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Gigantic spider boats! Magnificent clove plantations! | Sailing & Travel Ep 307
Welcome to Tolitoli. Visited by sailors when leaving Kalimantan, this gem is rarely visited by tourists and we think they're missing out. There are gigantic spider boats moored in the harbour, and mountains covered with fragrant spice trees of clove and nu...
Get Here Before the Rest of the World! (Scuba and Beach Paradise) | Sailing & Travel Ep 305
This is the Derawan archipelago, tucked away off the east coast of Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. It’s where we’ve been for the last couple of episodes. This video was filmed at Maratua Atoll, part of the Derawan archipelago and probably the jewel...
The Highs and Lows of Cruising and Boat Ownership | Casting Off With Followtheboat 019
"The happiness and highs of boat ownership and cruising do outweigh the unpleasant lows. But do the highs happen often enough to offset what feels like the many more lows, and do they make up for being away from friends, family and all life on land has to ...
Best surf destination in the world! Sailboat anchored between 3 breaks in Mentawais – Sailing Ep 155
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 miles, there are hundreds of breaks to choose from. And there's plenty of action going on at the epic...
Are sailing channels destroying the planet? Sailing Q&A 34
We visit incredible locations around this beautiful planet but should we keep them secret? Why should we not tell you where they are? Would you feel miffed if we held back? Get ready, Jamie is in rant mode and he lets it all out in this week's Q&A! In...
How to sail across the equator + Our favourite island! Ep 151
When a sailor crosses the equator they must give an offering to King Neptune. But what do you give, and what should you wear? As true Brits we dressed up for the occasion and sent a message from THE QUEEN. In this episode we transform from pollywogs to sh...
FTB CHILLOUT 06 – Walking in PARADISE through a deserted TROPICAL ISLAND hotel (by drone)
â–¶ TRACK SIX of FTB's Chillout Music Playlist, featuring mellow tunes from our video soundtracks. SUBSCRIBE for new tracks as we upload them: https://ftbyoutube.page.link/subscribe HOW TO HAVE A HOLIDAY ABOARD SV ESPER: https://youtu.be/AY2A7RmBMuw ðŸ•...
WRECKS ROCKS AND REEFS – SAILING OUT OF SINGAPORE! Ep 81
With the worst part of the Singapore Strait behind us, we still had to navigate the rest of the shipping lanes to relative safety on the eastern side of the Malaysian peninsula. We opted to try our luck closer to shore and weave through the hazards, keepin...
SAILING THE SINGAPORE STRAIT! Ep 80
Nine days after the USS John S McCain was holed by a tanker, we tackled the Singapore Strait. The military and coast-guard presence in all sections was full on. At one point we were politely told to move over, but other ships received far more severe rep...
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!
â–¶ 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 ...