The Ship’s Log covers journeys undertaken by sail or canal boat, and includes general posts not covered by the Travel category.
A detailed blog post to accompany our YouTube mini-series, “How to Buy a Boat (Parts 1&2)”. We go into great detail about everything we cover in the two hour series. Join FTBMates to unlock the page.
How to Buy a Boat (FTB Mates Only) Read Post »
There are a few restaurants, hotels and homestays on Gili Asahan and its surrounding beaches, but most family-run businesses don’t appear on the usual travel websites. These hidden gems are frequented more by Indonesians in the know than foreign tourists.
Sailing in Paradise (Again) Read Post »
The engine had been knocking for around 1000nm and had played havoc with Jamie’s anxiety. Now we had the chance to identify that problem.
Why Is The Engine Knocking? Read Post »
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This is it, we’ve reached The End. A few months and 2500 miles from Malaysia to Indonesia later, we arrived at our destination, Medana Bay Marina.
We’ve reached THE END! Read Post »
This was just about the most perfect trade wind sailing we have ever had: strong, constant wind and a current on our side in the Flores Sea. Bliss!
Perfect Trade Wind Sailing Read Post »
Was it time to quit? The waves built to over 3m and wind knot speeds reached into the 40’s. We turned off the engine and sailed west…
It was every hackneyed cliché in the book. And it was going to be exactly what we had hoped for in the long journey south across the remotest parts of Sulawesi. But as we have learned over the years, when you’re a sailor, it never quite works out the way you expect…
We Were Spinning 360° Read Post »
The currents we jumped into on our first dive were a swirling whirlpool; we hoped they wouldn’t be so violent as we sailed south…
Fighting currents when diving and sailing! Read Post »
Apart from the weather, continuing knocks and vibrations from our engine were shaping the route and causing delays, so we had to embrace the enforced changes and go with the flow.
Living And Travelling On A Boat You Must Adapt Or Die! Read Post »
We have some exciting developments happening at FTB HQ and we wanted you to be the first to know about them. We want to stay in touch with you and we want to offer you more than just weekly video updates, and we believe our new project is the way forwards, both for us and for you.
Things are changing – please read! Read Post »
The squall hit and the water spout appeared dead ahead. Now down to two and a half knots, worried and panicking, we wondered what next…
Water spouts in paradise | Sailing to the Togean Archipelago Read Post »
We were in Indonesia simply because it had been the first country to open its borders to sailboats on this side of the planet. We now had three choices…
What would you do if you were on a sailboat in a deep lagoon dotted with reefs and your engine stopped dead?
We killed our engine dead Read Post »
Nazar was Millie’s best friend ever, and our dear friend in India. He died far too young and his widow, Zakeena, is now struggling.
Nazar’s widow is struggling, can you help? Read Post »
