Wild Sail to Moreton Island: Boat Crew Tested & Toerail in the Water it's a Fast Sail Over the Bay

Join us on a wild sail to Moreton Island as we navigate high winds and rough seas, showing the real-life challenges of offshore sailing. This episode captures the raw intensity of liveaboard life during a tough coastal passage to one of Australia's most stunning sailing destinations. Whether you're an experienced sailor, a beginner just learning the ropes, or simply curious about what it's like to live full-time on a sailboat, this is the kind of real, unfiltered sailing content you've been looking for. We're a couple preparing to sail around the world, documenting our journey one nautical mile at a time. In this episode, you'll see how we handle rough sailing conditions, make decisions at sea, and generally have a great time while pushing through high winds en route to Moreton Island. Moreton Island is known for its beauty and its sometimes challenging approach-and in this video, it doesn't disappoint. Expect spray over the bow, rolling seas, and the kind of sailing that brings a huge smile to your face. If you're passionate about sailing, cruising, boat life, offshore passages, or dream of traveling the world by sailboat, this video is for you. Topics covered: - Sailing in rough seas - Liveaboard life underway - Coastal navigation in Australia - Boat handling tips in heavy weather - Lessons learned at sea Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more sailing videos, liveaboard adventures, cruising lifestyle tips, and honest stories from life offshore. We will be living off-grid, powered by wind and sun, and exploring the world one nautical mile at a time. Our mission is to inspire others to embrace the freedom of boat life, slow travel, and ocean adventure. We cover a wide range of topics, including boat maintenance, sailing tips and the liveaboard lifestyle. Subscribe to our channel for more sailing adventures, practical advice, a lot of laughs and insights into the life of a sailor. Join our community of sailing enthusiasts and embark on this incredible journey with us. Don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell so you never miss an update! Together, let's explore the world by sailboat and make unforgettable memories on the open sea. SUBSCRIBE to follow our journey LIKE & SHARE this video if you love sailing life and liveaboard adventures! It's been just over a year since our first sail in @SailingAstridTheWombat actually that means it's been a year 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 bought our Sailboat a year ago and plan to sail it 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 months 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 00:57 Sail Plan 02:00 Prepping Boat to Sail 03:40 Boat Flag Pole 04:57 Instruments On 05:05 Casting Off The Lines 05:38 Leaving The Dock 06:59 Exiting the Marina 08:23 Sails Out 12:20 Out of the Leeds 14:49 Fishing Off the Boat 15:55 Heeling 16:08 Toerail in the Water 17:53 Arrival at Moreton Island 20:50 Anchored at Lucinda 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