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Should We Reveal The Best Places? | Casting Off with Followtheboat 012

Should remote places be developed or kept secret? Are the destinations we visit ripe for tourism? If you had a sailboat and were about to set off on passage, how would YOU choose where to go? How would you make that decision? 00:00 What is Tolitoli coff...

Apr 07, 2022
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Play Time: 00:41:04

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Kicked Out (And Nowhere To Go) | Sailing Ep 297

We left Bohay Dulang, the most beautiful anchorage we've ever seen, because it was time to head south to the last stop in Malaysia. Tawau is right on the border between Sabah and Kalimantan and was where we had to check out. Before getting there we had to...

Apr 10, 2022
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Play Time: 00:17:48

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Why Can’t We Go Home? | Casting Off with Followtheboat 013

"Why not sail back to the UK to see family?" We explain the answer here. And we discuss what "home" means to us. 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ 👌 00:00 Can we sail back to the UK? 05:35 How to find out ...

Apr 14, 2022
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Play Time: 00:41:56

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Indonesia Won’t Let Us In (Now What?) | Sailing Ep 298

The situation is out of control, it's out the window. We have checked out of Malaysia, but we can't check into Indonesia for over a thousand miles. Does this mean we turn round and try the Philippines? With frayed nerves, we set sail to Nunukan, the clos...

Apr 17, 2022
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:17

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Do Your Friends RESENT You? | Casting Off with Followtheboat 014

We put our cards on the table in this episode and talk about the friends we have lost over the years because of our decision to live on a boat and travel. And we are not the only ones this has happened to... ***Don't forget to let us know what you wouldn...

Apr 21, 2022
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Play Time: 00:46:56

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Sailing Indonesia (Delays, Boat Repairs, Storms) | Ep 299

Still unsure if we would be given leave to enter, we arrived at Nunukan, Indonesia. After five days of delays, isolation and quarantine, our paperwork was accepted and we were in! Boat maintenance rumbled on, Jamie grumbled on about the failing fridge and ...

Apr 24, 2022
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Play Time: 00:19:59

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15 Items To Improve Your Sailing Life | Casting Off with Followtheboat 015

Can you guess what's top of the list? We asked you to come up with 15 objects to improve boat life. And you came back with lots of suggestions and ideas. ***What's the worst thing that can happen at sea? What is your biggest fear? Let us know in the comm...

Apr 28, 2022
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Play Time: 00:42:48

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Sailing Dangers, Hazards and Obstructions (16 in 2 Days!) | Ep 300

Over two days in the Celebes Sea we encountered 16 different types of dangers, hazards and obstructions. You need all your navigational skills when sailing in these dangerous places... 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - https://followtheboat...

May 01, 2022
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Play Time: 00:17:50

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5 Reasons To Be Scared of Sailing | Casting Off with Followtheboat 016

It's been a nail-biting time over the past few months with visas, and it seems we're not out of the woods yet. And talking of stresses and anxieties... We have had some scary moments over the years sailing SY Esper, but are those frightening times the sam...

May 05, 2022
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:48:10

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Happiness! (The Most Beautiful People in the World) | Sailing & Travel Ep 301

In the town, mangroves, and fishing villages of Tarakan, we were greeted with smiles and laughter. Random people in the street on foot, riding bicycles, in cars or trucks, on scooters, and others from boats shouted: "Hello Mister" (at both of us). But nowh...

May 08, 2022
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:00

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The BEST thing about travel? | Casting Off with Followtheboat 017

What is the best thing about travel? What are your best travel moments and what are your favourite travel memories? We always have the same answer to these questions: People. What's more important, the journey or the destination? If you'd like us to answ...

May 12, 2022
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Play Time: 00:40:19

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After weeks of stress welcome to paradise! (Derawan) | Sailing & Travel Ep 302

After weeks of stress during our long journey from Malaysia to Indonesia our first island destination was in sight. Just one more anchorage to go before we get there... Salamat Datang! Welcome to the tropical islands of the Derawan archipelago, one of the...

May 15, 2022
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Play Time: 00:15:38

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It’s the Journey Not the Destination (NOT!) | Casting Off with Followtheboat 018

"Life is about the journey, not the destination" is what we are often told. But is it? Isn't the destination just as important? 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ 👌 In today's podcast, we chat about the id...

May 19, 2022
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Play Time: 00:46:10

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Boat repairs (in paradise) | Derawan Islands Diving | Sailing & Travel Ep 303

As we headed across the bay for a supper of lobster and tuna, our outboard engine stopped. Rowing was the last thing we needed in a channel with ripping tides... It seemed we have a few boat repairs ahead of us in this beautiful, tropical paradise. But fi...

May 22, 2022
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:54

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We need YOUR help | Taking a break to go sailing!

Do you know where we are right now? Clue: the answer is in the video description... Comment with ONE of your sailing highs, and ONE of your lows for a chance to be in with a name check in the next podcast. We're looking for comments from sailors, cruisers...

May 25, 2022
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Play Time: 00:03:19

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The Most Dangerous Current We’ve Sailed Through (to Stunning Maratua Island) | Ep 304

With five knots of current pushing against the boat, it was painful maneuvering through the narrow channel into Maratua atoll. The going was slow, really slow, we were barely making one knot. But we reckoned it would be worth it... 🤙 Support us: PATREO...

May 29, 2022
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Play Time: 00:18:40

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The Highs and Lows of Cruising and Boat Ownership | Casting Off With Followtheboat 019

"The happiness and highs of boat ownership and cruising do outweigh the unpleasant lows. But do the highs happen often enough to offset what feels like the many more lows, and do they make up for being away from friends, family and all life on land has to ...

Jun 02, 2022
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:44:23

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Get Here Before the Rest of the World! (Scuba and Beach Paradise) | Sailing & Travel Ep 305

This is the Derawan archipelago, tucked away off the east coast of Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. It’s where we’ve been for the last couple of episodes. This video was filmed at Maratua Atoll, part of the Derawan archipelago and probably the jewel...

Jun 05, 2022
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Play Time: 00:13:29

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We’re taking a break | Casting Off with Followtheboat 020

This is the last podcast for a while because we have a lot of miles ahead of us, and a finite amount of time to cover them. We are sailing to a deadline (our visas run out end July) so we will have few opportunities to relax or get on with editing over the...

Jun 09, 2022
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:03:25

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Sailing 150 miles overnight to Sulawesi (and hitting a log) | Episode 306

Overnight sails in southeast Asia are particularly challenging, not least because the waters are full of obstacles that you can't see in the dark. Like logs. During this passage, we left in thunder and lightning and sailed for 150 miles across a shipping l...

Jun 12, 2022
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Play Time: 00:20:06

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Gigantic spider boats! Magnificent clove plantations! | Sailing & Travel Ep 307

Welcome to Tolitoli. Visited by sailors when leaving Kalimantan, this gem is rarely visited by tourists and we think they're missing out. There are gigantic spider boats moored in the harbour, and mountains covered with fragrant spice trees of clove and nu...

Jun 20, 2022
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Play Time: 00:17:49

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Eating bees eggs under traditional folding roofs (Sulawesi) | Travel Ep 308

We went to a traditional village outside Tolitoli, a place that local people are trying to put on the tourist map. But the province needs government funding to help promote the village of Malangga with its unique roofs that open upwards. So we went along t...

Jun 26, 2022
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Play Time: 00:20:05

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How we stopped a fishing boat from wrecking us (Storm at anchor) | Sailing Ep 309

We were hitting over 3m waves when we re-anchored. It was just ridiculous. This was the closest we've ever been to being crashed into and run down. 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ 👌 00:00 Hitting over 3m...

Jul 03, 2022
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Play Time: 00:19:28

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Fierce squalls & sensational shores | Sailing Sulawesi | Ep 310

On our way north along the coast of Sulawesi, we were hammered by a 45 knot squall. It was so strong we couldn't reef the mizzen. There was nothing we could do but go with it. 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/...

Jul 10, 2022
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Play Time: 00:20:37

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Why we sail through storms EVERY DAY! | Sailing Sulawesi | Ep 311

We've been sailing in the tropics since 2013 and reckon the most significant hazard to cruising is the weather. Tropical storms, squalls, and unpredictable winds make navigation challenging. The weather is divided north of the equator into three main peri...

Jul 17, 2022
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Play Time: 00:19:49

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Sheltering From 55mph Winds (Where The Hell Are We?) | Sailing Sulawesi | Ep 312

Yes, we're being battered by storms again this week in Sulawesi, but not before we relax with the friendliest dolphins, take in the heart-stopping views and get the sails out. Then, as the visibility disappeared, and while we were getting ready to drop t...

Jul 24, 2022
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Play Time: 00:14:30

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Are my photographs GOOD ENOUGH for the Royal Photographic Society? – Ep 313

Liz is in Palma sunning herself while Jamie is looking to submit his underwater photography for the Royal Photographic Society ARPS, but are his underwater shots, taken with the Olympus Tough TG6, good enough? In this video he shows you some of his work an...

Jul 31, 2022
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:08:07

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Sailboat Engine Fail | Should We Have Done Better? | Sailing and Travel Ep 314

We added 80 litres of fuel and ran the engine for an hour before we left the anchorage. But the engine cut out and we ended up having to tack back to safety before we could anchor. Sailboat engine failure in remote places is one of our nightmares. But in ...

Aug 07, 2022
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:20

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Navionics | Our nautical charts are WRONG | Sailing & Travel Ep 315

There are two reasons why we're feeling stressed: 1) we're worried about the engine and not being in a position to drop the hook if anything should go wrong... 2) navigating this area is not straightforward, the nautical charts don't make sense, Navionics ...

Aug 15, 2022
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Play Time: 00:17:30

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Nowhere to anchor | Sailing Sulawesi | Sailing & Travel 316

We love Sulawesi, but it's not easy finding an anchorage when the water depth rises from 1.5km to 7m in seconds... 🤙 Ways to support us: Be a patron or a mate or buy us a rum - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ 00:00 Starting the day with some motor-sail...

Sep 04, 2022
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Play Time: 00:16:03

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We Killed Our Engine Dead | Sailing & Travel Sulawesi Ep 317

When you're in a narrow channel with reefs all around and the engine stops dead, what would you do? It happened to us while sailing remote Sulawesi, but we were lucky. We never want it to happen again. 🤙 How to support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund...

Sep 11, 2022
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Play Time: 00:17:00

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Diving and going to hospital (sailing 1232 miles in two months) | Bitung, Sulawesi Ep 318

First on the list of things to do in Bitung was diving and going to hospital. But after sailing 1232 miles in two months, we had some provisioning and land-based exploring to do. Personal health issues are the side of sailing we don't always show in our vi...

Sep 18, 2022
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Play Time: 00:15:11

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Diving the Lembeh Strait (Weird sea critters) 4K Documentary | Ep 319

A shallow sliver of water caught between Sulawesi and the small island of Lembeh is the Lembeh Strait, muck diving centre of the world. It's also a mecca for underwater macro photographers interested in capturing the most weird and unusual sea creatures. ...

Sep 25, 2022
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Play Time: 00:16:22

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Problems With The Generator (Honda Eu20i) | Prepping To Leave | Ep 320

Two days to go before we leave Lembeh. But we have problems with the generator, and we wonder if we can get help from local friends or maybe somewhere in Manado? 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ 👌 00:00 P...

Oct 02, 2022
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Play Time: 00:20:38