You are doing a great job showcasing the places you are visiting while in Australia. Thank you for today's marina video, always a pleasure to see boats on such blue waters.
Sydney is one of the most expensive cities in the world - anywhere there will be expensive. Prior to moving to Thailand 2 1/2 years ago, I spent a couple of years sailing on my 40 ft yacht and living aboard - right through the worst of Covid. Stayed at a number of places right up the east coast to Townsville over that time and many places were a hell of a lot cheaper - and nicer, than Sydney.
If you can afford it to live full time the Hawkesbury River has lots of free moorings where you can go and move around so your not in the same spot as well as all the rivers and around the harbour as I use to live on a cruiser now I have a Motorhome as I’m victoria at the moment then back in Sydney around the 24th stay safe and happy and safe travels cheers Barry Sydney Australia 🇦🇺
He’s only talking about Sydney. You can live full time at many Marina’s around Australia or on Rivers - like the Murray River. You can buy Marina berths too.
a mate of mine sold his house 20 years ago after he booted his last kid out at 21 he sails a 60 footer up and down the east coast to the seasons, for cash he takes yups on day outings at upto $600 for sunset fizz gigs Boating is not free but is 100's per week cheaper than a mortgage or renting
For a country with so much coast and water, Australia has poor infrastructure and available living areas for boats. Would love to live on a boat, would have to choose an island, found one with my name. Down here in Victoria, there is not much area at all for boats. Boat I want to build is about 25 metres, and 95% of the mooring does not accommodate such a vessel. You either have to buy a large lot for a few million, or just a small boat that you can't comfortably live on.
You're right. There's just not the infrastructure in Australia for liveaboard boats, which seems crazy given how many waterways and harbours there are. I think we're very lucky in Britain that we can have such a lifestyle.
@Youarewrongbecause port Phillip Bay could accommodate a large marina but it doesn't. Martha Cove was a good idea, but still small, I suspect they will extend it further inland eventually. Looking at a vacant lot that has a berth, in 2021 it was 2.3mil and in 2023 it resold for 5.2 million. It went up 1.9 million in two years.
You are doing a great job showcasing the places you are visiting while in Australia. Thank you for today's marina video, always a pleasure to see boats on such blue waters.
Oh cheers. Much appreciated. Yes, the blue water as opposed to the brownish clay colour of the canals.
Sydney is one of the most expensive cities in the world - anywhere there will be expensive. Prior to moving to Thailand 2 1/2 years ago, I spent a couple of years sailing on my 40 ft yacht and living aboard - right through the worst of Covid. Stayed at a number of places right up the east coast to Townsville over that time and many places were a hell of a lot cheaper - and nicer, than Sydney.
If you can afford it to live full time the Hawkesbury River has lots of free moorings where you can go and move around so your not in the same spot as well as all the rivers and around the harbour as I use to live on a cruiser now I have a Motorhome as I’m victoria at the moment then back in Sydney around the 24th stay safe and happy and safe travels cheers Barry Sydney Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks Barry. Yeah, I seem to recall hearing about living on the Hawkesbury River. Thanks for sharing that info.
Wow guess in England we've got it sussed. Thanks for sharing.
Yup. Living aboard on British waterways is a totally unique experience.
He’s only talking about Sydney. You can live full time at many Marina’s around Australia or on Rivers - like the Murray River. You can buy Marina berths too.
a mate of mine sold his house 20 years ago after he booted his last kid out at 21
he sails a 60 footer up and down the east coast to the seasons,
for cash he takes yups on day outings at upto $600 for sunset fizz gigs
Boating is not free but is 100's per week cheaper than a mortgage or renting
For a country with so much coast and water, Australia has poor infrastructure and available living areas for boats. Would love to live on a boat, would have to choose an island, found one with my name. Down here in Victoria, there is not much area at all for boats. Boat I want to build is about 25 metres, and 95% of the mooring does not accommodate such a vessel. You either have to buy a large lot for a few million, or just a small boat that you can't comfortably live on.
You're right. There's just not the infrastructure in Australia for liveaboard boats, which seems crazy given how many waterways and harbours there are. I think we're very lucky in Britain that we can have such a lifestyle.
@Youarewrongbecause port Phillip Bay could accommodate a large marina but it doesn't. Martha Cove was a good idea, but still small, I suspect they will extend it further inland eventually. Looking at a vacant lot that has a berth, in 2021 it was 2.3mil and in 2023 it resold for 5.2 million. It went up 1.9 million in two years.
You are in Aus! Have a good time
That's cheap as chips.
40 foot boat x $25 a foot x 12 months $12k.
Aussie boater come home 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Soon...I promise.