Great stuff Beau, Ive been following you for years but have somehow never watched this series. Sitting here all morning making my way through this series on my day off before i begin renovations on the house for the day. Cheers mate
Well done guys! I’ve been sea kayaking off Tasmania & Victoria for over 30 years now & always wanted to do this trip. At 54yo I’m thinking I’ll have to do it on my own, if I really want to, which I do! Fantastic footage!
I've been following Beau for years but have never come across his Bass by Kayak series until today, stumbling upon it by chance while trying to figure out for a voiceover I need to make if "Bass" is pronounced as "Bass" or "Bass". A few other sources on RUclips suggested it's "Bass" but as soon as I saw this video I knew I'd be able to trust Beau's pronunciation of "Bass". Many thanks for this clarification. I'm going to complete the recording now, and then I'll be back to watch the full video!
These guys are the true kayak kings. Me and my buddies all have Hobie PA-12-14's sit on top fishing or recreational kayaks. We do 5 day camp/fish trips 4 times a year. I fun fish usually 3 days a week. But we all have motors, and electronics, add-ons, and accessories. These guys are real kayakers, who know and deal with weather, large crossings. Sea kayaks are beautiful. 🛶 🌊🙏
Watched this whole series many times, and still holds up to this day. Amazing work Beau - would love to see another group trip like this again sometime!
Beau- as someone who produces nautical charts (on & of the west coast of Canada), I love the low-angle shots you used in the intro segment and around 4:40!
The feeling of knowing the end of our journeys is coming but not wanting it to...in itself that feeling is special and rare in our regimented lives. I am loving this series mate. Whether you kayak, ski, bike or whatever, the feelings you create in these wonderful videos beau all resonate. It’s all about journeys eh...thank you for sharing this.
Mate the videography and narration of these videos is unreal. Such a humble man. Watched almost all of your videos in the last few days. Just can’t get enough.
How does this guy not have millions of subs... I think he is way better and has so much better videos then for example Lost LeBlanc. This man is a real adventurer and I wish these kind of videos find his way back at his channel. (Want to see more of this so badly :P)
As someone who knows a bit about film making can I just say that having the dedication and constant presence of mind to get those shots AND focus on the gruelling hard work of the journey itself is a real achievement. Amazing work Beau. I would love to see more bts content around the film making/workflow side of it if that is ever a possibility.
Fantastic, well made & thoroughly engaging, just what a YT film should be. I've said it before and I'll say it again, this deserves a whole heap more views and success in it's own right.
This episode more than the others just makes me think "wow", I was lucky enough to go to Oz a few years back but seeing this makes me want to go back for longer. Thanks Beau.
I'm 64 and I have not been to Flinders Island since March the 26th 1969 just one month before my 11th birthday. Also exactly 14 years since my one and only overseas trip to the US leaving from Melbourne on the 26th of March 1983 not only that my first born a daughter was born in Devonport on March 26th 1991. ....Pete from Tasmania...🍎🏝 Oh I almost forgot well done lads at crossing the Bass Stright in your Kayak's....🚣🚣🚣🚣🚣
Cheers Mr Picot! I'll get back to you David...I've got a few projects on the burner 1) becoming a woodchopper (in the footsteps of my champion grandfather), 2) commuting to work in weird, bloody weird ways (see trailer vids) 3) The Urban Forager- coming soon...
Indeed Dan, Dinking around is the most under-rated aspect of travel- all the things you would never think of doing when departing (but hoping you get around to something, somehow). Two year olds are endless 'dinkers'; busy doing nothing (which is everything!). Gold
This is making me miss adventuring with my mates, gotta get back out there when i come home for the holidays. Just met a new sick group here in sydney as well tho. Can't wait for the hiking and climbing trips we have planned
Beau Miles ~ Great series Mate. One positive suggestion from a Sailor ~ best Breakfast is hot Porridge ~ tastes great & slow release energy ~ keep you going all day
Cheers, Talinite. Well yes, although Hogan island was cleared for sheep grazing (no longer), and Deal was cleared for an airstrip and timber (although pretty indigenous for the most part) and Flinders islands also heavily farmed. But yep, for a colonial place, it is astoundingly calm and beautiful and at times feels incredibly wild
Thanks Romanov...We'll keep you posted on upcoming projects. In the meantime, check out the other ditties on the site and send along to all your people. Good man.
How do you get the aerial shots? Who's flying a drone? What's that like whilst kayaking? Beautifully made videos, I'm so happy to have found this channel!
man some of these coves they are camping in look like great swim/snorkel holes. wonder if they were just too tired, didnt film it or maybe the sharks are pretty thick down there. Id be basking more sore muscles in that crystal clear water every evening.
mate the swimming and snorkeling on flinders island (especially around trousers point, the spot they stopped for lunch after whitemark) is bloody incredible. Not many sharks at all either.
@@rag4877 ill put in on my bucket list. we travel mainly to hawaii (from the states) or mexico but AUS/NZ are on def up there on places to go. plane tickets just get crazy expensive crossing the whole pacific!
Can anybody identify what cap beau is wearing. I searched for quite some time now and can't find it. And 1080p doesn't allow to read on paused video content. ^^ seems to be the only closed neck shield that's really sewn together in front to withstand winds.
Hi Logan, We used the Phantom 2, although co-producer Mitch Drummond did the piloting from shore. I'd dunk the thing If I flew it from the sea kayak, although I hear some game chaps and chappetes are doing it?
Hi, how big is the falcon sail on the epic kayak? 1meter or 1.3 meters? I have a 1 meter sail, on a tempest 170. Not sure if I should get a bigger sail. How does it handle on big winds?
Hi Behrens, From memory it was a 1m as I had a 1.2 and from memory it was the biggest of the sails...I wouldn't go more than 1.2 as it was a boat tipper in 15+ knots, where-is the 1m could be kept upright with stronger winds and gusts.
The Falcon Sail in this video is 1.0 square meters. If you are wondering what size Falcon Sail is best for an adventure like this, a 1.0 Falcon Sail is going to give the best wind range sweet spot. So if you carry 1 size sail the 1.0 is for sure the way to go. Typically I carry both a 1.0 and a 1.4. They are very easy to change, so I can pick the best sail for the conditions and make it happen. If it is a big wind day above 10mph, the 1.0 is the best choice, if its a light wind day, some people want a bigger sail. But still if you have 1 size sail for a sea kayak, the 1.0 is the way to go. Once you hit maximum hull speed, extra power is not going to do anything positive except teach you how to handle more power. Learning how to handle the power is a good thing, but not so good on big crossings and when you are focusing on other objectives.
G'day Peter, That's the Phantom 3 taking those pics. We've got a DJI Mavic now in the air also, which struggles a bit more in higher winds, and is a bit more washed out, or contrasy- but both are magic really.
G'day, Evan. Mitch Drummond, co-producer, flew into Flinders Island and took some glorious shots of us while we headed south. He was also at the end (Tasmania). There are also a few re-shoots in there, and some training paddles that were pushed into the main timeline. Mitch is a heck of a pilot these days.
Long time i searched trips like these from youtube, finally found what i seek.. Great films, keep up the good work. Makes me wanna go to the water asap, that winter though :)
Great stuff Beau, Ive been following you for years but have somehow never watched this series. Sitting here all morning making my way through this series on my day off before i begin renovations on the house for the day. Cheers mate
Loving the series. Incredible achievement. Dan is hilarious
He is one of the most likable bastards I've ever met. British, warm, not overly interested in dental hygiene.
@@BeauMiles such a wholesome honest hug at the end !
Well done guys! I’ve been sea kayaking off Tasmania & Victoria for over 30 years now & always wanted to do this trip. At 54yo I’m thinking I’ll have to do it on my own, if I really want to, which I do! Fantastic footage!
I've been following Beau for years but have never come across his Bass by Kayak series until today, stumbling upon it by chance while trying to figure out for a voiceover I need to make if "Bass" is pronounced as "Bass" or "Bass". A few other sources on RUclips suggested it's "Bass" but as soon as I saw this video I knew I'd be able to trust Beau's pronunciation of "Bass". Many thanks for this clarification. I'm going to complete the recording now, and then I'll be back to watch the full video!
How does this video have
me too.. very lucky
Way way underrated!
So true
Luckily it is now more than doubled but still way too low, especially for this kind of content. Love it!
Amen.
I’m officially a new fan! And will watch every video moving forward. The way you write and speak is extremely inspirational
A very belated well done lads. That was amazing..
It can come anytime Ant. Goodonya
These guys are the true kayak kings. Me and my buddies all have Hobie PA-12-14's sit on top fishing or recreational kayaks. We do 5 day camp/fish trips 4 times a year. I fun fish usually 3 days a week. But we all have motors, and electronics, add-ons, and accessories. These guys are real kayakers, who know and deal with weather, large crossings. Sea kayaks are beautiful. 🛶 🌊🙏
Watched this whole series many times, and still holds up to this day. Amazing work Beau - would love to see another group trip like this again sometime!
Beau- as someone who produces nautical charts (on & of the west coast of Canada), I love the low-angle shots you used in the intro segment and around 4:40!
4:09 "Have you seen yourself"-Dan for the win.
"Oh My" by The Animators became one of my favorites songs after seeing this the first time.
Yep awesome.
Have watched loads of your videos since you landed in my feed. You are a very talented story teller mate.
As a newbie to sea kayaking it'd be great to see the essentials that you pack for a 2+ day trip Beau!
Agreed
Wonderful to be able to experience vicariously the delight of new friendships and the delights of this magnificent world.
3 years later I’m finding this and it somehow doesn’t have a million
The feeling of knowing the end of our journeys is coming but not wanting it to...in itself that feeling is special and rare in our regimented lives. I am loving this series mate. Whether you kayak, ski, bike or whatever, the feelings you create in these wonderful videos beau all resonate. It’s all about journeys eh...thank you for sharing this.
Mate the videography and narration of these videos is unreal. Such a humble man. Watched almost all of your videos in the last few days. Just can’t get enough.
Wow i really loved watching the series. Great trip, great people, great video's! Nice and keep up the great spirit!
Ta Rik,
Will do. More to come!
How does this guy not have millions of subs... I think he is way better and has so much better videos then for example Lost LeBlanc. This man is a real adventurer and I wish these kind of videos find his way back at his channel. (Want to see more of this so badly :P)
What a gifted storyteller you are. Well done.
As someone who knows a bit about film making can I just say that having the dedication and constant presence of mind to get those shots AND focus on the gruelling hard work of the journey itself is a real achievement.
Amazing work Beau.
I would love to see more bts content around the film making/workflow side of it if that is ever a possibility.
Watched all 5 episodes on Boxing Bay. Inspiration for the New Year ahead. Excelent stuff!!!
Fantastic, well made & thoroughly engaging, just what a YT film should be. I've said it before and I'll say it again, this deserves a whole heap more views and success in it's own right.
This episode more than the others just makes me think "wow", I was lucky enough to go to Oz a few years back but seeing this makes me want to go back for longer. Thanks Beau.
yeah, flinders and tasmania is just stunning, so so so underrated
Man Beau is one of the bests out there. Kudos mate.
Real peach of a series Beau. Good on ya.
Beautiful series to watch. Couldn't stop watching them
I'm 64 and I have not been to Flinders Island since March the 26th 1969 just one month before my 11th birthday. Also exactly 14 years since my one and only overseas trip to the US leaving from Melbourne on the 26th of March 1983 not only that my first born a daughter was born in Devonport on March 26th 1991. ....Pete from Tasmania...🍎🏝 Oh I almost forgot well done lads at crossing the Bass Stright in your Kayak's....🚣🚣🚣🚣🚣
Amazing guys! Thanks for sharing your journey. I guess the question now is, what's next?
Cheers Mr Picot!
I'll get back to you David...I've got a few projects on the burner 1) becoming a woodchopper (in the footsteps of my champion grandfather), 2) commuting to work in weird, bloody weird ways (see trailer vids) 3) The Urban Forager- coming soon...
+Beau Miles great! Can't wait. Keep'em coming
I've loved every moment of this series, which is seldom the case for me with RUclips videos. Well put together and a grand adventure
So good! Awesome watch. Thank you for posting
Really great series. Congratulations!
fantastic series ... and I bet loads of other poms like me feel the same. :-)
Dang! would have loved to have known about you when you did this! Big fan and Tasmania is my home!
Wow. That was awesome. Thanks for sharing this adventure 💖
Don’t forget the “dinker”. Dinking around, in no hurry, getting nowhere fast!
Indeed Dan, Dinking around is the most under-rated aspect of travel- all the things you would never think of doing when departing (but hoping you get around to something, somehow). Two year olds are endless 'dinkers'; busy doing nothing (which is everything!). Gold
This is making me miss adventuring with my mates, gotta get back out there when i come home for the holidays. Just met a new sick group here in sydney as well tho. Can't wait for the hiking and climbing trips we have planned
Officially love your videos and keep up
I've been meaning to do this crossing, just need the time, maybe when my little one is a bit older.
Been loving all the videos you have put up. Thank you
AMAZING series! I dont want it to be over!
Beau Miles this is an epic! I'm enthralled.
Hat's off to you, your adventures and videos are fantastic.
Thanks fs. More vids on the way- heaps actually, so hold on for a busy few months!
Great adventure, slick film. Thanks for making it 🙂
Beau. I swear you are wearing something different everytime. Did you decide to pack the tall boy with ya! Great work. Makes me wanna get involved
great series of videos my friend!
Great series of videos! I just binge-watched the lot.
Stunning trip and videos. Right in the feels and giving me the adventure bug to wash away the Covid cramp. Love from Ireland.
Beau Miles ~ Great series Mate. One positive suggestion from a Sailor ~ best Breakfast is hot Porridge ~ tastes great & slow release energy ~ keep you going all day
Awesome adventure!, wish I could have been there!
Love this series! I wanted to comment how strange it is to see humans in such a pristine and beautiful environment :)
Cheers, Talinite. Well yes, although Hogan island was cleared for sheep grazing (no longer), and Deal was cleared for an airstrip and timber (although pretty indigenous for the most part) and Flinders islands also heavily farmed. But yep, for a colonial place, it is astoundingly calm and beautiful and at times feels incredibly wild
Awesome series loved every episode. Congratulations on your journey
Thanks highvoltage. Yep, a heck of a journey. I'm reliving it now as I write about it (for research), and experiencing things all over again.
Now, that was awesome. 110% awesomeness gents. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Romanov...We'll keep you posted on upcoming projects. In the meantime, check out the other ditties on the site and send along to all your people. Good man.
We want another series!!!!!!
Nothing cool about a tan in Australia ❤ I also love my moon tan! 6:34
Never wanted to go sea kayaking until now!
Excellent work. Your views and number of subscribers deserves to be much more.
Thanks Paul,
Pretty new to the RUclips thing. Send along to your networks mate and each views a win...Best.
well I never knew those islands were even there... great going education Australia....
flinders island? I wanna live there..
Brilliant, I want this life
Were the sails beneficial?
Who steers the Drone at 6:04? Do they follow you by themselves?
That is beau's shortr, fattr, uglier twin brother jeau. He is allowed to tag along but must keep his head down and request permission to speek.
They have automated tracking functionality, yeah
@@HandleChanged-z9c Lmao
Superb effort - congrats
love this channel
simply amazing and damn inspiring!
Second go through this series..underrated quote ‘have you seen Austin Powers’
Really underrated channel. Great content
How do you get the aerial shots?
Who's flying a drone? What's that like whilst kayaking?
Beautifully made videos, I'm so happy to have found this channel!
I freakin love this video.
Love It. Exciting Times.
10:18 Handshake? Nah, let's hug!
bloody beautiful mateeeee
Fantastic series. Just out of curiosity how did you get that footage around 6:55 and forward. Or rather who was operating the drone?
Just wow! Found you through the beans video and thought it was funny but also liked you very much.. now.. just so impressed! True inspiration mate!
man some of these coves they are camping in look like great swim/snorkel holes. wonder if they were just too tired, didnt film it or maybe the sharks are pretty thick down there. Id be basking more sore muscles in that crystal clear water every evening.
mate the swimming and snorkeling on flinders island (especially around trousers point, the spot they stopped for lunch after whitemark) is bloody incredible. Not many sharks at all either.
@@rag4877 ill put in on my bucket list. we travel mainly to hawaii (from the states) or mexico but AUS/NZ are on def up there on places to go. plane tickets just get crazy expensive crossing the whole pacific!
Can anybody identify what cap beau is wearing. I searched for quite some time now and can't find it. And 1080p doesn't allow to read on paused video content. ^^ seems to be the only closed neck shield that's really sewn together in front to withstand winds.
"Have you seen yourself?" 🤣🤣🤣
I love these vids!
Are you deploying the drone from the kayak? How do you catch it?
Capó excelente video capó
Great adventure. Very inspiring. Can I ask what drone did you use and how was it flying/filming while paddling?
Thanks
Hi Logan, We used the Phantom 2, although co-producer Mitch Drummond did the piloting from shore. I'd dunk the thing If I flew it from the sea kayak, although I hear some game chaps and chappetes are doing it?
Wow!
Mawson did not have a bath for a year. They could never get the ring he left scrubbed off the bath.
very good from argentina
Hi, how big is the falcon sail on the epic kayak? 1meter or 1.3 meters? I have a 1 meter sail, on a tempest 170. Not sure if I should get a bigger sail. How does it handle on big winds?
Hi Behrens,
From memory it was a 1m as I had a 1.2 and from memory it was the biggest of the sails...I wouldn't go more than 1.2 as it was a boat tipper in 15+ knots, where-is the 1m could be kept upright with stronger winds and gusts.
The Falcon Sail in this video is 1.0 square meters.
If you are wondering what size Falcon Sail is best for an adventure like this, a 1.0 Falcon Sail is going to give the best wind range sweet spot. So if you carry 1 size sail the 1.0 is for sure the way to go. Typically I carry both a 1.0 and a 1.4. They are very easy to change, so I can pick the best sail for the conditions and make it happen. If it is a big wind day above 10mph, the 1.0 is the best choice, if its a light wind day, some people want a bigger sail. But still if you have 1 size sail for a sea kayak, the 1.0 is the way to go. Once you hit maximum hull speed, extra power is not going to do anything positive except teach you how to handle more power. Learning how to handle the power is a good thing, but not so good on big crossings and when you are focusing on other objectives.
Here I was thinking you were a true blue Aussie, Beau, and then you go and say "gas station".
Hey Beau, what were you using to get the aerial shots when you were out of the expedition? A drone?
G'day Peter,
That's the Phantom 3 taking those pics. We've got a DJI Mavic now in the air also, which struggles a bit more in higher winds, and is a bit more washed out, or contrasy- but both are magic really.
That beard is not going even slightly down that drain beau haha
It cheated and fertilized my potplants with my beard-gold. Lemons the size of a baby's head.
Bean foreshadowing @6:11
I can't figure out who's controlling your drone in all your group paddling shots. Was there someone else with you not seen on camera?
G'day, Evan. Mitch Drummond, co-producer, flew into Flinders Island and took some glorious shots of us while we headed south. He was also at the end (Tasmania). There are also a few re-shoots in there, and some training paddles that were pushed into the main timeline. Mitch is a heck of a pilot these days.
@@BeauMiles ah I see. Great shots all the way through. Love the series! Any more kayak expeditions planned?
@@EvanAagaard Always a few on the burner, but nothing in the next 12 months I can see. Odds and sods coming out shortly...Best
I'm convinced there is a sixth person in the group
What’s the name of the last song?
What's that song at the end
smiles
Long time i searched trips like these from youtube, finally found what i seek.. Great films, keep up the good work. Makes me wanna go to the water asap, that winter though :)
29 people are still stuck on that conference call 😑
who de f fly the drone ?
Wait why isn’t there any adds?!
Cause we asked for there not to be. We're just doin our thing
wow🍻
where Can i buy that long sleeve you had on Beau?