Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Linus goes through how he could have died in the dingy in the Torres Strait but for two pieces of gear. He talks about how wild currents and cascading failures of gear and bad timing left him adrift far from shore in a wounded dinghy.
See our other season 5 videos:
Sailing where the Indian and Pacific Oceans Meet, Torres Strait, Australia S5E8
youtu.be/D72AgnXu6Sg
BENT anchor while SAILING near northern tip of Australia S5E7
youtu.be/SxuhHuEe4qk
Rough Seas in Cookstown, Australia, Sailboat Makes Repairs in Cape Flattery S5E6
youtu.be/3G9SC2cca4U
Sailing in the Gold Coast of Australia, Repairs in Cairns S5E5
youtu.be/GsXASywEXfA
31-foot SAILBOAT crosses Pacific Ocean after SIX YEARS! S5E4
youtu.be/oxXWKvz2Z-g
Water Crisis OFFSHORE in the Coral Sea, Near Gale in Small Sailboat bound for Australia S5E3
youtu.be/qR1pLONUu8c
Sailing North of the Cyclone to the Favorable Semi-Circle, Offshore in the Coral Sea Part 1, S5E2
youtu.be/Ca18CWWNnCw
Sailboat Launched after 2 Yrs of COVID Lockdown in New Caledonia, South Pacific S5E1
youtu.be/T8WnqtW0RnI
Captain Linus Wilson is the author of the travel narratives SLOW BOAT TO THE BAHAMAS, HOW TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD PART-TIME, and SLOW BOAT TO CUBA. He has also edited the annotated editions of SAILING TO TREASURE ISLAND by Captain J.C. Voss and SAILING THE OGRE by Mabel Stock.
Captain Linus Wilson is the author of How to Sail Around the World Part-Time which is available in eBook and softcover on Amazon and in audiobook for all patrons of Slow Boat Sailing at patreon.com/slowboatsailing
Associate Producer Rick Moore, SSL
On the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast Linus Wilson has interviewed the crew of Sailing SV Delos, WhiteSpotPirates (Untie the Lines), Chase the Story Sailing, Gone with the Wynns, MJ Sailing, Sailing Doodles, SV Prism, Sailing Zatara, Adventures of an Old Seadog and many others.
Get Linus Wilson’s bestselling sailing books:
Slow Boat to the Bahamas at
amazon.com/dp/B018OUI1Q2
on Audible at
https://www.audible.com/pd/B07N7QFNJR...
Slow Boat to Cuba
amazon.com/dp/B01MFFX9AG
gumroad.com/l/cubabook
and How to Sail Around the World-Part Time
amazon.com/dp/B01B0OFYNW
gumroad.com/l/sailing
have been #1 sailing ebook bestsellers on Amazon.
You can get the full audiobook of Sailing to Treasure Island by Captain John C. Voss. at
amazon.com/Sailing-Treasure-Island-Cruise-Annotated/dp/B07LC4SRRG
Patreon.com/slowboatsailing
Sign up for our free newsletter for access to free books and other promotions at slowboatsailing.com
Support the videos at
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Associate Producers Ben Dahle and Rick Moore (SSL).
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Copyright Linus Wilson, Oxriver Publishing, Vermilion Advisory Services, LLC, 2022
Linus goes through how he could have died in the dingy in the Torres Strait but for two pieces of gear. He talks about how wild currents and cascading failures of gear and bad timing left him adrift far from shore in a wounded dinghy.
See our other season 5 videos:
Sailing where the Indian and Pacific Oceans Meet, Torres Strait, Australia S5E8
youtu.be/D72AgnXu6Sg
BENT anchor while SAILING near northern tip of Australia S5E7
youtu.be/SxuhHuEe4qk
Rough Seas in Cookstown, Australia, Sailboat Makes Repairs in Cape Flattery S5E6
youtu.be/3G9SC2cca4U
Sailing in the Gold Coast of Australia, Repairs in Cairns S5E5
youtu.be/GsXASywEXfA
31-foot SAILBOAT crosses Pacific Ocean after SIX YEARS! S5E4
youtu.be/oxXWKvz2Z-g
Water Crisis OFFSHORE in the Coral Sea, Near Gale in Small Sailboat bound for Australia S5E3
youtu.be/qR1pLONUu8c
Sailing North of the Cyclone to the Favorable Semi-Circle, Offshore in the Coral Sea Part 1, S5E2
youtu.be/Ca18CWWNnCw
Sailboat Launched after 2 Yrs of COVID Lockdown in New Caledonia, South Pacific S5E1
youtu.be/T8WnqtW0RnI
Captain Linus Wilson is the author of the travel narratives SLOW BOAT TO THE BAHAMAS, HOW TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD PART-TIME, and SLOW BOAT TO CUBA. He has also edited the annotated editions of SAILING TO TREASURE ISLAND by Captain J.C. Voss and SAILING THE OGRE by Mabel Stock.
Captain Linus Wilson is the author of How to Sail Around the World Part-Time which is available in eBook and softcover on Amazon and in audiobook for all patrons of Slow Boat Sailing at patreon.com/slowboatsailing
Associate Producer Rick Moore, SSL
On the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast Linus Wilson has interviewed the crew of Sailing SV Delos, WhiteSpotPirates (Untie the Lines), Chase the Story Sailing, Gone with the Wynns, MJ Sailing, Sailing Doodles, SV Prism, Sailing Zatara, Adventures of an Old Seadog and many others.
Get Linus Wilson’s bestselling sailing books:
Slow Boat to the Bahamas at
amazon.com/dp/B018OUI1Q2
on Audible at
https://www.audible.com/pd/B07N7QFNJR...
Slow Boat to Cuba
amazon.com/dp/B01MFFX9AG
gumroad.com/l/cubabook
and How to Sail Around the World-Part Time
amazon.com/dp/B01B0OFYNW
gumroad.com/l/sailing
have been #1 sailing ebook bestsellers on Amazon.
You can get the full audiobook of Sailing to Treasure Island by Captain John C. Voss. at
amazon.com/Sailing-Treasure-Island-Cruise-Annotated/dp/B07LC4SRRG
Patreon.com/slowboatsailing
Sign up for our free newsletter for access to free books and other promotions at slowboatsailing.com
Support the videos at
Patreon.com/slowboatsailing
Associate Producers Ben Dahle and Rick Moore (SSL).
Sign up for our free newsletter for access to free books and other promotions at slowboatsailing.com
Royalty free music by BenSound.com
Copyright Linus Wilson, Oxriver Publishing, Vermilion Advisory Services, LLC, 2022
