Krakatao (aka ‘Krakatau’) has been on our bucket list for a long time. And this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sail there in our own sailboat and anchor in the caldera. Did it live up to expectations?
Enggano – remote and spectacular + Do you know your spinnaker from your gennaker?
“I no longer fly our asymmetrical as I launched the boss off the deck with it one time. Seeing the guy who pays the bills 15 feet in the air is a bit exciting. Now we fly our code zero in all sorts.”
What is the most scary thing about sailing?
“Why would you go out there? Don’t you like Terra Firma? The firmer it is, the less terrified I am, so why do it?”
Six years on, we remember the most dangerous sailing conditions we’ve encountered…
We had up to date charts for the whole area and courtesy flags for all the exciting countries we planned to visit. But the planet had other ideas.
There’s something in the air…
A few days ago, while at anchor, the light was dull and the sun trying to break through the clouds. We couldn’t believe what we were seeing!
Is the world too dangerous to sail?
Do you believe what you read online and see on the news, or do you want to find out for yourself? We bust some of the myths that are constantly being fed to us in the media, alternative media and social media!
