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BOAT WORK: Schenker Watermaker 🌊 | Vinyl Wrapping a Sailboat | Ep 343
Watermakers are an essential piece of kit for remote cruising, so we take good care of our Schenker Zen 30. In this boat work episode, Jamie takes us through how he replaces the membranes. But don't make the same mistake, he nearly lost a nipple in the pro...
2500 Miles in 2 MINUTES | Malaysia to Indonesia on an OYSTER SAILBOAT | Sailing Ep 338
This is it, we've reached The End. A few months and 2500 miles from Malaysia to Indonesia later, we arrived at our destination, Medana Bay It's been incredible, incomparable and, at times, impossible. Broken engine mounts, snapped deck fittings, dirty fu...
Sailing lullaby ⛵❤️🎵😴
If you enjoyed this and/or our other work, drop a quick "Thanks a lot" via SUPER THANKS! 🙏 Or send us a tip - PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ Join our DISCORD community! - https://discord.gg/H9jmztupTx Thank you for wat...
Code Zero Sail Setup (What’s the Max Wind Speed?) | Sailing Ep 337
In the Flores Sea, we once again cranked up our code zero sail, aka 'The Kraken'! The conditions were perfect. In this video, we run through our setup and get to wondering about the maximum safe wind speed for a Code Zero? Do you have any code 0 wisdom to ...![Meeting the locals | Street Photography | Sailing Ep 336 [4K]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/FxtzwOKvSfM/maxresdefault.webp)
Meeting the locals | Street Photography | Sailing Ep 336 [4K]
Cruising by sailboat is exhilarating, but absorbing new cultures and meeting new people is the real adventure. To make someone smile when you don't speak each other's language is the icing on the cake. It's the REAL reason we are sailing around the world. ...
Sensational Trade Wind Sailing! | Ep 335
After what felt like months of bashing against wind and waves in the Banda Sea, we finally turned south-west into the south-easterly trade winds. After 120 miles averaging 5kn, we would be racing across the Flores Sea towards Lombok. And guess what? Trade ...
Is BIOFUEL SAFE? (Filling with diesel in remote places) | Sailing Ep 334
Finding diesel is always a challenge. But when all you have on offer is biofuel, how safe is biodiesel in a sailboat engine? Then there's the problem of finding somewhere to leave the dinghy too... If you enjoyed this video, drop us a quick "Thanks a lot"...
Sailing into foul weather | Ep 333
All cruisers are obsessed with weather forecasts, and the main phenomena we watch in forensic detail are the "lows" you'll hear them banging on about in the weather news. The opposite of "highs" (which generally bring settled, clear weather) a low front ca...
Galley and Head Renovation | Preparing to Cast Off 2 | Sailing Ep 289
Every sailor will tell you that when you are preparing to cast off the lines, there is never enough time. So with mostly technical and marine systems to service before we leave, it was a pleasant contrast to watch our galley and head renovation come togeth...
AIS & VHF Radio Maintenance | Preparing to Cast Off 1 | Sailing Ep 288
Every cruiser has niggling boat maintenance jobs which you can live with, but when you're about to make 1,000 nautical mile passage you need to attend to. Yes, you heard correctly, the countdown has begun towards our next destination... 🤙 PATREON | FTB...
Are We Tourists? Are YOU a Tourist? | Casting Off with Followtheboat 02
Casting Off is a no-frills podcast from the cockpit of our sailboat, SY Esper. We talk about what's happening in real-time, and we answer our favourite comments about the most recent followtheboat episodes. Or anything else that takes our fancy. So, what...
How to sail – Sailing Ep 275
This is how we sail SY Esper, our Oyster 435 cutter-rigged ketch. The principles apply equally to most sail plans... 🥂 PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ 🍻 00:00 Sailing basics 00:43 Stowing, planning, weighing 02:0...
It’s never easy saying goodbye – Sailing Ep 273
We've been sailing on SY Esper since 2006, thousands of miles and lots of places. But after all these years it's never easy to say goodbye 🥂 PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ 🍻 03:38 Gaya Island - fishing platforms...
How fit should you be to sail? – Sailing Ep 258
Are you fit to sail? SKIP TO 03:47 FOR THE FULL DISCUSSION. How's your resting pulse rate? Is your stamina as good as your strength? We talk about staying fit on a sailboat, surprisingly more difficult than you might imagine... 00:00 [Intro] Heart palpitat...