One of the reasons for our visit to PSS boatyard in Satun, Thailand, was to determine what course of action we needed to take to tackle osmosis in our Oyster 435. We had dealt with the biggest blisters in the Maldives, but knew there was more work to do…
SAILBOAT REFIT Pt 3: HULL & MACHINE SHOP Read Post »
Liz was doing the payroll the other week and as she went through the carpenters’ names, Pong, Ton and Tui, she giggled to herself. Isn’t that a cartoon dog that does kung fu? Here’s our video dedication to our hard-working family of wood-workers…
Esper Refit 6 – removing a dorade vent; white vine veneer Read Post »
We leave Massawa and head to an anchorage called Ras Corali, 30 miles away. From hereon in, the direction of our progress becomes problematic. How do we head south east without motoring directly into wind?
And should we move at all when half the rally is going down with a mysterious illness? Still, we should be grateful we have the available medicines on board to cope with a fever, some people aren’t so lucky.
This podcast captures a few yotties discussing passage plans in between diving under the boat to scrape the prop and giving the locals some much needed medicine.
