Adriana KouliasMay 101 minCABIN FEVER - DO SAILORS GET IT TOO??Come with us as we go on our one day a week outing, Adriana's cabin fever leads to injury, we do some maintenance on the dinghy and outboard just before a w...
Adriana KouliasApr 241 minBOAT LIFE: CORONA VIRUS UPDATE, MAINTENANCE AND LIFE ON A BOAT DURING ISOLATIONIn this episode we update our plans, how we live in isolation and some practical maintenance of boat and body. We hope you are all safe and well and look fo...
Adriana KouliasApr 71 minBOAT LIFE - THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIVING ON A BOAT!In this episode we enter the Corona Virus Epicentre of Australia - Sydney to take Lucy to the vet for surgery. I winch Jim up the mast for the first time and...
Adriana KouliasFeb 101 minWHAT WE DID DURING THIS 'BLACK SUMMER'How does it feel to be surrounded by fires, blanketed by smoke, have mud rain down on your boat, while above lightening storms rage and heatwaves with temper...
Adriana KouliasJan 21 minREUNIONS, ISLANDS AND SHARKSIn this episode you meet our son Jason who flew to Australia for Christmas. We take him to Broughton Island a Wild Life and Marine Park off the East Coast of...
Adriana KouliasDec 13, 20191 minBUSHFIRES, CAMELS AND GARDENS BY THE SEAWe enjoy the wonders of Port Stephens before being surrounded by bushfires as N.S.W faced a day categorised by the Fire Authorities as a Catastrophic Fire Day!
Adriana KouliasNov 4, 20192 minWRITING GHOST CLUBWriting books, like sailing, is a good training ground for the development of patience, presence of mind and endurance. I have often likened writing to a lon...
Adriana KouliasNov 4, 20191 minANSWERING THE CALL OF THE SEA!We set out on our longest sail since the three year refit of our boat! We had almost forgotten how good sailing could be!
Adriana KouliasNov 4, 20191 minGOODBYES AND NEW BEGINNINGS!We have one last sail with our daughter before she flies to the UK to live.
Adriana KouliasAug 27, 20191 minBOAT TOUR!See where I live and write all my books! On our tiny sea home Kekaimalu!
Adriana KouliasJun 7, 20191 minSHAKEDOWN 3 - BROKEN BAY TO SYDNEY - MAN OVERBOARD ALARM!We sail into Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, install solar panels, modify our clears and Sail to Sydney where we stay at Sugar Loaf Bay and Historical Bantr...
Adriana KouliasMay 14, 20191 minSHAKEDOWN 2 No Autopilot and Nobody at the HelmIn this episode we finally get our clears, we install the reconditioned fridge, we commission the instruments and head off for a second Shakedown Sail!
Adriana KouliasApr 8, 20191 minAUSTRALIA'S MAGNIFICENT COASTLINE!See some stunning Australian coast and country and lessons learnt from our first shakedown sail after a major refit.
Adriana KouliasApr 8, 20191 minSHAKEDOWN!After a two year refit, Lucy finally goes offshore and gets salty! In the meantime, we find out why our fridge is using so much power, we buy and instal a po...
Adriana KouliasJan 23, 20191 minA FUEL INJECTOR LEAK! RAFTING UP, DREAMTIME, & LUCY ASTOUNDS US! In this 'new season' episode, we fix a fuel injector leak, Lucy rafts up with her best friend, we explore the spirit of Dreamtime in Morning Bay, Lucy astoun...
Adriana KouliasJan 23, 20191 minYACHTS WRECKED! AND AN AUSTRALIAN CHRISTMAS!In this episode we get a close look at what heartbreaking havoc a rogue wind gust can create for boats on a hardstand and we share our Aussie Christmas and N...
Adriana KouliasDec 26, 20181 minCARNAGE ON THE HARDSTAND! In this episode, we have the electrical work done, we give our daughter a surprise birthday, we survive the storms in Sydney which destroyed two boats on our...
Adriana KouliasDec 9, 20181 minWe Visit Morning Bay and Mast is ReinstalledIn this episode, the boat goes back into the water, we overnight at our favourite anchorage Morning Bay and the Mast Goes back in!