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Our charts take us overland!? + The doctor will see you now – Sailing Ep 152
What happens when your charts are faulty and you're sailing through reef-strewn islands, between narrow channels and rocks? And in the drop-dead beautiful Batu group of islands, we meet a man who has dedicated his work to helping the local people. Dr Der...
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...
Should sailors pay bribes? Sailing Q&A 33
Bribery, baksheesh, begging and bartering - the "4 Bs" you don’t think about when you start sailing round the world. We explain what we do, but what would YOU do? Is it ever OK to pay a bribe? Watch till the end...and you'll see how difficult it is to f...
Earthquake island aftermath! Ep 150
Pulau Wunga was once two islands, but a 2005 earthquake crashed them together to cause this eerie lagoon in the middle... with no way in by sailboat. In sleepy Lahewa on the island of Nias the smiles and welcomes were exceptional. And Millie continues t...
Sailing 200 miles off remote Sumatra! – Ep 149
We're in Sumatran waters now where piracy continues to plague seafarers, so what does it mean when a fishing boat follows you for some miles in open water... Innocent fishermen amused by a flying octopus? Dodgy pirates viewing SY Esper full of potential b...
The truth about seasickness: 5 ways to beat it! – Sailing Q&A 31
EVERYTHING you need to know about SEASICKNESS and how to beat it. 01:24 What is seasickness? 01:49 What causes it? 02:39 Why do some people get it and not others? 03:33 Is there any good news for sufferers? The 5 ways: 03:48 💊The pharmaceutical way 0...
Hello Sabang + Indian Ocean bowls 3m waves straight at us! – Ep 148
🔽Scroll for FTB merch DISCOUNT CODE🔽 After an eventful passage from Thailand to Sabang (see Ep 147 - https://youtu.be/8ITOTqAQEhQ) we take you on a tour of Pulau Weh, Sabang, it's Indonesia's northernmost point. The island shares the same archipelag...
Sailing from Thailand to Krakatoa! The adventure begins… Ep 147
Two days and nights of barreling counter currents and overfalls make this 225 mile crossing to Palau We a little more interesting than we had anticipated. If anyone can explain how and why the seas are behaving in this way we'd love to hear from you! Peac...
Sailing 1000 miles to Krakatoa – INTRO to our new sailing adventure!
After 12 years of cruising from Europe to SE Asia, we have 1,000 miles of sailing coming up as we take you to places few sail boats venture - from the north west coast of Sumatra, through the Mentawai Islands to Krakatoa! Watch the story unfold here - htt...
Fitting an induction hob on a sailboat – Sailing Ep146
Continuing the mini refit: broken dodger, replacing the old gas stove with an induction cooker... After Jamie's parents left the holiday was over, and with a leaving deadline looming we still had one or two jobs to complete before heading to Sumatra. And w...
We’re gonna miss ya… Thailand! Ep 145
This is it! We're off on the beginning of our next sailboat adventure to Sumatra! But before we go, we thought we would take a last look at one of the best sailing destinations in the world, a place we fell in love with... Phang Nga bay came up with a few...
Installing lithium batteries on a sailboat – Ep 144
We DID it! We've been talking about it for years, yes we finally went lithium. We explain the HOW and the WHY in this episode. Thanks to all our supporters on Patreon and the RUM FUND for keeping us going with your encouragement and support, YOU ARE THE BE...
Fish on! Pirate’s cave! Cooking on board! – Ep143
For the first time in a long while Liz catches a fish...then another one...then another one... Nobody was happier than Millie. Thanks to all our supporters on Patreon, you keep us going with your LOVE and encouragement, YOU ARE THE BEST! Peace and fair...
949 Days living alone on an island + Broken dodger! – Ep142
Is this 'lazy' life taking care of Mother Nature still idyllic? We're getting closer to our passage to Borneo via Sumatra, but then DISASTER strikes... We're often asked about how to get visas for all the countries we sail into, and on the whole it's fai...