Great fireworks display and location.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate for watching, cheers Paul

My friend from the UK is in Sydney at the moment. Wow can only describe your video thanks for posting.xxx

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Andy, yes it is always a wonderful night, come down and see it for yourself, cheers Paul

I remember year 2000. Sydney really set the standards for New Years firework shows.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Yes I remember it well. Thanks for watching and sorry it's not sailing, cheers Paul

@olivei2484

7 ай бұрын

@@SailingKateLouise I liked the ghost lights from he ships on the water, that was kinda neat.

That is indeed a grand spectacle. They normally show a short clip on the news here, of the first new year celebrations. This includes Nee Zealand and Australia. I believe that they said that the fireworks in Sydney is the biggest in the world.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Yes I think they are the biggest, thanks for watching...more sailing next time, cheers Paul

Another great vid mate and some nice shots of Waratah, I used to crew here and did NYE twice. What a navigational nightmare it is in a 120 year old steam ship. Worth it though!

@SailingKateLouise

6 ай бұрын

Hi Steve, somebody said it had a bit of a leak , so it stayed close in to circular quay. A great night, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Wishing you a happy and healthy new year from The Netherlands (Marco).

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Marco have a great year as well , cheers Paul

Thanks Paul for a great post as usual. Happy New Year to you and family. Your videos are always excellent, we can't wait for the next one. 👍⛵

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, sorry it's not sailing, cheers Paul

Happy New Year to you and the rest of the dinghy cruisers, Paul. That was quite a spectacle.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

I know it wasn't sailing....well not in a dinghy anyway, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Bloody hell that is going over top maybe. The biggest the best and the most rockets of all time.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Yes it's very impressive...if you ever come to Sydney make sure it's around New Year's eve, cheers Paul

С Новым годом 🎉🌲🍾🍾🍾

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Спасибо, приятель, надеюсь, у тебя тоже будет хороший год, приветствую Пола.

Happy New Year Paul. Thanks for all of your great videos this past year. Please keep up your good work, it's appreciated! Really enjoyed the fireworks, thanks for sharing them. Looking forward to your next video!

@SailingKateLouise

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Jim for those kind words. It always great to get some encouragement, cheers Paul

Wow, I’ve always wanted to visit Australia. Maybe I’ll have to come for New Year’s on Sydney Harbor some year. Paul, I have seen some of your videos a year or so ago, but never subscribe for some reason. I have found your channel again and subscribed this time. I really enjoy your videos and hope to start camp cruising soon. We have a trailer sailing club where I live that does raids.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Hi Mark, yes New year's eve is a big thing here in Sydney. There is plenty of public transport, they put on an extra 1000 train services to clear the city of a Million people....don't even think about driving. Have fun Raiding and send me some photos, cheers Paul

Sailed past you... what a night

@SailingKateLouise

6 ай бұрын

I agree, cheers Paul

Happy New Year Paul, it's cold here in the states, hope you get out and have lots of raids to keep us entertained till we can get back on the water ourselves. : )

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Happy new year! I'll try, cheers Paul

Happy New Year Paul! You definitely got the best view! I presume this is a combination of 9pm and midnight? You got some great angles. Not sure I would want to be in a much smaller boat - it looks like coordinated chaos!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Hi Simon, yes a combination of both...there was no bridge waterfall in the 9pm one. There were a lot of police / Maritime boats trying to keep control...generally pretty good. The busiest night on the harbour, not sure I would go in a smaller boat either, cheers Paul

Happy New Sailing Year!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Same to you!, cheers Paul

Legend! 🎉

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Mate, cheers Paul

Another great video as usual Paul! It looked like there were a few other tall ships around you, do you know what they were and where they came from? Looking forward to the next dinghy sailing video too, I really enjoy your channel!

@SailingKateLouise

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Mick, there was South Passage, James Craig and Sorin Larsen all based in Sydney, thanks for watching, cheers Paul

Well done Paul! Happy New Year! Are there other times of the year that you blokes blow off fireworks? As a Northern Hemisphere lad (California) l always thought it to be weird that your X-mas is in the middle of summer!

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Fireworks on Australia day Jan 26 but much smaller. Yes a hot Christmas day, takes getting used to....I'm from England. Cheers Paul

Yes yes but seen one, seen them all!!! Can’t help thinking the money could have been spent more usefully elsewhere!! Helping the homeless, children’s hospitals, countless deserving charities etc etc.

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Well yes John that does happen, because a million spectators come into the city, spend and create more taxable income for the powers to be....how it gets distributed well that's another story, cheers Paul

Looks like a great vantage point, but erk so many people…

@SailingKateLouise

7 ай бұрын

Yes, and most of them drunk. But Duyfken is 110 tons so we would come off better....and we have a cannon!, cheers Paul

Happy new year Paul, maybe this year I’ll come across you bows in my motorised green machine . May have asked before, however am keen on moving to a trailer sailer, alas only experience long time ago was on a Howie cat, so any recommendations for a beginner ? Not to many ropes, but 2 sails and a cabin preferred. Cheers Frank from Sydney

@SailingKateLouise

6 ай бұрын

Hi Frank, well where do I start. An Investigator 563 was my first trailer sailer ( fibreglass) built in the seventies, check out Clive and Jenny video kzread.info/dash/bejne/f6Z-y9qqqpXInKg.html you can find them for between 5 -7K. Many Hartley 16's out there (timber), less room in cabin because of the centre board case...they are still raced regularly, any where from 2- 8K but many built also in the seventies and being timber, rot of the transom can be a problem....depends how much work you want. Compass Careels (fibreglass) many around also and still raced today. Botterill explorers are out there ( fibreglass) good little trailer sailers and quite fast. All these boats are normally found at the lower end of the market and were built in the heyday of trailer sailing in the seventies and eighties so quite a few around. But you can spend up to 75K for a nice new Cygnet 20. There are many other designs out there (gumtree, yachthub) but the important thing is to check out the trailer,. A new trailer can be up to 6K. I hope this helps, cheers Paul

@djmini2numpty141

6 ай бұрын

thank you for taking the time to respond with some suggestions. happy sailing @@SailingKateLouise

Oh, btw, how’s the concertina going :)

@SailingKateLouise

6 ай бұрын

Well been a bit busy but today I'm going to start learning Orange Blossom which someone suggested, cheers Paul