a better time then the bigger boats by far.. I have never thought about doing that trip on a vessel of that size 😳
Great videos! Love the Day Sailor, had not thought of it as an expedition boat but it seems to do a good job. Love the lines of the boat. Seems a bit tender from the videos but you seem to have great control over the boat. Beautiful sailing area you are in.
Thanks Jim,yes I don’t think the Day Sailer was designed to go offshore but it is a good solid boat and has stood up well so far.We are lucky here with our cruising grounds.
Ι like your boats.They are well desined and built.Very interesting the shape of the sails of the boat with the two rigs. What seaworthiness it has ?? Thank you. From Greece
You two had one great little adventure. And some fantastic sailing. So is the sloop a little faster than the cat ketch? Both looked pretty equal. Really nice video work too.
Thanks Fred,Yes it was a great trip. We are planning another one for next year. The two boats are fairly even although the Core Sound ketch is lighter and seems a tad quicker in light breeze unless I break out the Spinnaker.
Great scenes. Thank you. Please mention why open dinghy sailing compared to small trailer sailor. I have sailed 125 dinghy on Brisbane River a lot but could not imagine 12 foot dinghy in open water like Lady Musgrave Island. Best wishes.
Thanks John, I like the challenge of open boat sailing and The simplicity of not having an enclosed cabin to fill with to much stuff that I would leave there adding to the weight.
Cracking trip and great video log. What was the depth over the reef entering hoskyn and Fairfax do you remember? I draw about 0.3 with centerboard and rudder up.
Hi Greg, I have an Epirb and the required offshore safety equipment you need for any boat going more than 2nm offshore.For navigation I use a handheld GPS and paper charts which you could say makes me old school. I also carry a handheld VHF for communication.John has a chart plotter running on 12v in his boat. I have no 12v system in mine, just small battery packs and small solar panel for charging.
Wow, excellent viewing what dinghy are they? The booms around sails on John's boat looked like windsurf booms just asking I'm not a dinghy owner yet. Great video 👍
Hi Bruce, I like your sailing even I hardly understand what your are telling us ;-) I am always wondering how you manage all your maneuvers and reefing single handed?! Maybe you want to show that some time?
Thank you for the question,it is difficult to film when working the boat to show this but generally I try to reef before setting out on a sail and the rest of the manoeuvre’s are performed with great haste.
Wonderful video, again. Thanks How do raise and lower your centerboard? My Day Sailor has a lever on the centerboard trunk. Yours looks like a different set up.
Hi Stan,yes my boat has a weighted centreboard which I control with a line attached to the trailing edge then running up and through a sheave mounted in the top of the case.
@@stan440us I think that is how they were done here. I just built a new centreboard out of timber with lead weights inset to make it drop then fibreglassed over.
Looks like a good set up. My set up with the lever is a bit awkward. Two handed operation. One hand to push the lever to remove pressure on the keeper and the other hand to push the keeper. Then pull the lever to move the centerboard into position.
Thankyou Bruce I am inspired to go cruising, very quick question as I am new to this would a Hartley 16 be suitable for this trip and what time of the year did you guys go
What a fantastic place to live with all those small boat adventures. I wish I could join you guys with my little Aquarius 21 sweet pee. Check it out on my channel. Thanks for posting. BTW...did you have your centerboard down when you surfed in threw the breakers.
You guys are so incredibly fortunate to live in and enjoy such a beautiful part of the planet. Such a fantastic unspoiled area, enjoy!
Thank you,yes we are very lucky to experience it in all its glory. I just hope it doesn’t change.
What a brilliant adventure. Cheers guys.
Thanks for taking the time 🙏
Thoroughly enjoyable just like part 1. Thanks for the effort to film and edit this Bruce.
You’re welcome glad you enjoyed it
I'm so jealous of your dinghy! I almost got a dinghy, Albin Vega is almost a dinghy, she will be my home for the rest of my life I hope, I'm cutting the cord with society, and now I will go see stuff and fish as many different kind of fishes I can.
I will be building a sailing tender to please my dinghy craving! 😁
Vega’s are great boats.Good luck with your adventure, I lived aboard and cruised yachts that I owned for 20 years before embarking on the dinghy sailing.Cheers
Terrific little adventure. Invest in a small 250g drone, if you haven’t already. It would’ve been magic to get some aerial shots of the islands & reef. 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks yes I am looking into a drone any recommendations?
Great stuff Bruce… Can’t believe that John said so little- he could talk the long of a chair.. lol
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Yep I don’t know if he likes the camera!
Nice one Bruce. Loved the wildlife, especially the sharks. A great trip well documented.
Cheers Josh
Fantastic what you can do with such minimal equipment.
Yes and minimal expense.
Thanks for taking us along mate.
I'm not a sailors backside, but being a Lake Macquarie boy(60)
I can appreciate the journey, scenery and wildlife.
Good one boys, bravo.👍
Thanks and cheers mate
Looks like you guys had a great time!
We sure did! Looking forward to going again.
Thank you for taking us along. I love the dinghy cruising concept.
Your welcome and yes dinghy cruising is good stuff.
What a fantastic trip Bruce. Looks like you had the last two islands pretty much to yourselves. The most adventurous two dinghy cruising videos I have seen. Dream sail!
Cheers Dave yes it couldn’t have been better
Really enjoyed the videography, beautiful tour of great barrier reef!
Thank you
Inspirational! Love those calm water scenes.
Great videos Bruce. Up in my neck of the woods. We are blessed to have some quite outstanding cruising grounds. Hoping to get my Hartley out for some decent sailing this summer. Looking to do a week or so around the Keppels before Xmas if things go according to plan. Thanks those such as yourself, Kate Louise and Trim I think we are getting some of the best dinghy cruising on RUclips.
Thanks I hope the weather is good to you,I sailed a Hartley as a boy with my father.
The La Nina isn't making things easy lol. Saw my first ts16 at Manly (bne) public ramp about 63 or 64, didn't know what they were then, my Dad asked the owner what it was. Had a cabin so to me was a proper yacht lol.
Wow, now thats Dinghy Cruising, nicely done!
Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it.
FLORIDA 🏖️⛱️💯
Thanks for sharing. What a fabulous place and a great example of what dinghy cruising can offer.
Thank you 🙏
Great quality video of a great trip ! Gutsy effort in small boats, but well rewarded with the beauty of what you saw and visited. Well done both of you.
Thanks for the wrap I am glad you enjoyed it.
Great video Bruce thanks for sharing with us. Cheers Steve
No words. Incredible. ❤
Fantastic! Thanks for doing all this work to share. Much appreciated.
Thanks Tim,It is great to hear from someone enjoying my videos.Makes it all worthwhile.
Bloody brilliant Bruce and John. When I was a kid we had a family friend who had one of the few (7 or 8) tin fishing shacks that was then 1770 and spent many great fishing trips around the area and offshore. Well done and hopefully see you on the next Raid! Cheers, Ric
Thanks Ric look forward to seeing you on the next raid.
Great video looked like a good trip lovely sun rise cheers
This looks heavenly!!😊thank you very much. 🖐👍😊
Great I am glad you enjoyed it 🙏
Just awesome, not at all jealous!
Fabulous, Bruce and John. I kept thinking of the amazing fishing opportunities.
It would be if it wasn’t a marine reserve.
Bruce you guys are between nuts n amazing ! You had me pure hanging almost with this awesome sailing ⛵️ out in open water. Those cays a vividly gorgeous with the crystal clear water near each islet/cat n intense blue in deep waters. Fast turtles 🐢 (except the couple mating), sharks 🦈 swimming by n a couple playing n breeching whales.
Loved 🥰 that rush of adrenaline surfing ashore on the incoming swells as well. Just one truely amazing venture in open dinghies … great wx window with blue daytime skies n vivid sunsets as well. Bet the starry nights were grand n spectacular.. not sure 🤔 I’d try in a near open dinghy but maybe in a Soveign or Precision 18’ with a nice cabin. To be 40 or 50 again n free to try that challenge n adventure. Thankz Mate for a great share ..
Think 🤔 you could get Paul out there ?
Cheer mate, Papa J
Washington State.
It’s so nice to receive feedback from someone who’s enjoying my videos so much. I really appreciate it, and am planning another Barrier Reef trip again this year.As to Paul doing one you will have to ask him yourself,he would make a great production out of it that’s for sure.
Cheers Bruce.
Truly inspiring 🙌 ✨️ 🙏 👏 ❤️
Living the dream mate. Throughly enjoyed watching the vids
Thank you glad you enjoyed them.
Beautiful places all. Envy nearly overcomes me. I liked that music too. Thanks.
Thanks for the feedback. I am glad you enjoyed it.
A poetic journey
Thank you 🙏
A great small boat sailing adventure. If I were there it would be fresh caught fish for breakfast lunch and dinner. Thanks for sharing, cheers!
Thanks yes unfortunately except for lady Musgrave the rest was marine reserve so no fishing.
Thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it.
Awesome video Sir one day I hope to visit your beautiful country and sail its waters.
Thank you I hope you get to one day.
Very cool! Love to see the camping on these small boats.
Thanks mate.
Well done guys. Just shows the advantage of shoal draft for cruising 👌
What wonderful sail you all had, truly stunning views and just so much to try and take in.
I'd have been just as camera happy and I think you got some really spectacular shots on your adventure.
Fair winds, following seas, safe travels and God Bless...
Great I am glad you enjoyed it.
Quite an adventure.
Thank you it sure was.
Great Video!
Great stuff Bruce.
Thanks, thoroughly enjoyed the videos, I've been working toward getting my little trailer-sailer ready for something similar and you've really whet the appetite! I hope you'll continue making videos of your sailing adventures, even if it may not be easy to top this one.
Thanks I’m glad you’re enjoying them and yes I will film whatever is next.
There’s a Day sailer for sale about 70kms away from me. It’s been listed all summer and hasn’t shifted 🤔
Hey awsome adventure guys! JOHN is it possible to do a walk through with your boat? I'm really interested to see just how your sail set up is as I have never seen anything like it! I think you guys are having a better time then the bigger boats by far.. I have never thought about doing that trip on a vessel of that size 😳
Check out yt :gvansickle dinghy sailing labrador coast (3 parts).
Bit dated but shows what the daysailor is capable of.
Great videos! Love the Day Sailor, had not thought of it as an expedition boat but it seems to do a good job. Love the lines of the boat. Seems a bit tender from the videos but you seem to have great control over the boat. Beautiful sailing area you are in.
Thanks Jim,yes I don’t think the Day Sailer was designed to go offshore but it is a good solid boat and has stood up well so far.We are lucky here with our cruising grounds.
Beautiful boats, beautiful setting, looks like one hell of a great trip. Awesome music as well, what song did you use? All the best to yall!!
Thank you for your words.The music is free from the iMovie app so not sure what it was .
Cheers Bruce
Big fun on a little boat!
Livin the dream....👍
Little known fact, rubbing a sharks belly will distract it from chewing on you
Thanks might come in handy one day!
Very cool videos!
Thanks 👍
Ι like your boats.They are well desined and built.Very interesting the shape of the sails of the boat with the two rigs. What seaworthiness it has ?? Thank you. From Greece
The Core Sound 17 is very seaworthy.
You two had one great little adventure. And some fantastic sailing. So is the sloop a little faster than the cat ketch? Both looked pretty equal. Really nice video work too.
Thanks Fred,Yes it was a great trip. We are planning another one for next year. The two boats are fairly even although the Core Sound ketch is lighter and seems a tad quicker in light breeze unless I break out the Spinnaker.
Great scenes. Thank you.
Please mention why open dinghy sailing compared to small trailer sailor. I have sailed 125 dinghy on Brisbane River a lot but could not imagine 12 foot dinghy in open water like Lady Musgrave Island. Best wishes.
Thanks John,
I like the challenge of open boat sailing and The simplicity of not having an enclosed cabin to fill with to much stuff that I would leave there adding to the weight.
I would love to do that
It’s well worth it if you get the chance.
Fantastic, best arm chair sailing on my part for a long time, thanks guys.
JUst one question...why don't you guys just run the boats up on the sand ?
Thanks and we do beach the boats if the bottom is flat enough and clear of rocks or coral.
Cracking trip and great video log. What was the depth over the reef entering hoskyn and Fairfax do you remember? I draw about 0.3 with centerboard and rudder up.
Thanks there was probably .5 over the coral
Bruce, what navigation technology do you use in open water? Do you have an EPIRB, VHS etc?
Hi Greg, I have an Epirb and the required offshore safety equipment you need for any boat going more than 2nm offshore.For navigation I use a handheld GPS and paper charts which you could say makes me old school. I also carry a handheld VHF for communication.John has a chart plotter running on 12v in his boat. I have no 12v system in mine, just small battery packs and small solar panel for charging.
Wow, excellent viewing what dinghy are they? The booms around sails on John's boat looked like windsurf booms just asking I'm not a dinghy owner yet. Great video 👍
Thanks yes John’s boat is a Core Sound 17 windsurfer booms a d mine is an Oday Daysailer
Hi Bruce, I like your sailing even I hardly understand what your are telling us ;-)
I am always wondering how you manage all your maneuvers and reefing single handed?! Maybe you want to show that some time?
Thank you for the question,it is difficult to film when working the boat to show this but generally I try to reef before setting out on a sail and the rest of the manoeuvre’s are performed with great haste.
@@brucedyson-smith459 Thank you! Understand, reefing before leaving is the best. Looking forward to your next video 🙂
Wonderful video, again. Thanks
How do raise and lower your centerboard? My Day Sailor has a lever on the centerboard trunk. Yours looks like a different set up.
Hi Stan,yes my boat has a weighted centreboard which I control with a line attached to the trailing edge then running up and through a sheave mounted in the top of the case.
Hi Bruce, thanks, Did you build that set up? Or is it factory installed?
@@stan440us I think that is how they were done here. I just built a new centreboard out of timber with lead weights inset to make it drop then fibreglassed over.
Looks like a good set up. My set up with the lever is a bit awkward. Two handed operation. One hand to push the lever to remove pressure on the keeper and the other hand to push the keeper. Then pull the lever to move the centerboard into position.
Great video. What outboard (make and horsepower) is on the yellow sailboat? It pushed the boat quite well ahead of the waves. Cheers!
Thanks,my outboard is a Mariner 3.3hp 2stroke.
Pretty sweet trip! I am wondering how you sleep in the tiny cuddy on the Daysailer? It does not seem long enough.
Thanks and yes my feet stick out a bit so I have a piece of plywood to extend the platform about 300mm
Wonderful video Bruce, thanks for sharing it. How much gasoline did you carry on the trip and how much of it did you burn?
Thanks Deborah, I carried about 22litres and burnt around 12.
Thankyou Bruce I am inspired to go cruising, very quick question as I am new to this would a Hartley 16 be suitable for this trip and what time of the year did you guys go
Thanks and yes a Hartley would be fine to do this trip which we did in September.
@@brucedyson-smith459 thankyou
😵🥴🤤
Keeps the rain out? :)
What time of year was this?
That trip was in October.
What kind of boat is Gira Gira?
Core Sound 17
@@brucedyson-smith459 Thank you sir.
What a fantastic place to live with all those small boat adventures. I wish I could join you guys with my little Aquarius 21 sweet pee. Check it out on my channel. Thanks for posting. BTW...did you have your centerboard down when you surfed in threw the breakers.
Hi will do. I had the centreboard down as I always do when running with waves
What flag is that?
It’s the R flag for Raid our Facebook group.