Your search results
April 13, 2025
followtheboat – Page 7
RIPPED SAIL & MAVIC PRO DRONE! Ep 49
09:47 Mavic Pro Boat maintenance in paradise and the Mavic Pro drone. You've heard the 'boat maintenance...' quote many times and this episode is testament to that . Cruising one of Thailand's hidden gems, Ko Chang (no, not that one), we rip a sail and ha...
1ST DJi MAVIC PRO FOOTAGE! + PIRATE JAM. Ep 50
Pirate game jammers and spectacular Mavic Pro drone footage! In this special episode we take six games developers from around the world on a trip around Ko Lanta and Ko Jum (Ko Pu), where they discover the delights of Thailand, from trekking to swimming to...
INDONESIA HERE WE COME! SEASICK, ANYONE? Ep 51
We've been talking about it for a while, but now we are excited to announce that we have finally made a concrete decision (well, as concrete as you can be on a non-ferrocement sailboat) and we're off to Indonesia! The plan is to start with a circumnavigati...
WE FOUND THE BEST RUM IN THAILAND! BOAT PREP BEGINS… Ep 52
"You're not a sailor unless you know your rum", according to an old nautical legend made up just now for this introduction. We go hunting for a mythical white rum before we start to think about preparations for a long trip towards Indonesia. There's ripp...
FAST SAILING – HOW CLOSE TO THE WIND CAN WE GET? Ep 53
We make a pre-dawn start on a 45 mile sail south from Chalong Bay. As we head clear of Phuket, the Indian Ocean swell is met by strong easterlies, giving us a fast and wet sail to Koh Rok Nok, yet another of our favourite islands in Thailand. Those easter...
MY SAILING SECRET, NEW SAILS & STORM TACTICS… Ep 54
Jamie has a secret. A big sailing secret. Find out what bothers him in this episode. Also we get Phil Auger of Zoom Sails to come and measure Esper for some new sails. In doing so we discover the real state of our current sails, including wears, rips and ...
Do you drink and sail? Is it OK? Do you? – Sailing Q&A 7
Are you a drunken sailor? In the first of our daily vlogs, we address the emotive subject of drinking whilst sailing. Should you do it? Do you do it? Is it OK for passengers, but not crew? Do you have any stories of drinking and sailing? This is the fir...
8 Essential Christmas gifts for sailors and sailboats! Sailing Q&A 8
It's about time we talked about #Christmas? Maybe you don't want to think about it yet, but it's not too early to start some festive shopping for that #holidayswag. We have some great #holidayshopping ideas for sailors and cruisers over the holiday season...
Sailing with cats & dogs | What you must know! Sailing Q&A 9
How to sail with a cat. Or, for that matter, how to sail with a dog. In fact, sailing with pets! We get zillions of comments about how to sail with a pet, so in this daily vlog we try to clear up some of the regular concerns and questions that are voiced w...
“I’ve had enough of sailing. It’s time to quit!” Sailing Q&A 10
To paraphrase a famous general, "old sailors never die; they just fade away". Or maybe they just fall in love... Does the time arrive in every sailor's life when slipping the lines becomes a chore and the spreading of roots becomes the goal? How do you kn...
THE TRUTH ABOUT BOAT REFITS! Sailing Q&A 11
You may have already watched the weekly reports from our year-long refit in Thailand...but don't just take our word for it. In today's daily vlog, we chat to Barry about his refit experience at Krabi Boat Lagoon. Like us, he learned a lot about working i...
Are you a tourist? Are sailors tourists? Sailing Q&A 12
As a long-term traveller, do you ever really cross the boundary as a tourist and become a local? Are you kidding yourself if you think you are? We know some people who have really assimilated, but they are few and far between. This is the last in our dail...
WORLD’S BIGGEST YACHT, WORLD’S FIRST BAMBOO SCHOONER, AMERICA’S CUP ORIGINS. Ep 55
'Mirabella V' (M5), is the world's largest single-masted yacht, whilst 'Coracle' is the world's first bamboo schooner. And back in olde England Liz discovers where in 1583 Sir Walter Raleigh set off on his third expedition to 'The New World'! In this epis...
DISASTER! OUR ANCHOR WINDLASS IS BROKEN! Ep 56
Imagine if this windlass malfunction happened on a remote Indonesian coast? In this episode Jamie reaches the end of his tether when the anchor windlass decides it has had enough. In order to diagnose the problem it has to be removed from the deck, and th...
HOW TO CHOOSE AN ANCHOR WINDLASS. Ep 57
How to choose a windlass. Or, what windlass should we buy to replace our mangled mess at the front of the boat? There's some technical boat maintenance stuff in this episode but there's also some rather splendid drone footage of the beautiful tropical isla...
WINDLASS INSTALLED BUT MORE DISASTERS! Ep 58
We install our Lofrans Tigres windlass but you know for every positive achievement there's a whole bunch of dark clouds hanging over us. The outboard is buggered, the toilet is leaking and now we've cooked our batteries. Will we ever get to leave for Indon...
NEW SAILS UP! BATTERIES COOKED! Ep 59
We got new sails! We put them up and have a quick chat with Phil from Zoom sails about the process of making them. For the first time we've published two videos concurrently because the other episode is an FTB Extra, and it's all about our sails...and how ...
ABOUT OUR SAILS – HOW MUCH DID THEY COST?
This is an FTB Extra to accompany Vlog 059 (http://bit.ly/ftb_vlog059) We give you the low-down on how much our sails costs, and chat to Phil about the sail-making process and how he came up with our sail designs. As always this episode has been brought...
YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE OUR BOAT BATTERY WOES! Ep 60
This is getting ridiculous! New batteries sitting at 11.79v? Over $200 to repair the outboard? Leaking toilet? But this is just boat maintenance in paradise, dear viewer. This is what owning a boat is all about, so just take a deep breath and deal with eac...
SHOULD WE SAIL INTO THE STORMS? Ep 61
We're so close to leaving for Indonesia now but the weather window is closing. The forecast is pretty bleak with the usual Sumatran storms and the beginning of the SW monsoon approaching. The question is, should we head off in that direction? Peace and fa...
WE HAVE NEW CREW! Ep 62
Esper is joined by a new crew member! Kev is an accomplished skipper who has done much sailing in his life but the question is, does he get to go sailing? He joins us in Telaga as we prepare the boat for our departure to Sumatra but, being a wise sailor, k...
WE TEST OUR NEW SAILS! Ep 63
This action-packed episode sees us testing our new sails, albeit briefly, as well as sending the drone up to discover a new hong in among the geopark rainforest of Langkawi. So where does that leave us with our sailing plans? We have made the decision on w...
STORM DESTROYS OUR ANCHOR BOW ROLLER! Ep 64
We do a visa run to Koh Lipe and on the way carry out a 'secret package drop' mid-ocean. The idea was to spend a few days chilling but we got hit by an almighty squall that did some damage to our bow roller. Well, this is followtheboat, what do you expect?...
AVOIDING PIRATES IN THE MALACCA STRAITS: OUR PASSAGE PLAN Ep 65
We've done it! We've finally left Langkawi and we begin our new adventure! We say goodbye to our friends, the sunsets, the boat maintenance (hopefully) and start heading south. We get some sailing in on a remarkably calm June day and find a sweet little an...
HOW TO LIVE LIKE ROBINSON CRUSOE Ep 66
We have found an idyllic, palm-fringed island where you can live like Robinson Crusoe. No, we are not making it up. Between Langkawi and Penang is an island where you can spend your time tending to plants, taking showers from the well and frolic on the go...
FROM TROPICAL PARADISE TO URBAN JUNGLE Ep 67
The transition between the tropical island paradise in our last episode to the urban sprawling energy of Penang is a stark one. One minute we're hanging on an island with no one around, next we're surrounded by the multicultural centre of Asia. In this epi...
HOW TO USE A ROLLING HITCH AS A SNUBBER Ep 68
TWO broken snubbers in five minutes, is that a record? In this video we offer some advice on how to anchor, specifically on how to use a snubber with a rolling hitch. Also, if you have any questions about vlogging, video cameras and equipment, let us kno...
AFTER PANGKOR’S BEACHES LIZ RETURNS HOME Ep 69
On July 2nd 2017 Liz's darling mum, Dorothy, passed away after a long battle with Parkinson's. Fortunately Liz made it to the UK in time to be by her side. We wanted this to be a positive episode for it to reflect the joy that Dorothy brought to Liz's lif...
COMPLETE BOAT REFIT REVISITED! Ep 70
Not content with spending 13 months in a boat yard doing a complete refit on our Oyster 435, we thought we'd spend some time with another couple doing exactly the same thing on exactly the same boat! Meet Ben and Belle of SY Samira, who are based in Lumut/...
GIVING T-SHIRTS TO FISHERMEN Ep 71
Our supporters through Patreon have agreed to donate their exclusive followtheboat t-shirts to local people as a gesture of good-will. In this episode we get the sails out and head to a little island where we meet some fishermen who agree to give us some f...
WHY WE LOVE LIVING ON A BOAT: PEOPLE & FOOD Ep72
Sailing isn't just about the high seas. The ability to move your home around offers additional benefits, like being able to take your kitchen with you and try all the wonderful food these countries have to offer. SE Asia has some of the best food in the wo...
WE DISCOVER BUDDHIST HELL IN MALAYSIA Ep 73
We take the boat to Lumut town, anchor up and go on a little road trip through the countryside and end up at a rather strange temple. In it they walk through a large dragon and learn about the Buddhist 10 Chambers of Hell, which is not too dissimilar to s...
DOES LIVING ON A BOAT GET OLD? Sailing Q&A 13
Is your sailing lifestyle becoming boring? What's life like on a boat - does it grow old? When should you stop sailing? How old are most liveaboards? Are they all young, or pensioners? Are there old liveaboards? When's the time to quit? Do people ever stop...
What should you wear in Muslim countries? Sailing Q&A 14
Travel tips for western women in Muslim countries. What you should wear in a Muslim country? Should you wear a scarf in Indonesia? What to wear in Malaysia? We also discuss how to behave in Muslim countries. We read all kinds of stories of how a western w...
BEST Camera For Sailing Videos | Ep 74
What is the best camera on a sailboat? We are often asked about our camera equipment, and what camera for sailing people should use. Are there really best cameras for sailing videos? Is there really only one best camera for sailing videos, or should you ha...