Fantastic to hear your history Norm - not boring at all! Take care in the rain-drenched region you are now in. Stay safe and instead of “stay out there till you can’t”, get out of there when you can! 👍

Great to hear about yours and Peggy Annes history. Thoroughly enjoyed the back ground info after following you for many years!

Thanks Norm for going through all that and appreciate your honest and in depth explanation about how it can be done. Love watching your videos

Thanks Norm loved your latest KZfaq about your journey honest assessment of living on a boat is like 👍 My husband myself are about to embark in our new lifestyle “ live aboard “ living off grid can’t wait 😛 We are in our 60sss so we are super excited to start our journey currently getting our boat ready start our new life in November We love your Chanel appreciate your time and efforts ..

Good on yer Norm, I found that quite interesting. Follow your own rule, "stay out there til' you can't." Will keep watching your authentic lifestyle. Don't forget, the harder you work, the luckier you are.

Norm you have no idea how many questions you actually answered in this video. Your age, your background, your experience, your finances and the skills needed, why Hope Marina, where you started etc etc. Thank you sincerely for the honest and personal insight.

Enjoyed that! Cruising the east coast has been a dream since we migrated to Oz. I take your point about age. I am still working at 68 but off on a sick leave at the moment after a prostate removal. We do cruise Moreton Bay on our 8 metre trailer sailer which we berth at Runaway Bay and watching your channel really has us looking at alternatives that will give us the means to do more serious cruising. One of my sons is looking at sailboats in the 40' range so it may work out for us! Keep the channel going!

Loved the authenticity and honesty. “stay out there til you can’t!” Thanks for sharing

Hi Norm Thanks... one of the best why videos i have seen on utube And i watch a few lol Thoroughly enjoyed Cheers Tim

Well buggar me norn that was not boring by any means I used to live in that marina while edd we built our house on tambourine, our time is coming close hoping next year to throw the rope, cheers

Thanks Normie,

Norm. Interesting video. I'm coming up 45. I've been building my F22 Trimaran for the last 10 years or so now. It's a pretty complicated , labour intensive and expensive boat to build. The kids are pre teens and we still have a couple of home loans we're working on paying off. I love the idea of going sailing full time before I get too old. I dream of sailing around Australia. F22 is a bit small for living on full time but if It was just me most of the time, with the occasional crew, I could do it, so long as it is set up well. Your storey was definitely not boring and provides food for thought as to how I can do the same thing.

Great life experiences Norm. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Dude.

Cheers for sharing. Really enjoyed this episode.

Thanks norm I loved this episode .

Enjoyed that one Norm, very interesting.

Hi Norm. Pat from Pelican, Norwalk Island Sharpie, Lady Musgrave, Cape Capricorn. Great history on your life, you didn't touch on your guitar skills and concerts? I really felt an affinity for the childhood you grew up in. My dad work at Fords Geelong WW2 building 40ft workboats and went on after the war to build 22 plywood runabouts. We water-skied at Pt Henry in Corio Bay every weekend and holidayed at Indented Hds on the Bellarine Peninsula. And at 77yrs now I am outfitting a 30ft sailing catamaran, not as comfortable but twice as fast as yours. Perhaps its insanity but the other option doesn't sit well. Anyway, thanks, good sailing and well done. Pat

thoroughly enjoyed hearing the snapshot of your life, what struck me was the philosophy you have on life, do what you can, when you can and do it till you can't. It was a beautiful and honest parting of ways between two people who needed to go their separate ways. I may not , more than likely not, lol, take up the cruising life, but I hope to take with me a lot from your videos on my own journey thru retirement ( which begins now at the tender age of 61 lol ). cheers and i ho0e you make tassie at the end of the year. Frank

Great episode thank you for sharing that Norm

Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦

Really enjoyed your story Norm.

Thanks Norm

Great video Norm Hope you are both well Cheers John and Trish

I have often wondered about your early life, family, marriage and this was a simple but great recap of it. Thank you Norm for being so candid about your history on and about the water. My best to your Lady and good wishes for her return to you,

Thanks for sharing

well told norm cheers dudes

Hi Norm, Thanks for sharing your life story, A lot of salt water in your veins. Would be great to catch up with you at Lake Macquarie if you ever call in on your way south.

Great vid mate cool story 👍👍

Great story Norm, interesting to hear your history around Tooradin. This was also where we “found” boating. Just upgraded to a 34’ and although not retired yet looking forward to spending a lot more time out there

Hi Norm, no not boring in the least. We follow you still. You mentioned Tassy, have you thought of a diesel air heater. I just fitted one (chinese knockoff) and am impressed. Never be cold again. Cheers from Rob & Judith, SV Quiver .

Thanks for sharing your story Norm…lots of exciting adventures still ahead of you and I’m looking forward to your videos of them..👍😃

The answer to fuel costs, Norm, is more sail power. Maybe time to add a mainsail and an MPS and switch those engines off. Have a safe trip down the coast. We're still pluggin away on the Easy 10.5 here in Gladstone. Ron

Thoroughly enjoyed your life story and how your boating enthusiasm started. 👏👏

Loved this, Thank you. Been watching you a couple years now. Regards from another "Old Dude"

Norm your one interesting dude.

Thanks for sharing Norm appreciate you sharing personal details I would have though I would have needed more money but this gave me great hope

Loved it Norm. Very interesting life and plenty of experience and knowledge gained throughout those years. Don’t think I will get the chance to do something like this but we are enjoying the lake at Eildon on our boat and look forward to exploring more once we retire.

Thank you good story...Whats the relationship with Ansett cheers Mark keep up the great vlogs... love watching them keep the up

Great insite how you got there the 101 series have been informative im close to the time in my life to throughing the ropes off and turing my back to the grind we call day to day living as luck has it i have been working as a boat repairer and sea going mariner for most my life and i hope to use thease skills to one maintaine my own boat as well as toping up the cruising kitty and i want to get out there and enjoy my cruising and not have to be somewhere for the boss

thanks norm .... really enjoy your video's...i'm interested to know about the running details of your boat i may have missed an episode about the running details such as fuel consumption, water maker etc.. i think you have mentioned that you run a genset..

Thanks for sharing your journey Norm. Looking forward to the road trip footage of bay and river entrances. Hope you guys are able to get away soon. Re the Hope Is berth (great marina, BTW. You are spoiled for choice up there), you said you bought the berth. Does that mean you or the marina can sublet it for a little extra income when you are on your extended trips? Cheers

A fascinating life Norm. I've started my sailing life at 71. Now 73. I wish I had a fraction of your knowledge. Can you suggest a course for a newbie Cheers Gray Moreton Bay

Hi Norm, to operate your boat, is it a requirement to hold a license of some sort? Been a watcher for a good while, keep up the good work.

Great to hear about yours and Peggy Annes history. Thoroughly enjoyed the back ground info after following you for many years!

Thanks Norm