Regarding the pot scourer - That put me in mind of an old western movie about a cattle drive. The cowboys were all back in camp for the night, and the chuck wagon cook was dishing out supper. One of the cowboys complained that his plate wasn't clean enough. The cook said "If they're clean enough to stop eating off of, then they're clean enough to start eating off of!"

@SailingKateLouise

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate love it, cheers Paul

Thanks again Paul. Those raids look great fun with a great bunch of people. All best wishes to you and your family. I hope 2024 is good to you all.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Malcolm, it's the best fun you can have on the water. Have a great Christmas and New Year, cheers Paul

Great video! I am envious of the raid . I love the diversity and beauty of the boats. Also seems like a great bunch of guys to cruise with . Great job!!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate , yes they are a great bunch of guys and the group is growing with different boats. Off again this weekend to Myall Lakes which is beautiful (when not crowded). I hope your winter is not too cold, cheers Paul

That hat looks like it will stick around, good fastening!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

I've lost too many , thanks again for watching, cheers Paul

Thanks for sharing your sunshine and sailing with us. Cold and rainy today. My American 16 is protected under its tarp against the weather. Not likely to hit the water in the coming weeks.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks again for watching. Do you get any moisture/ mold problems under a tarp in winter? cheers Paul

@galerae947

7 ай бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise No, Paul, mold hasn't been a problem. I leave the front and back of the tarp open somewhat for airing. We only get about 35 inches of rain during our rain season of Oct thru April/May, so we have many days of dry weather. I often can sail several days a month during our fall-winter months.

Great way to have a birthday!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks , cheers Paul

Hey, Happy belated Birthday Paul. Sail on mate.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀, cheers Paul

All of us here in the northern hemisphere are jealous. Happy Birthday, Paul!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Robyn, but remember Summer is coming, cheers Paul

I like the cooking and camping bits so no need for an apology. My son likes his birthday coffee pot simular to the one that you use.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Marc, yes the mocca pot makes great coffee and quickly, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

I have decided to build a dinghy. A Vivier Kernic. When my wife asks I will be blaming you and Rodger. 😂 I think it will take me 5 years. So book me for a raid in 2029. Love your videos.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Very nice, my apologies to your wife.....it won't take 5 years, 2 at the most. Where are you based? cheers Paul

Thank you for another entertaining video Paul. I notice one of the comments below says that every time he watches one of your videos, he checks the boats for sale. I was in that category until a week ago when I bought one. So I hope to see you on a raid some time soon. Cheers until then.

@SailingKateLouise

6 ай бұрын

Wow Rob what did you buy and where are you? email me at sailingkatelouise@gmail.com ....my apologies to your partner, cheers Paul

Merry christmas Paul. And about christmas cake , my wife uses Appelton Estates , a great rum from Jamica. Her cake is delicious but I cry to see great booze going into a cake and not my glass. 😅 fair winds and little fire. Paul in Canada

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul, yes I'm with you on that one...but it was great. Thanks for watching again, cheers Paul

Hello from Newfoundland, Canada. Freezing cold here, and windy. Thanks, your video warmed me up a bit.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Hi Derrick you guys do it really tough, but a beautiful rugged part of the world. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

every tine I watch one of these ,I start search for boats for sale

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Hi Winston...well that's great, it's good to know I'm doing something positive for the community. Your boat is out there somewhere you've just got to find it, cheers Paul

Happy birthday!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Mate

Fab video as always. Can't believe the heat. Never mind the sailing, that Brandy fruit cake was the best bit for me. Looked divine!!!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Hi Dave, yes the cake was great perfect for a sailing snack. Have a great Christmas, cheers Paul

Great stuff jealous of weather cold an raining in uk never mind enjoy great sailing though

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate yes we are blessed with good weather....most of the time, but around Christmas it does get pretty hot.Yesterday in Sydney it was in the mid 30's at 9pm that's too hot if you don't have air conditioning. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Happy birthday! Nice video

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! and thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Nice work again Paul and sorry I don’t think I gave you a verse of the birthday song. I think I was in the video but the guy was wearing a shirt so can’t have been me 😂 Enjoy Myall lake next week mate.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Bruce....see you on the next one, cheers Paul

Another very enjoyable video. Liked the segments on the boat build and Secret purchase too. Merry Christmas!🎄⛵🌞

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Francis have a great Christmas as well, cheers Paul

I really enjoyed that, great mix of sailing/general chat/boat building. The cooking was well up to standard, I am now considering a tomato in my next pot noodle ;)

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve glad you enjoyed it. Supermarket premaid meals are a great start if you don't have much ice or a fridge and it's easy to jazz them up a bit. I'm going to try something a bit different in the next video should be out before Christmas...have a great one , cheers Paul

Happy belated birthday! Would love to see more of that Jarcat!!!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks , I'll take a closer look next time Luke comes along, cheers Paul

Happy birthday even of it a bit late!🎂

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, cheers Paul

A very enjoyable video, thanks Paul. Looking forward to seeing the launch of the new boat being built by Steve and Ben’s restoration of the Secret.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Hi Rob yes Steve's Ptarmigan has so much room , it will be a fantastic cruise boat and probably fast as well. Bring on Easter when it should be finished, cheers Paul

We just spent all of November cruising the lake in our trailer sailer and on our last day we were camped on the sand island and copped one of those late afternoon storms which ripped through our campsite destroying everything. luckily it was our last day. no mozzies or flies through November though. We also saw a huge Hammerhead shark and collided with it on our keel as we were sailing between Pulbah and Wolstoncroft.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

wow exciting, I hope there was no damage...did you get any video of the shark???

I've run into you a few times at the PBH even one day crossing the Prymont Bridge.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Well Giaus I need your real name if I'm to remember you, cheers Paul

Happy belated birthday! I'm depending on you to scratch my sailing itch while the weather is too awful here in SE England to get on the water, so thank you for the great video and I'm looking forward to the next one.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Hi thanks for watching and those kind words. In fact I've just got back from 3 days at Myall lakes and haven't had a shower yet as I'm downloading the footage...12 boats, very hot but good sailing....give me a few days. Have a great Christmas , cheers Paul

Happy Birthday!!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks James, cheers Paul

Again thankyou Paul, I am looking forward to a cruise at lake Macquarie myself in the new year. Cheers.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

I hope to see you on the water, come and say hello, cheers Paul

@rodgerford1774

7 ай бұрын

Hope I can organize a time that is convenient for us both. Cheers.@@SailingKateLouise

great viewing Paul. Love to see my old sailing/ paddling areas in Lake Macquarie/ Coal Point/ Kilaben Bay and Rathmines.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Richard, cheers Paul

Thanks paul for the ride along fun as always and a merry Christmas to you from the other side of the big pond

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave enjoy Christmas and your 2 week summer...ha ha, cheers Paul

Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas to Paul and all those "Out on the Water ." Yep, KFC. Most order a week in advance and pick up. The silly ones line up around the block. I just stick with my wife's delicious cooking. Great shots of the other boats, especially the Cygnet with the genakker flying! gary

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Gary.....KFC...who would have thought, cheers Paul

Another banner video! Thanks for sharing.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Capt, cheers Paul

Hi again from Japan, Paul. You are right... On the 25th, one can hear the calls across the land, "Let's KEN-TUCK-EEE!"

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Yes that's really interesting, wasn't it because of a feature film?

@mikeu5380

7 ай бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise Sorry, I don't know the film. (I only know "real life" here...or rather, as real as it is... ; )

I saw the Armada sail south passed Coal Point doing a good clip. It was 41c🏴‍☠️

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Yep it was hot, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Happy birthday for last Sunday!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!! and thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Another great video Paul!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Michael, cheers Paul

Well done Paul great video.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks James, cheers Paul

Happy Birthday

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Jo, have a great Christmas , cheers Paul

Nice… next time for me for sure.. nearly didn’t recognise Bruce with his shirt on.. lol

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Ha Ha , cheers Paul

Very brave in 40 degrees. Looked like good sailing though!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Hi Josh , yes the sailing was great KL has never been that fast...and in the breeze the heat was not too bad but when it dropped ......awful, cheers paul

Great stuff , may be time to venture down to East Gippsland , the weather is usually far more pleasant ! ( Happy Birthday 🥳 )

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

I'm hoping to get down to the Gippsland lakes just before the Paynesville Classic next year and persuade a few to join me , thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Hi Paul The flying boat photo is not a Catalina - it is a Dornier DO 24 - and these were operated at Rathmines from 1941 to 1944 in tandem with the Catalina’s I deal with that plane in my video which I should finish over the weekend. That plane and about 5 others like it ended up at Rathmines as the result of a twist of fate that saw the RAAF operating German aircraft during the war.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

My mistake sorry, thanks for watching cheers Paul

@Cruising_Pamela_B

7 ай бұрын

@@SailingKateLouiseAn easily made mistake - the extra engine is the give away. They were Dutch East Indies Air Force planes flown to Australia ahead of the Japanese advance through Indonesia. The only difference between them and the Luftwaffe planes was these had American Wright radial engines - the same as used in the Martin seaplanes the Dutch were also using, which also ended up in the RAAF. The Dutch and some Indonesian and Eurasian crews completed training at Rathmines and were then shipped to England via the USA to fight Germans. They left the planes behind and they were formally gifted to the RAAF. When the Australian crews turned up to fly them - they couldn’t - because all the controls, dials, gauges and the manuals were all written in German. Took a few weeks to sort out.

Enjoy all your videos , you’ve inspired me and I’ve just picked up a Fairlite gull so i can start my own sailing adventures and happy birthday cheers Paul

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, the fairlight gulls are great boats you should come and join us if your near Sydney, cheers Paul

@neilhenderson5782

7 ай бұрын

Our first family boat was a Gull in Edinburgh Scotland. Used it for everything and had many great adventures. Very seaworthy in spite of my attempts................

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Great, a bit chilly in Scotland!!! are you going to join us for a Raid ie. somewhere near Sydney or are you in another country?@@neilhenderson5782

@paulconnell7605

7 ай бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise up In Brisbane but won’t rule out a road trip at some point to sail in a raid for sure

You are getting better Paul. That looked like it was a hard night. Very noisy you should wear ear muffs and plugs maybe. That cake did look very good I must admit.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Ross....life's an adventure or it seems to be every time I go sailing, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

paul u thank the better half 4 sailers to go sailing but i have watch about 30 of your video so i have not see your better half on any i take it dont that she does not enjoy sailing keep up the good videos cheers

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

No unfortunately the better half doesn't really like a boat without a head, it must be a female thing. Thanks for watching all those videos, you must be sick of me by now, cheers Paul

It was minus 15 here last night. +40 is another world, feck that!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Well my wife prefers the cold to the heat, but minus 15 ....that's a step too far, cheers Paul

Bon anniversaire !

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Merci mon ami et passe un excellent Noël et une bonne année de la part de Downunder, bravo Paul

It was 16 degrees and wet when I landed in Melbourne that day... Was thinking of you guys!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

ahh that's Melbourne for you...have a good trip. We are off to Myall Lakes at the weekend....hopefully not too crowded, cheers Paul

Happy Birthday!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, cheers Paul

Another great video 👍 Was the Jarcat sailing with you guys are did it just tag along ?? I have jarcat 5 MK11 designed by Ross Turner RIP. from Logan in Queensland. Built it about 24 years ago and currently being refurbished.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Hi Marto, Luke lives on Lake Macquarie, so when we are on the lake he joins us, cheers Paul

Your ship's clock needs some attention. What diameter is it?

@SailingKateLouise

5 ай бұрын

Not sure of the diameter about 10cms, I tried to clean it a couple of times but it always tarnishes after a few weeks and the second hand sticks so it's not really functional. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

I know that you like your boat; however, you’re a seasoned, good sailor. I trust that you have a pretty good idea, among the dinghies and day sailing boats that you lead on these raids, so, which boat is the best, all round sail boat? What makes a well mannered, fast adventure dinghy sailboat?

@SailingKateLouise

2 ай бұрын

Wow that's a huge question, that's pretty hard to answer. I you want to build yourself to save some dollars, in an open dinghy you can't go past the Iain Oughtred Fulmar or maybe the slightly smaller Gannet. If you can afford to buy, maybe a Bayraider 17. With a cabin a Stornaway like mine or a Pathfinder, if you just want to get on the water in Australia, Hartley 16's are common and Compass Careels in fibreglass. If you are overseas, I can't really help sorry...there are just so many to choose from, but thanks for the question , cheers Paul. p.s. if you want to discuss further email me at sailingkatelouise@gmail.com

@papajeff5486

Ай бұрын

THANK YOU, sooo much. I repeat watching your videos just because they’re mighty fine, pleasing, informative and have found that you put a real response, really appreciated. Paul, I know this takes a lot of work and dedicated commitment. You must truly enjoy this. It shows. Thank you again…from east Tennessee.

@SailingKateLouise

Ай бұрын

@@papajeff5486 My pleasure Jeff, yes they do take a while, but I love editing, it's what I've done all my life and I also appreciate people who take the time to leave a comment, thanks again cheers Paul

Hi Paul, How tall are you ? I'm trying to size up your cuddy cabin. Thanks for your videos.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

I'm only about 5ft 6in. In the new version of the Stornaway the cabin will be 100mm higher, cheers Paul

The music you use at the start of your videos, what is that? I thik that it's great. Do you have a link to the creator of this music?

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Hi Its called Infinity by Lemmino and it's free from no Copyright music...just google. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul

@andersholmstrom3571

7 ай бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise I have listened to some songs from Lemmino. They were quite different and no ome else was at all as good as Infinity. What is Lemmino? Is it some kind of platform? I assume not a band as the music is so varied. The Infinity is anywhay great. Is this Australian music?

G’day Paul, what is the significance of the flag ‘Romeo’?

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Hi Chris, we are the Sydney Raid group and we have adopted the code R flag....I'm sailing on the 22nd might see you then , cheers Paul

Muy buena la repostera que armo el hombre,tengo una igual.Aca desde un pequeño pueblito de Argentina te sigo siempre,muy buenos videos.Aca solo somos dos navegantes dueños de pequeños DINGHYS,yo tengo un clase 12 pies,y mi amigo un 14 pies.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Gracias, envíeme una foto de sus barcos, si aún no lo ha hecho. Que tengas una excelente Navidad y un próspero año nuevo, Paul en Sydney.

Los gobiernos de Aca castigan con muchas regulaciones a quienes construyen embarcaciones de más de 13 pies,lo que hace que la industria de. embarcaciones este cada día más paralizada.,y atrasada.Saludos desde Argentina

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Vaya, eso es increíble... ¿el gobierno limita el tamaño del barco que puedes construir? eso es una locura

Happy birthday!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks and thanks for watching, cheers Paul