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At 06:00 the boat shook to the sound of thunder: we had just experienced an earthquake at anchor. Roughly 90 percent of all earthquakes and 75 percent of all active volcanoes on Earth occur along the Ring of Fire, and we have been sailing in this seismic ...

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Do we really need chart plotters now there are so many apps available? We take a look at the apps we use on SY Esper, and discuss if we really need chart plotters these days... 👉SUPPORT US on PATREON, FTBMates or the Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.co...

We discover the most dangerous problem we've had on SY Esper since we started sailing. What should we do? We don't do sponsorships or promotions, just videos and podcasts to entertain, inform or pass the time. If you enjoy what we do, please like and subs...

You're anchored off a remote island in a faraway country and you've had a system failure, what do you do? How do you source an engine part? Maybe you've run out of fuel for the boat or the dinghy. Has the impeller crumbled, the windlass broken, or the sail...

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After 17 years cruising and travelling the world, where to next? It's been one, long, surprising adventure which often took us to places we weren't expecting. Here's to the next 17 years! ☝️ Let us know you liked this video with SUPER THANKS! ☝️ ...

In typical followtheboat fashion, it's taken us over a month to sail from Lombok to the Komodo National Park, a distance of just 400km as the crow flies! 🫖 SUPPORT US on PATREON, FTBMates or the Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ ☝️ Let us k...

Pulau Banta is a spectacular cliché of deserted white sand beaches, kaleidoscope fish, fringing coral and turquoise sea-blue water. To be completely honest, its majesty stunned us into silence. Along the vast northern beach, there's just one tiny patch of...

Do you want to be a cruiser? Are you planning to sail around the world? Stop thinking about it and JUST FLIPPING DO IT! 💪 👉SUPPORT US on PATREON, FTBMates or the Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ 👉JOIN OUR FOLLOWERS ON DISCORD (It's free!...

Bima is the largest town on the island of Sumbawa, a place we were warned NOT to visit by a sailing friend of ours. He said “Sumbawa is lawless and helpless”. The Indonesia Cruising Guide isn't much more positive, warning, “Bima is the largest city i...