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5 Reasons To Sail Around The World – Sailing Ep221
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5 Reasons To Sail Around The World – Sailing Ep221

We have 5 reasons to sail around the world, what are yours? It's not all sailing. Or even beaches, beer, bikinis and Bellinis. Is it time for you to to buy a sailboat and get sailing? 00:00 Start here, then hop to our 5 reasons to sail around the world... 02:11 Meeting local people 05:46 Remo...
Climbing a mud volcano | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep220
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Climbing a mud volcano | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep220

Tabin Wildlife Reserve and its muc volcano are spectacular. The pristine rainforest is alive with sounds, smells and textures, and yet remains quiet. But the deforestation of the rainforest by palm oil plantations is heart-breaking. 00:00 Let's get started... 00:14 Liz is late...again 00:57 Pa...
Sailing through pirates: night watch | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep219
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Sailing through pirates: night watch | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep219

Sailing through pirates includes taking night watch at anchor in the danger zone. And that means being on full alert to wake up the other boats and inform the military patrol boats of any strange activity. 00:00 To come... 01:35 - Turtles, overfalls, currents 02:11 - Following the coast for 50 mile...
TWO boats run aground (fishing in pirate waters) – Sailing Rally Ep218
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TWO boats run aground (fishing in pirate waters) – Sailing Rally Ep218

Not one, but TWO boats run aground when fishing in pirate waters. 00:00 Coming up... 00:19 Up anchor at dawn 01:14 River cruising in Asia vs USA 02:05 Back into the PIRATE zone 02:32 Sailing footage 03:48 CATCHING THE BIGGEST FISH OF OUR LIVES! 05:57 Approaching difficult anchorage 06:34 Arriving b...
Afloat at night in the jungle | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep217
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Afloat at night in the jungle | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep217

First we have one more day and night in the Kinabatangan River, exploring the tributaries and discovering an abandoned meander soon destined to become an oxbow lake. Jungle sailing through dangerous waters with boats hitting logs and running aground. And we head back towards the pirate zone. 00:0...
How to find the last pygmy elephants | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 216
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How to find the last pygmy elephants | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 216

We're sailing up river, on the hunt for pygmy elephants and proboscis monkeys! But first there's some climbing the mast to do... 00:00 Remotest jungle river 00:19 Rainforest vs palm oil 01:43 Up the mast for repairs in the jungle! 03:44 On the hunt for elephants 08:44 Cheeky wild...
Sailing into the jungle | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 215
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Sailing into the jungle | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 215

We took our sailboat into the jungle, sailing up river, through rain forest and mangroves. 00:00 Intro 01:06 Leaving the fouled anchorage 01:58 Preparing to navigate the shallow entrance 03:29 Making way in the river (military escort) 05:51 Timelapse upriver + storm 06:43 Charts, depth and poor vi...
Death marches of Sandakan | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 214
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Death marches of Sandakan | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 214

15:15 Death marches (Borneo) sequence. The Sandakan Memorial Park commemorates the WW2 loss of 2400 prisoners of war from Australia and Britain, along with hundreds of local resistance fighters, in the death marches across Borneo. Dirty diesel (diesel bug). What would you do if you were on the oc...
Hundreds of turtles on Turtle island – Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 213
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Hundreds of turtles on Turtle island – Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 213

The last thing you need is engine failure in a storm when you are sailing through pirate waters to Turtle Island. Nothing will stop you from seeing those turtles, but when a second squall blows through and your sailboat ends up dragging anchor in 2m of water, it's really not your day. Two of t...
Sailing through pirates: drive shaft failure – Sailboat rally Pt 5 – Ep 212
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Sailing through pirates: drive shaft failure – Sailboat rally Pt 5 – Ep 212

We are sailing through pirates in high risk waters off the coast of northern Borneo. Imagine how you would feel if you had a sailboat drive shaft failure and became sitting ducks... Six boats are taking part in the only rally happening in the world right now, sailing hundreds of miles into the noto...
Sailing through pirates: do we need a faster sailboat? Rally Pt 4 – Ep 211
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Sailing through pirates: do we need a faster sailboat? Rally Pt 4 – Ep 211

The Sail Malaysia rally means sailing through pirates off the coast of north east Sabah. So does that also mean we need a faster sailboat? We talk to the commanders of ESSCOM (Malaysia's combined security force) and learn about protocols for safety in dangerous waters. We also talk to the fast...
Ever handled wild bees? – Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 210
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Ever handled wild bees? – Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 210

We learn about the birds and bees in Borneo and where to put the lines when we remember how to Med moor for the first time in 10 years. After too many cocktails the night before in the best beach bar in Sabah at ‘Secret Place’, it was an early start to sail round the tip of Borneo and hook up with ...
Sexy beach party with new friends – Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 209
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Sexy beach party with new friends – Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 209

As the Sail Malaysia Sabah Rally gets underway, we get lucky with the wind, Liz gets lucky with the fishing and Jamie tries to get lucky at a sexy beach party. Man alive, it's good to be out again... Peace and fair winds! Liz and Jamie 💬 FTBMates - Get one-on-one advice, become a mate, wi...
The ONLY sailboat rally in the world has started! – Sailing Ep 208
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The ONLY sailboat rally in the world has started! – Sailing Ep 208

Yes this is the only sailboat rally in the world right now! With the world currently closed, we've been given the opportunity to sail with five other yachts around the most dangerous part of Borneo. We have a military escort, so we're not too worried about pirates... The Sail Malaysia Pas...
How much does it cost to sail around the world? Sailing Q&A 41
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How much does it cost to sail around the world? Sailing Q&A 41

What does it cost to sail around the world? Are you planning a cruising budget? After more than 15 years living on our sailboat, we've come up with some pointers to help you think about all the costs involved in sailing around the world, and to formulate a budget for your cruising plans. So ho...
The Caribbean of the east | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 207
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The Caribbean of the east | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 207

Is this SE Asia's answer to the Caribbean? Dinawan, a small island just 10km south of Kota Kinabalu has everything you need from a tropical island: coral sand beach, blue lagoon, wooden stilted houses, gentle lapping water. We took a breather here before our next adventure and lived like holi...
Sailing safely through pirate waters? – Ep 206
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Sailing safely through pirate waters? – Ep 206

Is sailing safely through pirate waters really possible? We’re about to head through the Sulu and Celebes Seas, one of the most dangerous places in the world to sail. But don’t worry, we reckon we’ve got the safety angle covered... The mini rally we’re joining takes us round north east Sabah throug...
A taste of freedom (first night at anchor) – Sailing Ep 205
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A taste of freedom (first night at anchor) – Sailing Ep 205

We left the marina for a taste of freedom and spent our first night at anchor in five months. But after our first taste of freedom, we were told we didn't have permission to stay there. A ranger from the marine park explained we must have a permit to anchor there. We didn't have one so we...
When can we go sailing? (Preparing to leave) – Ep 204
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When can we go sailing? (Preparing to leave) – Ep 204

We're preparing to leave the marina after 5 months of staring at the walls. But when can we go sailing? The Malaysian RMCO (recovery movement control order) is still in place, but the rules are slowly relaxing and one of them means we're allowed to go out to anchor. There are a few jobs ...
Motor yachts v sailing yachts – Ep 203
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Motor yachts v sailing yachts – Ep 203

Are you a sailboat snob? What’s your view on motor yachts v sailing yachts? We talk to the captain of a Princess 88' superyacht whose heart still lies with sailboats. He explains how he became the skipper of a super yacht and the reasons why he still prefers sailing to motoring. And what about...
Cost of a sailboat refit (what went wrong?) Part 4 – Sailing Ep 202
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Cost of a sailboat refit (what went wrong?) Part 4 – Sailing Ep 202

How much to refit a sailboat? In the final of our total sailboat refit revisited mini-series, we reveal the total cost of a sailboat refit. We also discuss what went wrong, what worked and what we would do differently. Topics in this episode (click on time code to go straight there): 00:00 02:15 Wh...
Goodbye Millie. Sailing cat and best friend.
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Goodbye Millie. Sailing cat and best friend.

June 2007 - 13th June 2020 Goodbye Millie, our beloved sailing cat, best friend and loyal crew member. From a kitten in Turkey to a veteran sea cat in Malaysia, Millie has sailed for 13 years and for thousands of miles. Across oceans, in storms, dodging pirates, crossing continents: fishing all the ...
Total Sailboat Refit (interior, electronics, B&G navigation system) Part 3 – Sailing Ep 201
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Total Sailboat Refit (interior, electronics, B&G navigation system) Part 3 – Sailing Ep 201

The third in our total sailboat refit project revisited, covering the entire re-modelling of the interior, electronics, B&G navigation and complete re-wiring and installation of our new B&G navigation system, autopilot and radar. Topics in this episode (with time codes): 00:00 03:03 chart t...
How we started sailing (the story so far) – Sailing Ep200
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How we started sailing (the story so far) – Sailing Ep200

This is the story so far of how we started sailing. With extra footage and images of us you won't have seen before from way back in 2006 when we were getting to grips with our first sailboat. Watch us read our HORRIBLE comments at 21:21 From Turkey, the eastern Mediterranean, east Africa, thro...
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