MILLIE TIME
While we anxiously go through our check list of work here in the marina, Millie’s days are taken up with finding the coolest and most comfortable place on the boat.
Log
The Ship’s Log covers journeys undertaken by sail or canal boat, and includes general posts not covered by the Travel category.
CAPTION COMPETITION #1 WINNER ANNOUNCED!
Yes, what started off as a bit of fun has rolled into a regular feature. We worked through more than 200 entries across Patreon, Facebook and Instagram to find the first winner!
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CAPTION COMPETITION #3
Caption this! We’ll send a hand-written postcard to anywhere in the world for our favourite answer!
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MISS UNIVERSE COMES TO THE MARINA!
While Liz was in the UK, Jamie received a call from our friend Ricardo asking him if he would like a job helping out on a catamaran for the afternoon. Initially skeptical, Jamie’s interest piqued when he heard the phrase “Miss Thailand”.
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HOW TO ANCHOR: SIX STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL ANCHORING
These are our six steps to effective and efficient anchoring, learned through practical experience over the 12 years we have been anchoring in all kinds of conditions from Turkey to Thailand. This guide is aimed at beginners and those wishing to gain confidence in anchoring.
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GALE IN THE BOAT YARD!
Moving a sailboat in a gale, is it dangerous? Millie and Jamie didn’t feel safe as SY Esper swung around in her cradle, the hull shuddering with each gust of wind. Sometimes life on the hard is hard!
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THE BLOG IS GETTING BIGGER!
Our subscribers have been growing, so thank you to every one of you for joining us here and being part of the followtheboat family. It’s lovely to have you aboard!
THE BLOG IS GETTING BIGGER! Read Post »
CAPTION COMPETITION #2
Caption this! We’ll send a hand-written postcard to anywhere in the world for our favourite answer!
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RIGGING AND COBRAS, ALL IN A DAY’S WORK!
It is the season for cobras: big ones, little ones and all scary. We’ve seen a few around the marina, and Jai found one in his office. Well, it’s a rigger’s work space, so just imagine those lovely lines coiled up like snakes in there…
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OPERATION “POSTCARDS TO SUPPORTERS” UNDERWAY!
Yes, we’ve hand-written, hand-addressed and hand-stamped what felt like thousands of postcards! These exclusive postcards, designed by Liz, are going all over the world to the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, NZ and even locally to Thailand.
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MILLIE’S HAD ENOUGH OF LIFE ON THE HARD!
Stuck in the condo for a few days, Millie made a break for it and found herself a new boat!
MILLIE’S HAD ENOUGH OF LIFE ON THE HARD! Read Post »
DODGER ON A TRAVEL LIFT!
As the haul-out travel lift came lumbering towards us, it was a lesson in hope, guts and teamwork. The rain poured and the wind howled round the yard, swinging our shiny dodger from the haul-out crane a little more than anyone liked…
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CAPTION COMPETITION #1
We’ll send a hand-written postcard to anywhere in the world for our favourite answer!
CAPTION COMPETITION #1 Read Post »
SOMBAT’S FUND IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! We had such an overwhelming response here, on our social media, YouTube and Patreon, that it is now time to close the fund.
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THEY NEVER TELL YOU ABOUT THE LUGGAGE PROBLEM…
From a windlass last year (which Liz had to dismantle and put into two suitcases for it to fit within airline maximum baggage regulations) to clips, snaps, shackles and winch handles, we’ve been flying back and forth across the globe carrying boatloads of equipment for 14 years.
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