From www.followtheboat.com. It was a real treat to go out and sail a carbon-fibre racing boat, even if there was no wind! For me, having not sailed for almost 2 years, it was great to get back out on the water. Here's a little video clip of that day, when ...
It's a bit early but the storms have started brewing over Cochin. I remember two years ago when we sailed from Goa to Cochin having to motor straight through some nasty weather and seeing lightning like you see in this video clip. Around the one minute mar...
A rush job whilst on the road in Gujurat (no internet from tomorrow onwards) so no prizes for editing, I'm afraid. We just wanted to show you a little sample of the starlings and black kites that dominate the skyline in Ahmedabad (Gujurat, India).
This is an audio podcast revamped for youtube, accompanied by random photographs depicting Fort Cochin, the subject for this week's show.
It is the first in a new series of our travels and adventures as we explore the huge subcontinent of India. If you mi...
This video was put together to help anyone with a Pacific Plus self-steering mechanism that has seized due to non-use. We'd left ours open to the elements of monsoon south India and had not used it for 18 months. Consequently the Teflon bearings has seized...
Another clip to accompany a www.followtheboat.com blog entry, which can be found here:
http://www.followtheboat.com/2012/01/09/liz-strips/
Judging by the positive response from the last video clip we thought we'd post up another one for your titillati...
It's been 18 months since we did any boat maintenance, what with our land-based travels taking over. Having made the decision to get off our asses we're left with a HUGE list of essential jobs on the boat. I won't bore you with the details but I will show ...
I put this clip together to show to Class 5 of Newport Primary School, who are taking part in a cultural exchange programme. They're swapping letters, stories and photos with students from the Magno Vale Academy in Darjeeling, India. The idea of this clip ...
A little clip of elephants and monkeys in Jaipur. This accompanies our blog posts on our travels around Rajasthan. This blog post is published on 16th june, 2011.
This was taken along Coaker's Walk in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India. Here we see a classic Indian snack being prepared with spices and honey and wrapped up in a fresh leaf. Check out those views!
This is part of our blog post on Kodaikanal where you can...
Taken as we were walking past a tourist coach. A troop of monkeys had managed to break into the coach and were helping themselves to food. Meanwhile a couple of monkies on the roof try a bit of hows-your-father.
This clip is part of our account of Kodai...
IS THE PORTABOTE THE PERFECT LIVEABOARD DINGHY? IT'S UNSINKABLE, ALMOST INDESTRUCTABLE, AND YOU CAN THROW AWAY THE PUNCTURE REPAIR KIT...AND IT ONLY TAKES 4 MINUTES TO ASSEMBLE!!
We've been living aboard since 2006...And we have loads more information and...
This is a quick demonstration of the Polaroid Pogo printer receiving an image from a phone camera via Bluetooth. Both the phone and the printer are now a couple of years old but priced at £20 the printer is a bargain and ideal for people like me who trave...
This clip has been put together for Nancy Lake and her class at Wybunbury Delves Primary School, Wybunbury, near Nantwich in Cheshire, UK.
Nancy is reading to her class "Kensuke's Kingdom", a story about a boy who goes sailing with his parents and beco...
As I said in my previous clip I'm not comfortable using the term 'slum' but I do so for SEs. Anyway, here's a little clip of Trish of Dragon Song, Astrid of Stormdodger and me all dancing with the local kids of Dharavi, the famous slums of Mumbai. Possibly...
Excuse me for using the word 'slum', I hate that term, I just use it for SE purposes. Anyway, very quick clip to be embedded in my blog that documents my visit to Dharavi. This is a chili-crushing machine. Those women must be deaf! Thanks to Jim Hughes of ...
Here's a clip of me busting some moves with fishermen from Yemen. It was part of the celebrations that were held in our honour when we sailed through Aden with the Vasco Da Gama rally.
I am the first Englishman to dance with Yemeni fishermen. Actually I ...
Some great video footage taken by Liz strapped to a parasailer and edited for Susann of Ilios Yacht Charter. For those interested the following boats are: 'Ilios' with the yellow Camel sails, for whom the video was made, Thomas's 'Viva Solo' with the yello...
Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, between Turkey and Cyprus, we stopped the engine and went for a dip in the sweltering heat. All we needed to complete the scene was Billy Zane to appear over the transom!
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tales (not just) from t...
In the unfinished marina a few boats suffered when the strong southerlies picked up and played havoc with some poorly anchored vessels.
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tales (not just) from the high seas
Millie swims round the boat, shot in 2009 when she was a young and feisty feline, and long before we became a sailing channel. Apologies for the quality!
She's been living on our boat as we sail round the world, and has sailed from Turkey to Indonesia, fur...
We helped deliver Rama (now called Thea) from Turkey to Malta. Check out the inside of this classic 1968 motor boat. She is quite possibly the most beautiful floating gin palace ever designed!
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