Yes it’s a fantastic part of the world and the islands are what made me move here , I forgot to show my bushcraft on building that table ha ha, the national parks actually build infrastructure like that on some of the islands which is handy at times , normally I try to go to isolated places

Glad you liked it and thanks for watching , yes she’s a great craft 😊

I was pretty inspired after seeing you not only sailing but living in that little boat of yours, so cool I decided to down size to my raft he he Yea finally saved enough coin to get mavic air 2 and bloody love it mate ,was worth the wait too Hope to see you guys out on the big blue , any plans to go back to Percy ?

Thanks for dropping in to watch Andre 😊

Ha ha yes I had some fun with that one , thanks for tuning in 🙌

Fantastic place to be in the cooler months , summers a bit nasty out there with all the insects and humidity , thanks for watching 😊

Ha ha definitely keeping my eyes peeled for them storms , thanks for watching mate

Thankyou for good vibes and tuning in

Cheers harry 🙌

Thanks heaps for watching and the feedback John , appreciate it 🙌

Thanks heaps Rick , pretty comfortable with the ocean but also have complete respect for her too , I’ve seen her nasty side quite a few times , hopefully hobie see a couple of videos sometimes , hopefully I make them proud of there amazing product

@@markjvairy Excuse me to disturb you, but can I found a second hand hobie like yours in qld? I’m searching for one. Thanks for those beautifull videos!

Thanks Seth , yea does take a bit of work but love doing so all good 😊

Fingers crossed that doesn’t happen to me 😳

Thanks heaps Doug , always working on improving while sharing this amazing part of the world , hope your well 😊

@@markjvairy Thanks mate... Just this week spent 5 days in you area... wish I could brought my sailboat! Keep up the great vids please!

Cheers legend , hope to see ya out on the water soon

Thanks heaps Gary , have a great Xmas

@@markjvairy You too!!

thanks for the positive vibes

Thankyou

Thanks heaps for tuning in mate , we will get to catch up for a trip one of these days 🍻

@@markjvairy starting to prep the TI with you in mind. Good times ahead

Don’t be to envious there’s always some bad times too ha ha

Thanks heaps for watching and the kind words 🙌

It’s one of favourite islands and has a bit of everything , once I sort out this mirage drive with hobie I’ll be straight back out there 😉

I am hoping for some more perfect weather 🤞😋

Thanks again for watching and the kind comments, I just love doing this adventurous stuff and also enjoy the film and edit side of it too and would like to think there getting a little better. I’ve been diving since I can remember so comes natural although I know of guys who are way above my level but diving on my own I try to stay shallow to avoid shallow water blackout

Was a mix of good and bad but great overall , yes the Mack’s are ok if you cut the blood line out and eat fresh , I used a batter with lots of spices especially turmeric and came up 👌, a lot of people sashimi them

Thanks heaps Paul ☺️, sounds like a great plan and start with small local trips and not only get your experience up but develop your setup and comfy with it , I’m still developing my setup and constantly finding better ways to do things . Yes the coffee always has to be a priority , I once traded a whole coral trout for some coffee once , the aero press is awesome

Never been to Canada but heard fantastic things about it , stay cool , hope you have air conditioning

The rest of the heard of goats where hiding in my esky 😉

Thanks Michael and thanks for watching

Sounds pretty cool , I’d love to see a video on that if you want to share 😉

​@@markjvairy So here are two separate systems. The yellow inflatable kayak is the one I'm talking about. It's about ten years old now and I am in the process of making a new version with state of the art pack-raft type kayak. I lived in London but I was recovering from a serious illness. So I could get this two seater kayak and all my camping gear on a train and go to the Norfolk Broads which is a network of medieval cutting and small lakes. I preferred to stay at the extremes because it's quieter and more fun. The other system is a more recent set-up. It's a pack-raft which fold up really small. The bike is a folding bike called a Brompton. They are hand made in London and are recognised as the best folding bike in the world. The idea is I can tootle off on the bike towing all my gear. I can then find a bit of water to cross or go wild camping right off the beaten track. Again I can get all this on a train or in a cab to cover the longer distances. I don't think KZfaq allow links in replies so I have put a space in which you will have to take out. It's not a video just an image. Remove the spaces between the two forward slashes. All the best Nige. https:/ /ibb.co/9gLgJSz

My camera gear doesn’t work well in low light as it’s a go pro but a good idea if I ever upgrade. I may actually do a couple of how too videos once I get a couple of more trips under my belt , thanks for watching

I’ll try get some more close up shots in future videos I film , thanks for watching 🙌

Thanks ☺️

Scawfell island , fairly well known by the yachting community as an ideal anchorage , hopefully I can produce more videos as the weather has been terrible on the ocean the last year hence why I havnt been out much , already have some more trips planned so thanks for watching

Thanks for tuning Rick and great hearing from a fellow minded adventurer I actually use a riffee euro 1300 aswell as a Picasso gun which is almost 25 years old . Recently I’ve just purchased a rabbitech 80cm roller gun which I’m so keen to try out and hunt some barramundi in dirty water with it Have tried rob Allen guns before but really love the riffee personally I’ve seen a lot of stealth crafts and they look awesome , maybe one day I’ll get one myself Not to sure hobie would gift me a kayak although it would be nice and help out , creating these adventures can be expensive with all the gear from cameras to boat to spearing gear but worth every cent ha ha Still trying different haka mods so once I find one I love I’ll def make one for ya Thanks again for tuning in and always love feedback and a general chat

I’m actually not sure to be honest , can’t find anything about it online though so maybe it is ?

Thanks Col for watching , no specs at this stage but have a thought on a slightly better , lighter version which I may do a video on

Definitely 🙌

Haven’t really covered it yet but it’s too stop the line taking my head off when I change direction , seems to work really well

So good gee Dee , you won’t regret it , such a versatile and sea worthy craft , although not as much deck space as a 38 foot sailer but has other benefits Which part of WA are you in ? Yea have a few vids on the channel mate , just jump over and you should find some

@Sail 2 Spear currently in Mandurah,,, south of Perth. The one I'm getting is Red 2014. I believe they did a upgrade 2016 so not sure the differences?

Yes some big changes in the upgrade not that there’s anything wrong with older models but much more sea worthy which is what I was chasing in the newer models , it’s a shame hobie arnt making any more Ai s That’s a great part of the country

Spent the evening watching through some more of your KZfaqs,,, fairly simple presentations but I'm loving the efforts you put into the adventure and the journey,,, I get the feeling most people doing your type of stuff dont really share it. And of course there's the whole Hobie AI thing which is what bought me too your channel :) I havnt secured my purchase yet,,, but hopefully over next couple of days :) I have a few queries that are prob a more 1on1 chat with you but not sure how do this in youtube?? I don't do any other social media ie no Facebook etc

@@markjvairy Heyya again to you Mark,,, Well ,,, I have finally secured my Hobie AI Purchase. taken it out for 3 sails now and think its going to do me just fine ,,,, 2014 red well used but i dont see any major issues,,, getting a bbit of water inside, hopefully its just the front hatch, the drive and drive well all look fine,,, the rudder cabling, well i think id like to replace that,,,, and the seat , its jut the old soft cloth thing ,,, it does have the Tramps and licensed Trailer which i needed. I'm still working my way through your Videos and enjoying them,,,, bit hard to keep track of what ive seen and what i havnt, but thats because ive only just started using youtube. I still cant believe the amount of gear you take and still have some freeboard ,,, i am 76kg and take minimum with me :) Whats your favourite Beer, think i might owe you one :)

Glad you enjoyed it ☺️

Theres two cables that lock into cleats for up and down for the rudder , is this what you meant ?

Scawfeld island northeast of Mackay in Queensland Australia 🇦🇺

The recommended weight for everything including people is about 180 kg give or take , I’ve carried probally but more then that but you compromise on speed aswell you leave your self open to water making its way onto the hatches and the hull over an extended period Weight distribution also helps a lot

lol 😂 it was suppose to collapse under load , the driver of the boat used the motor , the size of the pin you use determains what load it breaks at

Was that where I installed it or purchased it ?

Purchased it from? that was ment to say get not that twice haha

@@thefishinglair2467 ha ha I purchased it from a company called FPV power , they are based down in Melbourne australia and deal with lithium batteries and different types of connections etc

Oh yea I know of them cheers for the reply

@@thefishinglair2467 no probs at all

I do prob get about 20 litres if push my craft burying the nose etc …. Have played around with sealing the lid etc but still get water in so installed a bilge pump but never had to use it yet , touch wood

Certainly was , hope your not too affected by it ?

@@markjvairy I was dreaming every times to go to that kind of place ..

Yes a lot of them are national parks so protected from developments , there are some small resorts on some of them though , where abouts are you located ?

@@markjvairy Well I’m glad they are protected for now. I’m currently in the states, Idaho to be specific. But I’m from Southeastern Virginia along the coast. Chesapeake bay.

Really hard to say , it depends on so many things like wind direction , ocean currents , amount of gear you have and the drag on the vessel ….. hard question to answer but the quickest I’ve sailed my craft is around 13 km/ hr

Out off Central Queensland Australia Mr smith 👍🏻

All the usual stuff plus extra , have Epirb , PLB , flares , Vsheet , whistle , light , life jacket , marine hand held radio , gps times two Not sure I’ve skipped anything but that’s it for now

Ha ha close 😉

I’m still not sure , I’ve since replaced both masts and hobie where kind enough to pay for one , it snapped at the thread so maybe I was just unlucky but choose to replace both just in case as I had a bigger 70 km trip planned which I’ve just completed, have you heard of them breaking before ?

@@markjvairy Not without a reason….I’ve seen them get bent from hitting an object…I wonder if a strong pedaling (I’m thinking fast and hard) could cause enough metal fatigue, by flexing, to cause it too snap? Good to hear Hobie lent a hand in repair. 👍🏼

@@maxwellmark I was actually thinking that as I prob put my craft through a lot more then most people too , strong tides here so you have to peddle harder aswell

Might be worth carrying some spare parts, or an extra drive, maybe one without reverse.

Ha ha no mate that would taste seriously weird , condensed milk in a tube actually , love the stuff in a coffee when camping

@@markjvairy thank god..... I thought, what an animal.... 😆 🤣 😂 Love you videos. Keep em coming and greetings from Spain 🇪🇸. Hope you get that Covid crap over soon.

@@sailingfordummies.capt.sli4811 thanks for tuning in mate , would love to visit Spain one day , apparently it’s part of heritage , fingers crossed covid is behind us and we can travel again

@@markjvairy whenever you hit Spain, give me a notice. Happy to catch you at the airport and get you here at my house.

@@sailingfordummies.capt.sli4811 much appreciated mate

You should be able to find all the information on the hobie adventure island page or google has all the info , thanks for watching and let me know you get the info ok ?

The anchor is designed to do less damage then modern anchors , a normal anchor does a lot more damage hence why I support this product , would you rather drag a normal anchor that tears the reef apart ?

Understand your concern , I do support this invention as Ive seen what normal anchors can do to coral and the reef and this option has much less impact with less damage, realistically any anchoring system is gunna do some short term damage ,

Most relevant comment ever

Might wanna check with hobie on that one ☝️, does a sailboat stop becoming a sailboat because it’s trimaran ? No it’s still classed as a sailboat

Lol not everyone’s cup a tea ☕️

Too bad, people want a near death experience or they think it's not entertaining. I bet they never just spent an evening enjoying a sunset.

Actually I’ve lived and worked on the ocean for 25 years and had a lot of close calls including being charged by a shark and almost drowning , I know the risks and carry a lot of safety , irresponsible would be doing what I do with no idea or no gear and Yes I would pay for the rescue if that day comes. I choose to live my life on the ocean living it , not behind a keyboard 😉

@@markjvairy you assume too much...

@@SpatialGuy77 dido 😁