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When we left the Maldives at the end of May 2013, we had no idea that sailing across the Indian Ocean would be the hardest thing we have ever done. It nearly broke us, and our sailboat. If you've ever wondered what it's like to cross an ocean on a sailboat...
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An adult Komodo dragon can grow to 300 pounds and three and a half meters. They’re scary, and have been known to kill humans. But this is good news for the dragons, because interest in their man-eating credentials has made them a compelling ecotourist at...
After 17 years cruising and travelling the world, where to next? It's been one, long, surprising adventure which often took us to places we weren't expecting. Here's to the next 17 years!
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In typical followtheboat fashion, it's taken us over a month to sail from Lombok to the Komodo National Park, a distance of just 400km as the crow flies!
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How will understanding the 'rules' of photography help improve your videos? Does photography even have a place in video? What is the "rule of thirds" and when is the "golden hour"? Can filming at midday ever work? Are you comfortable filming people in the ...
Pulau Banta is a spectacular cliché of deserted white sand beaches, kaleidoscope fish, fringing coral and turquoise sea-blue water. To be completely honest, its majesty stunned us into silence.
Along the vast northern beach, there's just one tiny patch of...
Do you want to be a cruiser? Are you planning to sail around the world? Stop thinking about it and JUST FLIPPING DO IT! 💪
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Bima is the largest town on the island of Sumbawa, a place we were warned NOT to visit by a sailing friend of ours. He said “Sumbawa is lawless and helpless”. The Indonesia Cruising Guide isn't much more positive, warning, “Bima is the largest city i...
We have been cruising around the world full time since 2006. But how long can we keep going? What would make us stop and give it all up? We ask why cruisers stop sailing and wonder if it's time for a new adventure...
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The Sunda Arc is home to some of the world's most dangerous and explosive volcanoes, many of which are still very much active.
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With Jamie in the UK and Liz in Indonesia (and with 8000 miles between us) we discover the grass is always greener on the other side. And how important food is to both of us...
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We sail to the extraordinary Satonda volcano, complete with salt water lake said to have appeared after a monstrous tidal wave flooded it. But before that, we take one more look around the remote fishing village of Ijok where we get a surprising and unique...
Yes, that's right, we're splitting up! But before you continue, please read the title again...
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We see these fishing platforms everywhere in this part of the world, but didn't know much about them until Jamie began this photo documentary. They drag their concrete anchors with ease, so we had learned to be wary of them in anchorages.
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Crossing borders on a sailboat is the same as travelling anywhere abroad. Except that with a boat, you need to times the bureaucracy by 10 in some countries… We've done it in seven minutes and three days. We know people who have been arrested on arrival,...
VHF Etiquette: NEVER, ever say ‘over and out’. Unless you’re an actor in a bad action movie! It’s one of the many mistakes cruisers make when operating a VHF radio on a sailboat. This is our guide to the correct VHF etiquette.
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Fierce ocean currents squeeze around Lombok, regularly running at 3 knots and even making it to 10 knots on occasion. Sailing here is impossible if you're trying to get through at the wrong time...
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This podcast covers just about everything we've learnt about boat galley kitchens over the last 17 years: provisioning, storage, setting-up and equipment.
And we've thrown in some notes on pests, water, foraging, local foods, food prep and waste disposal.
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There are difficult anchoring scenarios we all have to face at some point: deep water, strong currents and winds. Add poor chart datum and a rocky bottom then things get tricky...
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Did you know that heatstroke causes the body's cells to melt from the inside out?
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Do you know the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (aka the Col Regs)? And did you know that if you crash your boat you could be liable and your insurance could be nullified if you're found to have broken the rules?
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