I love the fact that you guys stuck together when your mate struggled to find a camping spot. That's how it should be. Another great video.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate ,thanks for watching, we had a great time at St Georges Basin and will definitely go down there again in summer, cheers Paul

👍👍👍

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again, cheers Paul

Baked beans WITH scrambled eggs!. Well I never. Rather you than me. Another great video, thanks Paul.

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew, it's not that bad( even though it doesn't look good) ....really and saves on the washing up, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Great to have a bunch of like minded pals to share great times with. Thanks for the vid.

@SailingKateLouise

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Jim, cheers Paul

I wish I was able to hang out with you fellas. I enjoy your videos very much from the nature to the narration. Take care everyone

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian for watching, cheers Paul

I quite enjoyed the sailing aspect of this video. I could feel the chill in the air , the bright of those blue skies , and taste the rib sticking beans. Fond memories of simple sailing pleasures were kindled. Nice Paul in Canada

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul, we had a great time with some real vikings thrown in, thanks for watching and if you enjoyed this one , check out my other adventures, cheers Paul

@pauljessome5718

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise You are welcome . I watch your videos. I like the one that shows an eclectic mix of small sail boats.

Paul your videos just keep getting better and better with different content. Keep them coming and thanks for your efforts. Cheers Steve

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve...this one was a bit long but I was there for 4 nights...it was cold!

Thanks Paul for a great sailing video around St. George's Basin and also the footage of your visit to the Viking festival..another very interesting video!

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ginny glad you like it , cheers Paul

Great timing for a Friday night - thanks Paul 😃😁😀😆😄

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Mr Tweagle, glad you enjoyed it, cheers Paul

Marvellous!

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, cheers Paul

The Viking festival looks like fun 👍

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Yep we had a great time, I will definitely go back next year, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Great to see you finally get to the basin Paul! The first time I saw your channel was on my laptop while overnighting in Swan Bay on my former boat. Hopefully the westerly will be absent next time you're there as there's plenty of good sailing to be had in the eastern end of the Basin as well. All the best! Tony.

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony, yes I would love to get down there again in Summer there must be so much more to explore and it's less built up than Lake Macquarie. See you on the water, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

An absolutely beautiful video!

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Toby, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Thanks for the tag along Paul 18 degrees Celsius there and excess of 100° f here pick your poison

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave for watching, cheers Paul

Definitely porridge weather! Well done you and all of the Raiders getting out .. and staying out for multiple nights! Another inspiring video, thankyou!

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Gary....we had some of your Melbourne weather, cheers Paul

Great video again Paul. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Josh I hope it was worth the wait, cheers Paul

Great video, Paul, and shows some of Australia’s loveliness to your international sailing friends

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pete, I think we had a good time despite the wind, cheers Paul

for cold nights - some wild campers use a couple of handwarmers slipped into the sleeping bag prior to turning in.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Good idea Steve, I'll keep that in mind for next year. I'm definitely going again, it was great fun, cheers Paul

So lovely to meet the raid team a bit more :) you guys are inspirational! (Well maybe not the one pot eggs and beans…)

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry Holly( about the beans) I was a bit lazy, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@mikeu5380

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise Deb Potatoes (with ONION) might have been a good alternative... ; )

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

@@mikeu5380 Thanks Mike

Just what I needed, outstanding and great to see a Careel 18. Vikings were a bit scary !!

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes the Viking festival is well worth a visit and great sailing in St Georges Basin, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Amazing adventure my friend your boat is beautiful sailing on the breeze and the camping experience with friends is great. I used to be a dinghy cruiser but now I have a motor boat. I miss sailing and the adventure of small boat cruising… thank you for sharing your adventures

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jake....you can always come back from the darkside and join us😄Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Sensational Paul. Looking forward to these westerly winds disappearing soon.

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig and I'm over the rain as well, cheers Paul

great watch as always! thanks

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure and thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Wishing our winter was starting! (From parched central California)

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, our winter's are normally dry with clear blue skies, but not normally this cold. But being on the water makes up for that, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@brian-te4xs

2 жыл бұрын

I live in Bermuda Dunes in Southern California. I know what you mean when you say parched I live in the desert.

30 degrees tomorrow here in Japan. I will be off for a sail around the local islands. Cheers.

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Great Gary, share some video, cheers Paul

@garymalm

2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise Here you are, Paul. I bought a 25 footer 5years ago and brought it 200 miles down the NE coast of Japan. From hachinohe in the north to my home port of Sendai. kzread.info/dash/bejne/apdqvKWEpMTNfZc.html

Another wonderful program. Just what i needed, after crazy shifting and gusting winds while bouncing around in my wee Seahopper today. Thank you! (And those of us in Japan appreciate renaming the boat from Yellow Peril... ; )

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike for watching, cheers Paul

Hmm 🧐 “Raid” ! Had a heck of time finding the proper as definition for “Raid” in the American 🇺🇸 Webster dictionary. I had to find the root word “Rad” that got me European n Australian useage .. Interesting how different words develop n change in each country/society. When I was a youth (well over a half century ago) I had an English pen pal. She used words like bobby, cinema, bonnet n so on. My mom n grandma are English so had to get them to interpret for me. I finally learned all those “lemony” words as mom called them. Love 💕 watch all your video n learning new words n term. Cheers Mate … Nick.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi yes this years viking festival is our June long weekend planning on going again, thanks for watching again, cheers Paul

Thank you for a glimpse of sailing life "Down Under" :-) Greetings from Denmark

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bent , see we have our own vikings though they are not real! Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Another great video paul ..armchair tea and aussie sailing ⛵.

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Jacko, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Those DEB potatoes 🥔 sound yummy but checked.. sodium 🧂 is 600 mg. Guess I’ll have to pass with my ❤️ issues.. but do live mashed spuds 🥔! Those sausages sure looked delicious on the fire. Porridge is always nice ! Nice festival clips too. Papa J.

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi we are hoping to back to the Viking festival again in June, cheers Paul

It was a surprise to see you there mate, we ran into each other at the woodfired pizza stand!, How cold was it bbbbrrr

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mick, how was the pizza? I hope you enjoyed the festival as much as we did....see you on the water sometime, cheers Paul

Great video!

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Khiem, cheers Paul

Anyway, this was a great episode, nice to see that us vikings turn up everywhere!

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Love your work Paul!! Keep ‘em coming! 👍

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Doug, good to get some encouragement....it takes about 4 days to put a video together, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@dougmckenzie4589

2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise cheers Paul, I’d love to come on one of your cruises, I have a 1958 English, Hurley built 18ft Silhouette bilge keel sloop. She’s trailerable but I mostly keep her on a mooring in Williamstown. I’m planning a northern eastern road trip in the future, I might look you up if that would be ok.👍

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

@@dougmckenzie4589 That would be great Doug the more the merrier, just give me a few weeks notice when you are planning to come and I'll organise something, cheers Paul

@dougmckenzie4589

2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise Great mate!! I’ll let you know, probably not until late Spring, In the meantime I will continue to enjoy your videos!! 👍

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

@@dougmckenzie4589 great

Another great video of another great RAID. When you actually say it was cold though it must have been very cold at times!

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Rob, yep cold for us Sydney dwellers, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Love your videos Paul! Watch them via the kids KZread account! Very inspiring and love to sailing in Australia vicariously. My husband built a spindrift 10 for our daughter. Now you’ve inspired me to sneak away in it by myself for a night or two. I just need to find some Deb potatoes…. Would love to meet more of the women who join!

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Hi thanks for watching, Deb potato is good but they now have a new version called Smashed Sensations with veggies which is even better. I don't know if you are in Australia but it's made by continental. Yes I would love to see more partners on the water, we are really not a scary bunch...thanks again, cheers Paul

@greenforest917

2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise I’m in Canada ( Nanaimo). So perhaps I’ll test the instant brands here and let you know if you ever make it this way ;)…

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

@@greenforest917 Wow a cold part of the world...post some video if you get out on the water, cheers Paul

What I have found over the years, and this is entirely dependant on the sleeping bag, is, the less you wear inside the sleeping bag, the hotter you get, Fully naked, I've actually sweated on a winters night.

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane, I think my bag is not rated lower than 10 degrees...time for a new one, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@shanevillis4079

2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise No probs Paulie,

9C? I had a moment there. Here in Canada its still down to 9 at night and its summer. In winter down to -25!!! Enjoy what you have! Its late juneand i still havent sailed because the lakes are too cold i dont want hypothermia

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Wow that's cold, I hope you get out on the water soon, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Looked like a lovely few days sailing and camping with a few other boaties, I can't think of a better way to spend a few days. As a fellow Cherry 16 owner I wish your mate Dave had a channel showing his boat and sailing it. I only just got my Cherry and haven't sailed her yet, need to do a few things first, sort out a lifting set up for the centerboard and a couple of other things, "Agrandoply" is living at my mother in laws house up on the Murray river about an hour away, so I'm a bit slow on getting the work done. Always look forward to your clips, giving me plenty of inspiration to get out on the water. Cheers Al

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Al for watching, Dave also has a bit of work to do on his Cherry, next, locking the centreboard in case he capsizes and a repaint and a furler but it takes time. Thanks for watching , cheers Paul

I always enjoy your cruising adventures, Paul. Make's me want to hurry my own build so I can get out there too.

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, are you near Sydney so you can join us? cheers Paul

@bakerjmark

2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise No, I'm near Sidney, British Columbia! Sailing to Australia in a dinghy might not be wise.

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

@@bakerjmark oh I agree.....

I think you should have bought a hat with horns, then every raid could be a Viking raid !

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil....the mead wasn't very nice! cheers Paul

Just one question Paul. When you anchor so far out from the shore, how do you get back to her after eating ashore?

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

I only moor further out if I don't know the tidal drop, as I draw 44cm due to skeg keel. Whereas the other guys can run straight up on the sand.I now have an inflatable kayak which works well or in summer just wade ashore thigh deep. Thanks for watching , cheers Paul

Nice sailing adventurers. Was wondering about the red, yellow cross flag.. is it youre member/ raid flag? South sweden has also this flag. It's combined the red from Denmark and the yellow cross from Sweden. Greetings from Fryslân/ the Netherlands. Fair winds👍🏼

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Fredrik have a great Christmas in Frysian...I hope it's not too cold, cheers Paul

How risky do you think it would be to take a small boat like yours..., or maybe a couple of feet longer..., ISLAND HOPPING from say south Japan to north or central Taiwan or..., south Taiwan to north Philippines ? I am in Iceland and am able to travel overland or sea all the way to South Japan by presently operational commercial ferry, or rail but there is no commercial connection between the two aforementioned points.

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Roy well that's a big ask, I don't really think the Stornaway is good for ocean going voyages, but it can handle 30 knots with just the genoa and main. If you picked your weather maybe. There is a newer Stornaway 18 coming with glass hull more ballast headroom and longer. Keep an eye out on Scruffie Marine's website, cheers Paul

viking festival ,funny , but viking newer came to Australia , that must be a tourist from modern time ,,

@SailingKateLouise

11 ай бұрын

Yes it's a long way from Norway on a longboat, actually I think the T.V.series is to blame. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@duncan18663

3 ай бұрын

Australia was mainly settled by English, Scottish and Irish who are all partly descended from vikings.

Do you sail in 25- 30 kts on lake?

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Hi I try an avoid 20 knots if I can, 7-12 knots is the most comfortable for the Stornaway, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Does this viking cosplay represent how vikings are seen down under? It's just that I'm from Norway and you won't see horns, make up and Hollywood vikings here as we're more into the arts and crafts of the vikings. There's even a couple of viking longships being built with authentic tools and methods nearby..

@SailingKateLouise

Жыл бұрын

Hi, yes Vikings here are probably the result of the T.V. series which was very popular here. Thanks for watching and if you have any photos of viking ship building send them to sailingkatelouise@gmail.com, cheers Paul

@duncan18663

3 ай бұрын

These festivals aren't just vikings they also include Norman knights, Turkish oil wrestlers and even the occasional fairie from Lord of the Rings. I wouldn't get too hung up on it.

Why are you guys flying the Romeo flag?

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Romeo or code R stands for resupply or in our case R for Raid...as in Sydney Raid, it's just an adopted emblem. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@altustratus

2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise Or... You can say that it is the flag of the Swedish region Skåne (Same colours, same cross)... That is more suitable when visiting a viking festival. :-)

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

@@altustratus of course

love your boat, but viking festival, loks more like larp

@SailingKateLouise

2 жыл бұрын

Hi John trust me the festival was great fun with a lot of very authentic Vikings....maybe dress ups, maybe real? Thanks for watching , cheers Paul