First Time Sailing: Beginner Learns to Sail: New Sailor tries Liveaboard Life on Moreton Bay Ep 93

Join us for a stunning and relaxing day sailing across the beautiful waters of Moreton Bay as we continue our journey as full-time liveaboard sailors preparing to sail around the world. In this episode, we welcome a friend on board for her very first time seeing our sailboat — and her first taste of sailing life! She jumps straight into the adventure as we teach her how to get the sails in and out, hoist the main, and experience the magic of cruising under wind power for the very first time. Whether you're a seasoned sailor, a curious beginner, or someone dreaming about travelling the world by sailboat, this relaxing sailing vlog is packed with inspiration, sailing tips, and the peaceful vibes that make cruising life so addictive. With calm seas, light winds, and a perfect day on Moreton Bay, this episode showcases why sailing is one of the best ways to explore Australia’s coastline and build skills for future offshore passages. As full-time liveaboard sailors, every day on the water brings new opportunities to learn, and today we share simple, beginner-friendly explanations of how we manage our sails, handle lines, and keep the boat trimmed. It’s the perfect intro for anyone interested in learning how to sail or getting hands-on experience aboard a cruising boat. Our friend picks it up quickly — and her joy and excitement remind us of our early days in this lifestyle. Moreton Bay offers some of Australia’s most stunning sailing grounds, with clear water, open space, and ideal conditions to practice everything from tacking and jibing to reefing and anchoring. We take you along as we enjoy the scenery, talk about preparing our boat for long-term world cruising, and share what everyday life looks like aboard our floating home. If you're searching for sailing channels, liveaboard cruising tips, beginner sailing education, or real stories about travelling the world by yacht or sailboat, this episode is made for you. Relax with us, learn with us, and experience boat life through the eyes of a first-time sailor stepping into this incredible lifestyle. Don’t forget to subscribe and join us as we continue preparing for our upcoming sail around the world. From Moreton Bay to global oceans — our adventure is just getting started. It's been two years since our first sail in @SailingAstridTheWombat actually that means it's been a year and a half since our first sail ever. That's right a year ago we bought this Beneteau Oceanis 430 and pulled the sail up for the first time ever when we brought her home. A sail that stretched 700 nautical miles from Townsville in Far North Queensland Australia to Moreton Bay in Brisbane Queensland. We are now preparing to move onboard and to sail around the world. Join us to see the challenges as we continue to learn to sail, prepare our boat and make changes so our boat feels like a home. We are moving onboard in just a few weeks so our sailing dream is getting closer and closer. Each experience we have and each new sailing skill learnt just keeps bringing us closer to taking off to sail around the world in our Beneteau Oceanis 430 @SailingAstridTheWombat living our boat life dream. We hope you enjoy our content. Please hit subscribe and follow our journey to full time sailing around the world. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:09 Sail Plan 04:17 Headsail Out 06:30 Engine Off 07:30 Five Knots! 08:40 Sailing Crew Intro 09:13 Whale Update 09:42 Sail Plan Change 11:00 Whale Sighting 15:00 Sails In 16:16 Lunchtime Please leave a comment, like and subscribe to follow our journey. We are Gav and Shezz an Aussie couple with a dream to sail and scuba dive around the world. We bought our Beneteau Oceanis 430 in October 2023 with zero sailing experience but the belief that we can do this. We have filmed our journey from looking for boats, buying the boat and downsizing our house so we can liveaboard and all the messy wonderful life stuff in between. Join us now as we start to get our boat prepared for liveaboard life. As new sailors we want to share all of our learnings and keep it real in our videos. We want to show step by step what it takes to choose a boat, buy the boat and learn how to sail. Our sailing learning curve is steep so come along with us as we learn and grow as liveaboard sailors. We promise you will have a laugh! Welcome aboard Astrid The Wombat Gav and Shezz You can also find us on Instagram and Facebook: Sailing Astrid the Wombat #sailing #liveaboard #sailingaustralia #sailingadventures #sailboat