One Wrong Turn Here Would Be Bad (Ep. 174)

Last week we took on The Narrows of Gladstone — one of Australia’s most exciting and tide-critical passages. This week, we’re finishing the Narrows, riding a huge tide rip, and making our way through the industrial heart of Gladstone Harbour on our way to Gladstone Marina. Chapters 00:00 – Welcome Aboard | Exiting The Narrows of Gladstone 01:12 – Finishing The Narrows | Strong Tides & Tight Channels 03:32 – Entering Gladstone Harbour | Smokestacks, Terminals & Big Ships 07:06 – Why Gladstone? | Our Cruising Plans & Route Ahead 13:35 – Sam’s Expansion Project | Building & Dredging Gladstone Harbour 21:41 – Preparing for Marina Arrival | Lines, Fenders & Docking Setup 30:09 – Entering Gladstone Marina | Docking with Current & Wind 32:26 – Marina Life Begins | Rubbish Run, Wash Down & Check-In 35:55 – This Is Incredible | Exploring Gladstone Marina Join us as we continue our journey south and share what life is truly like living and sailing full-time as a family aboard our boat. ~ Sam, Cait & Charlie xx ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support our Channel! Want to help keep these videos coming? Patreon directly supports this channel and allows us to keep producing high-quality sailing content while upgrading gear and sharing our journey in real time. Try a 7-day FREE trial — tiers start from just $2/month 👉 https://www.patreon.com/c/Sailingwiththejameses Want to do a one time donations? Buy us a coffee! 👉 ko-fi.com/sailingwiththejamess Your support genuinely makes this channel possible — thank you for being part of the adventure. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ⚓ Watch Our Major Refit Series ⚓ Extending Our Sugar Scoops https://youtu.be/70acqzq3yIc ⚓ Recessing Our Anodes https://youtu.be/9oi9n1sMJNs ⚓ Synthetic Rigging on Our Aluminium Catamaran https://youtu.be/LU8zSyDujfo ⚓ How We Improved the Performance of Our Alloy Catamaran https://youtu.be/Qub8_UeCwdg Are You New Here? ▶️ Watch the Full Boat Tour https://youtu.be/RhyaasimV9M ▶️ Bout Tour of Our Previous Monohull https://youtu.be/E5OCEgbGqK4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📬 Business & Collaboration Inquiries email: sailingwiththejameses@gmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📸 Follow Our Adventures Instagram: @sailingwiththejameses Facebook: facebook.com/sailingwiththejameses Don’t forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and leave a comment — it really helps support the channel. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🚤Our Tender We explore remote anchorages and shallow landings in a True Kit Discovery 400 — lightweight, stable, and purpose-built for cruising life. 👉 https://truekit.net/en-au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🌍 Track Our Journey Follow Sailing with the Jameses on NoForeignLand 👉 https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/5500640950222848 Get the free app here: 👉 https://www.noforeignland.com/app #sailingfamily #aluminumcatamaran #fulltimesailing #cruisinglife #sailingvlog #sailingwiththejameses #sailingadventure