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Misool Madness. (Learning By Doing Ep169)
Magical Misool, Mythical Misool, Misool Madness, whatever way you put it Misool is a pretty special place. Tied bow and stern to jagged cliffs with unblemished coral surrounding us we were certainly in paradise. Totally alone too! Each morning we would div...
Sailing passage to paradise Misool(Learning By Doing Ep168)
Another sailing passage you say?? Yes we are on the move again, this time from Fukfuk to Misool in Raja Ampat. Pretty boring passage, mostly under engine power but it was spiced up with an amazing sunset then an epic electrical storm at night. Once we arri...
Why motor when we can SAIL? (Learning By Doing Ep167)
We love to sail! As often as possible and we also hate to use the motor. On a small boat the engine is not way down below deck and silent, its a hot noisy beast that make tropical days nearly unbearable. Luckily we have a boat that is light and fast so tha...
Sailing east, into the unknown. (Learning By Doing Ep166)
We are sailing back to Papua and we could not be happier! Triton Bay is a place we've heard a lot about but never visited but too get there we first had to make the crossing from Tual. The winds looked promising and after the the sailing we've been doing r...
A rather boring 180 mile passage.(Learning By Doing Ep165)
How can an offshore overnight sailing passage be boring? Maybe we've just been doing too many of them lately but this one seemed to have no highlights. Just a simple, safe and easy cruise to our next destination. Enjoi. #Indonesia #Learningbydoing #sailin...
Diving deep into Banda, Indonesia. (Learning By Doing Ep164)
Banda Neira and its surrounding islands are real jewels in the middle of the ocean. Trading for spices has taken place here for over 1000 years, mostly for the Nutmeg which at one time was only found here. Many battles have taken place and there are many w...
The beauty of Banda, Indonesia. (Learning By Doing Ep163)
Photographing Banda, Indonesia. I spent the day walking around Banda Neira with my camera taking photos of what I see. Banda has such an amazing history, the city is beautful and the peple very freindly.I take you along for the day and show you behind the ...
Reef early or get squirly. Passage to Banda. (Learning By Doing Ep162)
We set off on a 280nm passage to the Banda Islands, Indonesia and the conditions were mild. Mid afternoon the squalls started piling up on the horizon and we just knew we would get smashed! Should have immediately gone to 2nd reef and ended up getting way ...
Crocodiles too close for comfort! (Learning By Doing Ep161)
Close encounters with Crocodiles are not on our bucket list, in fact we hope to never see them! We spent a couple of days anchored in a beautiful remote bay, swimming in the amazing cool waters of a nearby river, catching a few fish and generally just enjo...
Saving the THRESHER SHARKS.(Learning By Doing Ep160)
Relatively little is known about the Thresher Shark. In Alor the local fishermen have been catching them for many years, for meat and to sell the fins. A high percentage of the sharks caught are pregnant females. Two young Indonesians heard about this and ...
Climbing the mast, checking the rigging. (Learning By Doing Ep159)
Sailing remote locations means paying close attention to your boats main elements, rigging, sails, engine, safety equipments etc. In this video I climb the mast to check one the entire rig, We drop the jib, check the sail and lubricate the furling mechanis...
The WIDOWMAKERS. 6 months at sea with no engine or electronics. (Learning By Doing Ep158)
Oelaba on the island of Rote, Indonesia is a pretty special little village. The men in general are away for 10-11 months of the year. They have a very long history of fishing the waters around Ashmoore reef and although this area is nowadays part of Austra...
French Mountain girl takes over my boat. (Learning By Doing Ep157)
Marie takes over as Captain as we sail out to a beautiful island in Southern Indonesia. After being aboard for over a year now I thought it time that she got to grips with sailing the boat. Its a full on LEARNING BY DOING exercise for her and she starts of...
Tayana 37 abandoned at sea, recovered then SUNK!(Learning By Doing Ep157)
On route from Indonesia to Darwin, Australia this Tayana 37 ran into problems and the decision was made to abandon ship. The 2 crew were picked up by a passing ship and the sailboat was set adrift. It floated around in the currents for5 weeks before being ...
International Antifoul Paint, is this a joke?(Learning By Doing Ep156)
Only a coupe of months in the water after a fresh coat of bottom paint and the hull is covered in growth. To make matters worse, I applied HARD antifoul paint and its very soft and has in places already disappeared. Three years ago I applied the same brand...
Risky Manoeuvres, how shallow is TOO shallow? (Learning By Doing Ep155)
How much water do you need under your keel? I like to have at least 1m but in this situation I made an exception, but only after thoroughly checking the situation out. Still makes me feel pretty nervous and I didnt fully unclench until we made it safely in...
Its my BIRTHDAY + BIG news, we’re doing this full-time. (Learning By Doing Ep154)
This week my birthday rolled around again. We released some baby turtles, constructed a new table in the galley and had a live screening of the Triple Klown race video at the local bar. We have also decided to not return to Europe this coming winter and wi...
Most fun you can have in a boat!. (Learning By Doing Ep153)
We are still in Rote and loving discovering the culture and the different communities here. A small but very vibrant sailing group has started to arise over the last couple of years. This is because of Bruce, as he builds these little sailing tri-marans. T...
Sharing our salty sailing life with friends. (Learning By Doing Ep 152)
Our friends Nicki & Mattia joined us a for a week onboard Schiehallion. After stocking up with fresh fruit & vegetables, some water and petrol for the outboard we set off for some fishing a few miles offshore. Some electrical problems soon came to ...
Rote Island Paradise. Searching for a waterfall.(Learning By Doing Ep150)
Rote Island in southeast Indonesia is really a small chunk of paradise. We've been down here a few weeks now and are still discovering new beautiful places and people. In this video we rent a motorbike and go enjoy the only waterfall on the island. Enjoi ...
Man OVERBOARD! What would you do? (Learning By Doing Ep149)
Man Overboard!!!! This is a shituation us cruisers hope that we'll never have to face. Training for this possibility though is very important so I walk Marie through it step-by-step. This was very much "basic training" with perfect conditions and pretty un...
First days on remote Rote Island (Learning By Doing Ep148)
Red bananas, who knew? Never seen them myself so we got a bunch and boy they are good! Once a week there is a fresh food market in Nembrala, Rote but you have to get there early before all the expats snap up the good stuff. We walked the 1km out there and ...
Fast and rough, just how we like it.(Learning By Doing Ep147)
After 2 weeks quarantine aboard our 37ft boat in the extremely uncomfortable achorage of Kupang were we finally able to pull up the anchor. We had an amazing, fun and fast 70nm sail down to Rote Island. Marie spends her first days and night alone on Schieh...
Sailing our small boat around Indonesia(Learning By Doing Ep146)
Sailing our small boat around Indonesia has been a real adventure, not knowing what's going to happen most days. This video is not about one adventure in particular, more of a round-up for a few different ones. Sailing along the north coast of Flores Islan...
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