It's day 3 of stripping our head sails and clears, securing our fleet with over 5km of rope has been no easy task! Wishing everyone in the region a safe passage through this weather event, now to see which path TC Kirrily decides to take. #escapewithconfidence #whitsundayescape #thisisqueensland #whitsundaysqld #lovewhitsundays #adventure #weathernews #tropicalcyclone

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🌊 Join Our Sailing Family Adventure! We’re the Fothergills – a family of six living full-time aboard our catamaran, Happy Days. From tropical islands to remote anchorages, we’re documenting our journey around the world to inspire and encourage others to pursue their own adventure. 🧭 Want to Support the Journey? Join us on Patreon for early video access, uncut updates, behind-the-scenes moments, and exclusive Zoom meetups with the crew: 👉 https://www.patreon.com/sailingwithsix 🛍️ Grab Some Sailing with Six Merch Check out our official store for tees, stickers, and gear that supports our voyage: 👉 https://sailingwithsix.store/ 📸 Follow Our Daily Adventures Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingwithsix Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingwithsix Website & Blog: https://www.sailingwithsix.com 📬 Get Onboard Our Email List Be the first to hear about new videos, digital products, and sailing resources: 👉 https://www.sailingwithsix.com ⚓ New to the Channel? We share what life is really like living aboard with kids — homeschooling, provisioning, sailing mishaps, and the magic in between. 🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss an episode. #SailingWithSix #FamilySailing #LiveaboardLife #SailingFamily #TravelWithKids

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Sailing with a spinnaker aboard Antares s/v Two Fish catamaran

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We go open ocean fishing on the Skeeter ZX22V. http://features.boats.com/boat-content/2013/06/skeeter-zx22v-bay-boat-blitzkrieg-2/ For more boat videos, visit www.boats.com. Off to port Catalina Island was a mere smudge on the horizon, on our starboard side the California coast slid by in a blur, and dead ahead calico bass were waiting to be caught. They wouldn't have long to wait, because the Skeeter ZX22V being captained by Ben Florentino of Coastal Charters boasted 225 Yamaha horses on the transom, and was hauling its load of anxious anglers to the fishing grounds at over 30-mph. If you think that doesn't sound very fast for this rig, you're right—cruising speed is closer to 40-mph and top-end breaks 50. But remember, we were in the open Pacific. In fact, it's a testament to the way this boat is designed and built that we could even think about making our 12 mile run to Florentino's favorite kelp beds with just 22 feet of LOA. Blasting through widely-spaced three foot waves the Skeeter felt rock-solid, thanks to construction touches like a single-piece deck constructed of sandwiched layers of PVC cross-linked foam and fiberglass. Aircraft-grade aluminum ties the stringers and transom together, distributing stress throughout the structure. Hatches—many with full-length piano hinges—are injection-molded to maximize strength while minimizing weight. Aluminum backing plates are laminated into the deck where the console's attached. Build a boat with these techniques on a 20-degree deadrise hull, add in a pair of concave reverse chines, then give it strakes plus a transom set-back, and you get a boat that feels like granite underfoot yet has the grace of a gray-hounding wahoo. As we ate through the Pacific there were no rattles, vibrations, or slams to speak of. You can see what I mean in this video, which was all shot in the open ocean.

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