Oh my god you two are brilliant. It is strange having read this ‘chapter’ of your life and knowing that much about such a brave and loved up couple. Thank you for sharing the stories.
Chief Investigator
Marulu – The Lililwan Project
One of the world’s greatest adventures – Following Flinders wake around Australia – 9,000 nautical miles across six climatic zones. Jack and Jude have been exploring Earth for more than 40 years and in Two’s a Crew they search their homeland of Australia wanting to compare today’s world with what they had seen on previous travels. Their homemade yacht takes them through crocodile infested waters to some of the world’s oldest rock paintings, into pristine coral atolls, and through Hell’s Gates itself.Anyone interested in adventure, and love surviving four decades of dueling with death, will enjoy Two’s a Crew.
Two’s a Crew
Our journey begins at an easy pace reliving memories from their earliest sailing days. Then it explodes into action when exploring Flinders Island in Bass Strait where Jack and Jude visit Black Man’s Houses, the final resting place for Tasmanian Aborigines. They then do the unexpected by walking 40 km along a rainforest railroad to investigate 100 years of mine pollution of the King River.Exposing environmental disasters to help Earth will always be a major focus, but it’s back to action when they take on the Great Australian Bight to explore the remote Recherche Archipelago. Then again when they fight for their lives sailing across the Great Southern Ocean.
Where Wild Winds Blow
The simplest and best ideas complied from building, maintaining and managing vessels for forty years. In Jude’s unique style, illustrated with over 200 photographs, diagrams.
As Cap’n Jack says, “Best take her word, she’s the one keeping Banyandah in top shape.”
Back in 1970, when they first began building Banyandah, finding good ideas and ways to do boatie things was more difficult than actually doing the work.
“If we could see it, we could build it. And one book we treasured was Alan Lucas’ Just Cruising filled with simple ideas well illustrated.”
Practical Boat Bits and Tips
We take our cameras deep into the Kimberley to search for the oldest known rock art. You will explore the most unique coral reef with the biggest tidal range on the planet – Rowley Shoals, 200 miles to sea from Broome. Climb Mount Misery amongst the harsh compelling beauty of Port Davey in the bleak southwest corner of Tasmania. And of course there are whales close up, plenty of action catching big fish, plus a wonderful interlude becalmed in the Great Southern Ocean.
Running time: 85 minutes ~ Preview Two’s a Crew
Two’s a Crew $12
Four adventures in Tasmania featuring a trek along the historic King River railroad where Jack and Jude document 100 years of pollution from Australia’s oldest mine. Followed by a scenically wonderful voyage up the fabulous Gordon River aboard Stormbreaker. Then a segment of living history inside Kelly Basin where in 1900 a railroad was hacked out of virgin rainforest. The fourth episode, a three day assault on one of Tasmania’s toughest peaks. No trails across a myriad of streams to the top of Mount Sorell. Running time: 120 min.
Macquarie Harbour $10
Take an autumn sail around the two gulfs of South Australia, featuring a wander through the famous Joseph Banks Archipelago. Plenty of wildlife and wild weather. From Adelaide through many of the anchorages to Port Lincoln and the Joseph Banks Group back to Adelaide.
Running time: 64 minutes
South Australia Holiday $10
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