Sailing Across the Indian Ocean Nearly Broke Us (and Our Sailboat) | Casting Off Podcast 043
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Join Jamie and Liz of followtheboat as they document their high-authority transition from a 20-year ocean odyssey to the 'Slow Living' of the UK canal system.
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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, we let you in on the secrets and reality in this video podcast.
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In this retelling of the MOST DIFFICULT THING WE’VE EVER DONE in our lives, we cover:
⚈ Losing our autopilot
⚈ Hand-steering for 1000 miles
⚈ Losing our foresail
⚈ Rescuing turtles
⚈ Catching a booby
⚈ Piracy
⚈ Breaking the main outhaul
⚈ Sailing through vicious squalls for days
⚈ Sailing through lightning
⚈ Handling two-hour watches
⚈ Hallucinations
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⚬ Maldives Knockdown and Force 8 Storm: Worse Things Happen at Sea – https://followtheboat.com/worse-things-happen-at-sea/
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