In The Dark Everything Looks Closer
How long should you wait before mending things that go wrong at home or on your boat? Does leaving the issue mean potential disaster?
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Failing Equipment in Pirate Waters
We pick our way through the known dangers, sailing close to our buddy boats and alert for pirate activity or any activity which seems unusual.
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What cruising boat should you buy?
What cruising boat should you buy? Is it OK to cross oceans on a Beneteau, or would a bluewater cruiser be better? Do catamarans make good cruising boats, and should you buy new or old?
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Goodbye Marina! Hello Open Sea!
We’re so excited to be off on a new sailing adventure for the first time in two years.
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We Will Never Buy A Cat
Jamie HATES catamarans. Could there ever be a time when we would buy one? Does it all come down to price? What do YOU think?
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Additional lithium battery installation
This additional lithium battery installation would be a boost to the extra pressure from our new freezer while at anchor.
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Should We Sell Our Sailboat?
If someone made us the right offer, would we sell our sailboat, SY Esper? Find out in this week’s Casting Off podcast
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Galley & Heads Renovation and Repair
Every sailor will tell you that when you are preparing to cast off the lines, there is never enough time. So with mostly technical and marine systems to service before we leave, it was a pleasant contrast to watch our galley and head renovation come together.
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How to be brave
“I believe you are the bravest, most courageous cruisers… Any advice on how I can get braver?” Susan King, FTBMate
We’ve got 1500NM to go, but…
And, yes, you heard correctly, the countdown has begun towards our next destination, but where will that be?
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Are You Fit Enough To Live On A Boat?
In this week’s jibber-jabber, we cover (among other things) health and fitness, Liz’s fishing skills, heat exhaustion (or is it just general un-fitness?), dying your hair pink and preparing for a 1500NM sail.
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Hiking Borneo (With a Broken Foot)
Liz got out of bed and gasped in pain, she couldn’t walk. Had she broken her foot?
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The only divers in Sipadan
We had to pinch ourselves when we arrived in Sipadan to discover no-one else there. We will always be grateful for this incredible experience, undoubtedly the highlight of our cruising career so far.
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Casting Off – Followtheboat’s New Podcast Series
[S03E01] We’re so excited to launch our new weekly video podcasts. Podcasts are in our DNA, like all sailors and cruisers we love ’em!
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Kapalai Dive Resort – Scuba Bliss
Finding hotels that were ready for us, or staff who gave an actual toss, turned out to be less than easy…
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