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April 13, 2025
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TROPICAL SUNSETS Ep 9
When we last left you we were sitting out a storm at Ko Rok. Now that it has subsided it is time to push on up towards Phuket. We make it to the southern entrance of Phiphi and are horrified to find this once peaceful anchorage packed with dive boats, long...
Followtheboat is making videos about life at sea!
OUR NEW TRAILER... We are Jamie and Liz and we are telling our story with video. The adventure began in 2005 when we swapped the rat-race for an alternative lifestyle...living on a boat. So far we have sailed over 25,000 miles across seas from Turkey to Th...
FTB Sailing Interview #07 | Liz Cleere | s/y Esper of Followtheboat
This is the last in our first series of sailors questions. Boo! Good news is we finish on a high with Liz - hoorah! We actually recorded her interview months ago in Thailand but the recording quality was terrible so we redid it today! This meant she forgot...
Southampton Boat Show 2015 – followtheboat visits – FTB Extra
Liz and Jamie manage to slip in a visit to the Southampton Boatshow on a sunny Saturday. We bump in to old friends and new and chat to some of the people behind the 600+ exhibitors. These include Dave and Jenny Knowles of Mr D's Thermal Cooker and our own ...
THE HARDSHIP OF FETCHING WATER… Ep 10
Next time you turn on the tap for a glass of water or you have a shower, remember how easy it was to perform that simple, everyday act. In our latest episode we explain why it can take us over two hours to do the same… (con't below...) *****************...
The kindness of Americans – two knives and two thank yous – FTB Extra
We meet many people but the one group of people who are overwhelmingly positive is Americans. We never like to generalise but our experience of Americans on the whole has been nothing but good and this clip is further proof of their generosity and kindness...
STORMS AND COCKTAILS! Ep 11
The thing about lightning is it’s difficult to avoid in the tropics, particularly when the monsoon hits town. ... (Con't below...) ****************************** Be one of the good guys: https://www.patreon.com/followtheboat Be the first to know: http...
OUR BOAT GETS SMASHED!! Ep 12
THWACK! CRASH! THUD! WHAT THE F@CK WAS THAT?? WE SOON FOUND OUT, ANOTHER BOAT HAD SMASHED INTO US... --- If you enjoy or have even learned something from our videos, please SUBSCRIBE to our channel, or even chuck a few pennies our way... PLEASE SUPPORT ...
Introduction to FTB Extra #10 – the ultimate tech house dance mix in HD – FTB Extra
This is the introduction to the next FTB Extra (#10), a full-length, feature-rich HD tech house, techno and deep tech mix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okLiv-zvo3U. This intro was broken out from the next one so you can enjoy the next episode in its ent...
Oyster Yacht boat owners build their own support network website – FTB Extra
Boyd Goldie and Jamie Furlong in discussion about the Oyster Owners Group website. Boyd put together the original group some years ago using Google Groups. This summer he and Jamie got together and migrated the group over to its own website. All and any Oy...
NOW THE POLICE GET INVOLVED! Ep 13
It is now two days since the accident. Yesterday Jamie and Alicia made some initial inquiries at the police station in Phiphi town centre. They left expecting nothing more of it but when they returned to Esper. Liz had already received a telephone call fro...
Splash Drone quadcopter guide – set up, configuration and maiden flight – FTB Extra
In this FTB Extra we take a look inside the Splash Drone flight case, cover off some basics about configuring it, and launch the drone for its maiden flight. The Splash Drone is the world's first waterproof drone and is easy to use. The gimbal for the GoPr...
Time Lapse – Looking for the perfect spot – Thailand Phang Nga Bay – FTB Extra
Finding the best place to anchor when you have the whole bay to yourselves. Sometimes it's more difficult than you imagine to find the best place to anchor when you have the whole bay to yourselves...might as well have a proper, good look round before choo...
360° tour of Esper, Oyster 435, With Music, Thailand – FTB Extra
No FTB new episode until next week, so here''s another "short" to keep us going... Anchored just opposite Koh Hong, Phang Nga Bay, Thailand, we took this quick turn around Esper in the afternoon. Having recently refitted her inside and out, this little pie...
BEACH LIFE IN PARADISE Ep 14
After the morning squall American radios through to Jamie and invites him on a "Retrieve the Spear Diving Adventure". Koh Ha Yai is a famous dive spot so the guys make the most of American's full tanks (con't below)... ****************************** Be o...
4K Time Lapse Sail Thailand – 1 Hour in 1 Minute – FTB Extra
This is our first 4K definition upload, which is a time-lapse of a sail in Thailand. The journey is around an hour, reduced to one minute. If nothing else it is proof that we don't just hang around drinking G&Ts all day. We try to be as active as poss...
BIG FISH LITTLE FISH! Ep 15
It seems as if American has been busy catching our dinner, a tasty-looking grouper. There are many ways to kill a fish, from cutting its gills, to cutting off its head. Some yachties swear by pouring alcohol into its gills but we think this is a waste of r...
Slow Motion Experiments – GoPro Hero 4 Black – Sailing Thailand – FTB Extra
This is simply an experiment in slow-motion video editing. A few minutes recorded on our crossing from Ao Chalong to Koh Lanta in Thailand. We hope to include more slo-mo footage in our video diary so this was just a bit of fun. Realise the opening shot sh...
Slow Motion Approach – Koh Lanta, Thailand – FTB Extra
This is our boat Esper at anchor on the south west tip of Ko Lanta, Thailand. It was shot with the Splash Drone, which you can get here: www.fpvfactory.com. We'll be using the Splash Drone in our regular video diary, which we publish every fortnight. Our ...
NIGHT SAILING Ep 16
In our last episode of 2015 we go night sailing, take in Thailand's first marine national park island, discuss near-by boat refugees, spend the night on a slope and yes, we make it back to the shipyard to begin those repairs... (con't) ******************...
Reunite this man with his GoPro! Please share this clip in time for Christmas! FTB Extra
Here's how you could really make a man's Christmas: reunite him with his lost GoPro that's full of memories of his holiday in Thailand! I found this GoPro Hero 4 whilst snorkeling off the south-west coast of Ko Lanta in Thailand. The battery still had powe...
A Festive Message To You! FTB Extra
Sadly we are unable to spend our Christmas together this year but we still managed to put together a little festive message for you, wherever you are in the world. ****************************** Be one of the good guys: https://www.patreon.com/followtheb...
BLOOPERS & COCK-UPS (UNCENSORED)!
******************** !!!WARNING!!! !!!NO EXPLETIVES DELETED!!! Look, we're not professionals, right? Those smooth, seamless vids you may have been watching were put together with blood, sweat and tears --not the late 20th century pop rock, jazz fusion, R&...
PARADISE CRASH REPAIRS PART 1… EP 17
Here it is, our first sailing log of 2016! We've made it an extra big one to help keep those in the northern hemisphere entertained over the long winter nights. If you've been following us, you'll know that 2015 was full of ups and downs aboard SY Esper....
PARADISE CRASH REPAIRS PART 2! Ep 18
In the last episode we hauled Esper out at PSS Shipyard in Satun in order to start fixing the repairs from the accident. We had two weeks in which to get everything done before the next spring tide. Half way through the journey Liz has to visit the UK and ...
FORCE 12 SQUALL! Ep 19
In the last episode we made good the repairs from our accident but at the eleventh hour Jamie discovered a fuel leak after filling the tanks with diesel. Eventually Esper launches with four eager crew. They leave the river and head out towards the protecte...
SUPER YACHTS & FLYBOARDING! AO PO BOAT SHOW THAILAND
The Thailand Yacht Show is a new venture from the people behind the Singapore Yacht Show and was put on in partnership with the Thai government. (con't below)... ****************************** Be one of the good guys: https://www.patreon.com/followtheboa...
MR D
Love cooking, but hate it when the galley turns into a sauna? You know what they say, if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen... We discovered the Mr D Thermal Cooker back in 2010 at the Southampton Boat Show. It seemed too good to be true: ju...
SAILING AROUND THE WORLD SINCE 2006!
We are Jamie and Liz, two Brits on a boat with a cat called Milllie. We've been telling the story of our sailing adventures since 2005. WE LOVE MAKING VIDEOS! Each week we upload the latest episode of our followtheboat adventure. Yes, there are palm-tre...
24 HOURS ALONE AT SEA. Ep 20
With the temporary crew now off the boat Jamie has to prepare for a 90 mile solo sail from Koh Lipe to Ao Chalong. This will take him into the night so he has to consider the pros and cons of either doing a straight run or going up the east side and island...
THAI BOXING AND BAMBOO TATTOOS! Ep 21
Jamie has arranged to sail to Phi Phi for a 24 hour excursion with our surfer friend, Brendon. This means nipping into town, taking a taxi to drop off the washing and pick up the provisions, grab one of those pink buses back to the main Ao Chalong jetty an...
ENGINE SEIZES IN PARADISE
Like some kind of nautical episode of 'Back to the Future', we are in a weird time warp here at Followtheboat. Our regular sailing logs--which out of necessity run a few months behind real time--show Jamie sailing alone in Thailand with Liz back in the UK ...
SAILBOAT RUNS AGROUND! Ep 22
In the last episode we left you with Jamie and Brendon who had nipped over to Phiphi for the night. They took in the back streets, a storm and some thai boxing before returning to ao chalong. Back there, Jamie starts preparing Esper for her last journey of...
CELEBRATING SONGKRAN IN PATONG
You may have heard about it, or seen photos of it, but there is nothing like experiencing the 'water play' of Thailand's Songkran festival. Every April, the country celebrates its new year by descending into a watery chaos. From the smallest child to the ...
MAYDAY! HEART ATTACK ON BOARD! Ep 23
BUMPER EPISODE! Covering summer in the UK and return to Thailand in September where Jamie receives a distress call. A number of maintenance jobs have to be finished before we head off to our first anchorage... We catch up with our families--Jamie's in Saf...