THIS DESTROYED MY SAILS - SwT 179 - Challenging sailing in Indonesia

• April 15, 2024 by Sailing with Thomas |
• Language: EN
• Play Time: 00:20:04
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Sailing from Saumlaki towards Tual in Indonesia for renewing my visa has been the most expensive experience in a long time. 60 knots of wind is no joke, and even though BE FREE handle this with elegance my old sails had no chance. This was a real storm and not a youtube storm where you have time to make selfies with a drone and create lots of drama. It is not much drama to make about 60 knots of wind either, but it for sure was more than enough for my sails.

After a rough sail yet not longer than 200 nautical miles, I finally reach the amazing Indonesian island Tual. However it turned out there was some red days in their calendar and the immigration office was closed. Meaning I will get a penalty for being delayed renewing my tourist visa. How much I dont know at this point, but I have an idea as I even have to wait until monday before they open again. So in retro perspective I could had delayed my departure for several days, that would had saved my sails and not made much of a difference in terms of Indonesian immigration and visa.

The challenge here is not only the weather but the huge distances inside this nation, but also between port of arrivals where they have immigration offices.

Im also sharing my sailing strategy and how I plan ahead of my journey. I take winds and ocean currents into my planning, and even how I expect the winds will move around the islands.

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Sailing solo around the world in a Bavaria 55 Cruiser - S/Y Be Free. Most of the time sailing single handed and occasionally with friends and other guests. Dreaming of crossing the Pacific singlehanded. Most of my life has been in the small coastal town Tønsberg, 95 km south of Oslo. With the national park at our doorsteps, and the Oslo fjord and Skagerak sea outside the windows, it was almost mandatory to own a boat. I´m almost raised in a sailboat and had my first by the age of 7. Not only did we spend 3 weeks every summer, and every weekend of my childhood, on the lean (Sailing) But my parents owned a boat factory, where they manufactured sailboats and smaller motorboats. So I think its fair to say I've been into sailing my whole life. MY LAST JOB Full time working for the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue, and almost 10 years as voluntary and skipper for the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue. ONE LIFE SAIL IT WISELY www.sailingwiththomas.com

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