Boat Log 23/3/2020 Davidson Park to Sugarloaf Bay, Sydney Harbour
Best Boat Building Channels on YouTube
Updated April 2020
Sampson Boat Co – Tally Ho – Website
Leo, is probably my Favourite YouTuber in this space, rebuilding a historic British wooden yacht in the US. A very capable craftsman humbly shows us hows it’s done with a glimpse into his life style.
Salt and Tar – Building Rediviva
Six Points Wood Works – Sea Dreamer Project
SV Seeker (Before the Prank)
Tim Weston – Tokyo Express – Website
Tim presents a great journey through his building of a Catamaran in the days before YouTube.
A low budget build, with some great enginuity.
Sailing Hunk of Junk Added 28/04/2020
Multi-Day Snow Camping Menu/Shopping
This is my work in progress menu and shopping list for a multi day snow camping trip. Menu and shopping list follow. Aim is to be light, simple, enjoyable and high energy.
Essential Apps for Outdoor Adventure Enthusiasts 2017
This is our current list of most used apps for aiding Outdoor Adventure.
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Thredbo Valley Track
Setting off from Thredbo Diggings we made the return trip up to Thredbo and back in about 7 hours. A big walk but very rewarding. The track is set up for walking and riding so you need to keep your eyes open.
The following day we Walked the other end from the diggings down to Bullocks Hut, returning via the river track.
Gear For An Over Night Hike
Started 16th December 2016
This is basically what works for me. Should be a good start for any multi-day hike. Just remember to pack for conditions and enough food for your trip length. Let me know if you have any suggestions, this will be an evolving page.
NZ Mountaineering Centennial Hut
For some time, I’d been wanting to get back in the mountains and the end of lasted year spotted a post on the New Zealand Alpine Club Facebook page asking if anyone was available for a trip. That was the start of a great learning experience and some quality time in the mountains. This post will focus on the what happened and most importantly what I learnt and will do differently in the future.
A Sytem for Managing Large Photo Collections
Introduction
I have recently found myself offering advice on managing and storing large photo collections. Following is the system I recommend which is simple and if followed reliable and will protect your precious memories for years to come. The aim is to keep it simple so that anyone can follow, I’ll include links and references to more details for each element. Please leave comments as I mean to keep updating and refining.
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New Zealand Alpine Club – High Apline Skills Course
For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by the idea of climbing mountains! Most certainly driven from an early age of hearing about my fathers climbing trips.
To gain more skills in the mountains several years ago a few mates and I completed an ASM beginners mountaineering course, from this I learnt a lot of good skills but realised Australia has no real big mountains! So recently the bug caught me for an economical course in NZ. I finally settled on the High Alpine Skills Course offered by the New Zealand Alpine Club. The net result heaps of new skills, new friends, more experience and some shiny new gear for next time.
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Mueller Hut, Mt Cook, NZ
Mueller Hut is a fantastic overnight trip out from the Mt Cook village. About four hours drive from Christchurch. Our trip was over the Easter long weekend, which turned out to be a great time to visit. Sitting at the hut and watching the clouds roll over glaciers and mountains and listening to distant avalanches is not a bad way to spend a sunny afternoon. This is the 5th reincarnation of the hut, that opened in 2003.
