The only difference between this tropical island and a boat is that it’s permanently moored. Yes, it has trees (we have masts!) And there are monitor lizards. But let’s not get too picky about it…
What to do when you lose steerage on a sailboat? Carry on to paradise!
We were all set to leave Batavia Marina, but when Jamie engaged reverse we lost all steering and drifted out towards the other boats around us!
Test satellite phone blog post
This is a test post from our satphone. It’s a new feature we’re calling FTBLIVE where we post an image, live from our satphone, to our blog. It is automatically forwarded to the followtheboat Facebook page. Feel free to comment on this or ignore it.
How to install a boat fridge
Our old Danfoss compressor system came with SY Esper when we bought her, and was probably installed at the time of build in 1989! To be honest, it had become a rusting heap of shit.
Has Jakarta outgrown itself?
It’s polluted, noisy, over-crowded, the traffic is appalling and it’s sinking: is there anything to like about Jakarta? We think so!
There’s something HORRIBLE in the water!
Illegal fishing. A sloppy-choppy swell. Chattering-clattering coming from our prop. Something really horrible in the water! What’s wrong with the Java Sea?
