Sailing 4000 Miles With my Kids (As a Single Dad)
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- Опубліковано 6 січ 2025
- Sailing 4000 Miles With my Kids (As a Single Dad)
A look back at the first 3 years onboard the SaltyJocks with my kids. There was a lot of doubt that it was even possible to sail from Perth to Darwin single handed with very limited experience with my daughters Isla, 1yr old and Halle 5yrs old at the time we left.
I wasn't sure I could make it or outlast the difficult spells and the rough weather/ boat breakdowns/ engine and problems with just about everything else. But we made it. What a massive endeavour it was and the greatest experience of my life.. So far!
Also just to clarify, although we received a lot of help in Darwin. I had been buying equipment, parts for solar, water maker, chart plotter and much more, while I was in the Kimberley and Perth and sending it to Darwin in preparation for the upgrades, not to mention a super withdrawal to get on top of expenses! But if you know boats you'll know they're never satisfied!
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Living on a sailboat off grid. How much does it cost to sail around australia? Sailing Family sailing the West Australian coast. Single handed sailing Australia. Big tides huge currents in the kimberley. Sailing the top end.
The hidden treasures of the Kimberley are explored. A journey through stunning landscapes and remote locations is captured on camera for your viewing pleasure.
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You are literally the Dad of the decade. What you have given your girls is the BEST education and experience. Don't stop.
Your girls are healthy and happy. Great uploads ....
As a dad myself, you have my vote for dad of the decade. You bloody ripper.
Bloody legends. What a Farther amazing effort’s. 🇦🇺🤝
Love watching your videos, I’m a Grandmother of 8 grandchildren. You are so wonderful with your girls and they are living the life and you’re doing a fantastic job. You’re a beautiful little family and it’s a pleasure to share your adventures together. Bless you all 🙏🥰
Hey James. I met you in Darwin, you and the girls were a few berths further down the finger at Bayview Marina. First I've seen of your travels on Facebook was tonight. I'll have to watch. Safe travels and good luck mate.
Oh awesome mate hopefully we’ll catch you up there again!
Best channel on UA-cam
So happy Darwin helped you out. they are lovely people for helping. Good humans
Hey 👋
More great viewing
So free 😊👌🏼
Absolutely, the girls and you are living
Stay happy and safe ✌🏼👍🏻
Another top video mate
Top dad of the year award goes to you 🤙
You are a very rich man these experiences are a lifetime of loving memories with two beautiful ladies !!!
Happy New Year Salty jocks👍👍
Great episode. You all look so happy to be back on the water again sailing. Can't wait for the next adventures
You are the best you are doing what others don’t have the balls to do. Don’t stop 👍👍👍👍👍
F loved every minute of it. Only to happy to help out in the small ways that I did for you and the girls. We will see you guys on the return trip. Cheers.
Thanks Rob! I would have loved to go into more detail about the whole trip and everyone in Darwin. That outboard leg is still pumping!
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You can only pack so much into your vids big fella and I appreciate the mention.
F yeah so glad to hear it is getting you all around for some adventures.
Put a link to your coffee mate above, might get a few more buying! great videos too mate
Oh you’re onto it mate I usually do thanks for that!
Hello Salty family excellent vids dont stop till u reach 2Mil views happy Xsmas and new year from South Africa🎉
That’s a seriously good milestone mate I appreciate it! Happy new year!
Good stuff mate well done
Great to see you have more episodes coming James
Love following your adventures, the girls are getting such a wonderful upbringing
All the best for the rest of the season 🏆🏆
What a fantastic episode,I still keep shaking my head,doing this with the girls so young.We will definitely be getting a Highfield ,we are way overdue for a replacement.From Gladstone,Queensland waiting on a replacement prop Rob and Jan ,TAHLAI TIGER 😀😀😀😀
Yeah haha you guys definitely need a new set up! Me too mate, when I look back at how young they were when we started it was fucken ridiculous 😂
You are a marvelous Dad! Your girls are so lucky to have you . Maybe one of these days, do a live chat and tell us all about how you got to where you are now . I wonder why you don’t have thousands of subscribers . Season greetings from South Africa . So wish I could afford to become a patron 😢❤
Thanks not a bad idea maybe a bit further down the line I’ll do something like a live
2025 is the year for Salty Jocks. Share the videos around.
done well with the add ons keep safe out there you and the girls m8.✌✌✌
So you bloody legend is it north east or back west? Keep moving forward 🤙
Oh bit of both haha
Salty Aussie Legends.
Fantastic adventure. Legend
Onya mate, I've also got a UFO 34. They are built like tanks, got a lap planned in a couple years your vids are a how too guide they are awesome
Oh fantastic mate glad to hear! They are fucken tough 😂
So happy to see the girls. Hope they had a great Christmas. How cool to see people sponsor you with the gear, shoutout to the good people in this world. Hope 2025 brings you a shit tin of subs to the channel and the coffee. The girls have grown so much, happy travellers to say the least. 🐒🐦🌺
Thanks so much! Yeah the sponsors have been absolutely incredible!
Fantastic adventure your giving your beautiful girls, be careful with all that weight you have in the fuel drums it can alter the righting moment of your yacht quite dramatically particularly if you get caught in extreme weather.
I look forward to your next video.
Thanks mate ohh we did get some hectic weather but didn’t have any issue, the UFO has really fat hips and she’s incredibly sturdy in the water
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Yes the UFO is a good yacht I had one in 1990 at Hilarys Marina called Seabird which I sailed to Christmas Island, mine was very heavily built and fitted out by an Ansett Airlines pilot, the cockpit used to be wet on the floor with water coming in through the drain holes due to the weight.
Great episode James, we can definitely relate to the challenges with the 2 crazies. Love your work ya legend.
Wow, what an experience !- Amazing -
Excited to see your next lot of Kimberley videos.
Oh me too I’m editing the footage now and there’s some really cool stuff!
Inlaws of the Featonby’s here watching all the way from Canada! Wish we could buy your coffee all the way over here.
Love the channel and all your family adventures.
Oh amazing how cool is that haha
Dadding like a boss, your girls will never forget it and it seemed to me the sailing bug has already got them.
What a Super dad enjoy girls❤🎉
Great vid as always...Christmas wishes to you - (couple of days late..!).......and new year best regards to you also. All the best from me in the Riverland, South Australia. (You should be nominated for Australian of the Year...!!!).
Sick vid mate! Would have frothed to come down and give you a hand fixing the old girl up in D town. Safe travels looking forward to more vids!
Welcome to the world of lithium.
So good mate.
Keep kicking ass.
Legends!
Glad to have come onto your videos..greetings from South Africa and above all God bless you and your delightful girls..has the little bird left you?
Yeah that little bird never made it to the Kimberley haha it took its chances heading back to shore!
M8 so wicked to see what ur doing with ur girls beautiful!!!
4:33 much pressure mate?
Yeah always got to test it with a body part 😂
Come on Yamaha sponsor him a motor do it for the kids
How good would that be haha they’re a tough nut to crack I’ve heard
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Only just found you on youtube, dig it!