Sailing 180 miles from Belitung to Lingga in the Java Sea was a first, made more interesting by the anti-collision tactics we had to employ for the fishing ...
Just yer average life at anchor next to a tropical island: boat work, beach walking, beer drinking... using a hookah (that's hookah, not hooker!) for boat ...
Three or four metre waves hitting your sailboat beam-on doesn't always make for the most comfortable of overnight passages. But we were sailing, and that's ...
We sailed in for a night and stayed for a week! The only difference between this pristine tropical island and a boat is that it's permanently anchored. And it ...
As we tried to leave Jakarta, something stopped us from being able to steer our sailboat, we couldn't move in reverse! What would YOU do? Watch the video to ...
How do you choose and install a BOAT FRIDGE? Ozefridge provide an unparalleled service direct to boat owners. We just bought one and filmed the installation as ...
It's polluted, noisy, over-crowded, the traffic is appalling and it's sinking: is there anything to like about Jakarta? We think so! Jakarta was always in the ...
What is going on in the Java Sea? Illegal fishing. A sloppy-choppy swell. Chattering-clattering coming from our prop. Something really horrible in the water! ...
We anchored a mile from the smouldering remains of Anak Krakatoa. And one of us walked across the black sand to the lava flow of the recently decimated ...
With palms sweating and adrenaline spewing through our veins, the sea flowed beneath us. The earth had shifted after the devastating landslide and tsunami of a ...
Have you been hit by lightning in a boat? We get cracking with "The Kraken", our Code 0, then get stuck in the middle of lightning storms in the sea at night. ...
We have to make a 180 mile run across open ocean, but strong northwesterly winds are pummelling the coast, and are predicted to continue. Time is running out, ...
Does sailing in foreign countries worry you? Are you scared of traveling far from home? Do you believe what you read online and see on the news, or do you want ...
It was time to make up our minds – steep, brutal waves bowling in from the west vs a long coastline with no bolt-holes. And impending storms. What would you ...
We'll be asking YOU for your questions each week on our YouTube Community Tab: https://www.youtube.com/user/spannerheadz/community. We post lots oft news, ...
The Mentawais are reckoned to have some of the best surfing in the world. With the spectacular Indian Ocean bowling waves at the beaches for thousands of ...
Are these the oldest tattoos in the world? What do you think? This is no tourist operation, it's the real deal. And a stormy night passage brings us to a ...
How to cross borders on a sailboat. It's one of the BIGGEST topics we get asked about. So how do you check-in on a boat or know where to go? And how long can ...
Bribery, baksheesh, begging and bartering - the "4 Bs" you don’t think about when you start sailing round the world. We explain what we do, but what would YOU ...
Continuing the mini refit: broken dodger, replacing the old gas stove with an induction cooker... After Jamie's parents left the holiday was over, and with a ...
This is it! We're off on the beginning of our next sailboat adventure to Sumatra! But before we go, we thought we would take a last look at one of the best ...
We DID it! We've been talking about it for years, yes we finally went lithium. We explain the HOW and the WHY in this episode. Thanks to all our supporters on ...
A RUDE awakening... Is a CODE ZERO sail really ALL THAT?... WOW! 55 amps from our SOLAR PANELS!?! Please subscribe FOR FREE and tap the notification bell: ...