WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ANCHOR!? | Sailing Family has Anchor Trouble on Aluminium Catamaran | Ep. 30

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ANCHOR! Join this Sailing Family for a fun filled week onboard on the Gold Coast of Australia! The boat jobs and maintenance continues as we become more familiar with our new floating home, SV Shining Light, a 50 ft Aluminium Catamaran by Lock Crowther. This week we have heavy rain which is making the tide rip through the anchorage. Mix the strong tide with heavy winds and all the boats sail around their anchors and we get too close to another sailboat, haul the anchor, and look for a calmer spot to drop the pick. We have anchor trouble and we can’t drop the anchor! After all the boat jobs are completed, we head ashore to South Stradbroke Island and explore the island and discover rubbish bins. We are a full time liveaboard family with plans of sailing around the world. Come join us on SV Shining Light, this Sailing Family's new floating home, on her first week on anchor. If you missed last week's episode, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/FukjRFiMWHY If you missed the boat tour of our monohull, SV Endless Summer, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5OCEgbGqK4 SOCIAL MEDIA: We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.facebook.com/SailingWithTheJamess https://www.instagram.com/SailingWithTheJamess/ Chapter Content: 00:00 - Start 00:36 - Too Close 01:11 - Moving 01:38 - What has happened? 02:52 - Water in the Compartment 06:10 - Will it break? 07:05 - Silicone Gone Bad 08:45 - Water tight compartment fixed 08:55 - South Stradbroke Island 09:40 - Tender Moorings 11:00 - Book exchange --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of three sailing around the world and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every week! We have sold our monohull, SV Endless Summer, and have been on the search for our next boat. After having some bad luck, we went back to searching for a boat and have found the perfect boat, a 50ft Crowther Catamaran named SV Shining Light. We now live onboard full time with plans to circumnavigate the globe. FAQs What equipment do we use? GoPro Hero 4 - https://amzn.to/3KtGz0g GoPro Hero 9 - https://amzn.to/3KuFHJ2 Drone: DJI Mini 2 - https://amzn.to/3XR8daS Samsung S21 - https://amzn.to/3xMdPbQ Microsoft Surface Laptop - https://amzn.to/3xHoMvh Baby Life Jacket - https://amzn.to/3Zfja6U Tether - https://amzn.to/3XZ0c3p Lifeline Netting: https://amzn.to/3SwtEwU Cleaning Products: www.kanberragel.com Mugs we use are by a local Queensland Potter, check them out here: https://www.redraku.com/ Music Music: Tropic Fuse Music by French Fuse Music: Shake it Music by: Aakash Gandhi THANKS for watching! SUBSCRIBE and never miss an episode! * The James Family * Sam, Cait, & Charlie #boatlife #sailingaustralia #sailingfamily #liveaboard #travelvlog #australia #sailboat #svshininglight #sailing #travel #boatkids #kids4sail #ycass