Hello Friends! This is our second last video of our adventures on Pacific Star. We spent many weeks in the Cairns river doing jobs to Pacific Star prior to putting her on the market. So we decided to head out to reef, for our final reef run. Come join us visiting some pretty epic spots, spearing, sailing and enjoying our final weeks on floating home. If you missed the first episode, go check it our here: ?? Please don't forget to SUBSCRIBE & LIKE ? If you enjoy a little husband and wife banter, this channel will be right up your alley. With a touch of cuteness overload of Zahra, Heidi cooking up a storm in the kitchen and Josh doing upgrades. While we explore he East Coast of Australia. Thanks for watching! SV Pacific Star Crew Videos made by Best Wifey in the World - Heidi Hoes ? UP DATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA? ** FOLLOW US ON ** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #boatlife #sailingaustralia #sailingfamily #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #sailing #travel #boatkids

This episode we explore Walker Reef on the Great Barrier Reef. This was an awesome anchorage with plenty of marine life. We managed to get some more fish and a couple of Champagne rock lobsters, which were new species for us. And we end the episode back at Cairns getting our boat ready to put on the market.

We found an epic spot to anchor on the Great Barrier Reef. We had an epic time with Salty Sings exploring the Reef and living from what we manage to catch while spearfishing. Josh had the chance to go for a swim with a Tiger shark that was lurking around the Boat, and we cooked up some delicious Crayfish chowder.

A'hoy party people! Welcome to Heidi's 40th Birthday Week ??????? This episode is about Heidi celebrating her birthday with 2 of her friends, who had flown over from Perth. Plus the Salty Sings join us too, while we explore Magnetic Island. If you ever get the chance hands to hire a car, visit Isle Hire on Magnetic Island. There are plenty of colourful of toppers roof cars to choose from. We had such a laugh cruising around the island in this car. ? The Heart Attack Melted Brie Cheese Recipe: - Brie cheese, - Honey or maple syrup, - Rosemary, - Chilli flakes, - Cherry tomatoes, - Chorizo, - Olive oil. 1. Lightly score the top of the cheese with a knife. Add honey on the top of the cheese and sprinkle chilli flakes and rosemary on the top. 2. On a low heat in your frying pan, add a little oil and Brie Cheese. Placing cherry tomatoes and chorizo around the side of the cheese. 3. Cook for 10 minutes and then place under grill for 5 minutes. 4. Find your favourite crackers and dip into yummy melted cheese goodness. ?WANT TO SEE MORE OF OUR ADVENTURES? Click here ?? www.YouTube.com/@sailingpacificstar?sub_confirmation= Want to watch our Sailing Adventures, check out this Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUXR20dfNVasmRvTQ9of-S6BqCxW4tAE ??Thanks for watching! SV Pacific Star Crew ? Videos made by Josh & Heidi Hoes ? We used iPhone 11, GoPro 11 & DJI Mini 2 ? UP DATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA? ** FOLLOW US ON ** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #boatlife #sailingaustralia #sailingfamily #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #sailing #travel #boatkids #gopro #liveabordslife

This episode we visited the world famous Whitehaven beach, this is one to add on the bucket list. This place is absolutely stunning! With beautiful walking trails and crystal clear waters, you could spend a few days just soaking up the sun and views. We return back Airley Beach and enjoy some much needed retail therapy - yes I am a princess ? Catching up with boat jobs, we had the help from Des, the legend! We legit saved ourselves thousands of dollars, with the help of Des and a foreign language, YouTube tutorial on how to do the repair. Then we encountered a rat on board, not sure how this fury little bugger got on board. But we were very happy that Josh caught him. The Port of Airley Marina, in my opinion is one of the best marinas we have visited. With the convenience of Woolworths a short walk away and liquor store. Plus many nearby restaurants, a huge kids park and a 10 minute walk to the lagoon to cool down. It was on the pricy side, at $150 per night. We enjoyed all of the facilities and the courtesy car too. ?WANT TO SEE MORE OF OUR ADVENTURES? Click here ?? www.YouTube.com/@sailingpacificstar?sub_confirmation= Want to watch our Sailing Adventures, check out this Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUXR20dfNVasmRvTQ9of-S6BqCxW4tAE ??Thanks for watching! SV Pacific Star Crew ? Videos made by Josh & Heidi Hoes ? We used iPhone 11, GoPro 11 & DJI Mini 2 ? UP DATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA? ** FOLLOW US ON ** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #Sailing #boatlife #sailinglife #ocean #travel #sailingphotography #cruisinglife #sailingadventures #sailingfamily #sailor #sailingaustralia #catamaran #gypsie #nomadic #lifestyle #vlog #islands #sailingtrip #sailinglife #outdoorliving #familyadventure #sailingyoutubechannel #ycass #ycdu #oceanlife #seagypsy #freedomofthesea #traveldiaries

In Josh's opinion, it's the best mud crab recipe I have made yet. ? SINGAPORE CHILLI CRAB SAUCE ? ~ Ingredients ~ - Good splash of olive oil - 1 onion | diced - Garlic to taste - Ginger to taste - 2 Tbsp sweet chilli jam | easy recipe below or use Ayam Chilli Jam - 1/2 cup tomato sauce - 1 can of crushed tomatoes - 1 cups water or chicken stock (substitute with chicken oxo cube) - 1 egg | lightly whisked - Mud crabs | Pre cooked & remove meat from crab ????GARNISHES/SERVING: - Fresh coriander , leaves whole or roughly chopped - Steam rice ~ Instructions ~ ? If you have caught mud crab, place them in the freezer for 45 minutes, to let the crabs goto sleep? Most humane way to kill them? ??? How do you boil mud crab? Simply bring a large pot of salted water to the boil, add your prepared crabs to the water, and return to the boil. Put the lid on and cook for approximately 10 minutes. 1. Prepare crab: boil crab into pieces or cook crab after step 7; 2. Heat oil in wok; 3. Sauté onion, garlic & ginger on medium-high heat. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. 4. Add chilli jam & stirring, for 3 minutes, 5. Add tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, chicken stock and soya sauce. Cook & stirring regularly, for 4 minutes; 6. Egg ribbons: Pour the egg in a thin stream into the middle of the pot. Stir gently & slowly for 1 minutes; 7. Add coriander which is optional. Plus, crab & claws: Add the crab claws first (they take longer to cook), then stir to coat in sauce. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to simmer. Cover with a lid and cook 3 minutes; if cooking raw, allow 6 minutes to fully cook - cover with lid; 8. Serve over a bed of steam rice in a bowl & enjoy! ?? CHILLI JAM?? Here is an easy recipe to make chilli jam, if you can source a jar from the shops. I love keeping this in the fridge for other recipes? ~ Ingredients ~ - 15-20 long red chillies, stems removed, roughly chopped - 2 x lemons | juiced - 1 tsp salt - 1 cup sugar - 1/3 cup White Wine Vinegar - 1 tsp fish sauce |Optional ~ Instructions ~ 1. Sterilize your jam jar and leave to cool down; 2. Deseed chilies and put the cut-up chilies into a food blender or mince it up. Add the juice of two lemons and salt. Pulse until they are finely chopped and gradually turned into a paste; 3. Take the same amount of sugar as chilli paste. Approximate 1 cup of sugar and add white wine vinegar. Optional to add fish sauce; 4. Scrape the chilli mixture out of the blender and add to the cooking pan, along with the sugar; 5. Bring the pan to the boil, for 10 -15 minutes and stir continuously; 6. Take the pan off the heat and allow it cool. The liquid will become more syrupy, then from syrup to becoming sticky | jelly-like as it cools and; 7. Place jam in a sterilized sealed jar and it will be good for up to six months or more. Once you open the jar, store in fridge. ?WANT TO SEE MORE OF OUR ADVENTURES? Click here ?? www.YouTube.com/@sailingpacificstar?sub_confirmation= Want to watch our Sailing Adventures, check out this Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUXR20dfNVasmRvTQ9of-S6BqCxW4tAE ? CHAPTERS 0:00 Catching fresh mudcrabs 0:25 Ingredients 0:46 Zahra discuss the plan 1:18 Cooking Instructions 4:44 Master Chef Josh's Review ??Thanks for watching! SV Pacific Star Crew ? Videos made by Josh & Heidi Hoes ? We used iPhone 11, GoPro 11 & DJI Mini 2 ? UP DATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA? ** FOLLOW US ON ** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #chillisingaporemudcrab #seafood #cookingonaboat #sailboat #mudcrab #boatlife #sailingaustralia #sailingfamily #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #sailing #travel #boatkids #gopro #liveabordslife

This episode we beach our boat in Nara inlet, Hook Island in the Whitsundays. We manage to forage a few oysters and cook up some coral trout using a recipe from the book - The Hunter and The Gatherer. ? THE HUNTER AND THE GATHERER BOOK Honestly I believe this book should be your galley staple and your go-to for planning provisioning. Exploring Eden Books reached out to me in relation sending us a copy of this book and I was blown away because I was only lookong at buying a few days prior and Josh said he would buy it as a birthday gift. This book has everything, highly recommend it. Plus it was written by Aussie sailors too ? ?WANT TO SEE MORE OF OUR ADVENTURES? Click here ?? www.YouTube.com/@sailingpacificstar?sub_confirmation= Want to watch our Sailing Adventures, check out this Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUXR20dfNVasmRvTQ9of-S6BqCxW4tAE ??Thanks for watching! SV Pacific Star Crew ? Videos made by Josh & Heidi Hoes ? We used iPhone 11, GoPro 11 & DJI Mini 2 ? UP DATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA? ** FOLLOW US ON ** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #boatlife #sailingaustralia #sailingfamily #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #sailing #travel #boatkids #gopro #liveabordslife

This episode we sail to Little Black Reef & Black Reef, out past the Whitsundays. We brake our sail, our boat is slowly taking on water, and our outboard brakes down. All that aside we dont let that stop us from getting out to the reef for some spearfishing. ?WANT TO SEE MORE OF OUR ADVENTURES? Click here ?? www.YouTube.com/@sailingpacificstar?sub_confirmation= Want to watch our Sailing Adventures, check out this Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUXR20dfNVasmRvTQ9of-S6BqCxW4tAE ??Thanks for watching! SV Pacific Star Crew ? Videos made by Josh & Heidi Hoes ? We used iPhone 11, GoPro 11 & DJI Mini 2 ? UP DATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA? ** FOLLOW US ON ** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #boatlife #sailingaustralia #sailingfamily #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #sailing #travel #boatkids #gopro #liveabordslife

This episode we sail to multiple locations over the period of 12, visiting 10 islands & bays, while sailing north to the Whitsundays. We departed from Roslyn Bay Marina, in May 2023. Visiting the following locations: ?Mazie Bay, North Keppel Island ?Port Clinton ?Island Head Creek ?Hexham Island ?South Percy Island ?Digby Island ?Scawfell Island ?Brampton Island ?Goldsmith Island ?Shaw Island ~? CHAPTERS ?~ 0:00 Intro 0:30 Journey Plan 0:45 Fairwell Rosslyn Bay Maina 0:56 Maxie Bay, North Keppel Island 1:23 Port Clinton 2:00 Double Island Point 3:05 Hexhaw Island 5:08 South Percy Island 5:32 Digby Island 6:17 Scawfell Island 8:30 rampton Island 10:46 Goldsmith Island 10:57 Shaw Island 14:59 Next Episode ?WANT TO SEE MORE OF OUR ADVENTURES? Click here ?? www.YouTube.com/@sailingpacificstar?sub_confirmation= Want to watch our Sailing Adventures, check out this Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUXR20dfNVasmRvTQ9of-S6BqCxW4tAE ??Thanks for watching! SV Pacific Star Crew ? Videos made by Josh & Heidi Hoes ? We used iPhone 11, GoPro 11 & DJI Mini 2 ? UP DATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA? ** FOLLOW US ON ** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #boatlife #sailingaustralia #sailingfamily #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #sailing #travel #boatkids #gopro #liveabordslife

Welcome back to our channel, this episode is about visiting Hummocky Island for an over nighter. On our way to Great Keppel Island, we do some bottom drops with the fishing rods on a near by shoal. Josh caught a nice size Black Spotted Tuskfish and then we cooked it up on the coals. ~ CHAPTERS ~ 0:00 Intro 0:23 Hummocky Island & meet the Salty Sings 1:30 Fishing 2:30 Beaching at Leekes Beach 2:45 Diving to check the weight belt anchor? 4:10 Cooking up the Black Spotted Tuskfish 5:48 Walking trail 7:00 Svendsends Beach Makeshift Yacht Club 7:22 Mother's Day at Hideaway Bar & Grill 8:09 Great Keppel Bay Marina 8:47 Next episode ?? Hummocky Island What a ripper of a spot, to do an over nighter and to stretch your legs after a long passage. It was 20nm trip to north of Great Keppel Island. ?? Great Keppel Island This is one of my 5 favourite islands to visit in Queensland. We have spent time here, in the past and it's so close to Rosslyn Bay, Yeppoon. ? BEACHING at Leeke's Beach / Creek: epic spot out the front of the creek and not many sandflys we noticed in May. We did go do some recon up the creek, as fellow yachties mention it's a great place to dry out. But we were getting bitten heaps. It wasn't very windy and very protected where we beaches our boat. ???? WALKING to Fisherman's Bay from Leeke's Beach is 2.5km freak and was just over an hours walk, along an old 4WD track. Mostly gravel, with a 2-3 steep hills to walk. Highly recommend it, so much beauty and amazing views overlooking the bays and mainland. ? SVENDSENDS BEACH - MAKESHIFT YACHT CLUB: Thks place was a treat to have sundowners at, with a firepit, chairs, table, gazebo, camp oven, woks, frying pans etc?? it was such an awesome spot to enjoy a cook up and have a chat to fellow yachties. Over the years the yachties have created this meeting place, where you can enjoy a cook up. Extra bonus is, there is a few coconut trees near by, don't forget to bring some ice & coconut rum ? ? PROVISIONS SEMT TO KEPPEL ISLAND - We did an Coles and Woolworths online order and it delivered to us via the ferry. It is very easy to do a Coles online order (and prob Woolies). Once your order is done ensure you choose delivery hours of 8-3 Adress: Keppel Konnections 1 Waterline way, Rosslyn Bay QLD 4703 Phone Keppel Konnections Ferry to advise the day your order will arrive - 0484 241 505 They will take your name and number and ring you when Coles have delivered your order to let you know what time the Ferry will arrive at GKI Collect from beach - easy peasy $30/5 bags with $15/5 bags thereafter. Only Monday to Friday delivery at 1pm. So have the delivery to island from 6.30am on day, The guys on the Ute actually drove it over to the resort because it came on 2 different ferries, due to the ferry breaking down (what are the chances)? NOTE: you can have alcohol delivered, I rang everywhere and the only place you could buy it from is the resort and they charge bar prices. ?WANT TO SEE MORE OF OUR ADVENTURES? Click here ?? www.YouTube.com/@SailingPacificStar?sub_confirmation=1 You will notice in this video that we have made some new friends "SV Salty Sings". We end up spending 5 months with these legends, cruising along the coast, reef & island hopping. We have used some of Salty Sings footage to ahare what we got up to. ?? Go check out their channel: https://youtube.com/@saltysings?si=aXllfOGEyuGMYC1h Next episode we island hop over 8 days to various islands daily, ending up int Whitsundays. Stay tuned ?? https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #greatkeppelisland #boatlife #sailing #sailingaustralia #fishing #sailingfamily #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #travel #boatkids

Welcome back! We enter into a new season of exploring the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia. This episode we leave Hervey Bay, sailing up to Rooney Point, Fraser Island for an over nighter. Then we sail 66nm to Lady Musgrave Island, spending a week in paradise. You will notice in this video that we have made some new friends "SV Salty Sings". We end up spending 5 months with these legends, cruising along the coast, reef & island hopping. Go check out their channel: https://youtube.com/@saltysings?si=aXllfOGEyuGMYC1h ~ INDUCTION ~ 0:00 Intro 0:31 Sneak peak of Season 2 1:23 Travelling with Salty Sings 1:40 Sailing to Musgrave 3:18 Lady Musgrave 3:51 Diving 5:17 Exploring the island 6:00 Swapping the prop 7:24 Quick dip 7:56 Heading North 8:14 Spinaker issues 9:21 Next Episode Next episode we island hop over 8 days to various islands daily, ending up int Whitsundays. Stay tuned ?? https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #diving #sailing #boatlife #sailingaustralia #sailingfamily #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #sailing #travel #boat #spearing #spearfishing #freediving #snorkeling

This episode is the final chapter to Season 1. We beach our boat at Moon Point, Fraser Island and Josh takes Heidi's sister 'Sam' mud crabbing. Our dingy got swamped by waves and our fuel ake got filled up with samd & water. Then we prepare Pacific Star for Season 2, sending it north. ~ CHAPTERS ~ 0:00 Intro 0:40 Flasback to Family arriving 0:52 Beaching?Moon Point 1:40 Mud crabbing 3:33 Mud Crab Linguine Recipe 4:11 Girls trip to Brisbane 4:59 Getting towed & Water in fuel tank 6:36 Provisions 7:29 Next Episode Trailer ~ Beaching Location ~ ? Moon Point, Fraser Island - The most popular spot we beached Pacific Star while exploring this region. Next episode is us sailing to Rooney Point, Fraser Island and us exploring Lady Musgrave Island. Where Josh begins his mission of filling up the freezers ? Stay tuned ?? https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #boatlife #sailingaustralia #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #sailing #travel #boatkids #gopro #sailingfamilyet

This episode is ACTION packed with us beaching Pacific Star in various locations around Fraser Island and Hervey Bay. While completing Boat jobs and giving her a spring clean before our guests arrive. ~ CHAPTERS ~ 0:00 Intro 0:42 Beaching?Moon Point 2:18 Anchoring ?Coongul Creek 2:52 Boat Job & Projects 3:12 PCYC Little & Active Program 3:28 Beaching again?Moon Point, Fraser Island 3:42 Cleaning Hack ? 5:16 How we inspect / recon for beaching 6:06 Washing Machine Blew Up 6:45 Driving to Brisbane 7:13 Picking up the Nanas 8:45 Beaching?Wathumba Creek 11:02 Beaching?Hervey Bay 11:36 Sam & the girls visit 11:56 Hiring 4WD & exploring Fraser Island 15:40 Next Episode Trailer ~ Beaching Locations ~ ? Moon Point, Fraser Island - The most popular spot we beached Pacific Star while exploring this region; ?Wathumba Creek - Our most favourite place; ?Hervey Bay - Northerly protected ~ Aussie Trax - 4WD Hire @ Fraser Island ~ We hire a Four Wheel Drive on two separate occasions, from Aussie Trax to explore Fraser Island during the day. I did a lot of research into this and found that this company was amazing to deal with. This was by far, the cheapest option for us to hire a 4WD and explore, without having to go on an expensive group tourist tour and bring a high car over on a barge with the additional cost. We packed our esky, towels and floaty. Then hit the tracks, with our guest. If you're to hire from these guys, I strongly recommend that you do the 30 minute induction the day prior and complete whatever paperwork is necessary. So you can make the most out of your day hire the following day. Plus, discuss with the staff about the tides, you're very restricted with where you can visit on the eastern side of the island, once it's high tide. We headed straight over to the eastern side of the island, first thing in the morning. Which over all was a 1hr trip, to reach the eastern side of Fraser Island. The company will give you a map, and there's plenty of places to visit. There's also pubs, bakeries and fuel on eastern side of the island. The places with we visited: ?S.S. Maheno ?Eli Creek - Bring floaties to float down the creek ?Central Station - Invincible Creek and only have 20 minute walk ? Lake McKenzie - Most popular lake to visit Next episode is our final video of our adventures of season 1. Finishing it up, with beaching the boat again at Moon Point. Taking you mud crabbing with us, up a creek and me showing you how to cook my famous seafood linguine. Then us preparing and provisioning for our season two adventure, heading north along Great Barrier Reef. Stay tuned ?? https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #boatlife #sailingaustralia #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #sailing #travel #boatkids #gopro #sailingfamilye

This video is in memory of Raff - Raffaele Pagliarini from SV YAWO. The first time we met Raff was in Middle Percy Island lagoon, where he had his catamaran beached. We had shared a few dinners together and he invited us over for wood fire pizzas. It was such a unique experience and it was the best tasting pizza we have ever had. Raff shared many stories, of his 40 years of sailing. Originally from Italy, this man truely knew how to live off the grid and was self-sufficient. He once mention that he had been 8 months without going to the shops to provision. He would trade with fellow yachties, for the exchange of home-made bread. Raff also shared in the 40 years of sailing, not once had he gone into a Marina. That still blows my mind away. He was a true sailor, with a wealth of knowledge and always making interesting modifications to his vessel to make it sail faster. He was like the mad scientist and Josh would say his boat reminded him of the movie "Water World". Raff will be truely missed in the sailing community. He had the biggest heart, full of so much knowledge and he was such a unique individual. His unique way of life, is such an inspiration. From the way he made modifications to make his catamaran & canoe to sail faster. To living off the land and sharing his knowledge about his inventions. From growing vegetables on land and harvesting his crop, he was known for helping fellow sailors out in the community. We count ourselves very fortunate to of crossed paths with Raff. We were also lucky enough to have the opportunity to enjoy his yummy wood fire pizzas. A memory we will treasure forever? Rest in peace my friend x Raff tragically lost his life, after a fire tore through his vessel SV YAWO, in Johnson River on the 4th November 2023. #cruisinglife #sailinglife #sailingadventures #sailing #sailingfamily #sailor #sailingaustralia #catamaran #travel #gypsie #nomadic #lifestyle #vlog #islands #sailingtrip #sailinglife #outdoorliving #boatlife #familyadventure #sailingyoutubechannel #ycass #ycdu #lattsandatts #seagypsy #freedomofthesea #traveldiaries

This episode we sail to Wathumba Creek, Fraser Island. Where we navigate through the channel on spring tides, to beach Pacific Star. Such an epic spot to go exploring in your tender, as well as walking along the beach and tracks. ?WANT TO SEE MORE OF OUR ADVENTURES? Click here ?? www.YouTube.com/@SailingPacificStar?sub_confirmation= Want to watch our Sailing Adventures, check out this Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUXR20dfNVasmRvTQ9of-S6BqCxW4tAE ??Thanks for watching! SV Pacific Star Crew ? Videos made by Josh & Heidi Hoes ? We used iPhone 11 & GoPro 11. ? UP DATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA? ** FOLLOW US ON ** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #beachedasbro #boatlife #sailingaustralia #sailingfamily #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #sailing #travel #boatkids #gopro #wathumbacreek

This episode we sail to Bundaberg, dropping anchor near the sugar terminal and go to help some mates out with getting their yacht lifted for an inspection. It was crazy wind and tide conditions ? We then go up the river to Bundaberg, where we anchor in area where there is old submerged broken piling moorings, dealing with strong currents and having to change anchorage a few times. We went exploring the town, visiting Bundaberg Rum Distillery, Hinkler Hall of aviation and Alexandra Park & Zoo - easy to walk to along the river and free of charge. ?then we made a trip down to Hervey Bay to pick up our new Windlass. Where Josh installs the new Muir Windlass and fixes up a leak in Pacific Star. Unfortunately we had issues with the local kids, vandalising our tender at the local pontoon. Where they untied it from the pontoon, threw all of our life jackets overboard. Which ended up down on the bank 200m away and Heidi rips into them, to go retrieve them. Then we end up at the Lighthouse Hotel, where they have a courtesy bus. Great customer service and kid friendly. There is cafes, IGA and other shops in town there? ?WANT TO SEE MORE OF OUR ADVENTURES? Click here ?? www.YouTube.com/@SailingPacificStar?sub_confirmation= Want to watch our Sailing Adventures, check out this Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUXR20dfNVasmRvTQ9of-S6BqCxW4tAE ~ CHAPTERS~ 0:00 Intro 0:47 Leaving Facing Island 1:30 Helping some mates out | Yacht being slipped 2:27 Heading to our anchorage in Bundaberg 3:00 Cheap car hire in Bundaberg 3:14 Bundaberg Rum Distillery 3:46 Hinkler Hall of Aviation ? 4:33 Getting jobs done 6:48 Easy Seafood Ramen Recipe 7:28 Kids Vandalising Tenders at Public Pontoon 8:16 Anchoring up in Bundaberg 8:31 Alexandra Park & Zoo? 8:47 Anchoring up near Burnett Heads 9:17 Next episode trailer 9:55 Bloopers ??Thanks for watching! SV Pacific Star Crew ? Videos made by Josh & Heidi Hoes ? We used iPhone 11 & GoPro 11. ? UP DATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA? ** FOLLOW US ON ** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #boatlife #sailingaustralia #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #sailing #travel #boatkids #sailingfamily #kids4sailbg

This episode we sail our fastest maintained speed on Pacific Star. Leaving Percy Island and arriving 17hrs later at Great Keppel Island. We get some boat jobs done at the Great Keppel Marina in Roslin Bay. ?while we cross our fingers that cyclone Gabrielle doesn't come our way. We drop anchor at Sea Hill Point, getting some drone footage of some homesteads on the northern side of Curtis Island. And we negotiate the Narrows, along Curtis Island, with glitching navionics and without getting beached as bro ? Where at low tide, parts of this channel are so far out of the water it is used to cross cattle between Curtis island and the mainland. ?WANT TO SEE MORE OF OUR ADVENTURES? Click here ?? www.YouTube.com/@SailingPacificStar?sub_confirmation= Want to watch our Sailing Adventures, check out this Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUXR20dfNVasmRvTQ9of-S6BqCxW4tAE ~ CHAPTERS ~ 0:00 Intro 0:49 Best Sailing Day - Farewell Percy Island 2:31 Great Keppel Island 2:56 Cyclone Gabriel 4:06 Alternator ?Upgrade 5:13 Sea Hill Point, Crutis Island 5:56 Navigating through The Narrows 6:26 Navoinics Glitching 6:56 Calculating tides & depths - We are not betting stuck! 10:45 Gladstone Piloting Area 11:30 Next Episode Trailer ??Thanks for watching! SV Pacific Star Crew ? Videos made by Josh & Heidi Hoes ? We used iPhone 11 & GoPro 11. ? UP DATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA? ** FOLLOW US ON ** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #gopro #boatlife #sailingaustralia #sailingfamily #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #sailing #travel #boatkids

We are so excited to share our experience with beaching our catamaran for the first time, in Percy Island lagoon. It was long over due to dry out the hulls on our boat. With 7 weeks growth from staying on the Cairns piling moorings, it was good to give her a clean. Percy Island is such an epic spot to visit, with the famous Percy Island Yacht Club a Frame Hut, to cooking up a feed of freshly caught mud crabs from the lagoon on Australia Day. We loved our week stay at this epic island. Come join us, while navigating into the Percy Island lagoon with our new cruising buddies ???????@sailingwiththejameses and exploring this epic island. We caught massive mud crabs and cooked them in a few different ways. Plus, we were invited to a fellow yachties catamaran for wood fire pizzas. Yes you heard me correctly "Wood Fire Pizzas on a Catamaran!" And they tasted AMAZING! ~CHAPTERS~ 0:00 Intro 0:57 Percy Island 1:08 Doing recon for beaching the catamaran 2:10 Setting up mooring lines 2:34 Navigating into lagoon 3:24 Dropping anchor & tying up to mangroves 4:26 Beached in the lagoon 5:36 Adjusting? anchor & lines 6:06 Mud crabbing in the lagoon 6:29 Knee deep in mud checking pots 7:19 Blowtorch, fresh oysters & crabs 8:33 Drone footage of the lagoon 9:54 Navigating out of the lagoon 10:51 Mud Crab Panang Curry 11:48 Percy Island Yacht Club 13:53 Wood fire pizzas on a catamaran 15:58 Reflections 16:10 Next episode NEXT EPISODE: We got pure satisfaction from having clean holes and join the best sailing yet. Surfing waves at 13.7 kn while heading to the Keppel Islands, and then navigating thru the Narrows, pass Castle Stations. Then ending up in Bundaberg, visiting the Bundy Rum factory. SAILING FRIENDS: Here is the links to our friends and families YouTube Channels: - SV Arabella - Josh's parents Leopard 45" Catamaran: Paul & Rose have sailed WA, NT & the easter coast of Australia. Check out their channel: https://youtube.com/@svarabellapaul1998?si=skZ1yP3noikGj6vE - Sailing withe the James's: We form a wonderful relationship with the James's and they are such a great sailing family channel to follow. Go check them out: https://youtube.com/@sailingwiththejamess?si=GqdRYjBQbV1dhQoR ?WANT TO SEE MORE OF OUR ADVENTURES? Click here ?? www.YouTube.com/@SailingPacificStar?sub_confirmation= Want to watch our Sailing Adventures, check out this Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUXR20dfNVasmRvTQ9of-S6BqCxW4tAE ??Thanks for watching! SV Pacific Star Crew ? Videos made by Josh & Heidi Hoes ? We used iPhone 11 & GoPro 11 and Chase Cam. ? UP DATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA? ** FOLLOW US ON ** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #sailing #travel #boatlife #sailingaustralia #sailingfamily #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #sailing #travel # boatkids #gopro

This episode we take you around the Whitsundays. Island hoping and exploring abandoned resorts. We had a storm come through, while anchored up at Shaw Island and had leaving during big wind gust. ?WANT TO SEE MORE OF OUR ADVENTURES? Click here ?? www.YouTube.com/@SailingPacificStar?sub_confirmation= Want to watch our Sailing Adventures, check out this Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUXR20dfNVasmRvTQ9of-S6BqCxW4tAE ??Thanks for watching! SV Pacific Star Crew ? Videos made by Josh & Heidi Hoes ? We used iPhone 11 & GoPro 11 and Chase Cam. ? UP DATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA? ** FOLLOW US ON ** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #whitsundays #boatlife #sailingaustralia #sailingfamily #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #sailing #travel #boatkids

We explore Cape Upstart hiding out from some wind. We managed to catch some big muddies and cook up a feed of delicious crab linguine. We also find a beautiful fresh water creek to have a swim in on a hot day. According to Navionics you can fill up your jerry cans and top up your water tank. Recipe for Seafood and Garlic Linguine: 250 gm linguine pasta 3 tbsp olive oil 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 6 anchovies, roughly chopped 1 tbsp capers, roughly chopped chilli flakes, to your taste (optional) Mud Crab Big, white flakey fish 1/2 cup white wine (pinot gris) 1.5 tbsp tomato paste 1/8 tsp salt or to taste pepper, to taste 6 cherry tomatoes, halved Garnish 2 lemon wedges 3 sprigs parsley leaves, finely chopped (without the stem) Ingredients: 1. Prepare all of your ingredients. 2. Cook the pasta according to packet instructions. 3. Add the olive oil and garlic into a cold fry pan. Turn the heat to medium and allow the garlic to infuse. 3. Once the garlic is bubbling (roughly 3.5 minutes), add the anchovies, capers and chilli flakes (if using). With a wooden spoon mash the anchovy into the oil 4. and simmer for a few minutes. 4. Check if the pasta is nearly done, about 80% cooked. If so, proceed to the next step, if not take the fry pan off the heat and wait until the pasta is further cooked. 5. Turn the heat up to medium high, and add the prawns and squid into the fry pan. Cook for roughly 30 seconds. 6. Add the wine, tomato paste, salt and pepper. Stir until thickened. (If the sauce appears to be thin, then add more tomato paste.) 7. Add the pasta straight from the pot and into the fry pan. Combine thoroughly with wooden spoons. 8. Gently toss in the tomatoes then taste check for seasoning. Adjust to your preference. 9. Divide into plates and squeeze some lemon juice over the top. 10. Garnish with parsley and serve. ?WANT TO SEE MORE OF OUR ADVENTURES? Click here ?? www.YouTube.com/@SailingPacificStar?sub_confirmation= Want to watch our Sailing Adventures, check out this Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUXR20dfNVasmRvTQ9of-S6BqCxW4tAE ??Thanks for watching! SV Pacific Star Crew ? Videos made by Josh & Heidi Hoes ? We used iPhone 11 & GoPro 11 and Chase Cam. ? UP DATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA? ** FOLLOW US ON ** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/