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SAILING THROUGH CORAL REEFS! Ep 85
Our first snorkel in the Anambas reveals reefs teeming with life. We sight rays, numerous reef fish and some thriving coral. Meanwhile, on Friday in Jemaja we join the locals on the beach for fresh coconuts and locally-caught fish. But we still haven't ch...
STILT HOUSES ON TROPICAL BEACHES Ep 84
▶ Check out my gear on Kit: https://kit.com/followtheboat Our sailing story has taken us to this Indonesian community, living in wooden stilted houses over sand and coral. Could this be the perfect way to live? We get to know the people of Anambas in t...
AVOIDING WATERSPOUTS & COLLISIONS! Ep 83
▶ Check out my gear on Kit: https://kit.com/followtheboat Sailing life in the remote island paradise of Anambas! After more than a month offline we continue our sailing story here on followtheboat. It's a cracking one too: perfect reefs, clear waters, d...
SAILING THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: DESERT ISLANDS & BEACHES Ep 82
▶ Check out my gear on Kit: https://kit.com/followtheboat Heading into the South China Sea, we discover tiny and remote, desert islands, fringed in coral. Terns flocking around the rocks, sea eagles soaring overhead and colourful reef fish swimming in t...
How do you dump trash on a sailboat? Sailing Q&A 18
Where do you put your trash? Should you burn rubbish? Is it OK to dump garbage in the sea? In this episode, we try to respond to the comments on our video, "HOW TO LIVE LIKE ROBINSON CRUSOE! Ep 66: http://bit.ly/vlog066 We tackle this question from all s...
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...
OUR SAILBOAT IS OUR HOUSE : LIVING IN A TINY HOME
What's it like living on a sailboat, in a space 13m x 4m? SY Esper has been our home for more than 10 years! It's amazing how much you can pack into a liveaboard sailboat and still have plenty of room to live comfortably. If liveaboard sailing is what you...
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...
STORM DODGING IN THE MALACCA STRAIT Ep 79
Storms and night sailing in the world's busiest shipping lane gets the adrenaline going in this week's video. And entering the anchorage through a criss-cross of channels and wall-to-wall ships at anchor really kept us on our toes! In this episode, we mak...
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 ...
LIVE REWIND: 6+ KN SAILING – APPROACHING TIOMAN
Just a little experiment so don't expect too much, the connection isn't great out here in the South China Sea! A little taster of Esper on a broad reach approaching Tioman, Malaysia.
SAILBOAT ENGINE FAILURE LESSONS LEARNED Ep 77
After the engine died in the middle of the Malacca Straits in the middle of the night, we managed to get it fixed. But how? What happened, exactly? Was it an oil pressure problem or was it something else? *************************************** If you e...