Sailing rally pros and cons
We discuss the pros and cons of sailing rallies and mention the only other rally in which we’ve participated. It seems there is a theme, can you guess it?
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Navigating through the North Borneo Dangers
Navigating a sailboat through the North Borneo Dangers calls for concentration and planning in the final day of the rally.
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Medical kit for a sailboat
We discuss what kind of medical kit and first aid knowledge is needed to be a serious cruiser. A kit should contain medications and wound care treatment.
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Fishing and cooking on board our sailboat
This was a feisty barracuda which gave Jamie a run for his money when he took the hook out. But it was worth it for the smiling thank yous we received from our military patrol crew when we gave it to them.
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Storm sailing: squall and lightning tactics
We started off from remote Tambisan on a clear day, but as we neared our destination a squall developed, rapidly turning into a storm with gale force winds.
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Would YOU join a sailboat rally?
We continue the Sabah Rally along Borneo’s northernmost tip with some joyful lightwind sailing. And we answer some of your questions, including who won the rally?
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Our videos are back and we’re going DAILY!
We’re back, and we’ve got two weeks of daily videos coming up. This is the first of 12, so if you want to see them all NOW come and join us on FTBMates for as little as $2 a month…
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Join our live chat Sunday 24th January
We’ll be taking questions on the hoof, so don’t post yours here but join our chat on the day. Click the link and tap the “Set Reminder” bell to ensure you don’t miss the fun…
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Good News: a Competition! Bad news: 2020 Sucked
In this last episode of the year, we want your feedback, give some love to our supporters, explain why we’re taking this break, and roll out a new competition for everyone.
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Do you know about FTB’s Rum Fund?
Do you know about FTB’s Rum Fund? Did you know that it takes at least one bottle of rum (each!) to produce one video? That’s a lot of rum…
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Sipidan – the world’s #1 dive spot!
The island was ‘discovered’ by Jacques Cousteau on his way back from the Great Barrier Reef, when SY Calypso turned a quick two day stop 50 years ago into a six week dive fest.
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Bajau Laut – getting to know the sea gypsies of Sabah
The Bajau Laut are stateless people, tolerated by Sabah and some of the Philippine islands but with no access to education or healthcare. It’s a simple life of fishing and bartering, and the people (despite how little they have in terms of ‘first world’ materialism) are a close and seemingly happy community.
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Pesky pirates and Mabul Island diving
OK yes, so “better than the Great Barrier Reef” is a big claim. But one of our Aussie friends on the rally said he’d never seen better diving, even in Australia…
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5 Reasons To Sail Around The World
Starting with a fun evening meeting local people, then venturing to the Blue Ring to dive and coping with engine issues, this episode lists our compelling reasons for sailing around the world.
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Mud volcano and flying the Code Zero
We left Lahad Datu, the rally boats stuffed to their gunwales with guests who were joining us for a party at Silam, our next destination. But before that we just had to visit the local mud volcano…
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