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Hold it Steady: Capes, Cruises, and Capsizes

Hold it Steady: Capes, Cruises, and Capsizes

Small Craft Tasmania's Mat Conboy on SCAMPs, Com-Pacs and making trailersailing videos smack in the middle of the Roaring Forties.

Dec 04, 2024
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Not too long ago we stumbled upon videos from Mat and Jo Conboy and their Small Craft Tasmania YouTube channel. Not only were they thoroughly professional productions of small-boat specific content, their videos epitomized the small-boat lifestyle—camping, cruising, and wringing out popular dinghies and minicruisers. They also regularly test gear and products suitable for trailersailors.

We’ve since posted many of their videos here at SCA, but we wanted to know more about them and their channel and also to get Mat’s thoughts on the various boats and gear they’ve tested. What follows is our exclusive interview. —Eds


Mat, Jo and Billie in 'Scuppers'

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