Hazardous nets and blindingly bright fishing fleets are just part of the challenge of sailing to Indonesia. Sailing at night is not recommended here but ...

Sailing up to Cape York, the remote northern tip of Australia, dodging reefs and shipping in the trade winds. We follow in Captain Cook's footsteps, stopping ...

We call out the Australian Coast Guard for the first time and get lifted out of the water to check Florence's bottom ready for sailing to Indonesia. The clock ...

What is it like to sail the Whitsundays? Before leaving to sail around the world we used to have a book on the best places to sail in the world. The ...

Chased by the threat of a possible cyclone we discover the beauty of Australia's east coast islands from Great Keppel to Middle Percy with some fantastic ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

This 6 day offshore passage from New Caledonia to Australia completed our 12000 mile journey across the south pacific, the worlds largest ocean. Despite ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sailingyachtflorence After 6 months in New Zealand, cyclone season is over and we are free to return to the warm waters ...

Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sailingyachtflorence Part 2. Leaving Florence, we take our newly acquired car with bed in the back on a month long road ...

Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sailingyachtflorence Leaving Florence, we take our newly acquired car, with bed in the back, on a month long road trip ...

Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sailingyachtflorence After 18 months of non-stop cruising, mainly in areas where it is very difficult to obtain spare ...

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 ...