An Unexpected Night Passage to Burnett Heads – Our Tips for Staying Safe in the darkness

Rob discussing the equipment and procedures we use on Our Dreamtime to sail safely at night.

We leave Great Keppel Island in the early morning darkness with the plan of sailing south to Pancake Creek but when we get there the anchorage is very full of boats. So we decide to keep going into the night clocking up 131 nautical miles to reach Burnett Heads.

Night passages are normally well planned however unexpected night passages can happen for all sorts of reasons and you need to have the boat prepared for one, just in case. Join us as we talk about the night passage procedures we have in place to keep us and the boat sailing through the darkness. Please tell us any other suggestions you might have in the comments section under the video.

Episode 42 - Watch here - https://youtu.be/NDNRx5-_jaw

Sunrise is always welcome on Our Dreamtime 

We don't race - However if there's another boat on the water heading the same way,
we may practice our sail trimming. lol

Sailing upwind with all sails set.

Threading our way through the mooring field off Gladstone.

You can't see a lot when sailing at night

Karen looking a little tired the morning after night passage.

An Unexpected Night Passage to Burnett Heads – Our Tips for Staying Safe

 In an upcoming YouTube Episode we look at the safety requirements we use onboard to safely sail at night. All of these procedures need to be in place as you never know when that unexpected night passage is thrown into your well oiled plans. 

This episode is now available for our Patreon’s to view www.patreon.com/DreamtimeSail if you are not a Patreon no problem click on the link to find out how easy it is to be one 👍

There is not much you can see at night.

Trapped by Great Keppel Island Again – It really is an Australian sailors’ favourite - Episode 41

We continue sailing Our Dreamtime south from Port Clinton, making our way past the bogey spot of our passage north at Cape manifold. It was here we suffered our only ever knockdown five months earlier and Karen was still feeling apprehensive. This time however the sailing conditions are fantastic as we enjoy a very relaxed cruise and are even joined by dolphins. Then it’s on to beautiful Great Keppel Island where a planned short stay stretches on as the island’s attractions trap us once again. It’s always hard to leave GKI. https://youtu.be/XaA1MKQrpBI

 

 

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All music in this episode is by Epidemic Sound. 

 

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Zx1pcKV9du/

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/D5QAKEcMBR/

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/EQJsir57fE/

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Keep in mind that we may receive commissions when you make purchases from our affiliate program. This is at no extra cost to you. However, this does not impact our reviews and comparisons. We only recommend products trialled and proven on board by us. We try our best to keep things fair and balanced, in order to help you make the best choice for you. We will tell you if they are an Affiliate Link. Following are some of the services and products we recommend and have an affiliation with. Cheers Rob and Karen

DJI Mavic 2 Pro is our choice in Drones https://amzn.to/2IdgmFk

DJI Action Cam is our choice for filming https://amzn.to/3eLsIAH

along with the Sony AX53 4K Handy-cam https://amzn.to/3lfARjs

For sound quality we use Rhode VMPRRode VideoMic https://amzn.to/3k7GU8l

and the Rode Wireless Go - Compact Wireless Microphone System, Transmitter and Receiver https://amzn.to/2U90Gpa

Neewer Portable Aluminum Alloy Camera 2-in-1 Tripod Monopod Max. 70"/177 cm with 3-Way Swivel Pan Head and Carrying Bag for DSLR,DV Video Camcorder https://amzn.to/2IeVfTc

Karen uses for her still photography the 200D Canon https://amzn.to/2U4i3rg

With a 18-55 Lens https://amzn.to/32qx3Ew

We edit on a Microsoft Surface Laptop https://amzn.to/32roadJ

Sony Noise Cancelling Wireless Earphones https://amzn.to/3eFCwwf

Karen wears Nude by Nature https://t.cfjump.com/71193/t/35089

Watch it here 

 

Doing it Tough - Another Island to ourselves

 

DOING IT TOUGH

Another tropical island anchorage to ourselves

 Hunter Island & Port Clinton Episode 40

 

Sail along with us through Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Islands on the Whitby 42 Ketch, ‘Our Dreamtime’. After a sleepless night on anchor-watch, we couldn’t wait to escape from the rocky bottomed bay on the southern side of Curlew Island and make our way south to Hunter Island and enjoy a little piece of paradise all by ourselves

 

The next day we dodged a warship and battled big currents around Cape Townsend. 

 

The fishing lines were in and out of the water while we traversed ‘green’ conservation zones before we found a very nice bay on the northern end of port Clinton to drop anchor for the night.

 

Hope you enjoy the passage. 

 

If you would like to support our video productions you can do it from just $4.50 an episode. The funds help us buy better camera and audio equipment to improve the quality of our shows. Go to our Patreon site to learn more. https://www.patreon.com/DreamtimeSail

 

We’re on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DreamtimeSail

 

Follow our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dreamtimesail/

 

We’ve been blogging since 2011. Check it out at https://www.dreamtimesail.blogspot.com

 

You can find Karen's recipes and tips from Our Galley at https://dreamtimesail.blogspot.com/p/our-galley.html

 

All music in this episode is by Epidemic Sound. 

 

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Zx1pcKV9du/

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/IHuOlqC544/

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/ZYZuotZbLi/

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https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/NHeyLepeyL/

 

 

Keep in mind that we may receive commissions when you make purchases from our affiliate program. This is at no extra cost to you. However, this does not impact our reviews and comparisons. We only recommend products trialled and proven on board by us. We try our best to keep things fair and balanced, in order to help you make the best choice for you. We will tell you if they are an Affiliate Link. Following are some of the services and products we recommend and have an affiliation with. Cheers Rob and Karen

DJI Mavic 2 Pro is our choice in Droneshttps://amzn.to/2IdgmFk

DJI Action Cam is our choice for filming https://amzn.to/3eLsIAH

along with the Sony AX53 4K Handy-cam https://amzn.to/3lfARjs

For sound quality we use Rhode VMPRRode VideoMichttps://amzn.to/3k7GU8l

and the Rode Wireless Go - Compact Wireless Microphone System, Transmitter and Receiver https://amzn.to/2U90Gpa

Neewer Portable Aluminum Alloy Camera 2-in-1 Tripod Monopod Max. 70"/177 cm with 3-Way Swivel Pan Head and Carrying Bag for DSLR,DV Video Camcorder https://amzn.to/2IeVfTc

Karen uses for her still photography the 200D Canonhttps://amzn.to/2U4i3rg

With a 18-55 Lens https://amzn.to/32qx3Ew

We edit on a Microsoft Surface Laptop https://amzn.to/32roadJ

Sony Noise Cancelling Wireless Earphones https://amzn.to/3eFCwwf

Karen wears Nude by Nature https://t.cfjump.com/71193/t/35089

 

Watch the Episode HERE