This is the second in our series of articles about SY Esper’s complete refit in Thailand for Sailing Today magazine. The interior of SY Esper, our Oyster 435, took a beating when the saloon hatch broke open during a storm in the Indian Ocean, but the veneer had been steadily deteriorating for some time before that.
Sailboat Refit Part 1: Interior Read Post »
What will you do with the bird shit? Who cares what you call it, why not a “Boaty Brolly?” We answer your questions…
What does a job like this cost in Thailand? And how long did it take? Where do you put your removable dodger? Will we have windows, and if so where should they go? Why is the helmsman still not under cover?
“What about the bird poo?” Dodger Q&A Part 2 Read Post »
RABIES! A word guaranteed to strike terror into the hearts of everyone. So when Millie got bitten and fell ill, and in turn bit Jamie, we let the full horror of the situation sink in, then shot off to the hospital…
RABIES – PIRATES – DODGER Pt 3 Read Post »
So, if you fancy yourself in an FTB t-shirt, or like the idea of drinking a cuppa tea from an FTB mug, head over to the store and use this code…We love coming up with new ideas for products, so if you have any suggestions of what you’d like to see in our shop, drop them in the commentsa below.
DISCOUNT CODE FOR FOLLOWTHEBOAT SHOP! Read Post »
Should we raise the boom to get more space in the cockpit? Will we add hand rails? How about lighting? How removable is our removable dodger? And where is Liz going to put the glitter ball…
Building a hard dodger for a sailboat – Q&A Part 1 Read Post »
BUILDING A HARD DODGER FROM SCRATCH Pt 2: All was going well until ‘Big Boss’ decided the design looked skewiff. So off with the forward struts and back to the drawing board. It’s going to be a long process!
Building a hard dodger Part 2 Read Post »
FOLLOWTHEBOAT IN YACHTING MONTHLY! If you weren’t able to pick up a copy of Yachting Monthly earlier this year, you probably missed our article all about the astonishing Anamabas…
FOLLOWTHEBOAT IN YACHTING MONTHLY Read Post »
Building a hard dodger from scratch is no easy task, but finally crunch day arrived and we had to get started on our mini boat refit. So, after a few false starts, we began working on a template with our carpenters.
Building a hard dodger Part 1 Read Post »
The image was taken from the KLCC park, next to the Petronas Towers. If you’ve been there, you’ll know how beautiful the gardens are and how well they are maintained. We loved walking through them. But the biggest surprise for us was just how gleaming and spectacular the tower are, much more beautiful than most of the over-saturated pics we’d seen on postcards and the web.
SO THIS IS WHERE WE WERE… AND WHY WE WERE THERE! Read Post »
1. Does living on a boat get old? 2. How to dress in muslim countries 3. Five reasons to go solo sailing 4. Are sailing channels selling out? 5. Catamaran v monohull. Which is best? 6. How to dump trash on a boat
ANOTHER SIX SAILING & CRUISING QUESTIONS ANSWERED! Read Post »
Can you guess where we are (easy!)… but can you guess WHY we are here?
CAN YOU GUESS WHERE WE ARE? Read Post »
It’s about time we shared some of the joys of sailing with you. In this passage, we day-hopped with some of the best winds we’ve ever had from Malaysia to Thailand. Sit back, enjoy the ride and take in the views, it was AWESOME!
SAILING 200 MILES FROM MALAYSIA TO THAILAND IN 15 MINUTES! Read Post »
“You both seem like a couple of hoity-toity rich people who, if given a million dollars in cash, would complain they weren’t new bills…” Ah the joy of having a sailing channel, it’s money for old rope, isn’t it? And people appreciate all that hard work, don’t they? We explain what it is really like to have a YouTube sailing channel.
5 Reasons NOT To Start A Sailing YouTube Channel! Read Post »
So while we sat in the heat awaiting delivery of a new alternator to battery charger, we got to grips with a few jobs like tackling that diesel leak and picking up a new solar panel. The wait wasn’t too long, and we got on our way within a week. Only to be thwarted by the furling gear for our genoa which chose this moment to get stuck.
CHARGER FAIL, DIESEL LEAK, GENOA JAM… THAT’S BOATS! Read Post »
Do You Drink And Sail? Eight Essential Cheap Items For Your Boat! Sailing With Pets! When Should You Quit The Liveaboard Cruising Life? The Truth About Boat Refits! Are Liveaboard Cruisers Tourists?
SIX MORE SAILING QUESTIONS ANSWERED! Read Post »
