All FTB Blog Posts | followtheboat

Below you will find all our blog posts for every year we have been writing them. Each year is an expandable list. Simply click on a year to reveal all the blog posts for that date.

October 10th - The island that thinks it’s a sailboat…
October 3rd - What to do when you lose steerage on a sailboat? Carry on to paradise!
October 1st - Test satellite phone blog post
September 26th - How to install a boat fridge
September 19th - Has Jakarta outgrown itself?
September 12th - There’s something HORRIBLE in the water!
September 5th - Krakatoa Pt 2 – “Walking on the moon”
August 15th - Krakatoa Pt 1: What’s top of your bucket list?
August 8th - Enggano – remote and spectacular + Do you know your spinnaker from your gennaker?
August 1st - What is the most scary thing about sailing?
July 28th - Six years on, we remember the most dangerous sailing conditions we’ve encountered…
July 27th - There’s something in the air…
July 25th - Is the world too dangerous to sail?
July 21st - NEWSFLASH!!📣 We’re excited to announce our new partnership with YBW.COM!
July 21st - What would you do with a storm ahead, confused swell and no safe anchorage?
July 21st - No diesel, no cash. Oh no!
July 21st - We were told this is the best surf destination in the world…
July 21st - How does Millie cope when SY Esper’s heeling?
June 20th - We met the oldest tattooed tribe in the world…
June 15th - Crossing the border by sailboat
June 13th - We’ve arrived in the surf zone + Free FTB mug giveaway!
June 12th - Millie goes swimming – our most successful video on YouTube!
June 9th - How to use satellite images and apps to navigate
June 6th - Our charts are OUT, they’re taking us overland!
June 6th - What are YOUR top 5 YouTube sailing channels?
June 5th - What tickles your fancy?
June 2nd - Are YouTube sailing channels destroying the world?
May 30th - WE CROSSED THE EQUATOR!
May 26th - Is it ever OK to pay a Bribe?
May 23rd - When two become one
May 21st - AIS or RADAR: which one MUST you have?
May 19th - We’re back!
May 18th - This is Sumatra, but are those pirates or fishermen?
May 14th - 5 ways to beat seasickness!
May 10th - Hello Sabang, Indonesia!
May 3rd - To Sumatra, at last!
April 26th - Thailand to Krakatoa!
March 15th - Installing lithium batteries and an induction hob
March 1st - And back to Thailand for repairs…
January 13th - LAST VISIT TO WEST COAST MALAYSIA!

December 13th - The fastest sail we’ve ever had in Thailand!
November 3rd - Bring on the squalls!
November 3rd - LIFERAFT SURVIVAL Pt 3: Search and Rescue
November 3rd - We’re back sailing, woohoo!
November 3rd - Win a trip on Esper for two!
November 3rd - LIFERAFT SURVIVAL Pt 2: How to choose a liferaft
November 3rd - LIFERAFT SURVIVAL Pt 1: We didn’t know this would happen!
October 6th - We’re back in the water!
October 5th - Next passage: west coast of Sumatra to Krakatoa!
October 5th - Sailboat dodger revealed!
October 4th - Sunset over the mangroves at Krabi Boat Lagoon
October 4th - Which of these boats could you live on?
September 29th - What’s a Dogger? A Cromarty? And would a German Bight mean Rockall to you?
September 25th - A cock and bull story
August 30th - WE NEED YOUR HELP!
August 29th - HOW TO INSPECT YOUR RIGGING
August 24th - SAILBOAT DODGER FAIL!
August 20th - CAPTION COMPETITION #2 WINNER!
August 17th - CAPTION COMPETITION #4
August 16th - REPLACING FIVE SEACOCKS & HAULING OUT AGAIN…
August 15th - WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BOAT IN A HURRICANE? – YOUR COMMENTS ANSWERED!
August 11th - FOLLOWTHEBOAT IS SECURE (AND IT LOADS FASTER)
August 11th - MILLIE DREAMS OF SAILING AWAY
August 9th - PREPARING A BOAT FOR HURRICANE SAILING
August 6th - WHEN SHOULD YOU ABANDON SHIP? THIS COUPLE DID JUST THAT
August 5th - MILLIE TIME
August 3rd - CAPTION COMPETITION #1 WINNER ANNOUNCED!
August 3rd - CAPTION COMPETITION #3
August 2nd - MISS UNIVERSE COMES TO THE MARINA!
July 27th - HOW TO ANCHOR: SIX STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL ANCHORING
July 26th - GALE IN THE BOAT YARD!
July 22nd - THE BLOG IS GETTING BIGGER!
July 22nd - CAPTION COMPETITION #2
July 22nd - RIGGING AND COBRAS, ALL IN A DAY’S WORK!
July 15th - OPERATION “POSTCARDS TO SUPPORTERS” UNDERWAY!
July 13th - MILLIE’S HAD ENOUGH OF LIFE ON THE HARD!
July 13th - SHOULD WE RE-RIG THE BOAT?
July 7th - DODGER ON A TRAVEL LIFT!
July 6th - WE WENT TO HAT YAI FOR THE DAY!
July 6th - CAPTION COMPETITION #1
July 4th - SOMBAT’S FUND IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS!
July 1st - THEY NEVER TELL YOU ABOUT THE LUGGAGE PROBLEM…
June 30th - DIESEL LEAKS – DON’T YOU JUST LOVE JOBS LIKE THESE?
June 25th - OUR WONDERFUL ELECTRICIAN IS CRITICALLY ILL IN HOSPITAL
June 24th - SAILBOAT SUNSET: THIS IS WHY WE DO IT!
June 21st - WE WENT SHOPPING AND BOUGHT A NEW ANCHOR!
June 16th - SAILBOAT REFIT Pt 5: CONCLUSION & COSTS
June 16th - HOW TO USE BUTYL TAPE TO SEAL DECK FITTINGS ON A SAILBOAT
June 15th - WOULD YOU BUY AN OLD SAILBOAT AND DO IT UP?
June 9th - FITTING A RAIN CATCHER & DODGER UPDATE!
June 9th - SAILBOAT REFIT Pt 4: ELECTRICS & ELECTRONICS
June 4th - 4K MAVIC PRO FLY-BY IN THE MANGROVES AT KRABI BOAT LAGOON MARINA
June 3rd - WE’VE EXTENDED THE SHOP DISCOUNT FOR ANOTHER MONTH!
June 3rd - SAILBOAT REFIT Pt 3: HULL & MACHINE SHOP
June 2nd - WE’RE GROWING ON YOUTUBE!
June 2nd - WOODEN CLASSIC OR ULTRA MODERN SUPERYACHT? WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
June 1st - HAULING OUT OUR SAILBOAT IN A THAI HEATWAVE!
May 27th - SAILBOAT REFIT Pt 2: DECK
May 26th - PREPARING TO SAIL TO ALASKA VIA JAPAN – Q&A
May 26th - IT HASN’T ALL BEEN PLAIN SAILING
May 26th - EMERGENCY TRIP TO KL!
May 18th - SAILBOAT REFIT Pt 1: INTERIOR
May 18th - CAN YOU WORK OUT WHERE WE’VE BEEN SHOPPING?
May 17th - “WHAT ABOUT THE BIRD POO”? – DODGER Q&A 2
May 17th - RABIES – PIRATES – DODGER Pt 3
May 13th - DISCOUNT CODE FOR FOLLOWTHEBOAT SHOP!
May 11th - BUILDING A HARD DODGER – Q&A 1
May 10th - BUILDING A HARD DODGER Pt 2
May 8th - FOLLOWTHEBOAT IN YACHTING MONTHLY
May 3rd - BUILDING A HARD DODGER Pt 1
May 1st - SO THIS IS WHERE WE WERE… AND WHY WE WERE THERE!
April 30th - ANOTHER SIX SAILING & CRUISING QUESTIONS ANSWERED!
April 26th - CAN YOU GUESS WHERE WE ARE?
April 26th - SAILING 200 MILES FROM MALAYSIA TO THAILAND IN 15 MINUTES!
April 20th - 5 Reasons NOT To Start A Sailing YouTube Channel!
April 19th - CHARGER FAIL, DIESEL LEAK, GENOA JAM… THAT’S BOATS!
April 18th - REMOVING OUR NEW COCKPIT ‘SHED’!
April 18th - A TOUR OF KRABI BOAT LAGOON MARINA
April 16th - SIX MORE SAILING QUESTIONS ANSWERED!
April 15th - สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์ HAPPY SONGKRAN (THAI NEW YEAR) KRABI 2018!
April 15th - SY ESPER HAS HER FIRST VALUATION SURVEY IN 14 YEARS!
April 14th - SAILBOAT CAUGHT IN A FISHING NET!
April 14th - HOW TO PREPARE YOUR BOAT FOR AN OCEAN PASSAGE
April 14th - THE LONGEST NIGHT SAIL OF OUR LIVES!
March 24th - HOW TO PASSAGE PLAN THROUGH PIRATES & TYPHOONS!
March 22nd - CLOSE ENCOUNTERS IN SINGAPORE’S SHIPPING LANES!
March 21st - OUR NEW DODGER GETS UNDERWAY!
March 19th - RUNNING AWAY FROM SQUALLS!
March 18th - WHEN TROPICAL INFECTIONS BECOME DANGEROUS!
March 9th - 5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY A BOAT!
March 4th - HOW WE NAVIGATE THROUGH REEFS AND THE APPS WE USE
March 4th - WE’RE GOING TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST VIA JAPAN!
March 4th - WHICH WAY’S WEST?
February 23rd - SHOP DISCOUNT CODE FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY!
February 23rd - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SAILING WITH FOLLOWTHEBOAT!
February 23rd - DON’T GO CHASING WATERFALLS!
February 23rd - 5 REASONS NOT TO BUY A BOAT!
February 15th - We are the first sailboat this village has ever seen!
February 12th - Would you build a resort hotel here?
February 11th - When the charts don’t work!
February 11th - The full Moonrock Bay episode!
February 10th - This is why we sail…
February 10th - Our Anambas adventure published in Yachting Monthly!

December 10th - We’re going live today (we really are)! Ask us anything…
December 3rd - Christmas Gifts! New Products! Promo Code – HURRY!
November 14th - Followtheboat in the Anambas
August 26th - We’re going live again!
August 21st - Here’s the link for the live broadcast
August 19th - We’re going live!
August 5th - Does living on a boat get old… and other questions answered
March 30th - SIX QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN SIX DAYS!
March 30th - How to find your own island paradise in Thailand
March 2nd - SAILBOAT REFIT: INTRODUCTION
February 28th - The perfect Thai island that you’ve probably never heard of
January 16th - Searching for Thailand’s hidden islands

December 21st - A sailor’s guide to celebrating Christmas at sea
December 18th - How climate change is affecting long-term travellers
December 15th - Don’t be a wanchor
November 27th - How to sail the world for 10 years and stay (relatively) sane
November 6th - Are you a disrespectful traveller?
October 22nd - We lost our cat overboard!
October 16th - How to survive a tsunami at sea in Southeast Asia
October 10th - How we became ocean cruisers
September 18th - The benefits of sailing into stormy waters
September 12th - How to visit James Bond Island – and avoid the crowds
September 8th - Sailing Log #31 | Liz leaves Jamie!
August 19th - Boat Refit: One year in two minutes
August 12th - The Sailing Rode – followtheboat interview
August 11th - Slow Motion Sailing – GoPro 120fps
August 7th - Wanderlust – How to paddle through a Thai cave and come out the other side
August 4th - Sailing Log #29 | Flopper stopper failure – Thailand
July 24th - Wanderlust – finding secret sunsets
July 22nd - Sailing Log #28 | Fast sailing! – Engine overheating – Ghosts!
July 18th - Diesel or hybrid engine on a boat – repowering considerations
July 18th - Our youtube channel hits 10,000 subscribers
July 10th - Wanderlust – why a sense of community is vital on a long-term sailing trip
May 16th - Grab yourself a followtheboat t-shirt!
March 24th - Engine seized! Sailing in paradise…
February 12th - Crash repairs, gales, fuel leaks… and some fishing

December 19th - To celebrate 2015, we are giving away Esper T shirts!
December 19th - Sailing Koh Lanta
December 19th - Groundhog Day: Back to PSS Ship yard for repairs
December 18th - Big Fish Little Fish–fishing in Thailand
December 18th - Beach life in paradise–diving Koh Ha
December 18th - The Accident Part 2
December 15th - Liz’s Regular Column For Wanderlust
December 15th - Ubiquitous Sergeant Fish
October 25th - Esper rammed and an American comes to the rescue!
October 25th - Followthebeat – all our music in one place
October 25th - DL Sounds – ‘Get those vibes’
October 25th - John F Kennedy Sailing Quote
October 11th - Electrical storms and cocktails
October 1st - Ramprasad – The End Of A Legend
September 27th - Water, Water Everywhere
September 26th - The Fisherman – ‘Swimming With The Sharks’
September 24th - Medical emergency ignored on VHF
September 22nd - Hull-scraping isn’t so bad when the water’s this warm and clear
September 21st - Dom Degnon Sailing Quote
September 21st - Fishing’s better with help
September 20th - The overwhelming kindness of strangers
September 16th - Sailors Interviews #07 | Liz Cleere
September 16th - Facebook update – don’t throw your cans in the sea
September 15th - FTB Extra #07 | FTB’s take on the Southampton Boat Show
September 15th - Jamie’s on his way now, and I’ll be there soon. Thailand, we’re coming home
September 15th - We went to the Southampton Boat Show
September 15th - Our Patreon page is full of presents
September 6th - FTB Sailing Log #09 | Culture shocks and sliced fishing lines – Ko Rok to Phi Phi
September 5th - Adam Thomas – ‘Loving You, I’m Alive’
September 3rd - Missing our Millie and the watery life. Not long now
August 23rd - FTB Sailing Interview #06 | Jia of PSS Shipyard | Thailand
August 16th - Sailing from the Butangs to Ko Rok
August 13th - Facebook update – Millie looks after Esper in our absence
August 13th - Van Morrison Sailing Quote
August 13th - Summer Walk To Rye Harbour
August 13th - Storm-dodging in the Andaman Sea
August 12th - Is it fish for supper?
August 9th - Steve Tack – ‘The Arrival’
August 9th - Liz on the beach at Ko Rok
August 9th - Ella Maillart Sailing Quote
August 9th - FTB Sailing Interview #05 | Lorraine and Marco Hoff | s/y Pension Games
August 5th - Facebook update – Rye Maritime Festival
August 2nd - FTB Sailing Log #07 | Sailing from Ko Lipe to Butang Thailand
July 27th - FTB Sailing Interview #04 | Diana Neggo | s/y The Doctor
July 27th - George Matthew Adams Sailing Quote
July 27th - Sunrise over Adang
July 19th - Jahzzar – ‘Storm’
July 19th - FTB Sailing Log #06 | Becoming a trash hero
July 13th - Xenophobia On The Increase?
July 13th - FTB Sailing Interview #03 | Matt Matson | s/y Aventura
July 12th - Land in sight aboard sy Esper. Andaman Sea, Southern Thailand.#thailand #followtheboat #adventure #sailingadventure #sailingboat #sailing #travel #yachtlife #boatlife #boat #cloudscape #cloud #sunrise
July 11th - Facebook update – liz video
July 11th - How to eat a fish without using your hands. Tip: bite its head off first…#cats #catsonboats #cat #boatcat #sailing #travel #followtheboat #fish #fishinglife #fishing #followtheboat
July 10th - test fb
July 10th - Rataxes – Hear Me Out [No Vocal Edit]
July 10th - It's peaceful among the fishing boats, off the track, on Langkawi's southern coast. #langkawi #malaysia #coastline #coast #fishingboat #fishinglife #seaside #sea #andamansea #sailingadventure #sailinglife #sailing #peace
July 10th - Why am I getting all these posts from followtheboat?
July 9th - Test heading
July 9th - test
July 5th - Loving Langkawi: Part 2
July 3rd - Demo: Thought For The Day
July 1st - Esper at anchor, Ko Lipe
June 28th - Vadodora Chill Mix
June 27th - Half way to our next target
June 23rd - Loving Langkawi: Part 1
June 12th - Sailing interview #1: American McGee
June 10th - A bit of wind in the Andaman Sea off the coast of Thailand.#Thailand #sailing #sailingadventure #sailingboat #yachtlife #yacht #clouds #cloudscape #followtheboat
June 7th - Boat Maintenance: Problems In Paradise
May 26th - How to check for skin cancer
May 24th - How to enjoy a tropical island paradise: Ko Lipe
May 10th - Leaving Langkawi – Esper’s First Sail + Interior Shots
May 1st - How to mount your solar panels on the pushpit
April 29th - Top 10 things to do in Georgetown, Penang
April 26th - Chemicals and culture: 48 hours in Georgetown, Penang
April 23rd - FTB People: Nazar 72
April 14th - Become a followtheboat video legend!
April 12th - Followtheboat joins Patreon
March 29th - Esper – Post Refit First Look
March 1st - Esper Refit 53-55 – Esper Launches!
February 8th - Fishing On A Thai Squid Boat
February 8th - Esper Refit 50-52 – one year in the yard! Portabote improvements; interior carpentry
January 11th - Can I leave my boat to be refitted in my absence?
January 11th - Esper Refit 47-49 – festivities; rudder design; more carpentry

December 22nd - Esper Refit 46 – Christmas Special
December 14th - Esper Refit 45 – tent down, masts up, davits on
December 9th - Esper Refit 43-44 – Totem’s fund raiser; bow roller installed
November 29th - Penang’s Chemical Brother
November 25th - Esper Refit 41-42 – welding rodents; bow roller; Millie in hospital
November 14th - Esper Refit 40 – pushpit extension; buat ordination; loi kathrong
November 6th - Esper Refit 39 – Totem crew take over; life in the boatyard
October 26th - Esper Refit 38 – swim platform brackets; installing the rudder
October 23rd - Esper Refit 37 – how to bed a genoa track with butyl tape; rudder doesn’t fit
October 12th - Esper Refit 36 – basic boat wiring schematic; Maxprop grease nipple; torlon cutlass bearing
October 5th - Esper Refit 35 – PSS Dripless Seal; LED Dimmer
October 2nd - Esper Refit 34 – bedding deck fittings with butyl tape
September 21st - Esper Refit 33 – boat catches fire; redrilling deck fittings;
September 14th - Esper Refit 32 – welding and polishing swim platform
September 7th - Esper Refit 31 – shaft crevice corrosion
August 31st - Esper Refit 30 – boat led lights
August 25th - Esper Refit 6 Month Round-up
August 22nd - Problems With Marine Anchor Swivels
August 16th - Liz’s Revamped Travel Writing Website
August 10th - Esper Refit 25 – teak toe rail; rubbing strake
August 2nd - Esper Refit 24 – saloon table with incorporated coffee table
July 23rd - Esper Refit 23 – carpenters finish trim; teak-lid deck boxes
July 20th - Esper Refit 22 – Waldringfield boatyard special; the painter returns
July 9th - Esper Refit 21 – Awlcraft ‘Snow White’ painted on the deck
June 24th - Esper Refit 20 – West System 410 Microlight for osmosis
June 18th - Esper Refit 19 – painting topside with Awlgrip’s Awlcraft
June 8th - Esper Refit 18 – osmosis treatment with biaxial fibreglass
June 1st - Esper Refit 17 – stainless companionway ladder
May 24th - Esper Refit 16 – teak cockpit with grey caulking
May 18th - Esper Refit 15 – varnishing teak floorboards with polyurethane
May 15th - Esper Refit 14 – Awlgrip 545; faring complete; Wilson Art laminate
May 10th - Esper Refit 13 – epoxy mixed with microballoon; Thea launch
May 6th - A Magical Birthday Tour Of Ko Lipe
April 27th - Esper Refit 12 – engine respray; bending teak toe rail; faring the deck
April 20th - Esper Refit 10-11 – polishing deck fittings; answering questions in Ko Lanta
April 13th - When Family Portraits Go Wrong
April 5th - Esper Refit 9 – painting with Awlgrip primer; reforming the cabin
March 30th - Esper Refit 8 – holes in deck; galley is tomato orange
March 23rd - Esper Refit 7 – the E Team; first coat of primer
March 17th - Launching Maggie Drum – Thai Style!
March 16th - Esper Refit 6 – removing a dorade vent; white vine veneer
March 9th - Esper Refit Week 5
March 2nd - Esper Refit 4 – tent up; filling in a portlight
February 23rd - Esper Refit 3 – removing deck fittings; interior mood boards
February 16th - Esper Refit 2 – removing the mizzen and main masts
February 9th - Esper Refit 1 – an introduction to our boat refit
January 25th - A New Year, A New Host, A New Boat?

December 8th - Satun, Thailand – Photos From Our Next Home?
December 7th - Galvanising Our Anchor And Chain
December 3rd - Our First Magazine Cover!
November 24th - A Brief Introduction To Langkawi
September 10th - A Deafening Silence
September 6th - The Subwoofer Stories – Part 1
July 16th - Followtheboat Has Gone Responsive
July 11th - 13 Stupid Things Landlubbers Say
July 10th - Finally, ‘Quest’ Crew Murderers Are Brought To Justice
July 10th - Not One But Two Top Ten Images
June 20th - Hand-steering 1350 miles from Maldives To Malaysia
May 25th - Interview with Japan Camera Hunter
May 24th - Fair Winds, Jumpa Lagi!
May 20th - Corruption Among Agents In The Maldives
May 17th - Worse Things Happen At Sea
April 22nd - Our Last Taste Of Paradise
April 21st - The ‘New’ Maldives
April 20th - Minimal Project
April 19th - Rannalhi (Andaarum Resort)
April 18th - Prop(er) Problems In Vellasaru
April 17th - 100% cok: how to survive on Thilafushi Island
April 16th - Hauling Out In Gulf Craft
April 9th - A Bad Case Of The Pox
March 29th - All Hail The Hero
March 21st - Dining On The Cheap
March 14th - Our Own Private Hideaway
March 8th - The Beaches of Uligamu (Photo Slideshow)
March 5th - From India To The Maldives
February 26th - The Complete Guide For Liveaboards In South India
February 19th - Good Days, Bad Days – It’s All Relative
January 8th - Black Dog – A Real Indian Scotch Whisky?

December 18th - Can I have a case, please? Wine tasting in Cochin
November 30th - Millie The Cat In The News
November 14th - Rogan Art – The Kathri Suma Family of Gujarat
November 5th - Winner of The Guardian’s Monthly Travel Photography Competition
October 30th - Foreign Encounters: Liz’s first book is published!
October 29th - Portrait of a Blacksmith
October 27th - MyWanderlust Picture of the Week
August 15th - FTB Wins Wanderlust’s Blog Of The Week
August 2nd - The Himalayan Olympics: Wanderlust Magazine blog of the week
June 22nd - Blue City Back Streets
June 16th - Blue City Fort
June 8th - Sambhali Trust – An Interview With Govind Rathore – Pt 2
June 1st - Sambhali Trust – An Interview With Govind Rathore – Pt 1
May 29th - The long and winding road: finding Tibet in Darjeeling
May 25th - Taj Mahal & Her Baby Sister
May 18th - Snobs In Fatehpur Sikri
May 11th - Agra Fort
May 4th - Jantar Mantar
May 4th - A Special Birthday Video Clip
April 27th - Brutality In The Pink City
April 23rd - Animal Magic: Darjeeling zoo
April 23rd - Somali women escape to the gym
April 20th - Backstreets Of Jaipur
April 16th - VIDEO: Need to know: Somalia’s future
April 13th - Certificate Day For The Kids
April 10th - The Followtheboat App Now Released!
April 9th - 9 Knots In No Wind – Video Clip
April 9th - Merkel coalition ahead, first time in 2 years – poll
April 6th - Can Tea Cure Everything?
April 5th - Locked Up Abroad
April 2nd - Storm Brewing Over Cochin
April 2nd - Somaliland troops and separatists clash, five killed
March 30th - Cardamom From Munnar
March 29th - Followtheboat Podcast Android App Released
March 26th - EU approves pirate base attacks
March 23rd - Pillar Rock
March 22nd - The Best Train Set In The World?
March 16th - You Looking At Me?
March 8th - Where Is Home?
March 6th - Kolkata, Kewpies and Kalighat
March 5th - VIDEO: Inside former al-Shabab stronghold
March 3rd - Raiders Of The Meenakshi Temple
February 27th - Somalia urged to unite behind stable government
February 24th - Palaces And Processions
February 20th - In "failed state" Somalia, instability is lucrative for some
February 17th - The Madness Of Madurai
February 13th - Rapper 50 Cent visits impoverished areas in Kenya, Somalia
February 10th - Into The Ghats
February 7th - A Murder of Crows
February 6th - Famine ‘over’ in Somalia, UN says
February 3rd - Excuses, Excuses
January 27th - The Backwaters of Allepey
January 23rd - Al Qaeda Official Killed in Strike
January 20th - The Crows Of Fort Cochin
January 19th - The Kites of Kolkata
January 16th - Kenyan jets bomb Somali rebel base, kill 14
January 13th - The Raising Of Dish Dash
January 10th - Freeing Up Our Pacific Plus Wind Pilot Self Steering
January 9th - Britain warns of terror threats in Kenya
January 9th - Video Clip Of My Girlfriend Stripping
January 4th - A Messy New Year!
January 2nd - Gunmen attack bars in northeast Kenya, 5 dead

December 26th - 3 humanitarian workers killed in Somalia
December 19th - Blast in Kenya refugee camp kills at least three police
December 14th - Photographing The Limboo People
December 12th - VIDEO: Ban Ki-moon makes Somalia visit
December 7th - We Meet The President: A Darap Village Homestay In Sikkim
December 5th - Royal Marines capture suspected Somali pirates after high-speed chase
December 1st - Kechopari Lake Almost Gave Me A Heart Attack
November 28th - More Ethiopian troops seen in central Somalia – residents
November 24th - The Best View of Kanchenjunga: Gangtok and Pelling in Sikkim
November 21st - Somali rebels say Ethiopian incursion shows Kenya failing
November 17th - Sleeping In A Dung House: Walking In Kalimpong
November 16th - Please Stop Watching Me Wee
November 15th - Limboo Lady With Necklace
November 14th - Large blast heard near Somali rebel stronghold
November 13th - Bolgatty Girl
November 10th - Salty, Buttery Tea: A Trek in the Himalayas
November 9th - #OnePrimeWednesday – Early Morning Basket Boy
November 9th - Portrait Of A Banana Depot Worker
November 9th - #MyTownTuesday – Cochin, Kerala
November 9th - #WomenWednesday – School Trip To Madurai
November 8th - #TonemapHDRTuesday – Banana Depot
November 8th - #TreeTuesday – Bolgatty Palace
November 8th - #TransportTuesday – Banana Delivery Trolly
November 8th - #MyTownTuesday – Cochin, Kerala
November 7th - Kenya-Eritrea row over arms to Somalia heats up
November 7th - Decay Theme – Life On Bolgatty
November 6th - Sunset Over Cochin
November 6th - The Butcher Of Sudan
November 4th - Busy Bus In Cochin
November 4th - Madurai Marauder
November 1st - Do You Believe in the Big Bang Theory?
October 31st - Piracy is no longer bloodless | Rose George
October 29th - Sunset Across Eritrea
October 29th - Bananas In Dharavi
October 29th - #PaintItSaturday – Mersa Dudo
October 29th - Jamie’s First Exhibition, Wanderlust’s Pic Of The Month + New Photo Blog
October 28th - #FallFriday – Creepy Ivy
October 27th - Boxed Blessings: A Buddhist Procession in Darjeeling
October 27th - Asmara Market, Eritrea
October 27th - They Say Don’t Drink The Water
October 26th - Crouching Weaver
October 26th - #WomenWednesday – Happy Slum Dwellers
October 25th - #TonemapHDRTuesday – Military Canal, Winchelsea, UK
October 24th - #MountainMonday – Kangchenjunga At Dawn
October 24th - #MoodyMonday – Thy Will Be Done
October 22nd - #SquareSunday – Bright Future
October 18th - Jamie’s Photographs To Appear In Exhibition
October 17th - Kenyan, Somali troops hunt rebels after kidnappings
October 17th - Access Walden
October 14th - In Memory of Emma Charlotte Davison
October 13th - Went for a little wander down the sea by Winchelsea and caught this Turneresque landscape….
October 11th - The Limboo are a Nepali tribe living in the Himalayan foothills of Sikkim, India….
October 11th - Arrival at ‘The Queen of Hills’
October 10th - Pic of the Day: Kanchenjonga From Gangtok
October 10th - Can Somalia’s Islamist militants retake Mogadishu?
October 9th - Grave Girl – Norwood Cemetary, one of London's largest.
October 7th - Two Beach Birthdays
October 7th - Today is a dull day, so if you fancy a bit of escapism for Friday lunchtime, how…
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October 3rd - View looking north west from the top of Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
October 3rd - Kenya sends mediators to Somalia after French woman’s kidnapping
September 29th - Unique Udaipur
September 23rd - Google Plus vs Facebook: What’s It To You?
September 19th - Pirates say holding British hostage in central Somalia
September 13th - In India It’s Always The Woman’s Fault
September 12th - Kenyan police suspect Somali link after kidnap and murder of British couple
September 12th - Kenya attack: danger from many sides
September 12th - British citizen killed, another kidnapped near Kenya-Somalia border
September 12th - Gunmen kill British man, kidnap wife at Kenyan resort
September 12th - French hostage rescued from pirates after gunfight
September 12th - Frenchwoman rescued from pirates
September 12th - How Somalia’s blind cave fish know the time
September 12th - Maria & water temperature
September 12th - Call for Somalia aid protection
September 12th - London teacher made Somalia’s deputy PM
September 8th - Sambhali Trust: Charity begins in a Rajput Home
September 8th - Danish Released, Chandlers Talk & Piracy Poll
September 5th - Malaysian journalist killed in Somalia
August 30th - Waiting In Darjeeling
August 29th - Bomb misses AU force in Mogadishu, kills woman
August 29th - Somali police seize explosive-laden car in Mogadishu
August 29th - Piracy off west Africa increases sharply
August 29th - Piracy hampers delivery of aid to Somalia | Mark Tran
August 22nd - Jodhpur: The Blue City In Photographs
August 10th - Bad Boy Indian
August 9th - Jodhpur Crowded And Dirty?
August 8th - Fighting erupts in Somali capital after rebels say leaving
August 8th - Al-Shabaab changes tactics, withdraws from Somali capital
August 8th - Somali rebels pull out of capital
August 8th - Witness: 7 dead in fight over food in Somalia
August 8th - U.N. report: Al-Shabaab is raising millions illegally in Somalia
August 8th - VIDEO: In the heart of Somalia’s famine
July 28th - Class Five’s Letters – Part Two
July 25th - Class Five’s Letters – Part One
July 25th - Aid reaches Somalia Islamist area
July 25th - Tanker seized off western Africa
July 25th - VIDEO: Aid reaches Somalia Islamist area
July 25th - Australia urges world to work on Somalia famine relief
July 25th - Aid ban still in place in Somalia, Islamist militants say
July 25th - Somali Islamists maintain aid ban
July 25th - What has caused the East Africa crisis?
July 25th - Aid agencies deal with terrorists to reach Somalia’s starving
July 25th - Three stories from Africa’s drought, famine
July 21st - Agra’s Not Just The Taj Mahal, You Know
July 20th - Baywatch of Goa
July 18th - U.N. flies aid to Somalia after Islamist rebels lift ban
July 18th - Rain hits Somali drought victims
July 18th - Kenya allows drought refugee camp
July 18th - Fighting and food aid
July 14th - Fatehpur Sikri: City of Victory
July 12th - Finalist in the Bradt/Independent on Sunday Travel Writing Comp
July 11th - Somali Pirates May Face Death Penalty
July 11th - Refugee chief: ‘Heart is broken’ by hungry refugees fleeing Somalia
July 7th - The Taj Mahal In Agra: Beauty And The Beast
June 30th - Jantar Mantar and the Pink City Beggars
June 28th - World’s Most Clichéd Shot, In HDR
June 27th - Somalia frees UK, American ransom couriers
June 27th - My life as a pirate
June 24th - Telegraph Publishes Liz’s Winning Piece Tomorrow
June 23rd - Giggling And Haggling Amongst The Monkeys And Elephants
June 21st - Final Sailing Today Six-Parter Published
June 20th - Somalia: Britons jailed and fined over £2m piracy ransom
June 20th - Somali PM resigns after Kampala agreement
June 20th - Somalia’s prime minister resigns
June 20th - Somalia jails Britons, American over pirate ransom
June 20th - Somalia jails ‘ransom’ couriers
June 20th - ‘Mogadishu music’
June 20th - Brazil creating anti-pirate force after spate of attacks on Amazon riverboats
June 20th - VIDEO: The daily fight for life in Somalia
June 20th - Deadly Waters: Inside the Hidden World of Somalia’s Pirates by Jay Bahadur – review
June 16th - Dusty Backstreets of Jaipur
June 14th - Morning Wash
June 13th - Somalia vows to defeat Qaeda after killing Mohammed
June 13th - VIDEO: Senior al-Qaeda militant shot dead
June 13th - Deadly Waters: Inside the Hidden World of Somalia’s Pirates by Jay Bahadur – review
June 13th - Top al Qaeda operative killed in Somalia, officials say
June 13th - Suspect in Embassy Bombings Is Killed
June 13th - Experience: I was kidnapped by Somali pirates
June 10th - Portrait Of A Limboo Lady
June 9th - A Rajput Gentleman – Introduction To The Golden Triangle
June 6th - Stand, Sit Or Squat? A Bottomological Dilemma
June 6th - Paul Greengrass eyes real-life stories of pirates and Formula One
June 6th - Uganda threatens Somalia pull-out
June 6th - Somali pirate: ‘We’re not murderers… we just attack ships’
May 24th - Fair Enough – The Shame Of The Indian Beauty Industry
May 23rd - Preparing Dinner The Old School Way
May 23rd - UN sanctions anti-piracy guards
May 23rd - Somali pirates plead guilty in US
May 18th - The Cute Kid From Class 6
May 16th - Danish Navy frees 16 Iranians from suspected Somali pirate ship
May 16th - Drought hits a third of Somalis
May 16th - Somali piracy ‘costs $8bn a year’
May 16th - Somali pirates sentenced to 439 years for hijacking Spanish fishing boat
May 16th - Radio review: The Sea Gangsters
May 16th - Iranian commandos ‘fire on pirates attempting to hijack tanker’
May 16th - Indian navy holds 61 pirates after skirmish at sea
May 16th - Somalia
May 16th - Danish sailors seized in Indian Ocean had anti-piracy plan
May 16th - Somali pirates threaten to murder more hostages after deaths of four Americans
May 13th - Coloured Chicks
May 11th - Followtheboat’s Piracy News Updates & Alerts Now Launched
May 9th - A Dash Of Curry In Your Tea, Sir?
May 9th - Ricky Ticky Tavi
April 14th - The Day I Almost Bought A Goatherd’s Son
April 7th - Munnar Munnar – Do Doo Da Doo Doo
April 4th - WHAT??? Piracy Is Costing $12 Billion!
April 1st - The People Of Madurai
April 1st - Canon’s Waterproof, 3D Digital Compact Camera – Bargain!
March 31st - Eerily Familiar Kodaikanal
March 29th - The People And The Places Of Madurai
March 24th - Thirumalai Nayakkar Palace – Easy For You To Say
March 22nd - Meenakshi Amman Temple Of Madurai
March 20th - The Buildings Of Madurai
March 17th - The Magic And Madness Of Madurai
March 15th - Indian Navy Demonstrates How To ‘Do’ Pirates Properly!
March 14th - Pongal, Pilgrims And Palani
March 10th - Getting Lost In The Western Ghats
February 28th - Jamie’s Review of The Porta-Bote Published in Sailing Today
February 22nd - A Sad End: Quest Killed By Somali Hostages
February 4th - A Very Special Podcast
February 1st - Kids Of Kerala Are Certified!
January 30th - The Sooner These Miserable Sods Leave, The Better
January 28th - End Of The Line
January 26th - The Backwaters Of Alleppey In Kerala
January 24th - You Are Invited To A Bonkers Wedding
January 21st - I Think I’m Goan Be Sick
January 20th - The Western Ghats Of Tamil Nadu
January 16th - The Streets Of Madurai
January 15th - Pongal, Pilgrims and Palani Pictures
January 14th - Bikinis and Raybans
January 7th - The Dhavari Slums of Mumbai
January 6th - Folding PortaBote – Our New Indestructible Tender On Video
January 2nd - Divanty Has Left The Building

December 25th - Christmas At The Taj
December 21st - A Festive Message From The Esper Gang
December 17th - Hanging Gardens of Mumbai
December 10th - An Indian Welcome
December 6th - A Bookworm’s Christmas Present – The Kindle
December 3rd - Spinnaker Sensation
November 26th - Cast Aside The Technology
November 19th - Banana Port Control
November 16th - Jamie Is Awarded LRPS Distinction
November 15th - The Chandlers Are Free – So Where Does This Leave Us?
November 14th - Royal Photographic Society’s Licentiateship Distinction
November 12th - Primary School Question Time Part 2
November 9th - Beautiful Berkhamstead
November 5th - Primary School Question Time – Part 1
November 4th - Polaroid Pogo Printer: £20 & No Ink Required?
November 1st - Liz’s Top Ten Kit For Liveaboards
October 29th - Gourmet Sailing
October 24th - Audley End In Autumn
October 22nd - Into The Arabian Sea
October 21st - Stellarium: Free Astronomy Software For Kids & Sailors
October 15th - Our TV Interview As A Podcast
October 13th - Hollywood Beckons: Our TV Interview
October 11th - Wandlebury: An Autumnal Walk
October 8th - Drunken Vagrants [Explicit]
October 3rd - Pre-Onum Festival In Cochin
October 1st - Hallucinations
September 21st - Turkey to India Video: A Geography Lesson For Kids
September 17th - Back To School Round-Up: Kids Projects & Trading Secrets
September 17th - EXCLUSIVE: Navy Trades Secrets With FTB About Piracy
September 14th - What Do 7 Metre Waves Look Like…
September 10th - A Vessel Is Pirated
September 8th - Boo Hoo! India Is So Expensive!
September 3rd - Pirate Alley: They Think It’s All Over…
August 29th - Commonwealth Baton Passes Through Bolgatty, Cochin
August 27th - Pirate Alley: Relax, It’s The Canadians!
August 21st - Frui Awards FTB Portrait Competition
August 20th - Pirate Alley: Pirate Skiffs & NATO Warships
August 19th - Dreamy Goan Bus Stop Pic Shortlisted For Telegraph
August 18th - Winning And Shortlisted Photographs
August 16th - The Times Shortlists FTB AGAIN!
August 13th - Pirate Alley: Told Off In Mukala
August 12th - A Virgin Flight From India
August 9th - The Times Shortlists Another Followtheboat Photograph
August 6th - Pirate Alley: Rhumb Do, Rhumb Don’t
August 3rd - Followtheboat Shortlisted For Scott Dunn Photography
July 30th - Followtheboat Published In ‘Sailing Today’
July 30th - Pirate Alley: Towing The Line
July 30th - Water Maker: Purchase, Installation & Usage Considerations
July 23rd - Pirate Alley: Birthday Close Encounters
July 21st - I Have Wet Pants
July 16th - Followtheboat Wins Telegraph Travel Piece
July 16th - Pirate Alley: Night Diving
July 10th - Don’t Talk. Eat!
July 9th - Daily Telegraph Shortlists Followtheboat Snap
July 9th - Dancing Our Way Out Of Yemen
July 2nd - Crazy Place: The Podcast!
June 28th - Preparing Dinner
June 27th - Profile Of A Sunni Muslim Community
June 26th - Followtheboat Wins Its First Competition
June 25th - The Virile Man of Aden
June 25th - Jaigarh – A Remote Fishing Village
June 20th - “Mumbai, Mumbai” – The Official FTB Song!
June 18th - In One End, Out The Other
June 13th - Yacht Marina Manager Killed In Shooting
June 11th - Sadla Island
June 6th - The Dharavi ‘Slums’ Of Mumbai In Photographs
June 4th - The Convergence Zone
June 4th - The Drink Of Brave Men
May 29th - Mumbai: A Photographic Feast!
May 28th - Avoiding Pirates
May 27th - Almost Dying For Aircon
May 23rd - Chatham Heroes In Cyclone Rescue
May 21st - Medicine Man
May 21st - The Haven That Is The Royal Bombay Yacht Club
May 14th - Welcome to India: T-bone Anyone?
May 14th - Birds, Baboons And Buses
May 7th - Africa Africa Africa!
April 30th - Bigger Fish To Fry
April 26th - Dharavi Slums of Mumbai
April 23rd - Duygu The Dugong
April 20th - Colaba, Downtown Mumbai
April 20th - Now It’s OUR Turn To Answer The Questions!
April 16th - Ships That Pass In The Night
April 12th - Travelling 4,000 Miles For This
April 9th - Electronics And Fishing
April 8th - Arabian Pirates Been Around Forever
April 6th - Celebrating My 15,000th Nautical Mile
March 26th - Moody Time
March 24th - Piracy Attack – As Heard By Followtheboat
March 24th - HMS Chatham: Big Brother Is Watching Us
March 20th - Oman: Additional
March 19th - Meet The Liveaboard Boats
March 19th - Costing Oman And A Leg
March 12th - Wanderlust
March 11th - Pirate Alley: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
March 9th - Pirate Alley: Putting It In Perspective
March 7th - Dancing With Yemeni Fishermen
March 6th - Crazy Place
March 5th - The Net From Luli
March 5th - Letting The Qat Out The Bag
February 28th - Our First Taste of ‘Pirate Alley’
February 27th - How A Convoy Should Work
February 26th - They’re Still Dreamin’
February 25th - Cowries, Turtles, Ospreys and Graves!
February 21st - Move! Move! Now! Go!
February 20th - Fan Belts And Braces
February 19th - Woofers And Tweeters
February 17th - The Adventures Of Mutley In Freedom Bay
February 15th - Medical Aid For The Locals
February 15th - Massawa In HDR
February 13th - Fenkil: Celebrating Eritrea’s Independence
February 12th - Rudder Hell: Running Aground
February 8th - Asmara: The Capital City In The Clouds
February 7th - The Road To Asmara
February 6th - Massawa Town In Photographs
February 5th - The Kids Of Massawa, Eritrea
February 5th - Massawan Market Kids
February 5th - Flaming Feluccas!
February 2nd - Am I Back In Holland?
February 2nd - Eritrea
January 30th - Trinkitat
January 29th - Liz Does Luxor
January 29th - Suakin Old Town
January 28th - The People Of Sudan
January 27th - The Journey To Port Sudan: An Eye-Opener
January 27th - Welcome To The Culture Shock
January 27th - Sudan
January 24th - Best Day of Your Life?
January 23rd - Fish, Glorious Fish!
January 22nd - Like A Coffin
January 20th - Dugong Delights
January 18th - First Tinker To Sail The Red Sea?
January 15th - Coptics And Carriages
January 13th - Scuba Diving And Snorkeling In The Red Sea
January 8th - Fly Me To The Moon

December 26th - A Festive, Possibly Sobering Message
December 24th - A Very Merry Christmas From Egypt!
December 19th - You Have Church Bells, We Have Mullahs
December 11th - Ellen and Hilary: 21st Century Heroines
December 6th - Snorkeling With Me Dad
December 2nd - Crossing Shipping Lanes in a Force 7
December 2nd - Negotiating Reefs & Oil Fields
November 27th - Passing Over To The Other Side
November 26th - Cruising Chute Chaos
November 25th - Best Photo of Esper…Ever!
November 25th - BEST SAIL YET!
November 23rd - Our First Anchorage In The Red Sea!
November 22nd - Marina Wadiel Dome: Comedy Fun House
November 20th - The Day We Sat In A Minibus
November 19th - The Suez Canal Part 2
November 19th - The Suez Canal Part 1
November 18th - Well, Hush My Mouth!
November 18th - I Spoke Too Soon!
November 13th - Downtown Cairo
November 13th - Giza’s Good, Giza’s Good
November 12th - The Gem Of The Suez Canal
November 11th - Ungrateful Suez Canal Pilots
November 11th - Bribing The Wrong Person
November 10th - Who Said Port Said Is Rubbish?
November 9th - Get Me An English Wife
November 8th - Stop Asking For Presents!
November 8th - Turkey To Egypt: Part 2
November 8th - Turkey To Egypt Part 1
November 7th - Ride It Like A Bronco, Baby!
November 6th - Drains, Damn Traveller and Dorado!
November 5th - Knickers To You
November 4th - Leaving The Black Hole Of Marmaris
October 27th - Weather Hampers Our Start Of Vasco Da Gama Rally
October 23rd - A Circumnavigating Family
October 17th - Long Range Wi-Fi On A Boat: EnGenius 2610
September 26th - Constable Country
September 1st - The Fertile and Picturesque Island of Samos
August 7th - The Square On The Hypotenuse
August 6th - I Feel So Reel!
August 6th - A-OK in Arki
August 4th - Monastery Schmonastery
August 1st - Flaming Lipsi
July 30th - So, A Solo Sailing Summary So Far, See?
July 27th - One Giant Bleat For Mankind
July 25th - Solo Anchoring Into A Harbour
July 24th - Take Me To A Gay Bar
July 22nd - Mr Bond, I Presume?
July 21st - My Big Fat Greek Tragedy
July 12th - A Day In The Life: On The Hard
July 7th - The Crazy World Of The Boat Stig
July 7th - Catch #3: Carangidae/Pompano
July 5th - First Official Fish Caught Off Esper
July 4th - From South Africa To Turkey
July 3rd - Speak Soon, Spooners!
July 2nd - Cursing The Cruising Chute
July 2nd - Highly Dynamic
July 1st - Our Greek Ancestry
June 29th - Beautiful Bozburun
June 28th - Re-discovering Farting Goat Bay
June 27th - Fish And Lures, But Not Together
June 26th - Discovering The Village of Orhanye
June 25th - An Old Friend Comes To Town
June 21st - A Day In The Life: At Anchor In Turkey
June 15th - Tinker Traveller Cover
May 29th - Photographing The Old Boys Of Fethiye
May 22nd - Sailing: A Panic-ridden, Land-lubber’s Experience
May 12th - Shopping, Eating & Working In Fethiye
May 12th - Shopping In Turkey: Tips & Observations
May 9th - Sun Awning Design For A Boat
May 6th - Raving About Our Rocna
April 26th - Christer Klingwall of ‘Lady Jessie’: A Tribute
April 25th - Observations Of Turkey
April 24th - Memories Of Colours, Culture & Experience
April 23rd - I Could Have Just Said ‘No’
April 22nd - The Yin and Yang Of Sailing
April 21st - Goat-Milking, Wellington-Wearing Local Girls
April 20th - Scraping The Propeller Of Barnacles: Man’s Work!
April 19th - Blushing Skies, Burning Kilns
April 18th - My First Sailing Experience & The Columbus Effect
April 17th - Tasty tortoises & magical langoustines. No, hold on…
April 16th - Friendly Locals – And That’s Just The Dogs!
April 15th - Diazepam & Egg Muffin To Go
April 14th - More Than An Experience. A Conquest
March 19th - Google Earth & GPS For Cruisers & Boat Owners
February 25th - Veggie Wars
February 20th - A New Way To Navigate FTB!
February 13th - So When Are We Going To Go Somewhere?
February 12th - We’ll Keep the Boat Flag Flying Here
February 7th - Samsung NC10 Netbook
January 24th - A Tale Of Two Cities
January 16th - Welcome To The New FTB Site!

October 30th - Aerial Video Footage Of Esper Under Sail!
October 15th - Who Says Cats Can’t Swim?
October 1st - In The Summertime
September 25th - A Tale of Two Has(s)ans
September 22nd - Dragging Anchors And Scraping Transoms
September 16th - Esper Sails Herself
September 10th - Culture, Angry Priests & The Best Pork Chop
September 8th - Lefkosia (Nicosia) In Photographs
September 8th - Lefkosia or Nicosia?
September 8th - A Walk Up Ledra Street
September 8th - The Spectre Of Recent History
September 8th - Church or Mosque?
September 8th - Bastardised Churches & No-Man’s Land
September 7th - Bendy Buckets
September 6th - Ilkin of Delta Marina, Northern Cyprus
September 4th - Discovering The Karpaz Region
September 3rd - Stingray Cove
September 3rd - Agios Filon Church in Ruin Bay
September 1st - Hanging Out In Monastery Bay
August 30th - Anchoring Carnage
August 29th - The Kuzey Kibris Rally
August 28th - Finike, Turkey to Girne, Northern Cyprus
August 28th - A Divided Island
August 27th - Halloumi Cheese, Anyone?
August 22nd - Nightswimming
August 21st - On An Island…
August 15th - Can Someone Please Turn The Oven Down?
August 12th - Kas, Beautiful Kas!
August 10th - Gemiler Island To Kas, Via Kalkan
August 8th - Getting Creative On Gemiler Island
August 7th - Rolly Polly In Gemiler
July 26th - Flying Bats and Missing Cats
July 20th - You Wear It Well
July 19th - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
July 18th - Millie Disappears
July 9th - Beaucoup Fish
July 8th - Dreaming
July 7th - That’s Entertainment
July 7th - Taking Time Off Worky
July 6th - Reading Up On Kerry Katona’s Fat Tits
July 5th - Reasons To Be Cheerful
July 3rd - Banu of Yacht Plaza Hotel, Fethiye, Turkey
July 1st - Pot Luck
June 30th - Thunderbirds Are Go!
June 15th - Anchorages Around Fethiye and Goçek
June 15th - Fethiye: A Modern Town That Grows On You
June 15th - Goçek: A Cute But Over-Priced Town
June 15th - Boynuz Buku
June 15th - A Cruiser’s Guide To Goçek and Fethiye
June 14th - Start Me Up
June 13th - Airplane Crashes & Pelicans
June 12th - One Boat = Sailing; Two Boats = Racing!
June 11th - Boynuz Bükü Bay
June 11th - Skopia Limani: One Great Big Playground!
June 10th - Wasting A Day Of Perfect Sailing Weather
June 5th - Leaving Marmaris for Goçek
June 4th - Back to Pupa – Good Holding, Bad Germans
May 31st - Escape From Eternity
May 22nd - Most Impressive Cathedral In The World?
May 21st - Beautiful, Sedate Gozo
May 20th - Taking in Malta & A Lot Of Photographs
May 18th - Ancient Valletta & Sushi
May 17th - Arrival And Discovery
May 16th - Don’t Worry About Stowing
May 16th - Filipino Monkey
May 15th - I’m A Big Boy Now
May 14th - Rama Drama
May 5th - Very Big Columns!
May 4th - All Alone In Aphrodisias
May 3rd - The Cotton Castle of Pamukkale
May 1st - A Turkish Road Trip Around Anatolia & South Aegean
May 1st - A Turkish Road Trip!
April 4th - Gwen of ‘KW’
March 21st - Gina of ‘Impulse’
March 15th - Portrait of a Sailor
March 7th - Isabel and Pedro of ‘Issotta’
February 26th - Cruising Chute & Mizzen Stay Sail
February 22nd - Sylvaine of ‘Apis II’
February 8th - The Simm Family of ‘Storm Dodger’
January 25th - Susann of ‘Ilios’
January 11th - John of ‘Chagazee’
January 1st - Crew: Esper 2008

December 31st - Partying In Marmaris Yacht Marina
December 15th - The People’s Navy – What Happened Next
November 18th - The People’s Navy Website
November 18th - The People’s Navy
November 17th - About The Chagossians
November 16th - Marmaris Bay Cruisers Net
November 15th - Winter Charity Pool Tournament
November 14th - Do-Gooders plc
October 7th - Fantastic Turkish Breakfast!
October 6th - Let’s Go Sailing and Discover Turunc
October 5th - Getting Our Anchor Chain Fouled
October 4th - The Gearbox Actually Worked!
October 3rd - Where Have The Winds Gone?
October 2nd - Getting That Damn Gearbox Back In Place
October 1st - The Folks Are Back In Town
September 17th - Esper’s 3rd Permanent Crew Member
September 16th - Going Stir Crazy
September 15th - Big Stupid Boat
August 19th - Getting To Marmaris
August 16th - Don’t Worry About The Half Metre Depth
August 15th - Tacking On Esper
July 7th - Watching Bodrum Go Up In Flames
July 6th - Returning To Bodrum Area
July 3rd - Slippery Poles
July 1st - Keep The Foreign Tourists OUT!
June 30th - The Haven of Kuyulu Buku
June 29th - Sleeping Up On Deck It’s So Hot
June 28th - We Almost Missed This One
June 26th - The Aquarium That Is Dirsek
June 23rd - Buzborun-sur-mer
June 22nd - Last Day In Beserk Buku
June 20th - The Ancient City of Loryma, Bozuk Buku
June 19th - Star Gazing With Patrick Moore
June 17th - A Quick Hack Around Marmaris
June 13th - Rhodes Island, Greece
June 12th - Marmaris Yacht Marine
June 11th - Problems Anchoring
June 10th - Goats, Donkeys And Raki
June 8th - Baring All!
June 7th - Mental Weather!
June 6th - Germans, Germans Everywhere
June 6th - Two Twats In A Boat
June 4th - Big Celebrations And Lots Of Visitors!
June 3rd - Kelly Hoxton Hits Bodrum
May 28th - Exhausted!
May 19th - A Few Lessons Learned
May 18th - A Storm Is Brewing
May 17th - From Amazon To Cleopatra
May 15th - Up For The Craic
May 12th - Happy Birthday To You!
March 30th - Installing Navtex
February 28th - Camel Wrestling
January 30th - Boat Maintenance
January 1st - Crew: Esper 2007

December 14th - A Welcome Return

October 16th - The Best Sail All Summer!
October 15th - Where Did That Anchor Come From?
October 14th - Star Gazing
October 13th - Machu Piccu Eat Your Heart Out!
October 12th - Classic Turkish Wooden Boat Race
October 12th - Discovering The Perfect Crew
October 12th - Crew: Orkan
October 10th - Catch That Wind Before We Lose It
October 6th - Menu Please. Er, Menu? Please?
October 2nd - Having A Storming Time Here!
October 1st - Winching Is For Whimps!
October 1st - Listen To Your Mother
September 30th - Bright Eyes!
September 29th - Suntan Lotion Is There For A Reason
September 28th - Winking Fish
September 27th - Never Getting Bored Of Board Games
September 26th - Chavs – They’re Everywhere, Even In Bodrum!
September 22nd - Batten Down The Hatches, We’re Heading Home
September 21st - Billions Of Blue Blistering Barnacles!
September 20th - Thrash The Skipper At Scrabble? Double Pah!
September 19th - Thrashing The Skipper At Backgammon? Pah!
September 11th - Team Work
September 10th - Gümüslük Here We Come Again!
September 8th - Gearing Up For Our Next Sail
September 4th - Dauntingly Strong Winds
September 3rd - Sweet Smells And Scratchy Ankles
September 2nd - Goosewinging It All The Way!
August 30th - Backgammon: Who’s The Daddy?
August 25th - Fresh Lemon Vodka…..mmmmmmmmmmm!
August 21st - What Pontoon?
August 20th - A Virgin Rides Out
August 18th - Reef, man, reef!
August 17th - Sailing The Scottish Lochs
August 16th - Geese, Turtles and Unfeasibly Large Puppies!
August 15th - Swimming With The Fish Bwoy
August 8th - Heading Back Home
August 7th - Another Vodka Please!
August 6th - No Room At The Inn
August 5th - Paradise On Earth – For The Time Being
August 4th - More Loud Cr@p Turkish Pop
August 3rd - What Do You Mean It’s 3am & The Anchor’s Dragging?
August 2nd - So Good To Be Back!
July 30th - Bodrum, Ortakent, Bodrum
July 24th - Nice Bit Of Driving, Mate
July 23rd - Eat My Fish
July 22nd - What Dost Thou Think Of This Then?
July 21st - Sailing the Italian Lakes!
July 20th - Meeting Gurktan
July 19th - RYA Day Skipper: A Good First Day. For Some.
July 16th - Look Mum, No Hands!
July 15th - Those Rocks Are Getting Closer!
July 14th - Damn Drunken Ex-Pats
July 3rd - Euro Turkish Pop Dance Rubbish
July 2nd - See-Saw Rides In Aspat Köyü
June 30th - Summer 2005 Intro
May 1st - The First Night At Anchor Together
April 30th - First Single-Handed Sail
April 6th - The Esper Photographs
April 5th - Anchoring Off Bitez
April 5th - Around Kara Ada
April 3rd - Bodrum And Across The Top Of Kara Ada
April 2nd - Checking out the fish in the Aquarium
April 1st - Sailing In And Around Bodrum
March 31st - Launch And Naming Ceremony!
March 8th - Boat Stereo Entertainment System
March 7th - Boat Plumbing
March 6th - Boat Electrics and Electronics
March 5th - Boat Power Sources
March 4th - Running & Standing Rigging
March 3rd - The Deck
March 2nd - Hull, Epoxy, Gel Coat & Other Things
March 1st - Introduction to launch
January 1st - Crew: Esper 2005

November 30th - Esper’s Maiden Voyage
November 1st - First Week Aboard Esper
August 27th - Everything Just Went Horribly Wrong
August 27th - Leaking Boat! Start Bailing!
August 25th - Chickens!
August 24th - Enkhuizen Museum
August 23rd - Theories On The Dutch
August 21st - Sounding The Hoorn
August 20th - An Action-Packed Day!
August 19th - Netherlands: Middle Earth
August 18th - Breaker – Come In Rubber Duck
August 17th - Coronation Street & Spam
August 16th - Hip Hoperation
August 15th - More Lessons In How Not To Sail
July 23rd - Those White Cliffs Again
July 22nd - Getting Drunk In Honfleur
July 20th - Exploring Alderney
July 18th - Curries & Seaweed
July 17th - Bird Watching On Iles De Sept
July 16th - If You’re Uncertain, Stop And Think
July 15th - Cider House Rules
July 13th - How Fishy Is Fish?
July 9th - Fun & Games Around Alderney Race
July 7th - Brits Abroad vs Belgian Toffs
July 5th - Crossing The Channel To Cherbourg
July 4th - Tattooed Fishermen & Gay Sailors
July 3rd - Stop-Over In Ramsgate
July 2nd - Beautiful Essex & Suffolk Countryside
July 1st - Moored Up In Felixstowe Ferry On The Deben
July 1st - One-Off Sparkman & Stephens Admirals Cup
May 12th - Discovering Swallows And Amazon
May 9th - River Dart Welcomes Us With Open Arms
May 6th - Lots Of Dolphins But No Fish
May 5th - A Rainy Day In Vigo
May 4th - A Window Of Opportunity?
May 2nd - Tapas And Triv
May 1st - A Fantastic First Catch – Reel It In, Baby!
April 29th - Preparing For A Big Fishing Trip
April 28th - A Sailing Blind Date
April 28th - Crew: Mayfly
March 10th - Sailing Green Island, Antigua
March 9th - Crew: Siesta
January 20th - Meeting Mad Lords
January 17th - Crew: Bagpuss
January 15th - Crew: Blue Monkey

December 25th - Rum And Romance
December 10th - Antigua – Totally Tropical Taste
December 10th - Canaries – Atlantic – Antigua!
December 9th - Bobbing Along With Rope Burns
December 8th - Poetry In Motion
December 7th - Velocity Made Good – Of Sorts
December 6th - The Aliens Have Landed!
December 5th - Message In A Bottle
December 4th - The Reins of Indies Curry House
December 3rd - A Tall Fishing Story
December 2nd - Multicoloured Skyscapes
December 1st - Running A Dead Ship
November 30th - Shampoo & Set
November 29th - The Skipper’s In Stiches
November 28th - It’s Official: I’m A Deep Sea Fisherman
November 27th - The Skipper Washes His Underpants
November 26th - Sailing 90° Off Course
November 25th - Is That Cape Verde?
November 24th - Flying Fish, Not Frying Fish
November 23rd - Monopoly On The Atlantic
November 22nd - Rugby World Champions!
November 21st - Pilot Whales Lead The Way
November 20th - Our First Atlantic Swim
November 19th - Sky and Telescope Magazine. Does It Exist?
November 18th - Leaving Las Palmas
November 15th - Crew: Ocean Indies
November 14th - Shooting Stars and Flying Fish
November 10th - Securing Our Atlantic Crossing Passage
November 4th - Gran Canaria & The Soap-Dodging Hippies
November 3rd - And So Ends Another Trip
November 2nd - Doing A Tom Sawyer
November 1st - Fishing Lessons In The Atlantic Swell
October 30th - Another Force 8 And Some Big Waves
October 29th - Ten, Eleven, Twelve Knots. Any Faster?
October 27th - Biking Around In Cascais
October 26th - A Super-Fast Cat
October 26th - Crew: Brigand
October 25th - Back Where I Started!
October 20th - Five Down! That’s It! Jump Ship!
October 19th - Three Down, Two To Go
October 15th - Two Down, Three To Go
October 14th - Drunken Shenanigans In Falmouth
October 13th - Searching For The Ship’s Cat
October 12th - Playing In The Shipping Lane
October 10th - Crossing The North Sea In A Force 8!
October 8th - An Accidental Tack!
October 8th - Sailing Across The Ijsselmeer
October 5th - One Down, Four To Go
October 4th - Dutch Coffee Shop. An Obvious Purchase!
October 3rd - Preparing A Boat For Sail
September 29th - Bad Skippers. A Lesson Learned
September 29th - Dutch Sailors. Mad.
September 28th - Crew: Voyager
September 24th - Amsterdam – The Rumours Are True
September 24th - Sintra & The Quinta De Regaleira
September 19th - Romans And Ladies Underwear
September 18th - Rizla Or Plastic Panty Liner?
September 17th - Computer Says ‘No’, OK?
September 16th - Evora’s Hostels Aren’t Hostile
September 14th - Beja – An Oasis In Desolate Surroundings
September 9th - Learn To Speak Portuguese
September 8th - Bearded Ladies & Screaming Brats
September 7th - Chilling On Praia De Rocha Beach
September 6th - It’s A Dog’s Life
September 5th - Escape From The Toothless Hag
September 4th - It’s Like Liverpool, But In The Sun
September 3rd - Albufeira. Club 18-30 Here We Come!
September 2nd - The Cultural Divide Of Portugal
August 30th - Being John Malkovich In Lisbon
August 30th - I’m Jumping Ship!
August 29th - Does The Gimp Jump Ship?
August 28th - Sleep Deprivation
August 27th - Muchos Port In Porto
August 26th - Snoring In Póvoa de Varzim
August 24th - Crossing The Border To Portugal
August 23rd - Those Spanish Senoritas Again!
August 21st - Islas Cies – A Secret Paradise
August 20th - Diving Off The Bow
August 19th - Meeting St James In Santiago
August 18th - More Fireworks & Parades In Caraminal
August 17th - Fireworks & Dancing In Caraminal
August 16th - Kill That Motor!
August 13th - Camariñas – Quite Backwards
August 12th - Ellen MacArthur – 21st Century Heroine
August 11th - Intelligent Dolphins
August 9th - Senoritas & Tapas
August 6th - Crossing Bay Of Biscay – What’s In Store?
August 6th - Damn Rude French Sailors
August 5th - The Galley Bitch Gets The Chop
August 4th - Dolphins & Sunsets In L’Aber Wrac’h
August 2nd - Clowns, Punch & Judy, Mad Skippers etc
August 1st - Guernsey’s New Town Crier
July 31st - Sark – The Toytown Channel Island
July 30th - The Swinge – Sailing Lessons Abound!
July 29th - Alderney And Baked Beans
July 28th - Provisioning (Basically Wine & Cheese)
July 27th - Rule Britannia!
July 26th - Setting Sail in the Solent
July 1st - Crew: Ramprasad
July 1st - The Original FTB Introdution

May 11th - My First Ever Sailing Trip!
May 10th - Crew: Knight Vision

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