SO FUN FACT: When I said the narrowest point of the Hole in the wall was 100 metres wide...yeah, by now, everyone should know that maths isn't my strong suit. We've recalculated and researched as that just seemed WWAAAYY too wide, and we have discovered that it probably varies between 30-50 metres wide...if anyone actually knows, please feel free to comment below. Navionics led me astray...🤔Love from Soph xx

@galumaygurruwiwi9055

Жыл бұрын

Narrowest section is just under 120m, the tides thing is best understood once you realise the flow is east and west, flooding west into Arnhem and Buckingham bay, and ebbing East, then it spread out thru the passages you crossed, flooding SE thru the Hole in the wall and NW thru the channel between Cotton and Wigram, and round Cape Wilberforce. Ebbing NW thru the Hole in the Wall and SE between Cotton & Wigram and around Wilberforce. You are not the first to be confused and you certainly wont be the last! Those waters around Cape Wilberforce and into Malay Roads are some of the nastiest in the NT, especially at Spring tides and when the SE trade winds are developed in the dry season. We usually go down Malay Roads, and up thru Firefly Strait between Alger Isalnd and Warnawi Island in the dry season and avoid Hole in the Wall & especially Cumberland Strait, its more distance to get to the NW side of the Wessels, but a lot safer and more comfortable! You guys did a great job in the conditions, in a boat that size, good seamanship. Elizabeth Bay was definitely the right option! You can also go from Elizabeth Bay, up between Cotton and Astell when its strong SE, and then across to Raragala Bay.

@billyhinton9155

Жыл бұрын

Soph you are so fun to see. Stay safe good looking......x x to you........

Thank you for showing us this thrilling passage! I thought that my armchair sailing told me about this feature, but I had never heard of it.

Hi you two your videos are so I can't stop looking I hope you keep them coming and good luck on the schooling...............

Thanks for the exciting ride!

As an ex nor westa _ Trevally are great eating - just bleed tail and gills - cut out the blood line when filleting - they also bake well whole with lemon / butter / tomato / onion stuffing

The detail about the tides and how and why you do things is really interesting, appreciated, fascinating! keep it up

That was amazing guys. Having sailed through coastal bars I could real feel the washing machine affect of the currents. Wait until you reach the Dampier archipelago, the fishing is epic 🎣

Hey guys queenfish makes great nummus or ceviche

That's awesome

That hole in the wall was so epic!!! Looked so beautiful! Weird only 40% of regular viewers are subbed. Don’t know why you wouldn’t sub!!

Absolutely stunning episode! The excitement was palpable(even though we didn’t have a stunt carrot)The camera work and edit were top shelf as always. See you next week!!

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

Cheers legend, so glad to hear you enjoyed it. Appreciate you tuning in once again 🙌

Love your videos

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

So glad to hear 😊

Wish you had caught something to eat! Safe travels ❤

You guys are the total vibe. Love it. What an experience!! I had smiles from ear to ear watching. Thanks for sharing xxx mwah

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

🕺💃 Thanks you legend, and so so glad to hear of the smiles, that makes us smile!! 🥰 It is our pleasure 😁 X

The largest challenges are in our own heads. Great job you two. Beautiful vid.

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

That's it! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

A GT! Holy moly! On the troll! Love you guys. Stay safe!

Looks amazing…. Hope you do the south passage by Dirk Hartog island…. It is soooo beautiful

Welcome to the very exclusive accomplished sailors club, "The Hole in the Wall Tribe""....

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

😁Why thank you!

Queen fish for (fish curry) guys 👍

Well done 😊 and may your passage’s be as easygoing, down to earth and ocean. While precociously continuing on your way around these fatal shores making steady progress, smooth and easy straight sailing for our favourite young and salty couple.😂

What an Adventure This Country of ours never ceases to Amaze me of its Splendid Roar Magical Beauty

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

Yep, us too. It just blows us away. We would never have known this existed without seeing it for ourselves!

Fabulous episode, thanks.

Great work you too, so stoked you've made this trip a reality, keeping the dream alive, You too are really awesome.

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

Woohooo, cheers legend. Really appreciate you tuning in and leaving a comment 😊

I went through the hole in the wall on the cape Cleveland prawn trawler in 84 heading east from Carnarvon wa to Gladstone Q. An epic voyage for a pommy skipper. The standing wave on the eastern side can be tricky.

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

A fellow hole in the waller !! how epic!

@ianturpin9180

Жыл бұрын

​@@SlimandSophSailingNakama thanks it was. I am back in the UK now, but still have the photos. We waited for dawn and the tide on the western side and took the dingy in and explored the openings to left and right. we also visited the horizontal falls in WA but did not go through them. Like I said an adventure for a pommy skipper.

What an Epic ride.

What an absolute adrenaline rush for you both! Amazing video as always, thanks for sharing and you’re both such great story tellers. Fair winds. X

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed Paula! Appreciate you tuning in once again 😊Cheers!

Sensational!

Nothing wrong with queenie or trevally. Queenie is great for nummas and trevally is great for curry. Even fresh and battered trevally is lovely

I’m afraid you let go of a treat with that GT. They make amazing sashimi……

Such an epic adventure! Crazy hole in the wall!

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

Yew!!

What a amazing place love the adventure 👍👍

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

Yew! Yep, pretty spectacular, cheers legend

I think I remember Delos going through it years ago.

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

oh no way! we havent seen that will be curious to check it out

What a great episode and adventure. Good you had a successful meet up. Looking forward to the next episode.

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

Cheers legend! Glad you enjoyed, and us too!

Bloody hell guys! Go nakas Go! Cheers n beers Marty Qld

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

Yewwwhoooo!

Great fun

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

Cheers for tuning in Brad!

Great episode lady and gent. Looked like a ton of fun sailing through the crack. At least you didn't hit monster water again. That was nasty.

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

Yep, we were certainly grateful we didn't run into the conditions we had last week. Glad to hear you enjoyed the viewing 🙌

B2B cooks GTs on the coals. They love them. Maybe it's a personal preference? Banger episode! 👍

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

We haven't tried them, but maybe we should have here when we got the chance. We are not big fish-eating people, so if we hear rumours that they are not the best. We would rather let them swim away. Glad to hear you enjoyed the ep!

Great episode guys, love your channel, keep up the good work, you can see you both love your life, great example for all…❤

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed and stoked to have you along for the ride. Life can be pretty good! Hehe, cheers 😊

I sailed through the hole in wall unforgettable experience, seeing your video was great to re live it the fear and excitement is real. Tow some skirts as I managed to get three marlin between where you guys are and Darwin.

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

Glad you could relive some of those feelings through the video legend. Yep, the fishing is pretty mental up here. I think we would be too chicken to pull in a marlin though 😂

Another top Ep mateys :)

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

Cheers legend! Thanks for tuning in once again!

Love the episodes, we are still catching up on some of the earlier ones as well as watching these latest ones. We have been through most of these areas in our younger years and it’s great to see them again and you guys living your best and most adventurous lives. I am sure some one else has told you by now but both medium sized queenfish and gold spot trevally are both quite delicious filleted and eaten fresh. Both can also be picked as a delicious and refreshing snack as you ghost along under sail on one of those humid, hot NT passages. Love the show, your competent approach to adventuring and the fun you both have while doing it, very keen to watch the coming episodes. Trev and Christine.

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Trev and Christine! Thanks for tuning in, we're so glad to hear you enjoying the videos 😊 And so cool you have also travelled this way too, you would know how wild and beautiful it is! Cheers 😊

I’d eat a Trevaly over a Tuna any day. 🤤

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

We've heard the blue and golden trevally make good eating, however in our three years living on Nakama, we never heard anyone describe GT as a table fish until we posted this video! good to know they go alright! We love our Tuna ⛵😁

That croc's mouth was tied shut.... wonder how it died :-0 Otherwise fantastic, first time I've seen your work, subscribed, liked .. Cheers great job, love your stuff.

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

yeah a bit sus that its mouth was tied shut, not sure if it was before or after..glad you enjoyed the video mate, stoked to have you along for the ride !

Another cracking ep, thanx for sharing. Gt,s go good in a curry

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ben! Glad you enjoyed😊Oh yeah, maybe next time!

Great episode, chilli was not impressed that you didn’t get her a fish to eat

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

No, not at all!😂 Cheers Charlie, glad to hear you enjoyed =!

Wow what an awesome day, i aint gonna lie im a little jealous lol

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

Hehe, cheers for tuning in legend. Glad you enjoyed the viewing 😊

Love the GTs such a freight train of a fish... should go looking for barra and threadthroat salmon up the little mangrove creeks. They take live baits well

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

Although that would be fun, we're not sure if we are brave enough to do that in our little croc chew toy tender...we also don't have enough guts in our outboard to get out of a sticky situation😅😅😅

Queen is better eating than tuna, sad you didn't realise 😂

Well that looked a bit exciting - to say the least.

@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

Certainly was! one of the highlights of the NT for us! portal to a beautiful array of anchorages

Hi Sophie and slim are you still in Darwin just got back from Thailand and would like to catch up with you if you’re still here

Please don't make the first time you see a Croc-the last time!

😄👍👍👍❤

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@SlimandSophSailingNakama

Жыл бұрын

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