Leaving Tunisia wasn’t as simple as slipping the lines. In this episode I set off solo from Monastir on a 98-nautical-mile crossing to the Italian island of ...
We push on with our final overnight sail to Kalimantan, Borneo leaving in our wake the wonderful people who made us so welcome at their village of Labuan Barat ...
Sail along with us to experience the liveaboard lifestyle, remote island exploration, offshore sailing, tropical anchorages, and the freedom and challenges of ...
Island hopping to Borneo, we visit another super friendly, but very remote village. Located in the middle of the Makassar Strait, Labuan Barat on Pulau ...
There's nothing better than sunrise over the water after a night under sail. See the full story of our passage towards Borneo in our Dreamtime Sail Episode ...
After the frustration of our saloon upholstery project, it was refreshing to finally find a local Tunisian company that delivered exactly what they promised. ...
Is navigating the challenging tidal River Trent as difficult as we thought? We start in the historic town of Gainsborough, where we explore its ancient past ...
We sail our Whitby 42 ketch into another stunning sunset on an overnight passage between remote, tropical islands in Indonesia's Makassar Strait on our way to ...
Sailing to Borneo, we're welcomed by enthusiastic children in the dodgiest canoe we've ever seen at our rest stop anchorage at a very remote island in the ...
We up anchor and sail further west on an overnight passage across the Makassar Strait to a breathtaking island group surrounded by crystal-clear seas. ...
In our latest episode, we continue our Indonesian sailing adventures with a rest stop anchoring at a very welcoming isolated island community on our way to ...
Replacing the saloon cushions on a cruising yacht should have been straightforward. We spent weeks choosing fabrics, selecting the correct foam, creating ...
We launch into the thrilling first leg of our journey from Yorkshire to Cambridgeshire via the tidal River Trent and the Wash. Tackling the fast-flowing tidal ...
We continue our Indonesian sailing adventures with a rest stop anchoring at a very welcoming isolated island community on our way to Borneo from Sulawesi. ...
What should have been a straightforward sail across the Makassar Strait quickly turned into a struggle against strong currents and rough seas that made for an ...
After months in the marina, it's finally time to start getting SV Impavidus ready for sea again. In this video I sit down with the charts, weather forecasts ...
The Keadby Lock repair was slowly coming together, and it had begun to operate for about one hour twice a day. Because timing the departure now required the ...
After months in the marina, it’s finally time to start getting SV Impavidus ready for sea again. In this episode we refit the sails, re-thread the running ...
Between us and the River Trent is a 100-year-old railway swing bridge and a 224-year-old lock. If there is a mechanical failure at either of these venerable ...
After an unforgettable three weeks exploring the vibrant city of Makassar in Sulawesi, we finally cast off for Kalimantan, Borneo and one of the roughest night ...
The absolute highlight of our time in Makassar and, in fact, one of the most memorable locations we’ve seen in Indonesia was our visit to the amazing valley of ...
This week Impavidus comes out of the water for the usual haul-out jobs — cleaning back the Coppercoat, polishing the topsides and checking everything ...
Free power and unlimited water on the UK's canals? As sailors on the open oceans, we lived completely independently. We created our own power and produced our ...
We anchored our sail boat off Losari Beach in the centre of the action for the F8 Festival Airshow in the Indonesian City of Makassar. The Navy arrived first. ...