Is This Paradise? Sailing to Middle Percy Island ⛵️

We're sailing to Middle Percy Island - one of the most legendary and remote cruising destinations in Australia. With wild, secluded beaches, golden sunsets, and manta rays gliding through crystal-clear waters, this island adventure has it all. 📍 Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/@sailingami 🐠 Support: (10% goes to marine conservation): https://www.patreon.com/c/SailingAmi 📸 Instagram: @_kayleighbrown 🎶 Music licensed via Uppbeat (paid plan): https://www.uppbeat.io 💬 Got a question or just want to say hi? Drop a comment below - we’d love to hear from you! Join us as we explore the iconic Percy Island Yacht Club, a unique sailor-built treehouse filled with decades of maritime history. We paddleboard through lush mangroves, learn how to process coconuts island-style with caretaker Marty, and discover the harsh truth about plastic pollution - even in paradise. We also meet Steve, the long-time resident of the island’s homestead, who shares stories from 50 years living off-grid. From manta rays to mangroves, barefoot bushwalks to boat-made honey - this is what sailing remote Australia is all about. Join the Percy Island Yacht Club! https://www.percyisland.com.au/yacht-club "To help to costs of managing Percy Island, a group of Yachties suggested the (informal) PIYC in November 2011 to pay for the annual costs of Public Liability Insurance. Today it has risen to $5,700 annually, to fulfil requirements by the Queensland Government Authorities. The Lifetime Membership from 2024 is $190, including $70 for the PIYC kit (burgee, plaque and Marine Corps ID tag). This means that 48 new Yacht Club Members are needed annually to cover the cost of the Public Liability Insurance that is necessary to allow visitors access to this unique Island due to legislation by the Queensland Government" Steve's Stories: https://youtu.be/Vmqx5B_sn6Q?si=BTBcHHp63OcEObtU 🛶 PADDLE through mangrove creeks 🐚 EXPLORE the yacht club and sailor-made memorabilia 🥥 MAKE coconut cream and milk from scratch 🦋 SPOT manta rays in the shallows 🌿 LEARN from island locals living off the land If you're sailing the Queensland coast, Percy Island is a must. And don’t forget to grab some local honey while you're there! #SailingAustralia #MiddlePercyIsland #SailingLife #Liveaboard #OffGridLiving #RemoteIslands #EcoAdventure #MantaRay #Mangroves #SailingVlog 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - Percy Island Yacht Club 1:29 - SUP Mangroves 2:49 - Hike to Rescue Bay 5:19 - MANTA RAY!! 5:48 - Hike to West Bay 6:15 - COCO NUTS!! 8:24 - Making Coconut Milk with Marty 11:34 - Hike to Homestead 12:46 - Curlew Island 13:24 - Sailing to Scawfell Island 15:21 - Next Week on Sailing Ami