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Maya Bay in the Phi Phi islands was made famous by Leonardo Di Caprio. Before leaving Thailand we had to stop here! https://www.sailingnandji.com Entering the count down of days until we head into the boat yard, it dawned on us, that we will soon be lea...

We slow down and enjoy the beauty of Thailand. With the boat yard only 2 weeks away, its all about the balance! https://www.sailingnandji.com Since being back on board Nandji 2 it has been all systems go in preperation for the boat work to commence soon...

FULL BOAT TOUR! Welcome aboard our Tayana 47 https://www.sailingnandji.com Nandji 2 is a Bob Perry design, 47 ft cutter rig sloop with a semi fin keel and skeg hung rudder and drive shaft. Specs say she weighs 16t but we are registered as 18t. We are t...

Where are we sailing to this year? What countries will we visit? How are we getting there? All the secrets revealed! https://www.sailingnandji.com We have mentioned a couple times this year about a planned big year of sailing ahead for us. Let's dive de...

We nearly didn't buy our NEW BOAT because of this problem... https://www.sailingnandji.com Back on Nandji II and it is time to tackle a job that was nearly a deal breaker when looking to purchase. When we bought Nandji II, she was up on the hard stand w...

It's time to leave the boat. After a solid year of Boat life, we need a break! https://www.sailingnandji.com After first purchasing Nandji II in January 2023, it had been a solid year of boat work, followed by a brief cruise in Indonesia to get to know ...

Sailing from Indonesia to Thailand and our AUTO PILOT BROKE!! https://www.sailingnandji.com After nearly a week at sea we arrived to our check out port of Indonesia. Hiding from the monsoon winds for a few days, we had time to prepare for the onward jour...

Heading north from Sumatra, Indonesia to our checkout port of Sabang, Banda Aceh. Spinnaker or no Spinnaker... She'll be right!! https://www.sailingnandji.com We had been anchored up in one of the most beautiful anchorages we could imagine for a few days...

Spearfishing BIG DOGS, Saying good bye to paradise and is that a WATERSPOUT with the Spinnaker up?? https://www.sailingnandji.com Sailing to remote places and living from the land is a part of boat life that we seek. The challenge of hunting for our own ...

I THINK WE FOUND PARADISE!! But first we have some obstacles to get there! https://www.sailingnandji.com I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts, diddly diddly standing there all in a row, diddly diddly Big ones, small ones, some as BIG AS A BUTT... It is ti...

We really are stuck in the middle of no where... https://www.sailingnandji.com After being on the move for the last month chasing waves around the West sumatran islands, we have found ourselves in a quiet, secluded anchorage with a local village nearby. ...

The joys of living on a boat where everything can be amazing until its not... Let's go SAILING!! https://www.sailingnandji.com Now that we have reached our destination in Indonesia, it has been a nice feeling too slow down and relax a little. The contrast...