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What to do when you lose steerage on a sailboat? Carry on to paradise!

October 3, 2019

We were all set to leave Batavia Marina, but when Jamie engaged reverse we lost all steering and drifted out towards the other boats around us!

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📢Turn up the VOLUME📢 Frightened of lightning 📢Turn up the VOLUME📢 Frightened of lightning on a boat? You should be. It's taken out our electronics in India (while we were on board) and it's rained down around us off the coast of Sumatra. But none was as scary as this night at anchor off remote Borneo with nothing but a bottle of home-made ginger beer to comfort us... Full episode 252 up now (link to channel in profile). ⚡ ⛵ 🌩️ ⛵ ⚡ #sailing #sailboat #lightning #OysterAdventures #SailingWorld #SailingYacht #sailingaroundtheworld #sailingadventure #thunder #anchoring #stormsatanchor #sailingtime #bluewatersailing #lightningonaboat #sailingandcruising #lightningstorm #goseetheworld #gosailing
Over on YouTube we'll soon be visiting beautiful M Over on YouTube we'll soon be visiting beautiful Mantanani, one of Malaysia's northern-most islands. Not a bad spot after a couple of months in the yard.• • •#sailing #sailboat #OysterYachts #OysterAdventures #SailingWorld #SailingYacht #sailingaroundtheworld #sailingadventure #InstaSailing #sailingday #sailingpassion #sailingtime #bluewatersailing #smoothsailing #sailingandcruising #bestadventure #goseetheworld #gosailing #followtheboat #boating #boatinglife #boatlife #boatlifestyle #travel #instatravel #adventure #ocean #aroundtheworld #yachtlife #sabahtourism
Stupidly stunning sunset tonight at @bigfindivers Stupidly stunning sunset tonight at @bigfindivers after Day 2 of my PADI Open Water course (2nd time, I first did it 30 years ago). Thanks to @angel91mira for her patience and humour, and my dive buddy @miszcony for her perseverance and determination. Hugely honoured to know you both. Liz xx 🤿 🐌 ⛵ 🤓 ♥️ #sailing #sailboat #sunsets #sunset_sunrise #sailingaroundtheworld #sailingadventure #sailingtime #bluewatersailing #sailingandcruising #bestadventure #goseetheworld #gosailing #godiving
Check out this octopus changing colour as he pops Check out this octopus changing colour as he pops up to say hi. Thanks to @adventures_borneo Down Below Diving for this wonderful sighting on Suluman Reef. (My first outing with the video light, hence the backscatter 😉)• • •#underwaterphotography #underwater #scubadiving #diving #scuba #uwphotography #underwaterworld #underwaterphoto #uwphoto #ocean #underwaterworld #sea #nature #marinelife #underwaterlife #sealife #naturephotography #diving_photography #oceanphotography #sailing #sailboat #OysterYachts #SailingWorld #SailingYacht #sailingaroundtheworld #sailingadventure #sailingtime #bluewatersailing #smoothsailing #sailingandcruising #sabahtourism
Getting that first coat of paint on. What a feelin Getting that first coat of paint on. What a feeling! More in episode 249, link in profile... ⛵ 😀 ⛵ 🍻 ⛵ #sailing #sailboat #OysterYachts #sailboatmaintenance #SailingWorld #SailingYacht #sailingaroundtheworld #sailingadventure #InstaSailing #sailingday #sailingandcruising #satisfaction #antifouling #goseetheworld #gosailing
You WILL get one (unless you have a cat 🐱). In You WILL get one (unless you have a cat 🐱). In Ep 249 we talk cause, prevention and cure. And throw in some funny stories for good measure. Link to sailing channel in profile. ⛵ 🐀 ⛵ 🐀 ⛵ #sailing #sailboat #ratsonboats #rats #SailingWorld #SailingYacht #sailingaroundtheworld #sailingadventure #pestcontrol #sailingandcruising #bestadventure #goseetheworld #gosailing
A hypselodoris bullocki mooches past a what? Anyon A hypselodoris bullocki mooches past a what? Anyone know the name of this transparent plant that grows in abundance around Borneo? Answers on a postcard, please...Diving with @adventures_borneo and @funkyfreshfurlong• • •#underwaterphotography #underwater #scubadiving #diving #scuba #uwphotography #underwaterworld #underwaterphoto #uwphoto #water #ocean #waterlust #divingphoto #underwaterworld #sea #nature #padi #marinelife #underwaterlife #sealife #adventure #olympustg5 #naturephotography #wetpixel #underwaterpics #scubajunkie #scubashooters #sailing #diving_photography #oceanphotography #sabahtourism
When only champagne will do. Beach campfire, barbi When only champagne will do. Beach campfire, barbie and pot-luck on a deserted beach along the coast of Sabah. Absolute bliss, darling. 🥂 ⛵ 🥂 ⛵ 🍾 ⛵ #sailing #sailboat #OysterYachts #OysterAdventures #SailingWorld #SailingYacht#beachbarbie #sailingaroundtheworld #sailingadventure #InstaSailing #sailingday #sailingpassion #sailingtime #potluckfood #smoothsailing #sailingandcruising #bestadventure #goseetheworld #gosailing#sailingandcruising #womenwhosail #sabah #kotabelud @bigfindivers
Sabah sunset. ⛵ 🎣 ⛵ 🐟 ⛵ #sailing #sail Sabah sunset. ⛵ 🎣 ⛵ 🐟 ⛵ #sailing #sailboat #SailingWorld #SailingYacht #sunsets #sunset_sunrise #sailingaroundtheworld #sailingadventure #InstaSailing #sailingday #sailingpassion #sailingtime #bluewatersailing #smoothsailing #sailingandcruising #bestadventure #goseetheworld #gosailing #OysterYachts #OysterAdventures
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