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I’m Kayleigh, this is James — and this is our sailboat Mon Ami, a 41-foot Jeanneau Sun Legende from 1987. But how exactly did we end up here? Well, we met back in 2020 — just weeks before the world went crazy during the pandemic. So, instead of being locked down, we jumped in our four-wheel drives and drove across the country. First stop: the infamous Telegraph Track on the Cape York peninsula. From there, we continued west through sand, dirt, and endless corrugations — camping under the stars in the Northern Territory, dreaming about what big adventure we could go on next. And that’s where we first spoke about buying a sailboat. As we drove on, we had mud spas, surfed with new friends, and eventually crossed into Western Australia — ending up in Exmouth, the place that became our home for nearly three years. We settled in, found jobs and the dream of owning a boat finally started to become real. So with this goal in mind, we worked as much as we could and even spent a whole year living in a swag, which we called rent-free 2023. James — or Gibbo — was working as a deckhand on the whale shark boats, later moving to the tugs, while I worked as a sea kayak guide. We were both pulling 12-hour days for weeks at a time, saving every dollar we could. In between our work, we even managed to afford a budget holiday to new Zealand where we cycled our bikes across the entire country and lived in our tent - but that’s a story for another day. We started to look at yachts online and noticed there wasn’t a huge variety in WA. So we packed up once again (minus the Suzuki) and drove 6,000 kilometres back to Queensland — across the vast Nullarbor Plain, where we broke down, ate many jaffles, and even picked up a joey along the way - another reminder to always check the pouch! After looking at a few fixer-uppers, we finally saw a listing for Mon Ami.. and well, the rest is history.. We spent our first few months sailing around Moreton Bay, learning the ropes — literally — and getting to know our new boat. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing: we found diesel bug cappuccino, leaking hatches, and a badly corroded rudder post that forced a haul-out. As new boat owners, this wasn’t exactly how we wanted to spend our time. We fixed, polished and anti fouled the boat before, quitting our jobs and moving aboard full time in April. It’s now the end of September — and we’ve sailed nearly 2,000 nautical miles along the Queensland coast. Along the way, we’ve welcomed friends aboard, explored remote reefs, and sailed alongside giants. It’s been a pretty wild ride — with some of the best moments, and some of the toughest. But the journey’s not over yet - and we’d love to take you along for the rest of this adventure… and every one after that.

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Hey everyone- we've been SUPER busy this week having handover of Ruby Rose 2 and sailing her down to the beautiful island of Koh Tao with some friends you made have heard of.... 😉 So I haven't had a chance to complete this week's episode. Instead, here's a little teaser of what to expect in our next episode which will be coming out shortly! Subscribe so you don't miss it. Thanks for watching! Please subscribe and leave a comment ⛵️ To support our work ❤️ https://www.patreon.com/sailingrubyrose Our videos are free for everyone to watch, and always will be. However, we have an amazing community of Patrons who, for the cost of a cup of coffee a month, receive all sorts of benefits and perks. This support allows us to continue bringing our stories to you, so a HUGE thanks to our wonderful Patrons 😊 Click the link above to find out more. If Patreon isn't your thing, there's a lot of other ways to show your support (and it won't cost you a single penny): http://yachtrubyrose.com/say-thanks/ SOCIAL MEDIA We update our Instagram almost daily. This showcases images of us, the boat, and our surroundings. Our Instagram stories gives you a glimpse into 'behind the scenes' and reminds you when our new episodes are out- plus anything else we feel like documenting! The link is here: http://www.instagram.com/sailingrubyrose Want to see our blog? All the entries we have written, and all our travel before we started our Youtube channel? Well then this is where you need to look. You can also subscribe to our newsletter! http://www.yachtrubyrose.com Interested in our Facebook page? Again, we post almost daily with pictures, small videos and stories of our daily life. Check us out here: http://www.facebook.com/sailingrubyrose Want to read our Tweets? Images, videos and our thoughts, almost on a daily basis? Well look here for that: http://www.twitter.com/yachtrubyrose MUSIC All tracks featured in this episode are credited at the end of the video in the order that they appear. We get all our music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist. ⛵ - About Us: http://yachtrubyrose.com/our-story/ ⛵ - Contact Us: http://yachtrubyrose.com/contact-us/ Hey there! We're Nick and Terysa and we’ve become completely obsessed with the idea of sailing around the world and sharing our experiences and information through our sailing lifestyle videos with others. We met travelling around India, and quickly agreed that rather than “settling down” and doing what most normal people do, we wanted to travel and adventure instead and started our sailing lifestyle adventure stories, since then, we’ve been working hard towards achieving our dreams, and now we’re finally living them as sailing cruising lifestyle! Want to know anything about our sailing lifestyle or sailing adventure stories? Send us an email via the contact us page http://yachtrubyrose.com/contact-us/ We hope you enjoy what we do. Please subscribe, like and share. Thanks so much for watching! Please subscribe, leave a comment and give a thumbs up.

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