Surfing our Catamaran sideways thru a Bar Crossing | S1 E2 | Sailing Pacific Star

Join us on this episode, with us surfing and launching our catamaran thru the Camdem Haven bar crossing, adventuring through Port Stephens, Broughton Island, a quick stop off at Crowdy Head and finally dropping anchor Port Macquarie. We are stoked to be starting this new adventure on our new floating home - SV Pacific Star. Which is a Tasman Elite 40” Catamaran and was manufactured back in 1998. We eventally do a boat tour for you guys. ✨ WANT TO SEE MORE CRAZY adventures of us 4WD in remote locations, spearing & diving or sailing our way around Australia? CLICK HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@sailingpacificstar?sub_confirmation=1 CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 0:36 Port Stephens 2:00 Crabbing 3:55 Broughton Island 5:03 Crowdy Head 5:55 Surfing Cat Sideways 6:28 Camdem Haven 7:36 Launching Cat over waves 8:26 Next episode 8:46 Disclaimer ~PORT STEPHENS~ Awesome place to explore, heaps of shops, restaurants, amazing beaches. Plenty places to drop anchor or tie up to the public moorings. We highly recommend visiting the Tomaree Mountain and the Homegrown Market. ~BROUGHTON ISLAND~ Pretty bays to explore, with public moorings available and camping grounds on southern side of island. We enjoyed the walking trail,heaps of beautiful native flowers and pretty cool to check out the shacks. ~CROWDY HEAD~ We didn’t have plans to visit here, but due to weather we decided to check out the harbour. We were going to drop anchor outside of the groin, but it was way to rough. Upon our arrival we notice that there was someone waving to us to come to a jetty where he was standing - so we did. That’s when we meet Phil, his a local resident who notice us on the AIS and came down to say hello to us. Phil helped us tie up the lines, advised us it was fine for us to stay at the jetty and shared some local information. He mentioned that Harrington Club, which is about a 12 minute drive to the next town, has a courtesy bus. I rang the club and they sent a bus to pick us up, talk about great service! This place had the most amazing views, over looking the coast. We enjoyed a yummy meal, got a takeaway Chicken Parmy for Josh and we also purchase a carton of beer from over the counter. Then the bus dropped off the locals, including Zahra and I back to Crowdy Head. Highly recommend checking out the lighthouse and the Harrington Club. ~CAMDEN HAVEN & LAURIETON~ Apart from the bar crossing this place is a hidden gem, we stayed here for a week. Upon our arrival heading up the river, a lovely lady shouted out ‘Welcome to Camdem Haven!’ 😂 There is public moorings available in front of the RSL Cub in Laurieton or also a public jetty. Such an epic spot to explore, heaps of paths to go for long walks, awesome coffee shops along the river and we also went to one of the most friendliest laundry mats ever. Great place to chill while washing, friendly staff and the regulars are great to have a chat with. Highly recommend hiring a Boomerang Bike in Camdem Haven, you can pick up helmets from the local fuel servo and riding along the river. Go treat yourself to the fish & chips at Laurieton Seafood, it’s delicious 😋 📺 Episode 3 - we rip our main sail while sailing up to Port Macquarie. Josh upgrades the solar and investor and plenty more… We explore the town, visiting koalas, go strawberry picking and hiring a car to get jobs done. If you missed the first episode, go check it our here: https://youtu.be/ThxVJqZRcpI ❤️ Please don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE & LIKE 👍 If you enjoy a little husband and wife banter, this channel will be right up your alley. With a touch of cuteness overload of Zahra, Heidi cooking up a storm in the kitchen and Josh doing upgrades. While we explore he East Coast of Australia. Disclaimer: At the beggining of our travels, these videos were origally captures on my iphone to share to our family. Hense the jirtery and average filming skills, but it does improve in later episodes - We ended up getting a drone and upgraded our Go-Pro 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 I have put these memories together, for our family to look back it and also for anyone who enjoys watching sailing adventures. Thanks for watching! SV Pacific Star Crew Videos made by Best Wifey in the World - Heidi Hoes 📱 UP DATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA📱 ** FOLLOW US ON ** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingpacificstar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingpacificstar/ #boatlife #sailingaustralia #sailingfamily #catamaran #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svpacificstar #sailing #travel #boatkids #mytripworldwide