Next time you turn the tap on for a glass of water, to have a bath or make a coffee, enjoy the ease of that simple act. In our latest episode we explain why it can take us over two hours to do the same.
Checking in is easy in Ao Chalong, with harbour master, customs and immigration in three rooms next to each other. The whole process took 15 minutes, considerably faster than finding water.
Water, Water Everywhere Read Post »
Earlier this afternoon I had to relay a medical emergency on the VHF because no one responded to the initial call-out.
Medical emergency ignored on VHF Read Post »
The lovely thing about cruising is that planning usually turns out to be of little use.
Dom Degnon Sailing Quote Read Post »
One of the ‘perks’ of publishing our adventures online is reading and responding to the feedback we get. From youtube comments to emails, we love reading what people have to say, not just about our website but about themselves too. In the last week we received two heart-warming communications from two kind Americans.
The overwhelming kindness of strangers Read Post »
If you would like to know which is Liz’s favourite anchorage, what superpower she has always wanted to have and where she would like to be right now, you’ll need to catch the video…
Sailors Interviews #07 | Liz Cleere Read Post »
We came across a number of restaurants and bars, but for once had to pass them by because we needed to shoot as much footage as possible before driving back to Essex. There were marquees packed with everything you never thought you needed in the galley, alongside fantastic bits of gleaming machinery for engines and decks. The atmosphere was buzzy. Exhibitors shiny with anticipation and visitors wide-eyed with the intent to buy.
FTB Extra #07 | FTB’s take on the Southampton Boat Show Read Post »
We make it to the southern entrance of Phiphi and are horrified to find this once peaceful anchorage packed with dive boats, long tails, day trippers, super yachts, hundreds of private mooring buoys and not forgetting mini booze cruises (cut to bob’s booze cruise).
FTB Sailing Log #09 | Culture shocks and sliced fishing lines – Ko Rok to Phi Phi Read Post »
This is a new one for us, a sailing interview with a non-sailor! In actual fact Jia, manager of PSS Shipyard, does own his own (motor) boat but he rarely gets the chance to go out in it.
FTB Sailing Interview #06 | Jia of PSS Shipyard | Thailand Read Post »
The archipelago of Ko Rok Nai and Ko Rok Yai is the mother of all those deserted-white-sand-palm-fringed beaches you see in travel brochures and on postcards. The place is a cliché, except that it isn’t. It’s real and golden and joyous and quiet and infused with peace.
Sailing from the Butangs to Ko Rok Read Post »
hark, now hear the sailors cry, smell the sea, and feel the sky let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic…
Van Morrison Sailing Quote Read Post »
Liz and her mum Dorothy on a summer’s stroll to the sea via Rye Harbour
Summer Walk To Rye Harbour Read Post »
Koh Rok is one of two islands marked as a Marine Park, based just off Koh Lanta. The two provided a channel for boats to anchor when on passage between Langkawi and Phuket.
Liz On The Beach At Koh Rok Read Post »
The sooner we learn to be jointly responsible, the easier the sailing will be.
Ella Maillart Sailing Quote Read Post »
We catch up with Lorraine and Marco Hoff of s/y Pension Games on a bright, blustery afternoon in Brighton Marina, UK. They live aboard their Oyster 406 and we chat to them about Marco’s stature, Bora Bora, not being able to see live music, the eighties…and cats.
FTB Sailing Interview #05 | Lorraine and Marco Hoff | s/y Pension Games Read Post »
Having decided roughly in which direction to head in order to get to Phuket, we weigh anchor from Ko Lipe on a hot morning. Since the boat is pointing into the wind whilst tied to the mooring we get the mizzen and the mainsail out and, before we know it, we’re sailing for the first time in what seems like an age and a half.
FTB Sailing Log #07 | Sailing from Ko Lipe to Butang Thailand Read Post »
