You guys are so incredibly fortunate to live in and enjoy such a beautiful part of the planet. Such a fantastic unspoiled area, enjoy!

@brucedyson-smith459

4 ай бұрын

Thank you,yes we are very lucky to experience it in all its glory. I just hope it doesn’t change.

What a brilliant adventure. Cheers guys.

@brucedyson-smith459

Ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time 🙏

Thoroughly enjoyable just like part 1. Thanks for the effort to film and edit this Bruce.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome glad you enjoyed it

Fantastic what you can do with such minimal equipment.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Yes and minimal expense.

FLORIDA 🏖️⛱️💯

A poetic journey

@brucedyson-smith459

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Terrific little adventure. Invest in a small 250g drone, if you haven’t already. It would’ve been magic to get some aerial shots of the islands & reef. 👍🏼👍🏼

@brucedyson-smith459

3 ай бұрын

Thanks yes I am looking into a drone any recommendations?

Thanks for sharing

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

Inspirational! Love those calm water scenes.

I'm so jealous of your dinghy! I almost got a dinghy, Albin Vega is almost a dinghy, she will be my home for the rest of my life I hope, I'm cutting the cord with society, and now I will go see stuff and fish as many different kind of fishes I can. I will be building a sailing tender to please my dinghy craving! 😁

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Vega’s are great boats.Good luck with your adventure, I lived aboard and cruised yachts that I owned for 20 years before embarking on the dinghy sailing.Cheers

No words. Incredible. ❤

Just awesome, not at all jealous!

Truly inspiring 🙌 ✨️ 🙏 👏 ❤️

Great stuff Bruce… Can’t believe that John said so little- he could talk the long of a chair.. lol

@mitchgibbs5304

Жыл бұрын

Leg

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Yep I don’t know if he likes the camera!

Nice one Bruce. Loved the wildlife, especially the sharks. A great trip well documented.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Josh

Livin the dream....👍

Quite an adventure.

@brucedyson-smith459

Ай бұрын

Thank you it sure was.

Thank you for taking us along. I love the dinghy cruising concept.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Your welcome and yes dinghy cruising is good stuff.

Fantastic! Thanks for doing all this work to share. Much appreciated.

@brucedyson-smith459

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Tim,It is great to hear from someone enjoying my videos.Makes it all worthwhile.

Thanks for sharing. What a fabulous place and a great example of what dinghy cruising can offer.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Great Video!

Great video Bruce thanks for sharing with us. Cheers Steve

This looks heavenly!!😊thank you very much. 🖐👍😊

@brucedyson-smith459

3 ай бұрын

Great I am glad you enjoyed it 🙏

Great video looked like a good trip lovely sun rise cheers

Wow, now thats Dinghy Cruising, nicely done!

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Great stuff Bruce.

There’s a Day sailer for sale about 70kms away from me. It’s been listed all summer and hasn’t shifted 🤔

Looks like you guys had a great time!

@brucedyson-smith459

4 ай бұрын

We sure did! Looking forward to going again.

Really enjoyed the videography, beautiful tour of great barrier reef!

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

What a fantastic trip Bruce. Looks like you had the last two islands pretty much to yourselves. The most adventurous two dinghy cruising videos I have seen. Dream sail!

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Dave yes it couldn’t have been better

Well done guys. Just shows the advantage of shoal draft for cruising 👌

Great videos Bruce. Up in my neck of the woods. We are blessed to have some quite outstanding cruising grounds. Hoping to get my Hartley out for some decent sailing this summer. Looking to do a week or so around the Keppels before Xmas if things go according to plan. Thanks those such as yourself, Kate Louise and Trim I think we are getting some of the best dinghy cruising on KZread.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks I hope the weather is good to you,I sailed a Hartley as a boy with my father.

@johnmclachlan1023

Жыл бұрын

The La Nina isn't making things easy lol. Saw my first ts16 at Manly (bne) public ramp about 63 or 64, didn't know what they were then, my Dad asked the owner what it was. Had a cabin so to me was a proper yacht lol.

Beautiful places all. Envy nearly overcomes me. I liked that music too. Thanks.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. I am glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for taking us along mate. I'm not a sailors backside, but being a Lake Macquarie boy(60) I can appreciate the journey, scenery and wildlife. Good one boys, bravo.👍

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and cheers mate

Fabulous, Bruce and John. I kept thinking of the amazing fishing opportunities.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

It would be if it wasn’t a marine reserve.

A great small boat sailing adventure. If I were there it would be fresh caught fish for breakfast lunch and dinner. Thanks for sharing, cheers!

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks yes unfortunately except for lady Musgrave the rest was marine reserve so no fishing.

Bloody brilliant Bruce and John. When I was a kid we had a family friend who had one of the few (7 or 8) tin fishing shacks that was then 1770 and spent many great fishing trips around the area and offshore. Well done and hopefully see you on the next Raid! Cheers, Ric

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ric look forward to seeing you on the next raid.

Big fun on a little boat!

Living the dream mate. Throughly enjoyed watching the vids

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thank you glad you enjoyed them.

Very cool! Love to see the camping on these small boats.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate.

Great quality video of a great trip ! Gutsy effort in small boats, but well rewarded with the beauty of what you saw and visited. Well done both of you.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the wrap I am glad you enjoyed it.

Very cool videos!

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

What wonderful sail you all had, truly stunning views and just so much to try and take in. I'd have been just as camera happy and I think you got some really spectacular shots on your adventure. Fair winds, following seas, safe travels and God Bless...

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Great I am glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks, thoroughly enjoyed the videos, I've been working toward getting my little trailer-sailer ready for something similar and you've really whet the appetite! I hope you'll continue making videos of your sailing adventures, even if it may not be easy to top this one.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks I’m glad you’re enjoying them and yes I will film whatever is next.

Bruce you guys are between nuts n amazing ! You had me pure hanging almost with this awesome sailing ⛵️ out in open water. Those cays a vividly gorgeous with the crystal clear water near each islet/cat n intense blue in deep waters. Fast turtles 🐢 (except the couple mating), sharks 🦈 swimming by n a couple playing n breeching whales. Loved 🥰 that rush of adrenaline surfing ashore on the incoming swells as well. Just one truely amazing venture in open dinghies … great wx window with blue daytime skies n vivid sunsets as well. Bet the starry nights were grand n spectacular.. not sure 🤔 I’d try in a near open dinghy but maybe in a Soveign or Precision 18’ with a nice cabin. To be 40 or 50 again n free to try that challenge n adventure. Thankz Mate for a great share .. Think 🤔 you could get Paul out there ? Cheer mate, Papa J Washington State.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

It’s so nice to receive feedback from someone who’s enjoying my videos so much. I really appreciate it, and am planning another Barrier Reef trip again this year.As to Paul doing one you will have to ask him yourself,he would make a great production out of it that’s for sure. Cheers Bruce.

Awesome video Sir one day I hope to visit your beautiful country and sail its waters.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thank you I hope you get to one day.

Great videos! Love the Day Sailor, had not thought of it as an expedition boat but it seems to do a good job. Love the lines of the boat. Seems a bit tender from the videos but you seem to have great control over the boat. Beautiful sailing area you are in.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim,yes I don’t think the Day Sailer was designed to go offshore but it is a good solid boat and has stood up well so far.We are lucky here with our cruising grounds.

Hey awsome adventure guys! JOHN is it possible to do a walk through with your boat? I'm really interested to see just how your sail set up is as I have never seen anything like it! I think you guys are having a better time then the bigger boats by far.. I have never thought about doing that trip on a vessel of that size 😳

@olivei2484

Жыл бұрын

Check out yt :gvansickle dinghy sailing labrador coast (3 parts). Bit dated but shows what the daysailor is capable of.

Beautiful boats, beautiful setting, looks like one hell of a great trip. Awesome music as well, what song did you use? All the best to yall!!

@brucedyson-smith459

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your words.The music is free from the iMovie app so not sure what it was . Cheers Bruce

Cracking trip and great video log. What was the depth over the reef entering hoskyn and Fairfax do you remember? I draw about 0.3 with centerboard and rudder up.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks there was probably .5 over the coral

Great scenes. Thank you. Please mention why open dinghy sailing compared to small trailer sailor. I have sailed 125 dinghy on Brisbane River a lot but could not imagine 12 foot dinghy in open water like Lady Musgrave Island. Best wishes.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John, I like the challenge of open boat sailing and The simplicity of not having an enclosed cabin to fill with to much stuff that I would leave there adding to the weight.

Wonderful video Bruce, thanks for sharing it. How much gasoline did you carry on the trip and how much of it did you burn?

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Deborah, I carried about 22litres and burnt around 12.

Great video. What outboard (make and horsepower) is on the yellow sailboat? It pushed the boat quite well ahead of the waves. Cheers!

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks,my outboard is a Mariner 3.3hp 2stroke.

Fantastic, best arm chair sailing on my part for a long time, thanks guys. JUst one question...why don't you guys just run the boats up on the sand ?

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and we do beach the boats if the bottom is flat enough and clear of rocks or coral.

Thankyou Bruce I am inspired to go cruising, very quick question as I am new to this would a Hartley 16 be suitable for this trip and what time of the year did you guys go

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and yes a Hartley would be fine to do this trip which we did in September.

@toddmcgeechan2955

Жыл бұрын

@@brucedyson-smith459 thankyou

Pretty sweet trip! I am wondering how you sleep in the tiny cuddy on the Daysailer? It does not seem long enough.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and yes my feet stick out a bit so I have a piece of plywood to extend the platform about 300mm

Little known fact, rubbing a sharks belly will distract it from chewing on you

@brucedyson-smith459

7 ай бұрын

Thanks might come in handy one day!

Wow, excellent viewing what dinghy are they? The booms around sails on John's boat looked like windsurf booms just asking I'm not a dinghy owner yet. Great video 👍

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thanks yes John’s boat is a Core Sound 17 windsurfer booms a d mine is an Oday Daysailer

Ι like your boats.They are well desined and built.Very interesting the shape of the sails of the boat with the two rigs. What seaworthiness it has ?? Thank you. From Greece

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

The Core Sound 17 is very seaworthy.

You two had one great little adventure. And some fantastic sailing. So is the sloop a little faster than the cat ketch? Both looked pretty equal. Really nice video work too.

@brucedyson-smith459

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Fred,Yes it was a great trip. We are planning another one for next year. The two boats are fairly even although the Core Sound ketch is lighter and seems a tad quicker in light breeze unless I break out the Spinnaker.

Hi Bruce, I like your sailing even I hardly understand what your are telling us ;-) I am always wondering how you manage all your maneuvers and reefing single handed?! Maybe you want to show that some time?

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the question,it is difficult to film when working the boat to show this but generally I try to reef before setting out on a sail and the rest of the manoeuvre’s are performed with great haste.

@inke4326

Жыл бұрын

@@brucedyson-smith459 Thank you! Understand, reefing before leaving is the best. Looking forward to your next video 🙂

I would love to do that

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

It’s well worth it if you get the chance.

Wonderful video, again. Thanks How do raise and lower your centerboard? My Day Sailor has a lever on the centerboard trunk. Yours looks like a different set up.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Hi Stan,yes my boat has a weighted centreboard which I control with a line attached to the trailing edge then running up and through a sheave mounted in the top of the case.

@stan440us

Жыл бұрын

Hi Bruce, thanks, Did you build that set up? Or is it factory installed?

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

@@stan440us I think that is how they were done here. I just built a new centreboard out of timber with lead weights inset to make it drop then fibreglassed over.

@stan440us

Жыл бұрын

Looks like a good set up. My set up with the lever is a bit awkward. Two handed operation. One hand to push the lever to remove pressure on the keeper and the other hand to push the keeper. Then pull the lever to move the centerboard into position.

Keeps the rain out? :)

Bruce, what navigation technology do you use in open water? Do you have an EPIRB, VHS etc?

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Hi Greg, I have an Epirb and the required offshore safety equipment you need for any boat going more than 2nm offshore.For navigation I use a handheld GPS and paper charts which you could say makes me old school. I also carry a handheld VHF for communication.John has a chart plotter running on 12v in his boat. I have no 12v system in mine, just small battery packs and small solar panel for charging.

😵🥴🤤

What time of year was this?

@brucedyson-smith459

4 ай бұрын

That trip was in October.

What kind of boat is Gira Gira?

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Core Sound 17

@n176ldesperanza7

Жыл бұрын

@@brucedyson-smith459 Thank you sir.

What flag is that?

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

It’s the R flag for Raid our Facebook group.

What a fantastic place to live with all those small boat adventures. I wish I could join you guys with my little Aquarius 21 sweet pee. Check it out on my channel. Thanks for posting. BTW...did you have your centerboard down when you surfed in threw the breakers.

@brucedyson-smith459

Жыл бұрын

Hi will do. I had the centreboard down as I always do when running with waves