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Esper Refit 43-44 – Totem’s fund raiser; bow roller installed

December 9, 2014

PSS Workers children

We said goodbye to s/y Totem this week but not before Behan pulls off an amazing fund-raiser for the workers kids. We also visit the workers’ homes next to the boatyard.

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Esper Refit 41-42 – welding rodents; bow roller; Millie in hospital

November 25, 2014

Welding rodents

This week’s video clip is a cracking one. The younger crew from s/y Totem spend a week project managing Esper’s refit, discuss life in the boatyard and adopt, albeit temporarily, three lost kittens.

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Esper Refit 40 – pushpit extension; buat ordination; loi kathrong

November 14, 2014

monk buat ordination

It’s been a busy week both in the boatyard and in Satun town. We’ve finally extended our pushpit, and we were invited to the Loi Kathrong full-moon lantern festival and the ordination of a young monk.

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Esper Refit 39 – Totem crew take over; life in the boatyard

November 6, 2014

The Totem Crew

This week’s video clip is a cracking one. The younger crew from s/y Totem spend a week project managing Esper’s refit, discuss life in the boatyard and adopt, albeit temporarily, three lost kittens.

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Esper Refit 38 – swim platform brackets; installing the rudder

October 26, 2014

swim platform

The swimming platform is pushed through the transom and into custom-made brackets, counterpoising it. We clean up the Aquadrive and coupling system and take a look at the veneer that’s been varnished with polyurethane.

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Esper Refit 37 – how to bed a genoa track with butyl tape; rudder doesn’t fit

October 23, 2014

Bedding a genoa track with butyl tape

In this week’s refit video we show you how we bedded down our genoa track with butyl tape. No Sikaflex, no 3M, no polyurethane adhesive, just tape. Also I get to hang out with the locals, now that I’m fully entrenched in my new abode.

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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
Sailing's not just about the beaches. No plantatio Sailing's not just about the beaches. No plantations in the Crocker Range National Park, just misty mountain forests dissected by deep river valleys, edged with waterfalls, and filled with an unknown range of plants and animals yet to be discovered. After a year in Sabah, there's still so much we haven't seen... ⛵ 🌳 ⛵ 🏞️ ⛵ #gotravel #hiking #walking #sabah #sailingaroundtheworld #sailingadventure  #sailingandcruising #bestadventure #goseetheworld  #travel #mountains #crockerrange @sabahtourism
"There was a young sailor from Kent, Whose shaft w "There was a young sailor from Kent, Whose shaft was unexpectedly bent. So to save any trouble He put it in double And instead of coming, he went." We get the best comments from the best viewers on FTB. Episode 248 out now (link to YouTube channel in profile). Liz 🤭 🛠️ 😮 🛠️ 🤓 #sailing #sailboat #limerick #OysterAdventures #SailingWorld #limericks #sailingaroundtheworld #sailingadventure #seashanty #boatyards #boatmaintenance #sailingtime #lifeonthehard #haulout #sailingandcruising #boatyard #goseetheworld #gosailing
How to succeed in front of the camera: 1. Have a p How to succeed in front of the camera: 1. Have a plan 2. Choose a subject you know 3. Agree what you'll say 4. Keep smiling 5. Read the director's mind 6. Don't bicker. More about rats in Ep 247. Or is there? Link in profile. ⛵ 🐀 ⛵ 🐀 ⛵ #sailing #sailboat #rats #editing #presenting #howtopresent #sailingaroundtheworld #sailingadventure #frontofcamera #sailingchannel #coupleswhotravel #coupleswhosail #sailingcouple #bloopers #sailingandcruising #outtakes #goseetheworld #blooper
Sunsets here in #Sabah #Malaysia continue to boggl Sunsets here in #Sabah #Malaysia continue to boggle our minds. Looking across the South China Sea, under the canvas while it rains, and this happens for about 30 seconds. ⛵ 🎣 ⛵ 🤿 ⛵ #sailing #sailboat #OysterYachts #OysterAdventures #SailingWorld #SailingYacht #sunsets #sunset #sailingaroundtheworld #sailingadventure #InstaSailing #sailingday #sailingpassion #sailingtime #bluewatersailing #smoothsailing #sailingandcruising #bestadventure #goseetheworld #gosailing
A phyllidia ocellata nudibranch, but what's its ni A phyllidia ocellata nudibranch, but what's its nickname? Can anyone guess? Custard slug?With @bigfindivers 📸 @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 #scubalove #scubajunkie #diving_photography #sabahtourism #oceanphotography
We share the oceans with many beautiful creatures, We share the oceans with many beautiful creatures, and not just this jelly but the fish who live inside him 😮📸 @funkyfreshfurlong• • •#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
A phyllidia nudibranch, possibly elegans? Not sure A phyllidia nudibranch, possibly elegans? Not sure, but check out @funkyfreshfurlong for more sea creatures this week with @bigfindivers 😃🐙 Now Jamie has his housing he can bore you on his Insta account with more underwater photography 😉#underwaterphotography #divephotography #nudibranch #dive #oceanphotography #travelphotography #adventure #seaslug #sea #naturalworld #olympustg5 #nature #travel #sailing #sailboat  #SailingWorld #SailingYacht #sailingaroundtheworld #sailingadventure #bluewatersailing #sailingandcruising #gosailing #followtheboat #boating #boatinglife #boatlife #boatlifestyle #instatravel #aroundtheworld #yachtlife
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