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Sometimes Life Gets In The Way | Casting Off with Followtheboat 011
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Sometimes Life Gets In The Way | Casting Off with Followtheboat 011

This is NOT a podcast. Well, it is and it isn't. In this quick chat we let you in on the work it takes to create and upload our videos and admit that sometimes life gets in the way... The episode that took Jamie a week to edit! - TWEET US! Send us a tweet to @followtheboat on Twitter and you...
WTF is that LOUD NOISE? | Sailing Ep 295
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WTF is that LOUD NOISE? | Sailing Ep 295

Sailing along Sabah's eastern shore was never going to be easy. Apart from some of the most dangerous anchorages in terms of piracy and a temporary repair on the rigging, we knew the going would be uphill and hard on the boat. So when we heard a loud noise at anchor in the river at night, follo...
How to Find Help In Remote Places | Casting Off with Followtheboat 010
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How to Find Help In Remote Places | Casting Off with Followtheboat 010

You're in a strange place and you don't speak the language; you need help but you're isolated and running on adrenaline. Where's the fun in that? Is it fair to bring pets or partners on board if they don't like sailing? Are YOU a NEW SAILOR? Tell us about it! Are you an OLD...
Our Rigging U-Bolt Sheared Off | Sailing & Sailboats Ep 294
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Our Rigging U-Bolt Sheared Off | Sailing & Sailboats Ep 294

What do you do when a deck fitting fails, especially the U-Bolt which holds down your rigging and stops your mast from falling over? Imagine you're far away from a chandlery or a workshop, at anchor in a remote place where no-one speaks your language, what then? 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMat...
Sailing’s Dirty Little Secret | Casting Off with Followtheboat 09
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Sailing’s Dirty Little Secret | Casting Off with Followtheboat 09

In this podcast, we open up about cruising's dirtiest secrets, including the dangers that keep our adrenaline flowing. ☕ Support us on PATREON, FTBMates or the Rum Fund - 🍻 00:00 Where we are and where we are going 02:09 The warm welcome of Tarakan 04:55 What happened to the sailing vlog? 0...
Fastest Sail in Years | Sailing with Purpose | Ep 293
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Fastest Sail in Years | Sailing with Purpose | Ep 293

For the first time in years, we are sailing with purpose. We have a long route ahead to a brand new destination and it feels GREAT! And just to make life even better, we are sailing (not motoring), reaching some of our fastest times and Liz is catching fish! 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum ...
Sailboat Maintenance On Passage! | Casting Off with Followtheboat 08
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Sailboat Maintenance On Passage! | Casting Off with Followtheboat 08

When is the best time to tackle sailboat maintenance on passage? When something goes wrong! Recorded yesterday and uploaded today (10th March 2022) this week's Casting Off Podcast covers a lot of ground, including our first time sailing in remote Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) and some of the...
Sailboat Equipment Failure | Pirate Waters | Sailing Ep 292
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Sailboat Equipment Failure | Pirate Waters | Sailing Ep 292

There have been kidnappings and piracy for decades along the north and eastern coast of Sabah, so equipment failure in these dangerous pirate waters is the last thing we need. 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - 👌 In fact, this otherwise beautiful sailing area has been disputed for cen...
What’s the BEST Sailboat For Sailing Around The World? | Casting Off with Followtheboat 07
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What’s the BEST Sailboat For Sailing Around The World? | Casting Off with Followtheboat 07

What sailboat is best for cruising? Is it OK to cross oceans on a Beneteau, or would a bluewater cruiser like our Oyster be safer? Do catamarans make good cruising boats? And should you buy new or old? ☕ Support us on PATREON, FTBMates or the Rum Fund - 🍻 00:00 They are chopping down the rainfore...
New Sailing Adventure Begins | Sailing Ep 291
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New Sailing Adventure Begins | Sailing Ep 291

Goodbye Sutera Harbour Marina, hello open seas! This is so exciting! We're off on a new sailing adventure for the first time in two years... 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - 👌 00:00 Casting off the lines 01:31 Day 1 of leaving Sabah, Malaysia 02:57 Let the fishing begin! 05:17 F...
We Will Never Buy A Catamaran | Casting Off with Followtheboat 06
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We Will Never Buy A Catamaran | Casting Off with Followtheboat 06

Jamie says he HATES cats (not the furry kind, he LOVES those). But does he really? And could there ever be a time when we would buy a catamaran? Does it all come down to price? What do you think? ☕ Support us on PATREON, FTBMates or the Rum Fund - 🍻 00.00 Hello from a beautiful and dangerous anch...
Lithium Batteries | Sailboat Maintenance | Prep For Cast Off | Sailing Ep 290
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Lithium Batteries | Sailboat Maintenance | Prep For Cast Off | Sailing Ep 290

While ticking off a few small jobs as we prepared for departure, our additional lithium batteries arrived. Hooray! This extra power boost will be useful over the next six months or so while at anchor and for running the new freezer. 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - 👌 00:00 Out of mar...
Should We Sell Our Sailboat? | Casting Off with Followtheboat 05
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Should We Sell Our Sailboat? | Casting Off with Followtheboat 05

If someone made us an offer, would we sell SY Esper? Find out why we have been considering selling her in this podcast... ☕ Support us on PATREON, FTBMates or the Rum Fund - 🍻 This week's topics: 00:00 Back to proper cruising! 01:54 Weather conditions for sailing 03:05 How many days sailing?...
Galley and Head Renovation | Preparing to Cast Off 2 | Sailing Ep 289
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Galley and Head Renovation | Preparing to Cast Off 2 | Sailing Ep 289

Every sailor will tell you that when you are preparing to cast off the lines, there is never enough time. So with mostly technical and marine systems to service before we leave, it was a pleasant contrast to watch our galley and head renovation come together. 🤙 PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - 👌 0...
How to be Brave | Casting Off with Followtheboat 04
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How to be Brave | Casting Off with Followtheboat 04

"I believe you are the bravest, most courageous cruisers: adventuring across the world and below the sea, anchoring alone in coves, traveling up rivers by inflatable, enduring lightning, hiking with a broken foot, becoming infected with parasites from walking barefoot on the beach, sailing in B...
AIS & VHF Radio Maintenance | Preparing to Cast Off 1 | Sailing Ep 288
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AIS & VHF Radio Maintenance | Preparing to Cast Off 1 | Sailing Ep 288

Every cruiser has niggling boat maintenance jobs which you can live with, but when you're about to make 1,000 nautical mile passage you need to attend to. Yes, you heard correctly, the countdown has begun towards our next destination... 🤙 PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - 👌 00:00 Boat Maintena...
Are YOU FIT ENOUGH (to Live on a Sailboat)? | Casting Off with Followtheboat 03
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Are YOU FIT ENOUGH (to Live on a Sailboat)? | Casting Off with Followtheboat 03

Our "Casting Off" video podcasts are a no-holds-barred and unedited look at sailing and travel. They are our way of keeping up with YOU in as close to real-time as possible. This week we continue with more boating banter and balderdash. We talk about what's happening right now and a...
Accidents & Injuries Abroad (Hiking with a Broken Foot) | Travel & Sailing Ep 287
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Accidents & Injuries Abroad (Hiking with a Broken Foot) | Travel & Sailing Ep 287

What happens if you are sailing outside your country and you get injured or have an accident on your boat? Does your boat insurance cover you? Or should you take out foreign health insurance? Hiking Kamunsu Hill at the Sabah Tea Resort through an ethereal mist, accompanied by nothing but the sound...
Are We Tourists? Are YOU a Tourist? | Casting Off with Followtheboat 02
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Are We Tourists? Are YOU a Tourist? | Casting Off with Followtheboat 02

Casting Off is a no-frills podcast from the cockpit of our sailboat, SY Esper. We talk about what's happening in real-time, and we answer our favourite comments about the most recent followtheboat episodes. Or anything else that takes our fancy. So, what do YOU think? Are we tourists? 🥂 PATR...
SIPADAN | ALONE at the BEST DIVE Spot in the World | Travel Ep 286
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SIPADAN | ALONE at the BEST DIVE Spot in the World | Travel Ep 286

Alone at Sipadan with the whole island reef-system to ourselves, we are grateful to experience the best diving in the world. We had close encounters with sharks, turtles, schooling jacks, bumphead parrotfish, as well as thousands of reef fish and macro creatures in this diving paradise. From the wor...
We’re Leaving! | Casting Off with Followtheboat 01
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We’re Leaving! | Casting Off with Followtheboat 01

Welcome to Casting Off, the new video podcast series from followtheboat! Each week we will be chatting in the cockpit about what's happened that week in real-time. And we'll answer our favourite comments about the most recent followtheboat episode, this week it's Episode 285 "Dri...
Driving across Borneo to Sipadan | Travel & Scuba Ep 285
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Driving across Borneo to Sipadan | Travel & Scuba Ep 285

Fed up with being dicked around by hotels... With Malaysia's state borders and Sabah's district borders open again, we set off with joyful hearts on a road trip across Borneo. But finding hotels that were ready for us or staff who gave a toss turned out to be less than easy. Until we rea...
2021 Year in Review | Sailing & Travel Ep 284
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2021 Year in Review | Sailing & Travel Ep 284

Q. Was 2021 a good year? A. On the whole, no. BUT it did give us some of the highlights of our cruising career. Now it's coming to a close, we discuss plans for 2022... 🥂 PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - 🍻 00:00 Looking back at 2021 00:46 The impact of lockdown on our sailing 01:16 We s...
Photowalk | Legacy Lenses (Nikon Olympus Pentax Takumar) | Sabah Ep 283
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Photowalk | Legacy Lenses (Nikon Olympus Pentax Takumar) | Sabah Ep 283

Armed with two legacy lenses, the Olympus Zuiko 24mm f/2.8 and Nikon Nikkor 85mm f2, we set off for a trek through Kinabalu Park, Borneo. Then into the valley where Jamie tested two more lenses, the SMC Takumar 28mm and f2.8 Pentax 135mm f3.5. This stunning trip culminated at the War Memorial in Kun...
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