Mastering The Helm: Practicing Our Sailing Skills in the Stunning Moreton Bay Australia Episode 72

Join us on this exciting sailing adventure in stunning Moreton Bay as we switch roles at the helm and level up our sailing skills as a sailing couple! In this episode, we’re focused on becoming more interchangeable as sailors — taking turns at the wheel, handling the sails, navigating the waters, and building confidence as a team aboard our sailboat. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live aboard a sailboat full-time and learn the ropes of seamanship with your partner, this video offers real insight into that journey. From sail trim and steering to communication and decision-making under sail, we share the realities of working together to improve our confidence and safety while cruising. Whether you’re a beginner sailor, a sailboat owner, or dreaming of traveling the world by sailboat, this episode shows how important it is to share responsibilities onboard. We’re sailing across Moreton Bay, Queensland — a spectacular sailing destination known for calm waters, coastal beauty, and excellent training grounds for new sailors. This video is perfect for: People interested in sailing couples Viewers wanting to learn how to sail as a team Aspiring liveaboard sailors Anyone curious about what it takes to sail around the world Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell for more real-life sailing experiences, liveaboard life tips, and sailboat adventure episodes! It's been a year and a half 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 00:56 Sailing Lessons 02:52 Haul Out Plans 09:08 Moreton Bay Sailing 10:57 Marine Toilet Installation 11:30 Sailboat Race 13:40 Mainsail Out 14:45 Change at the Helm 17:08 Sailboat Helm Advice 19:38 Headsail 21:01 Anchored Up 22:20 Back Across the Bay 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