Thanks Paul. I’ve watched every single video you’ve put out and enjoy the content and the pure joy your Mac is providing you and your family out there on the water and really enjoy the switch up to these dinghy sailing videos even with some repeat content. Good stuff and I’m sure these videos will inspire allot of your new and long time loyal audience into dinghy You don’t always have to have the biggest and the best to enjoy life. Sometimes simple and the basics is key. I don’t have anything special but I’ve picked up a Little Walker Bay 10 RID for a tender for my 30 foot Bayliner a year ago just to be a tender and it came with a sail package. I’ve never sailed before in my life and gave it a shot this year and I’ve hands down spent more time in Walker Bay this year than my cruiser because sailing that little boat around was so much fun! Can’t wait to sell my cruiser to get a Mac as well but in the mean time my little dinghy is easy to deal with, hone sailing skills, and fun. I’ll probably upgrade into a bigger dinghy sailer here soon but in the meantime you’re dinghy videos are a great! Keep them coming!
Thanks for your support matey. Good to hear you are enjoying sailing! The Mac isn't going to be as comfy or flash as the bayliner, and definitely isn't going to be anywhere near the motorboat the bayliner is, BUT its gunna sail way better, and be a LOT cheaper to run and own! You are right, you don't need the biggest and best, or lots of money to enjoy being on the water, there is plenty of joy to be had in small boats. I want to go slightly bigger on a dinghy too, preferably with a lid, so I can lock stuff away, keep it out of the weather, and have a bed ready made, about the 16 to 18 foot range would do it for me. Only the missus says I have to sell the little Mallard first if its ever going to happen, and I have issues with that, as the thing feels like part of the family.... Yes, I'm testing the waters with a few dinghy videos, and with 50 hitting the like button so far on this one, I reckon enough people are interested for me to throw in a few more here and there. I have a few ideas for some day sails and possible cruises so I'll see what happens...
Just picked up a Mirror dinghy, and can’t wait to do the same after we get some basic maintenance work done on her like revarnishing, etc. love all of your vids mate - keep up the good work, we appreciate them.
Thanks Paul for the video - really loved it. I think it's the most enjoyable video I've seen for some time. If you had a "shout-me-a-beer" button you'd definitely have some beer money. I'm looking forward to the next one. Cheers.
You're too generous Richard, I'm halfway through a bit of a cleaning and fettling video, which I would have finished, only the day was too nice so I went dinghy sailing to the Pin :-) Now back at work unfortunately..... :-(
I've got a Barnett Butterfly that I love to sail on a northern US lake. I've had many exillerating sails and many lovely "putt putts" as I call them where in light winds I leave the sail set and sit back to see where the wind and its eddys take me. Sailing this summer was a great way to totally put the pandemic out of my mind for at least a little while.
Thanks for bringing us along Paul. A lovely interlude to appreciate a bit of dinghy sailing. It was quite serendipitous for me as I just got down to my little ship (ANGELIQUE II), made a tea and up pops your video! Magic ! Keep 'em coming mate.
Delightful vid Paul as usual. Cruising in the Mallard certainly adds another enjoyable perspective for us viewers. I imagined myself in your dinghy going along with you. About the only hiccup I could see is quick reefing when the wind got interesting. Even the recycled commentary (spanish galeon) was fresh again. Do keep the dinghy vids coming. I think you will generate a whole new audience.
Ha ha, yeah I felt odd spitting out the same thing for another video, but yes, a whole new audience is possible with the dingy as there are a lot more into dinghies than Macs! And no, I have never worked out quick reefing with the dinghy (or the Mac LOL) either.....
Ha ha, Unfortunately they took them off me as he had to take em back to the office to identify them! But I have done it before and they took easily - Next time I reckon I'll not be so cheap, and fork out a few dollars at a bush tucker nursery... ;-)
Seeing you know all the area history you might be able to help me with something has been baffling me for centuries. If you were around when they first built Cronin Island (1970 I think) and under the bridge on the Chevron side was a cool shady sand pit perfect for my 8 year old self and older brother to run around under. But back in the nineties I had a look under it and you'd struggle for a wombat to get under ! My bafflement is : did the bridge sink, or the sand rise???? I and my older 14 year old brother could stand under that bridge! Now a worm would feel claustrophobic just looking at it. I can tolerate the fact that the house my sister won in a chook raffle in 1969 at 45 Anembo Street is long demolished but the mungrels filled up my childhood hideout. WHOSE RESPONSIBLE !!
Lost me on that one mate. The last time I went over or saw the Cronin Island bridge would have been on my BMX in about 1985 I reckon.. We must have our wires crossed though because looking at it on Google maps, it looks like you'd get a powerboat under it still. Your sister was a lucky lady winning a bit of real estate there, what a spot...
@@OldDadProductions yeah boats still get under but I'm referring to the shore , there was about ten or so feet of space x the bridge road width . I cling to those times in that river cause we should have been eaten by sharks! Macintosh Island was just sand pumped into what was formally called " Shark Bay "
Great Paul, thank you. I spent years sailing my 125 dinghy with mainsail, jib and spinnaker and unsinkable with side and forward buoyancy tanks, on Brisbane River out of East Brisbane. Great fun. Dinghies are so easy single handed to pull up on a river bank or island. Brisbane River city cats, tidal current and wind changes off buildings kept me active to change my balance. You mentioned you would like a small covered boat. Which one ?
yeah mate they are fun and easy for sure. But I think I would prefer a dinghy with a lid so I can a)keep my gear out of the spray/weather, b) lock my gear away when I go for a walk (rather than have take all my valuable stuff, and c) have an easy all weather, bug free bed , ready to go! I do like the Scruffie Stornaway weekender.
@@OldDadProductions I like your videos as my sons and I learnt to sail at clubs on Brisbane River who only raced with very competitive dinghy racers wanting to win. Which means the skilled crew who is light weight wins and that is all they cared about.. I just like sailing, not winning. Paul, wouldn't a Scruffie Stornaway by high maintenance time consuming being a timber boat. Timber looks beautiful , like my previous ply 125 sailing dinghy but a pain to keep maintained.
@@johndouglass3010 Yeah I'm too heavy, slow, and uncoordinated to race LOL, Plus I like things peaceful, easy, and relaxing. If too much hard work, I wouldn't do it! Each to their own. As to the boat, I like wood, the botecote system I have used on my dinghy seems pretty low maintenance. I like traditional looking boats. There are very few plastic TS's in Oz that are attractive (in my opinion!). The Cygnet 20 looks very nice, but out of my price range unfortunately. www.boatsales.com.au/editorial/details/cygnet-20-trailer-yacht-review-59985/?ds_rl=1275128&ds_rl=1275128&gclid=CjwKCAjwz6_8BRBkEiwA3p02VbY6MA_4LwQDfqggxQmnmpQ_Oa-_9e71yL29-GaRbATbder5WlI_zhoCZgoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Either okay, but I'd prefer October/November when we are getting into swimming weather, but its not yet stinking hot. You could manage the works in a month, From the Gold Coast to Brisbane to Moreton Island, and right up the Pumicestone passage to Caloundra on the Sunny Coast (one I still haven't done yet..).
No no, As I show in this video, if you are going by Jacobs Well, stop in at the Flying Pie man, best dam pies in SE QLD, maybe OZ! ua-cam.com/video/6IE6SDrLIY4/v-deo.html
@@OldDadProductions yum . I didn't go there instead I just drove around cursing fellow terrorists in cars. I remember the best pies in QLD were square and called Golden Top pies and they sold em at the Southport Pool in the olden days. Think I'll go see this pie bloke for breakfast. Is he open before the suns up ? I'd hate to have to have a McDonald's breakfast just to watch the sun come up.
Yes mate she is a modern clinker ply design. Did a bit of resto but did not build her. I talked about it a bit in the last video I posted but the sound is a bit of a mess and makes it hard to watch... I will get around to making a short video talking about the design etc soon.
Hi Paul, eventually when i can afford it i would like to get a careel 18 or similar something i can launch and sail single handed, however i have not sailed before and was thinking of maybe getting a little sailing dinghy in the meantime to learn how to sail until i can afford the bigger boat. However it scared me at just how much your dinghy was leaning over while you were sailing, would a dinghy be a good idea for someone who hasn't sailed before or just save my money till i get the bigger boat?
A Careel may not be a great idea if you don't like heeling, the early ones are really a dinghy with a lid, not much ballast, in fact the Careel association have award called the Turtle cup for the best capsize of the season, later ones did get more ballast, maybe a JOG boat like a Sunmaid may be a good, very strong, awesome little sailors with a high ballast to displacement ratio and pretty easy to single hand.
If you're not scared in a bloody ultralight, you wont be in these boats LOL, Although I spent some of my youth at sea, at the helm of ships, and boats, I had no idea how to sail when I bought my Careel 18, and I have never had a lesson or any direction from anyone on sailing. I just went out there and motored the boat for a bit, then rolled the jib out and played around and then played with the main, and then both LOL. I read a couple of online sailing guides, and a book or two and that was it. I'm still no high performance sailer! Mono hull trailer sailers and dinghies will all heel over, that's just part of how it works. If your heart is set on a Careel, I'd save to get one and just go for it. The dinghy will heel more in a little gust than the Careel will with its weighted centreboard. Small dinghies completely rely on you moving your weight to windward to counter that heel. Either boat can catch you off guard though depending on the gust etc! Don't stress, only sail in light winds until you know what is going on, you will get used to it in no time, and may even start to enjoy it LOL. I have found, non sailing guests get scared easy on a small sailboat though... If you want to cruise, consider a Careel 22 as well, very nice boats and a heap more room in that long cabin version. johncrawfordmarine.com.au/careel-22 When buying your Careel, pay careful attention to the trailer, if its a rusted mess, move on...
@@OldDadProductions well after 2 complete engine failures both at 3000ft there's a reason I'm looking for a new hobby. Yes just playing and taking small steps at a time is going to be my plan.
@@mikeobrien9829 I'm not afraid of heeling just afraid of capsizing, only reason I was thinking a careel was because I thought it might be easier to set up and launch on my own, however a sunmaid is definitely on my want list too but I just thought it might be a bit harder to set up and launch on my own.
Hi Paul I am just letting you know that I have lost interest in your Mallard dinghy in spite of it being a joy to behold. And you may care to ask yourself why is this so? Well I ventured to Sydney this weekend and came home with a Heron Dinghy in immaculate condition. So expect the odd advice question on the upkeep of a wooden sailing dinghy.
Congrats on the purchase of a fine new vessel Jasper. I will be expecting to see you uploading a dinghy cruising video soon! Advice on upkeep, mmm, well I'm no expert but wash em down after you use em, keep undercover out of the Aussie sun when not in use, fix any mishaps as soon as possible and that's about it! In my limited experience they aren't that much more trouble than plastic boats, but for some reason, more enjoyable.. I took mine back to bare wood and put the boat cote and aqua cote system on it to save varnishing. ua-cam.com/video/b4BwVlNBbdk/v-deo.html
A real tonic that Paul -- thanks a lot.
Thanks Paul. I’ve watched every single video you’ve put out and enjoy the content and the pure joy your Mac is providing you and your family out there on the water and really enjoy the switch up to these dinghy sailing videos even with some repeat content. Good stuff and I’m sure these videos will inspire allot of your new and long time loyal audience into dinghy You don’t always have to have the biggest and the best to enjoy life. Sometimes simple and the basics is key. I don’t have anything special but I’ve picked up a Little Walker Bay 10 RID for a tender for my 30 foot Bayliner a year ago just to be a tender and it came with a sail package. I’ve never sailed before in my life and gave it a shot this year and I’ve hands down spent more time in Walker Bay this year than my cruiser because sailing that little boat around was so much fun! Can’t wait to sell my cruiser to get a Mac as well but in the mean time my little dinghy is easy to deal with, hone sailing skills, and fun. I’ll probably upgrade into a bigger dinghy sailer here soon but in the meantime you’re dinghy videos are a great! Keep them coming!
Thanks for your support matey. Good to hear you are enjoying sailing! The Mac isn't going to be as comfy or flash as the bayliner, and definitely isn't going to be anywhere near the motorboat the bayliner is, BUT its gunna sail way better, and be a LOT cheaper to run and own! You are right, you don't need the biggest and best, or lots of money to enjoy being on the water, there is plenty of joy to be had in small boats. I want to go slightly bigger on a dinghy too, preferably with a lid, so I can lock stuff away, keep it out of the weather, and have a bed ready made, about the 16 to 18 foot range would do it for me. Only the missus says I have to sell the little Mallard first if its ever going to happen, and I have issues with that, as the thing feels like part of the family.... Yes, I'm testing the waters with a few dinghy videos, and with 50 hitting the like button so far on this one, I reckon enough people are interested for me to throw in a few more here and there. I have a few ideas for some day sails and possible cruises so I'll see what happens...
Just picked up a Mirror dinghy, and can’t wait to do the same after we get some basic maintenance work done on her like revarnishing, etc. love all of your vids mate - keep up the good work, we appreciate them.
Loved it... The sailing, the scenery and the stories.
Thanks Paul for the video - really loved it. I think it's the most enjoyable video I've seen for some time.
If you had a "shout-me-a-beer" button you'd definitely have some beer money.
I'm looking forward to the next one. Cheers.
You're too generous Richard, I'm halfway through a bit of a cleaning and fettling video, which I would have finished, only the day was too nice so I went dinghy sailing to the Pin :-) Now back at work unfortunately..... :-(
A perfect way to spend a day, thanks for sharing ;-)
I've got a Barnett Butterfly that I love to sail on a northern US lake. I've had many exillerating sails and many lovely "putt putts" as I call them where in light winds I leave the sail set and sit back to see where the wind and its eddys take me. Sailing this summer was a great way to totally put the pandemic out of my mind for at least a little while.
Couldn't agree more mate, great way to forget for a while, all that is going on in the world at the moment..
Thanks for bringing us along Paul. A lovely interlude to appreciate a bit of dinghy sailing. It was quite serendipitous for me as I just got down to my little ship (ANGELIQUE II), made a tea and up pops your video! Magic ! Keep 'em coming mate.
Delightful vid Paul as usual. Cruising in the Mallard certainly adds another enjoyable perspective for us viewers. I imagined myself in your dinghy going along with you. About the only hiccup I could see is quick reefing when the wind got interesting. Even the recycled commentary (spanish galeon) was fresh again. Do keep the dinghy vids coming. I think you will generate a whole new audience.
Ha ha, yeah I felt odd spitting out the same thing for another video, but yes, a whole new audience is possible with the dingy as there are a lot more into dinghies than Macs! And no, I have never worked out quick reefing with the dinghy (or the Mac LOL) either.....
@@OldDadProductions Well it might be time to do so. We don't want a capsize episode like Roger Barnes.
@@jasperhappensprat8526 ha, I can reef it, its just a pain by myself trying to do it out there...
Love the dinghy sailing videos. Did the plants take root?
Ha ha, Unfortunately they took them off me as he had to take em back to the office to identify them! But I have done it before and they took easily - Next time I reckon I'll not be so cheap, and fork out a few dollars at a bush tucker nursery... ;-)
Seeing you know all the area history you might be able to help me with something has been baffling me for centuries.
If you were around when they first built Cronin Island (1970 I think) and under the bridge on the Chevron side was a cool shady sand pit perfect for my 8 year old self and older brother to run around under. But back in the nineties I had a look under it and you'd struggle for a wombat to get under ! My bafflement is : did the bridge sink, or the sand rise???? I and my older 14 year old brother could stand under that bridge! Now a worm would feel claustrophobic just looking at it.
I can tolerate the fact that the house my sister won in a chook raffle in 1969 at 45 Anembo Street is long demolished but the mungrels filled up my childhood hideout.
WHOSE RESPONSIBLE !!
Lost me on that one mate. The last time I went over or saw the Cronin Island bridge would have been on my BMX in about 1985 I reckon.. We must have our wires crossed though because looking at it on Google maps, it looks like you'd get a powerboat under it still. Your sister was a lucky lady winning a bit of real estate there, what a spot...
@@OldDadProductions yeah boats still get under but I'm referring to the shore , there was about ten or so feet of space x the bridge road width . I cling to those times in that river cause we should have been eaten by sharks! Macintosh Island was just sand pumped into what was formally called " Shark Bay "
Great Paul, thank you. I spent years sailing my 125 dinghy with mainsail, jib and spinnaker and unsinkable with side and forward buoyancy tanks, on Brisbane River out of East Brisbane. Great fun. Dinghies are so easy single handed to pull up on a river bank or island. Brisbane River city cats, tidal current and wind changes off buildings kept me active to change my balance. You mentioned you would like a small covered boat. Which one ?
yeah mate they are fun and easy for sure. But I think I would prefer a dinghy with a lid so I can a)keep my gear out of the spray/weather, b) lock my gear away when I go for a walk (rather than have take all my valuable stuff, and c) have an easy all weather, bug free bed , ready to go! I do like the Scruffie Stornaway weekender.
@@OldDadProductions I like your videos as my sons and I learnt to sail at clubs on Brisbane River who only raced with very competitive dinghy racers wanting to win. Which means the skilled crew who is light weight wins and that is all they cared about.. I just like sailing, not winning.
Paul, wouldn't a Scruffie Stornaway by high maintenance time consuming being a timber boat. Timber looks beautiful , like my previous ply 125 sailing dinghy but a pain to keep maintained.
@@johndouglass3010 Yeah I'm too heavy, slow, and uncoordinated to race LOL, Plus I like things peaceful, easy, and relaxing. If too much hard work, I wouldn't do it! Each to their own. As to the boat, I like wood, the botecote system I have used on my dinghy seems pretty low maintenance. I like traditional looking boats. There are very few plastic TS's in Oz that are attractive (in my opinion!). The Cygnet 20 looks very nice, but out of my price range unfortunately. www.boatsales.com.au/editorial/details/cygnet-20-trailer-yacht-review-59985/?ds_rl=1275128&ds_rl=1275128&gclid=CjwKCAjwz6_8BRBkEiwA3p02VbY6MA_4LwQDfqggxQmnmpQ_Oa-_9e71yL29-GaRbATbder5WlI_zhoCZgoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
So if we were to spend a month on Moreton Bay etc which month would it be? July or August?
Either okay, but I'd prefer October/November when we are getting into swimming weather, but its not yet stinking hot. You could manage the works in a month, From the Gold Coast to Brisbane to Moreton Island, and right up the Pumicestone passage to Caloundra on the Sunny Coast (one I still haven't done yet..).
Jakes Well for fish n chips! Forget the onions ill go there now for lunch.
No no, As I show in this video, if you are going by Jacobs Well, stop in at the Flying Pie man, best dam pies in SE QLD, maybe OZ! ua-cam.com/video/6IE6SDrLIY4/v-deo.html
@@OldDadProductions yum . I didn't go there instead I just drove around cursing fellow terrorists in cars. I remember the best pies in QLD were square and called Golden Top pies and they sold em at the Southport Pool in the olden days. Think I'll go see this pie bloke for breakfast. Is he open before the suns up ? I'd hate to have to have a McDonald's breakfast just to watch the sun come up.
Hi Paul did you build that little sail boat? Looks like a Lapstrake
Yes mate she is a modern clinker ply design. Did a bit of resto but did not build her. I talked about it a bit in the last video I posted but the sound is a bit of a mess and makes it hard to watch... I will get around to making a short video talking about the design etc soon.
Hi Paul, eventually when i can afford it i would like to get a careel 18 or similar something i can launch and sail single handed, however i have not sailed before and was thinking of maybe getting a little sailing dinghy in the meantime to learn how to sail until i can afford the bigger boat. However it scared me at just how much your dinghy was leaning over while you were sailing, would a dinghy be a good idea for someone who hasn't sailed before or just save my money till i get the bigger boat?
A Careel may not be a great idea if you don't like heeling, the early ones are really a dinghy with a lid, not much ballast, in fact the Careel association have award called the Turtle cup for the best capsize of the season, later ones did get more ballast, maybe a JOG boat like a Sunmaid may be a good, very strong, awesome little sailors with a high ballast to displacement ratio and pretty easy to single hand.
If you're not scared in a bloody ultralight, you wont be in these boats LOL, Although I spent some of my youth at sea, at the helm of ships, and boats, I had no idea how to sail when I bought my Careel 18, and I have never had a lesson or any direction from anyone on sailing. I just went out there and motored the boat for a bit, then rolled the jib out and played around and then played with the main, and then both LOL. I read a couple of online sailing guides, and a book or two and that was it. I'm still no high performance sailer! Mono hull trailer sailers and dinghies will all heel over, that's just part of how it works. If your heart is set on a Careel, I'd save to get one and just go for it. The dinghy will heel more in a little gust than the Careel will with its weighted centreboard. Small dinghies completely rely on you moving your weight to windward to counter that heel. Either boat can catch you off guard though depending on the gust etc! Don't stress, only sail in light winds until you know what is going on, you will get used to it in no time, and may even start to enjoy it LOL. I have found, non sailing guests get scared easy on a small sailboat though... If you want to cruise, consider a Careel 22 as well, very nice boats and a heap more room in that long cabin version. johncrawfordmarine.com.au/careel-22
When buying your Careel, pay careful attention to the trailer, if its a rusted mess, move on...
@@mikeobrien9829 Ah yeah, forgot about that, I had a Careel MkII which had custom made Stainless board the weight of a MkIII board.
@@OldDadProductions well after 2 complete engine failures both at 3000ft there's a reason I'm looking for a new hobby. Yes just playing and taking small steps at a time is going to be my plan.
@@mikeobrien9829 I'm not afraid of heeling just afraid of capsizing, only reason I was thinking a careel was because I thought it might be easier to set up and launch on my own, however a sunmaid is definitely on my want list too but I just thought it might be a bit harder to set up and launch on my own.
Hi Paul I am just letting you know that I have lost interest in your Mallard dinghy in spite of it being a joy to behold. And you may care to ask yourself why is this so? Well I ventured to Sydney this weekend and came home with a Heron Dinghy in immaculate condition. So expect the odd advice question on the upkeep of a wooden sailing dinghy.
Congrats on the purchase of a fine new vessel Jasper. I will be expecting to see you uploading a dinghy cruising video soon! Advice on upkeep, mmm, well I'm no expert but wash em down after you use em, keep undercover out of the Aussie sun when not in use, fix any mishaps as soon as possible and that's about it! In my limited experience they aren't that much more trouble than plastic boats, but for some reason, more enjoyable.. I took mine back to bare wood and put the boat cote and aqua cote system on it to save varnishing. ua-cam.com/video/b4BwVlNBbdk/v-deo.html