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Through jungle and Roaring Forties. Sailing alone around Tasmania's northwest coast
22 marzo 2025 · 11 min · 8K visualizzazioni · Tasmania
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Dunkeln sails the vessel Riker along the northwest coast of Tasmania, Australia, navigating the Roaring Forties where low-pressure systems generate swells exceeding six meters.0:27 After departing the fairway, the vessel anchors near Stanley to wait out a weather system before entering the Bass Strait.2:23 Upon reaching Hell's Gate, the entrance to Macquarie Harbour, the vessel contends with a persistent outflow current from the fjord.4:09 Inside the harbour, exploration focuses on the abandoned mining ruins of Kelly Basin, where railway tracks and a brick kiln remain overgrown by jungle.4:39 Further inland, the vessel travels 20 miles up the Gordon River, where tannin-stained water obscures submerged hazards.5:54 An attempt to reach the Franklin River confluence via dinghy fails due to the weight of the outboard motor and shallow, rock-strewn conditions.8:32 The journey concludes with a search for an ornithologist's hut in Birches Inlet before returning to the open ocean.9:35
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