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Cat v Mono. Which would you choose? Sailing Q&A 17
CATS V MONOS Which is best for cruising liveaboards? Is there an answer? Are we trying to compare chocolate and chips? Or cats and dogs? In this Q&A we try to give the pros and cons of each. But do we change our minds, and what will we decide is the b...
FOLLOWTHEBOAT IS GOING OFFLINE!
▶ Check out my gear on Kit: https://kit.com/followtheboat We're making passage to the Anambas Islands in the South China Seas and will be there for the rest of September and into October. This means we will pretty much be off-grid for a month. To ensur...
MELAKA TOWN – PREPARING TO SAIL THE MALACCA STRAIT! Ep 78
We visit UNESCO-listed old Melaka town before preparing SY Esper for the Malacca Strait. There are still traces of its earlier grandeur to be found in the ancient alleyways and buildings of Melaka, and in this quick tour we offer a glimpse of life in the ...
ABOUT OUR SAILS – HOW MUCH DID THEY COST?
This is an FTB Extra to accompany Vlog 059 (http://bit.ly/ftb_vlog059) We give you the low-down on how much our sails costs, and chat to Phil about the sail-making process and how he came up with our sail designs. As always this episode has been brought...
NEW SAILS UP! BATTERIES COOKED! Ep 59
We got new sails! We put them up and have a quick chat with Phil from Zoom sails about the process of making them. For the first time we've published two videos concurrently because the other episode is an FTB Extra, and it's all about our sails...and how ...
WINDLASS INSTALLED BUT MORE DISASTERS! Ep 58
We install our Lofrans Tigres windlass but you know for every positive achievement there's a whole bunch of dark clouds hanging over us. The outboard is buggered, the toilet is leaking and now we've cooked our batteries. Will we ever get to leave for Indon...
HOW TO CHOOSE AN ANCHOR WINDLASS. Ep 57
How to choose a windlass. Or, what windlass should we buy to replace our mangled mess at the front of the boat? There's some technical boat maintenance stuff in this episode but there's also some rather splendid drone footage of the beautiful tropical isla...
DISASTER! OUR ANCHOR WINDLASS IS BROKEN! Ep 56
Imagine if this windlass malfunction happened on a remote Indonesian coast? In this episode Jamie reaches the end of his tether when the anchor windlass decides it has had enough. In order to diagnose the problem it has to be removed from the deck, and th...
WORLD’S BIGGEST YACHT, WORLD’S FIRST BAMBOO SCHOONER, AMERICA’S CUP ORIGINS. Ep 55
'Mirabella V' (M5), is the world's largest single-masted yacht, whilst 'Coracle' is the world's first bamboo schooner. And back in olde England Liz discovers where in 1583 Sir Walter Raleigh set off on his third expedition to 'The New World'! In this epis...
THE TRUTH ABOUT BOAT REFITS! Sailing Q&A 11
You may have already watched the weekly reports from our year-long refit in Thailand...but don't just take our word for it. In today's daily vlog, we chat to Barry about his refit experience at Krabi Boat Lagoon. Like us, he learned a lot about working i...
“I’ve had enough of sailing. It’s time to quit!” Sailing Q&A 10
To paraphrase a famous general, "old sailors never die; they just fade away". Or maybe they just fall in love... Does the time arrive in every sailor's life when slipping the lines becomes a chore and the spreading of roots becomes the goal? How do you kn...
Do you drink and sail? Is it OK? Do you? – Sailing Q&A 7
Are you a drunken sailor? In the first of our daily vlogs, we address the emotive subject of drinking whilst sailing. Should you do it? Do you do it? Is it OK for passengers, but not crew? Do you have any stories of drinking and sailing? This is the fir...
MY SAILING SECRET, NEW SAILS & STORM TACTICS… Ep 54
Jamie has a secret. A big sailing secret. Find out what bothers him in this episode. Also we get Phil Auger of Zoom Sails to come and measure Esper for some new sails. In doing so we discover the real state of our current sails, including wears, rips and ...
RIPPED SAIL & MAVIC PRO DRONE! Ep 49
09:47 Mavic Pro Boat maintenance in paradise and the Mavic Pro drone. You've heard the 'boat maintenance...' quote many times and this episode is testament to that . Cruising one of Thailand's hidden gems, Ko Chang (no, not that one), we rip a sail and ha...
CELEBRATING SONGKRAN IN PATONG
You may have heard about it, or seen photos of it, but there is nothing like experiencing the 'water play' of Thailand's Songkran festival. Every April, the country celebrates its new year by descending into a watery chaos. From the smallest child to the ...
24 HOURS ALONE AT SEA. Ep 20
With the temporary crew now off the boat Jamie has to prepare for a 90 mile solo sail from Koh Lipe to Ao Chalong. This will take him into the night so he has to consider the pros and cons of either doing a straight run or going up the east side and island...
SAILING AROUND THE WORLD SINCE 2006!
We are Jamie and Liz, two Brits on a boat with a cat called Milllie. We've been telling the story of our sailing adventures since 2005. WE LOVE MAKING VIDEOS! Each week we upload the latest episode of our followtheboat adventure. Yes, there are palm-tre...
PARADISE CRASH REPAIRS PART 1… EP 17
Here it is, our first sailing log of 2016! We've made it an extra big one to help keep those in the northern hemisphere entertained over the long winter nights. If you've been following us, you'll know that 2015 was full of ups and downs aboard SY Esper....
A Festive Message To You! FTB Extra
Sadly we are unable to spend our Christmas together this year but we still managed to put together a little festive message for you, wherever you are in the world. ****************************** Be one of the good guys: https://www.patreon.com/followtheb...
FOLLOWTHEBOAT | Sailing – Join the followtheboat adventure
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FOLLOWTHEBOAT | #56 | Esper post refit 1st look; changing water pump; aerial views from mast
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Esper Refit 53-55 – launch day – drone footage; Dripless seal issues
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Esper Refit 50-52 – One year in! Portabote improvements; squid fishing
10:34 SQUID FISHING TRIP! ************************************************ Help support our videos: https://www.patreon.com/followtheboat Subscribe to our youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=spannerheadz Catch o...
Esper Refit 47-49 – Festivities; rudder design; more carpentry
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