Lombok to Malaysia in 1200 Miles!
It’s been a long, long wait, but we’re thrilled to have started our 1200 NM passage from Lombok to Malaysia. Woohoo!
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Log
The Ship’s Log covers journeys undertaken by sail or canal boat, and includes general posts not covered by the Travel category.
An Earthquake Shook Our Sailboat!
[S04E28] At 06:00 the boat shook and there was the sound of thunder: we had just experienced an earthquake!
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Jamie ducks out, and Liz takes over
Jamie got called back to the UK, so everything went on hold.
The newest episode is up and running, ad-free, just for you.
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What IS This Piece Of Navigation Equipment?
Are there any experienced mariners our there who can tell us what this piece of equipment does?
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We’ve Rebuilt Our Website And Have A Discount For You
We have streamlined our website, so it’s now a fast-loading, easy-to-use thing of beauty. And to celebrate we have a discount code just for you!
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Seven Authentic Reasons Why Your Cruising Dreams Will Fail
Your cruising dreams will fail more easily than you think. Read these seven reasons to find out why…
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What to do while you wait
What to do while you wait for… engine parts? the wind to change? your visas to arrive? the storm to blow over? Has anyone done a study on the amount of time cruisers spend waiting? What do you do while
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Sailing is Horrible (Sometimes)
Sometimes sailing is horrible. You can’t make any headway, there’s no wind and nowhere safe to anchor. We rocked and rolled our way along the northern coast of Lombok. It was a slow, depressing day.
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Sailing West (Along the Sunda Islands)
Get close to nature by sailing west with us along the Sunda islands of Indonesia: untouched jungle, hidden waterfalls, fruit bat heaven! And some rather nice sailing…
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Come and have a chat…
…did you know it takes a bottle of rum a week to keep followtheboat afloat?
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A Rare Glimpse Inside Our Sailboat + Meet Jamie on Zoom!
Liz rashly picked up the new camera, a DJI Pocket 3, to film herself walking from her ‘boffice’ to Jamie’s work station, unintentionally revealing the mess we are currently living in!
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No time to edit YouTube videos!
That’s right, no time to edit Youtube videos… apart from this little one at the end of the year with an update and mini preview of what’s coming next! 2023 has been quite a mixed bag of highlights and lowlights
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No depth-sounder, no autopilot. Who cares? We’re sailing!
We lost our autopilot and depth sounder, but who cares, we’re sailing!
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Crossing Borders on a Boat
We’ve done it in seven minutes and three days. We know people who have been arrested on arrival, and there are some places where you just cannot take your dog…or your firearm.
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Stunning? Or a Hideous Mess?
With the growing heat of the dry period settling in, we set off to explore the volcanic Sunda Islands. And once again, we came across the best and the worst of sailing in this extraordinary part of the world.
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