Congratulations Geoff what an achievement to have completed.Excellent job Mat of bringing this story to light so that we can appreciate it in full. Hats off to you both.

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx

Ай бұрын

Thanks Bruce. Hope we can sail together one day soon. Mat & Jo (and Geoff!).

@brucedyson-smith459

Ай бұрын

@@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx Yes that would be great.

I congratulate Geoff for understating his achievements , I fish and sail around tassie and I want to say I am seriously impressed by solo dinghy sailing the west coast . Respect.

Well this voyage just rooted the guy who sailed Bass Strait in his 80 year old 26 ft Couta boat . Now we await the 10 ft solo crossing. Well done to all of them.

Maiden has just won the Ocean Globe Race but you’ve captured the essence of sailing in this video. Wonderful presentation. Thank you.

The restless spirit of people always pushing the limits. But this dinghy sail is pure love of "getting out there and giving it a go."

Epic. What a testament to Geoff's seamanship and to John Welsford's designs. Great video, thanks.

The Houdini is quite the capable boat. We sail ours here on the west coast of Florida, which is a bit more sedate than the west coast of Tasmania! Nice to see her sailing in her element.

Congratulations Geoff. That is a proper adventure!

This is absolutely amazing. Somewhere between Eva Zu Beck and Alluring Artic Sailing. Liked and subbed.

Let’s go!! Reminds me of something like an outside your zone mission!

Bass and Flinders would be proud.

Another great video Mat, thanks for sharing.Congratulation Geoff on you completion of another epic leg in your circumnavigation. A great adventure in a sturdy little boat, welldone.

He’ll of an achievement, good on you Geoff. Great video, thanks.

Unreal lLove it well done Sir

Nice 🤟

Thanks Matt for this excellent video, and congratulations to Geoff for an astonishing achievement.

Congratulations to your friends successful journey. Then I give the community the story of Webb Chiles who sailed 3/4 around Earth in a Drascombe Lugger named Chidiock Tichborne. Your friend is about to grow great (hint 😅 ) ambitions I hope!

Thanks for the heads up what a great trip around that coast courageous act managed with sticking to well considered plans

Lime Bay is a beautiful, calm and peaceful place to end your epic voyage. Congratulations on a very incredible circumnavigation.

Great video. Even though video makes waves look smaller, even the waves you were sailing through in this video looked pretty solid, which gave weight to Geoff talking about the really big swells he encountered on the west coast. Fascinating details about his dingy build and rig choices - his simple and straightforward approach really stood out. So many things to like about this. Another really fascinating video.

Inspirational stuff and scary, thanks Mat for telling the story, cheers Paul

Well done Geoff!

Thank you again for another wonderful video. The Houdini is so little and open, definitely a man who loves the sea. I'd like to see what he would do with Johns' latest boat.

Great video Mat! Fabulous yarn with Geoff

Yeh Houdini. Great to hear the details of the trip and what he had to do when things went pear shaped. Specially the capsize in Bass Straight and the extra difficulty because he was at sea. Cheers

Great stuff fellas, glad I came across this channel and Geoffs channel, instant subs to both. Can't believe I haven't come across this channel before, these are just the channels I love. Cheers from South Australia

Great trip! What a blast you must have had. Check out Ant Steward around alone, he's a South African guy who sailed around the world in a small open boat. An unbelievable accomplishment.

Awesome adventure

What a fantastic accomplishment - congratulations! I grew up in Tassie and often sailed a huon planked cray dinghy from Lauderdale or Cremorne across the bay to Slopen Island and Lime Bay. That episode brought back a lot of great memories.

@handroids1981

Ай бұрын

Wow. Sounds like a fantastic time.

bloody brilliant...well done that man!

Amazing!

Gobsmacked, thats impressive. And inspirational...:-)

A hug from everyone here in Brazil❤💚🧡🖤💯

@handroids1981

Ай бұрын

And a hug from everyone in Northern Tasmania. AKA the Mainland.

Another great video. Thanks.

fantastic adventure!!

An awesome story.

Congrats..😊

Great vid!! Woo hoo!

very inspiring

Nice work

Wow! Amazing. Well done Geoff! Thanks for doing the story, Mat. Great work.

I'd like to know more about that electric OB. Something like that would really work on mine.

Great little boat. Have you a make and model of the electric outboard. Might suit my small boat if I could find out more about it.

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx

27 күн бұрын

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Im just about to do a coastal run from Syd to Qld in a 36 and I'm nervous, this guy does Tassie in a dingy!!!! wow Well done

@simonh7841

Ай бұрын

Sydney to BNE is no mean feat. Fairly long stretches between anchorages and against the current. Have done it many times and it’s always a challenge. Safe trip.

@handroids1981

Ай бұрын

Is you are alive??

@HKSailing

Ай бұрын

@@handroids1981 I totally agree. That is one massive achievement!

Geoff's electric motor set up is the way, I have always envisioned one should be on a sailboat. Out of the way, but handy when needed. Any information you could provide about it would be great. Maybe a short video about it. That would be great. Thanks, Dale FL USA

@thedinghyspart2474

Ай бұрын

My thoughts as well Dale! I made a youtube video of the set-up back when I installed it (you'll find it in the link Mat gave above). The wiring has been improved a bit with the Anderson plug, but other than that it's the same. Besides the limitations of speed and range, I've been pretty happy with the set-up. I'm not aware of anyone copying it, though I recon a proper manufacturer could do something really nice with the idea.

Great vid. Love the OB set up. What is the make/model?

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx

Ай бұрын

it's an old model made by minn kota. if you google electric outboard 'pods' there's a few newer designs on the market now.

👍

How can I see more videos of Geoff’s journey

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx

Ай бұрын

www.youtube.com/@thedinghyspart2474

Would love to see Geoffs other videos. What is his channel called. I have looked, but cannot find it. Thanks in advance. 😊

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx

Ай бұрын

www.youtube.com/@thedinghyspart2474

@handroids1981

Ай бұрын

You legend.

Hello, could you please tell me what app you are using to display boat speed on your apple watch?

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx

Ай бұрын

Waterspeed

@jasoncyr7160

Ай бұрын

@@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sxThank you very much. I really enjoyed your video.

West coast must of been a challenge

@handroids1981

Ай бұрын

Yeah, isn't West Coast Tassie the most difficult sailing in Aus?

73! So you are a Ham as well?

What's that watch/speedo shown at 6:53?

@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx

Ай бұрын

Apple Watch Ultra running the app: Waterspeed.

whe i finish restoring my mirror i want to do this

@handroids1981

Ай бұрын

Mirror? Eh?

@elijahschool2725

Ай бұрын

@@handroids1981 mirror dingy

Great vid, thanks for the adventure.