Anchoring in Real-time: this is how we do it
Being comfortable at anchor is crucial to successful cruising. Watch us anchoring in real-time for an insight into what it’s like…
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Too Many YouTube Sailing Channels Are Faking It
Some sailing channels like to shoot footage of what they see, but too many keep the camera on themselves, ignoring what we can see in the background and getting their facts wrong.
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We Need to Talk About Sailing Channels: De-bunking the Bullshit
We need to talk about YouTube sailing channels. Cruising is exciting enough without the made-up jeopardy and added drama some channels invent.
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6 Tips For Stress-free Cruising and Sailing
This week we’re giving away 6 tips for stress-free cruising. Things that make long-term cruising life a more comfortable experience.
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Anchoring Tips For Deep Water, Strong Currents & Rocks
There are difficult anchoring scenarios we all have to face at some point: deep water, strong currents and strong winds. Add a rocky bottom and things can get tricky.
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We’ve reached THE END!
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.
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We Were Spinning 360°
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…
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Adapt or die!
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.
Finding safe anchorage in the spectacular Gulf of Tomini
We leave the Togean archipelago, simply one of the most spectacular places we have visited since we went full-time into this cruising life 16 years ago.
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Anchoring with the charts, depth and weather against you
We love Sulawesi, but it’s not easy finding somewhere safe to anchor when the water depth rises from 1.5km to 7m in seconds.
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How We Stopped This Fishing Boat From Hitting Us
This storm was vicious, blowing from the west directly into the harbour. We were safe, but the fishing boats began to drag towards us.
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Sailing days – cruising west coast Sabah
Sailing days have been few and far between since you-know-what happened, and this time out we have to keep clear of a submarine…
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We dragged a Rocna anchor
We dragged a Rocna anchor! Yes, for only the second time in 14 years our sturdy and reliable anchor let us down. But only slightly. In near gale winds over three days at anchor, we stayed up for 24 hours
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How to choose the best spot to anchor
We’re back on our own and this time we’re looking for a new anchorage. But how do we choose a good spot, what do we need to take into consideration when selecting a good place and what sources of information
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First days at anchor after lockdown
We left the marina and spent our first night at anchor in a spot where it turned out to be illegal to drop the hook without a permit. Although we knew it was a marine park, we hadn’t realised we were not allowed to anchor until the next day…
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