Sailing out to Lady Musgrave Island on the Great Barrier Reef was an exciting prospect, our first reef atoll visit since New Caledonia and our first glimpse of the famous Great Barrier Reef. A 55 mile overnight sail to the island brought us to a paradise f...
Sailing our own boat under the Sydney Harbour Bridge has been a bucket list item for us since we set off from England 2.5 years ago at the start of our circumnavigation. Having sailed across two oceans to get here it was a real highlight for us to finally ...
The weather gave us some challenges making our way down the coast of Australia towards Sydney. After spending a lot of time creeping through the inshore channels, heading out to sea was a bit of a shock to our systems, especially when we were caught in an ...
What does a live-aboard blue water cruiser look like? We have had lots of requests to see more of our yacht 'Florence', so come aboard and have a look around. We have lived aboard her for 3 years now, sailing double handed across 2 Oceans on our around the...
Florence plowed through a smack of jellyfish we entered Moreton bay but with poor weather forecast we went and hid in a marina. This allowed us to meet up with a couple who follow our channel and they very kindly lent us their car so we could make the most...
Experiencing engine failure twice and coming face to face with a wild Dingo on Fraser Island. The life of a cruising sailor can be very varied, having to fix an engine issue in the middle of a massive thunder and lightning storm is not our favourite occupa...
This 6 day offshore passage from New Caledonia to Australia completed our 12000 mile journey across the south pacific, the worlds largest ocean. Despite ripping our mainsail and having to come up with an alternative sail plan, we finally reach Australia, t...
We escape from the city and explore the southern lagoon of New Caledonia's main island, enjoy some great sailing, stunning anchorages and find a master of disguise hiding in the reef. It is going to be sad to leave all these beautiful islands behind as we ...
After being held up in Vanuatu by the earliest cyclone ever, we head off in less than optimum conditions to sail the ocean passage to New Caledonia. Along the way we swim with sharks and re-find our love of sailing on the open ocean.
We are a British coup...
The sight of a Superyacht wrecked on a reef draws us in, as we climbed on board one of the crew told us the story of how it came to be there. Before that we are escorted by dolphins as we sail through the beautiful islands of Vanuatu, and invited to 5 wedd...
We say yes to being led into the jungle by some kids with machetes, and yes to attending a traditional dance performance, despite it being on a remote island a 24 hour sail away. We have learned to say yes to pretty much anything in the Pacific islands, it...
Anchored beneath the eerie glow of a volcano, we make friends with the locals and Matt is taken by dugout canoe for a Kava drinking session. This is the record of one of the most amazing experiences we have had on our circumnavigation so far, the warmth an...
Sailing 480 miles offshore double handed from Fiji to Vanuatu. After enjoying a couple of months exploring Fiji it is time to find our sea legs again and head out for the ocean passage to Vanuatu. Continuing our voyage ever westward around the world. Join ...
Sailing through the beautiful Yasawa Islands of Western Fiji. The promise of meeting up with old sailing friends had us heading for Fiji's main Island. We cram the boat full of fresh produce from the local market before setting off to sail the Western isla...
We sail through some of the more remote and rarely visited Fijian Islands. We receive an amazing welcome in Moala with a traditional feast and a seat in the Chief's circle for Kava drinking. Then we sail on to the Great Astrolobe reef to explore deserted d...
Join us as we sail from the main islands of Fiji out to the Islands of the Lau group. Sailing across a serenely calm sea with visiting dolphins playing in our bow wave. We explore the Fijian Bay of Islands, snorkeling, sailing and kayaking through this ama...
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After 6 months in New Zealand, cyclone season is over and we are free to return to the warm waters of the tropics. Not a bit too soon as it was getting chilly in New Zealand. We sail to Fiji with...
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Part 2. Leaving Florence, we take our newly acquired car with bed in the back on a month long road trip around New Zealand's beautiful South Island. We explore this mecca for the outdoors and fin...
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Leaving Florence, we take our newly acquired car, with bed in the back, on a month long road trip around New Zealand's beautiful South Island. We explore this mecca for the outdoors and find some...
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After 18 months of non-stop cruising, mainly in areas where it is very difficult to obtain spare parts, it was time to haul Florence out of the water and give her some tender loving care. Along w...
We look back at how this amazing voyage of a lifetime has affected us, and take a sneak peek at where we go from here. Sailing around the world on a small boat makes memories of a lifetime.
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Our Tongan adventure started with an introduction to remote village life before heading to the sheltered waters of of Vavau to explore caves and enter a race.
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The people of Samoa have been the friendliest so far on our journey. That combined with the complete lack of health and safety regulations made a trip up the river to jump off of some waterfalls ...
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Hundreds of miles from the next inhabited island, and with only 2 rangers living there to guard the nature reserve, Suwarrow is the most remote location we have sailed to so far. On the w...
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