Gold Coast to Sydney in 48 hours

It's one of our favourite runs in a stiff northerly... Gold Coast to Sydney.
And this one was a ripper, 48 hours door to door with toddler on board, with every sail in the wardrobe used.
But before the desert must come the veggies. A haul out in the Queensland heat with a tricky modification to get Rio up to Bluewater standards...

[@sam-dm7ci]

Hey ma man just a lil tip, when ever you drill a hole in a fibreglass boat always glass/ res the hole to reseal it. Dont just rely on sikafelx water will penertrate and rot the boat out.. even small screw holes. You dont want your nice cat full of root in a couple of years time will end up quiet costly.

[@AndrewStringer-ee1xp]

Good times!

[@samphillipsriviera]

Hi Guys! Funny story, we actually saw your boat anchored off wavebreak (Gold Coast) nearly 2 years ago, at the time my wife was heavily pregnant, expecting our first child, & we were undecided of a name for our little boy. Rio was our front running name at the time & coincidentally we saw your boat whilst we were on ours having a swim. We actually got a photo of my wife (& her belly) in front of your boat 😂. Fast forward nearly two years and our little son, Rio, is our little pride and joy. Crazy to come across your instagram and YT!

[@SailingSVRio]

HI there Sam. What a cool story! And what a cool name! for watching and we're glad our boat was anchored in the right place at the right time. You will have to show us that photo one day!

[@qldsportstours]

Great watch guys ❤ Keep them coming 👍

[@craiggrocott7559]

Awesome vid, thanks for sharing!

[@johnwest9396]

Great episode mate 👍👍

[@quolls2]

I was an electrical marine at Rivera's 😊 home now surfing Byron Bay

[@randy8643]

" Watch your wife do all the work" ex wife you mean😂