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We are Kel and Al, a couple from New Zealand and Australia who have always had a passion for travel. In January 2018 we left our full time jobs and started to travel the world. We spent two years travelling on a budget through South East Asia documenting our adventures as we went before we found a new dream, to buy a boat! Fours years of hard work scrimping and saving led us to our dream. We introduce you to our home Dakini. She is a 2010 Lagoon 421 and we love her. Purchased in Greece we started our adventure cruising the greek islands. Two years later we have sailed all over Greece, Italy, Turkey and Malta with a winter in Tunisia. Our plan for 2026 is to explore Albania, Italy, Malta, France and Spain before the biggest adventure of our lives, crossing the Atlantic around New Years. Exciting times ahead.
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We are Kel and Al, a couple from New Zealand and Australia who have always had a passion for travel. In January 2018 we left our full time jobs and started to travel the world. We spent two years travelling on a budget through South East Asia documenting our adventures as we went before we found a new dream, to buy a boat!
Fours years of hard work scrimping and saving led us to our dream. We introduce you to our home Dakini. She is a 2010 Lagoon 421 and we love her. Purchased in Greece we started our adventure cruising the greek islands. Two years later we have sailed all over Greece, Italy, Turkey and Malta with a winter in Tunisia.
Our plan for 2026 is to explore Albania, Italy, Malta, France and Spain before the biggest adventure of our lives, crossing the Atlantic around New Years. Exciting times ahead.
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Hanoi – a Vietnam holiday with our parents! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 109)
We spend a few more days enjoying our apartment in Ho Chi Minh City, doing lots more eating, exploring some markets and visiting the waterfront. Mum and dad are really getting into the spirit of travelling Vietnam. We then grab a domestic flight to Hanoi and after a first evening to orient, we get ...
Our first taste of a wintery Med – exploring Samos! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 108)
In this episode we sail Blefouti to head north, not just to a new island but a whole new island group, the Sporades! We are off to Samos, the largest and southern most Sporadi. We try and anchor enroute at Agathonisi but after turning down two dodgy looking anchorages we push on, arriving at Kervali...
Pserimos – a wonderful remote island but buy it gets busy! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 107)
We are sheltering from a weak Meltemi in Pserimos giving Al an opportunity to do a lot of walking over this remote island. It only has only small town and lots of goats, but this doesn't stop the day trippers arriving in droves. It is great people watching, and once keen to get off the beaten ...
Making the most of our last few days in Kefalos on Kosl! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 106)
In this episode we are still learning to wingfoil. It is a bit wind dependent, and we do hire a more appropriate beginner board to help us master the upwind. Kefalos has an amazing beach and great conditions for beginners, but unfortunately we don't manage to get any lessons. We also take the ...
We are back in Greece and we’re gonna learn to wingfoil! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 105)
This episode starts with us underway, crossing the border between Turkey and Greece possibly for the last time. This turns into a massive day going through the trials of checking in and then sailing to Kardamenia. After a resupply we make our way to Kos to pick up our wingfoiling gears, thanks Grah...
Time to leave Turkey – sad to farewell an amazing country! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 104)
This is it, our last weeks in Turkey onboard Dakini - most likely forever! We have had such a great couple of seasons cruising the south and west coasts. We have enjoyed meeting new people, the food, great natural environment and varied culture. In this episode we spend a few days heading out of th...
Ho Chi Minh City – a Vietnam holiday with our parents! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 103)
At the end of our season 2025 sailing season we flew home via Vietnam. We met Al's parents in Ho Chi Minh City for a three week holiday. We have spent a lot of time in this wonderful country, showing family around as well, and this is something we have been looking forward to for a while. Both...
7 Islands – we found the best spearfishing in Türkiye! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 102)
In this episode we are sad to leave Tuzla, however we need to pump out in Oren before heading some just as remote and beautiful. Kel takes the opportunity to visit Milas by bus before we have a quick sail across the Gulf of Gokova to a new spot, 7 islands. We aren't sure what to expect from th...
Tuzla – remote Turkey cruising doesn’t get any better! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 101)
We finally make it to Tuzla having tried to anchor here twice before and found it too busy. It is fair to say we were not disappointed. This place is incredible! From the crystal clear 2m depth, to the greenery, the abundant friendly turtles and the smashing spearfishing this place has it all. Yes ...
Camli – a hidden gem of estuaries in the Gokova Gulf! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 100)
In this episode we plod back down the Gulf of Gokova to see friends in Kissibuku before taking their recommendation, and reversing course for Camli. This bay wasn't on our radar however the opportunity to paddle board through attractive estuaries was enough to get us motivated, and we were not ...
Finding it hard to leave Akbuk in te Gekova Gulf! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 99)
The prevailing westerlies make it hard for us to get out of Akbuk and explore more of the Gokova Gulf, but we try! We do make it Oren again for another pump out where we get visited and moved on by the Coastguard. Akbuk is proving a great town for us to affect some more repairs as well. When we do ...
Touring inland from Akbuk Bay – visiting Mugla by bus! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 98)
In this episode we stay in Akbuk, a big bay on the northern side of Gokova Gulf that we are really enjoying. Al does something a bit different though, and takes a bus inland to visit Mugla, the capital city of this interesting province of Turkey. He goes on a big hike up a gorge, visits some ancient...
We find an ice cold fresh water river in Akyaka – Gokova! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 97)
This episode begins with us anchored off Akyaka, the tourist town at the head of the Gulf of Gokova. In addition to being the home of a lot of big tourist boats, it has a great little market and a popular beach. In addition to being the capital of Turkey's wind sports scene it also has an amazi...
Stoked to find more awesome spots in the Gulf of Gokova! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 96)
In this episode we continue deep into the Gulf of Gokova looking for new places to explore and we are not disappointed. First we have a great sail East to Oren, a destination very popular with Turkish weekenders. It's a pretty place but a challenging anchorage and after a resupply and marina pu...
Another racing sail to Datca, then we enter Gokova Gulf! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 95)
In this episode we leave friends in Kalkan and take advantage of a rare Northerly to head west once again. After a slow we get Dakini up to a consistent 9knots with a reef in. A nervous way to start an overnight sail but so rewarding. We do have to beat our way in to Datca, a town we really love, a...
Kekova and Kas are an amazing underwater playground! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 94)
In this episode we spend a few great days in the Kekova Roads area doing some free-diving and some much needed maintenance, including getting some polishing done. The hull is still looking pretty good but we get stuck in to giving that a refresh as well. We then sail to Karaloz Bay, a magic med-moo...
A big sail east across Türkiye when the wind allows! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 93)
In this episode we are sailing from Fethiye in a huge collection of tourist boats. The summer school holidays are in the full force. We aren't sure how far east we will get but we agreed at the start of the season that we would make the most of any good easterly flows so that is what we do. We ...
We are back in Fethiye & we love this part of Türkiye! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 92)
In this episode we leave the great anchorage at the entrance to the Gocek Marine Area and head on in to the park itself. It is so hot, one of the reasons we are underway is to get some air moving. The Gocek area is really busy and we decide to move on, and find Inlice Beach to anchor for the evening...
Urgent repairs & anchor dragging mayhem – Marmaris, Turkiye! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 91)
Previously we have really enjoyed Marmaris however this time we are there for some urgent repairs on our anchor winch. Unfortunately the heat is really taking its toll as we do fault finding and attempt our repairs. To add to the drama, unexpectedly strong winds create mayhem in the anchorage with ...
Entering Turkey from Greece – this time Simi to Bozburun! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 90)
We've left Simi and it's time to get our Türkiye courtesy flag out as we are crossing the border! We haven't checked in in Bozburun before and we are always nervous dealing with agents and customs staff, but it goes very smoothly and that afternoon we move to our first of what we expe...
Simi, famous for its beauty and colour – but so windy! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 89)
We really are island hopping our way across Greece, having left Kefalos on the island of Kos for a long day sail south-east to our last spot for this period in Greece, Simi. It is predominantly a downwind sail, and pretty fast at times, but the real action occurs just as we are entering the amazing...
Exploring Nisyros – a massive smoking volcano in Greece! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 88)
It's an early start for us in this episode as we leave Dakini in the gorgeous little harbour on Nisyros to explore the island by car. Nisyros is actually a huge active Volcano and the main highlight we visit first, beating all the tourist buses, is the crater itself. After this spooky, sulfurou...
We go on a road trip around Kos to avoid the meltemi! (Sailing Dakini – Leave to Roam Ep. 87)
We anchor off Kardamaina Beach about mid way along Kos' south coast. We figure this would be a great place to shelter from the meltemi for a few days, and we were kind of right. First Kel, Helen and Pete do a road trip around Kos itself to avoid the worst of the strong winds. They visit ruins, ...