Thailand to Krakatoa!
Desert islands, friendly locals, surfing madness, dolphins, fishing, AIS scare, pirate scare, lightning scares and the biggest scare of them all – Anak Krakatoa!
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Installing lithium batteries and an induction hob
Those new solar panels were delivering loads more power to SY Esper so we made the decision to move to lithium batteries.
It’s something we’ve thought about for a long time…
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And back to Thailand for repairs…
With a broken dodger, a new sail to collect and new batteries to be installed, we hoofed it back to Thailand.
And back to Thailand for repairs… Read Post »
LAST VISIT TO WEST COAST MALAYSIA!
Ahead of us lay storms, lightning, eating sea cockroaches, another flesh-eating wound, being turfed out of Penang, hitting the bottom, breaking the dodger…
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The fastest sail we’ve ever had in Thailand!
When we last left you we had left Krabi Marina with our brand new dodger and were heading south to Malaysia. It was so good to be out on the water again!
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Bring on the squalls!
As the rain came towards us and the speed climbed to 25+kts, we took it straight on the nose.
Bring on the squalls! Read Post »
LIFERAFT SURVIVAL Pt 3: Search and Rescue
Imagine if the unthinkable happens and you have to ABANDON SHIP? What should you do as soon as you are in the liferaft?
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We’re back sailing, woohoo!
Navionics says you can’t access this ‘lake’ surrounded on all sides by mangroves and limestone hills, but there is a way in… Just shows you what a little bit of local knowledge from those that live here can teach you.
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Win a trip on Esper for two!
All the winner has to do is make their way to us, and we’ll do the rest!
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LIFERAFT SURVIVAL Pt 2: How to choose a liferaft
It is very difficult for anyone wearing wet clothes and an inflated lifejacket to board a liferaft from the water, particularly if there is no one else inside to help them. An inflatable step or ramp outside the main opening makes it much easier.
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LIFERAFT SURVIVAL Pt 1: We didn’t know this would happen!
Even in these benign conditions it proved to be a much tougher exercise than we imagined. In a bucking ocean at night it would be nearly impossible, and we would soon run out of energy.
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We’re back in the water!
And since we’re in the water, how about servicing our watermaker and replacing the membranes too?
We’re back in the water! Read Post »
Next passage: west coast of Sumatra to Krakatoa!
Since we will be ready to leave after Christmas, we thought it would be interesting to start early, and begin our adventure via a 2500 mile detour round the west coast of remote Sumatra.
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Sailboat dodger revealed!
All the design and build work is completed, now we’re just waiting for the Sunbrella to be fitted.
Sailboat dodger revealed! Read Post »
Sunset over the mangroves at Krabi Boat Lagoon
Hidden inland and surrounded by mangroves, Krabi Boat Lagoon is about as far away from the “Tourist Thailand” of popular imagination as you can get.
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