WE SAILED INTO COVID EP 1

#multihull #multihullsailing #sailingvideos WE SAILED INTO COVID EP1 SAILING EAST COAST AUSTRALIA FOR INDONESIA Following our stories' told to other sailors in the sailing community about our time in Indonesia pre covid, the relationships formed in the 'good times' and how people helped us overcome massive obstacles as we find our way back though a country where clearly people are afraid of foreigners and the covid virus spread, a naval ship coming to our support when two fishing boats were following us through the night and possibly looking to board and pirate us, a storm we went through that capsized a ship and islands strictly closed to all boats opening their doors to Impi for protection - some incredible experiences. This is a SERIES of videos about leaving South Port Australia for Thursday Island where we'd clear out of Australia for a tour of Indonesia, Malaysia, South Thailand and on entering WEST SUMATRA we also enter into COIVD. THIS VIDEO is long - very long - but we hope to share for sailors following our path some of the highlights in cruising East Coast Australia, tidal variations and associated currents along the coast, some sailing tips we've learned along the way and more. For this reason the video is intended as one to be watched 'SLOWLY' - take a bit in and come back later for more ? VIDEO CHAPTERS FOR QUICK REFERENCE: 00:00 0:00:07 What this series is all about 0:01:30 What this particular video is about 0:03:08 Mike Tidwell wrote us a song 'FLY IMPI FLY' 0:04:43 Why different equipment appears on some footage 0:06:03 FANTASTIC supplier John Lance MARINE TRADE SUPPLIES 0:10:45 Depart SouthPort 0:10:59 VMR Coast Guard AJ Ferns 0:12:55 Canaipa Passage 0:13:26 Moreton Bay 0:14:08 Wide Bay Bar TIDES AND CURRENTS 0:16:22 Garrys Anchorage Fraser Island 0:17:05 Impi gets stuck on sand bank Garrys Anchorage 0:18:04 Depart Fraser for LADY MUSGRAVE 0:18:26 SAILS - Setting up the Genoa and Genoa car 0:19:17 MAINSAIL REEF without pointing into the wind 0:20:35 LADY MUSGRAVE ARRIVE 0:21:42 Ana has a yoga pose for Lady Musgrave 0:22:46 CURRENTS - South Of BROADSOUND and Up To MacKay 0:22:33 Keppel Islands 0:27:08 THE NARROWS heading for Gladstone 0:27:41 THE NARROWS TIDE & CURRENT EXPLANATION 0:31:49 Ramsays Crossing in The Narrows 0:33:45 GLADSTONE arrival 0:34:37 Flying Foxes in Gladstone 0:36:12 Ocean Sailing 0:37:00 Shows some deck and line layout on Impi 0:37:37 BRAMPTON Islands arrival 0:38:13 Goldsmith and Farrier Islands arrival and anchor 0:38:33 Memory of the loveliest present from EUAN 0:39:13 Sailing for LINDEMAN ISLANDS 0:40:28 Approaching HAMILTON ISLAND 0:41:34 WHITSUNDAYS 0:44:33 CAPE UPSTART ANCHOR 0:45:04 MAGNETIC ISLAND 0:46:08 CAIRNS - North Queensland Trail Bike Adventures (lends a car) 0:48:10 NEW MAINSAILS COLLECTED 0:49:12 EVOLUTION SAILS Gold Coast 0:51:20 Different SAILS we use 0:58:31 Friends help us with the new mainsail (Tony and Vicky) 0:59:30 SQAURE TOP MAINSAIL HALYARD PULLEY SETUP 0:59:49 Meet the Indo Rally Group 01:01:24 STORM Anchorage why we want clean diesel 01:03:00 STORMS and reliable engines 01:03:57 DIESEL FILTRATION - a simple system 01:04:27 Depart Cairns 01:06:20 Arrive PORT DOUGLAS 01:07:31 Low Islands 01:08:26 NEARLY HIT A WHALE 01:09:10 Arrive LIZARD ISLAND 01:11:02 Arrive PORTLAND ROADS HARBOUR 01:11:57 MOUNT ADOLPHUS ISLAND 01:14:22 Arrive HORN ISLAND 01:14:50 Thursday Island 01:16:49 FLY IMPI FLY music by Mike Tidwell DIESEL BLOG : https://catamaranimpi.com/2019/08/30/diesel-in-indonesia-lessons-learnt-so-far/ DIESEL FILTRATION VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgeS3wsb1GQ We also share some great people, suppliers and ordinary and we get no compensation for any of it - just awesome people other people should know about. SONG: FLY IMPI FLY by Mike Tidwell who wrote this song especially for us - WOW See Mikes Social media links - please subscribe to his channel and support him - an amazing man who has a ranch and takes care of retired horses and more ? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWq_ULHyfMzxfV7uS6RgmKA https://open.spotify.com/artist/0IM55Lg7WYG4jGNxJQbp7b https://open.spotify.com/search/bengal%20bay Impi Social media: Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/catamaranimpi Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/cat.impi InstaGram: https://www.instagram.com/cat_impi Website: https://catamaranimpi.com