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Haul-out time is always a bit stressful as so much can go wrong. Schiehallion draws 2m so that meant hauling out at 8pm as the day time tides were all too small. The crew at Medana Bay in Lombok did a great j...
Sailing north up the west coast of Lombok. We'd had a great time down south but our time had come to an end and we needed to get north to the Gili's. The day started out slow but the wind slowly increased and it ended up being a fun sail, we even had a lit...
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We leave Schiehallion on a safe mooring and catch a ride over to Lombok Mainland. Renting motorbikes of locals is quick and easy and we were soon on our way south. Exploring new places is what makes us most happy and thes...
Sailing over to Lembongan last week was a nice fast trip and the one back over to Lombok turned out to be just as fun. Before sailing back though we did rent a scooter and check out the two little islands. Most of the locals are normally earning their mone...
Sailing is a very satisfying way of moving from A to B. It can be very frustrating and compared to other new forms of transport very slow. It gives me a very nice sense of achievement though, arriving somewhere new, knowing that I harnessed the wind and wo...
Measuring the boat for a new mainsail was a pretty daunting prospect for me as a first timer. A lot could go wrong, like an expensive new sail turning up in Indonesia and not fitting at all with no way of changing it. The say is, "measure twice, cut once" ...
We've been sailing almost daily this past couple of months, covering lots of new ground and discovering amazing new places to us. The sailing has ben great as you've seen in recent videos, pretty good consistent wind, relatively calm waters and best of all...
Sailing hard across the top of Sumbawa we arrive at a small fishing village. Deciding to go ashore to find some fresh fruit we were pleasantly surprised. The welcome we got in Branti village was so warm and genuine, it actually shocked us a little. This ye...
Join us as we sail overnight across the top of Sumbawa, Indonesia. We give hourly updates on our progress, some insights about passage making, food prep and sleeping. Being out on the ocean, immersed in nature, observing the wildlife, stars, moon and sunri...
Komodo National Park is our location in this video. We spend a week sailing around exploring, snorkelling and climbing peaks. At any given time during a normal year there are 8-10 thousand visitors in the area. Its pretty special to explore these well know...
Exploring on land is one of the main reason I started sailing. The few days we rode our rented motorbike around Flores were really amazing and the first time in 6 moths that we slept on land. We woke up very early one morning and hiked to the top of a hill...
Sailing into the Komodo National park region was a big goal for us and we were lucky to be lent a very secure mooring in the protected harbour of Labuan Bajo. So with Schiehallion safe we decided to rent a scooter and explore the western part of the island...
Sailing west along the top of Flores Island took us to yet another beautiful island. The 17 Islands National Park is pretty remote and not very many tourists end up there with most spending their time around the better known Komodo National Park. We left S...
Nico Bondi is a 9 year old kid from Italy that just loves to SHRED! Snowboarding, Skateboarding and Surfing are what he wants to do all day every day. I spent some days with him last winter ripping around in Laax, Arlberg and the skate hall in Innsbruck. E...
We spent 10 days in Maumere, on the north coast of Flores Island. Strange place, very scared of covid and by default now, white people. To be allowed to go ashore we both had to do a rapid test and mine came back reactive. This meant we had to do another q...
Sailing out of Alor Island was bitter sweet as we'd had such a great time there. We were sent off by a huge pod of dolphins and had a very calm overnight sail to our next spot. Now this place is not in any guide books and I hadn't seen any other boats goin...
Our second video from Alor, this week we visit the Quran festival at a small traditional town on the coast. They celebrate and re-enact when they were gifted an 800 year old Koran. It was really nice to see everyone dressed up in the traditional Ikat woven...
Sailing up the north coast of Flores Island we came across a big pod of whales. The water was glassy and super clear so we stopped the boat and hung out for a while. I got some great drone footage and we even jumped in the 1000m deep water for a look. I al...
We start exploring the island of Alor by renting a motorbike and driving around, getting a feel for the place pretty fast. Some local said we should visit a tiny traditional village called Takpala so we google mapped it and set off. Turned out to be a pret...
Sailing 365 miles in 48 hours, thats flying for a small boat. It was a pretty rough and wild passage but personally I enjoyed it a lot. Poor Marie not quite so much. She was very brave though and made a good step, increasing her trust in the boat and doing...
Maries first overnight passage wasn't even supposed to be! We planned on sailing the 40 miles over to Misool and staying there for a few days before continuing south to Maluku. But a stormy day and head winds meant we had to change plans and an easy 30 mil...
Its time for my Yanmar 3GM30 engine to get some love. We're in Sorong stocking up prior to leaving Raja Ampat and I decide its a good time to do a major service. I dismantle the whole cooling system, clean and replace all filters and check and adjust the v...
Your generous donations were finally delivered to the kids of Warimak in this video! So happy to finally get back to this special remote little village. Marie shares some tips and techniques with the eager students using the new supplies we'd brought with ...
Warimak Village has been on my mind for a while now. After such a successful trip there last year and thanks to many of you buying the tee-shirts and supporting this project I was really looking forward to returning. Covid made that impossible until now, w...
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