Recent content by Grith

We did love Tasmania in our 10 weeks touring there with just our truck and slide on camper but seeing all the beautiful bays, rivers, lakes and dams might just get us to contemplate sailing over via Bass Straight in an appropriate weather window for a summer of sailing there. It might even be...

Similar but a bit more elaborate on our yacht. The rear targa bar mounted roller has catch flanges each side and is mounted in stainless. Ours also allows the yacht to be prepared for trailering whilst still onwater or set up for canal/super low bridge transiting. Our mast raising system...

After touring around Tasmania by Camper I have definitely decided that we will attempt a Bass Straight crossing in our trailer sailer to spend a summer season cruising down here. There are so many spectacular bays and rivers and dramatic coastal sails down here in Tassie. We have walked some of...

Or original plan was May to September this year but due to buying a new home which my partner wants to complete the renovate and move in before we go it will likely mean next year unless we complete this quickly. We were already booked to come to Tasmania for nearly 3 months before we purchased...

Whilst it’s easy to be envious of others huge living spaces on much larger cruising yachts our space on our 28 foot yacht is adequate for multi month cruising for a couple. It would take a special pair I feel to live permanently onboard our trailerable yacht but I could foresee it as possible...

I have a solidly mounted roller with cheek sides on my targa bar right at the back of the yacht. This also carries the mast when trailering. My mast is fairly big but easy to pick up and roll backwards on that roller until the mast base lines up with the mast foot on the cabin roof. It then...

General internal arrangement of our yacht. Small for an extended cruising but big for a trailer sailer especially considering having standing headroom at the galley without poptops or similar tricks. I think the enclosed head/shower with opening window is a game changer especially for those of...

Prior to fully rigging and modifying the yacht for extended cruising I had our arrival, rig, launch, car and trailer park and push off down to well under 45 minutes. Now with needing to reposition the Bimini carrying the solar panels and the loading of the yacht for extended cruising including...

Just using the Trailer sailer on land as well was my original plan but as stated above, everything is a compromise! My partner now of only four years is a dedicated Bushwalker who had never even previously set foot on any kind of boat before meeting me. I have been extremely fortunate to...

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Each to their own and I completely understand those wanting to cross oceans or have the monster apartments on water and the like. However putting up the mast and launching are generally way easier than haul outs and yearly anti fouling just for a start and the option of just sitting our yacht in...

We have a portable 40 litre waeco/dometic fridge and on our last 9 week cruise also had a 12litre brass monkey unit which we had set to freezer temperatures. I found this too small to be useable though we did freeze some meat in it and some bait extending our meals selection. Our next planned...

I wish that was on water! About 15knots heavily laden is our limit there. 50knots upwind was on trailer towing behind our vehicle! 😂

Shown here is our trailerable cruising yacht with most of the prerequisites for very extended comfortable cruising. Multiple opening port lights and standing headroom, well protected cockpit with full length seats for outside sleeping to even fold out full sun protection. Large cockpit lockers...

Well we were doing 50knots directly into a stiff breeze shortly after that photo but it wasn’t exactly sailing!😂