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Reef early or get squirly. Passage to Banda. (Learning By Doing Ep162)
We set off on a 280nm passage to the Banda Islands, Indonesia and the conditions were mild. Mid afternoon the squalls started piling up on the horizon and we just knew we would get smashed! Should have immediately gone to 2nd reef and ended up getting way ...
Crocodiles too close for comfort! (Learning By Doing Ep161)
Close encounters with Crocodiles are not on our bucket list, in fact we hope to never see them! We spent a couple of days anchored in a beautiful remote bay, swimming in the amazing cool waters of a nearby river, catching a few fish and generally just enjo...
Saving the THRESHER SHARKS.(Learning By Doing Ep160)
Relatively little is known about the Thresher Shark. In Alor the local fishermen have been catching them for many years, for meat and to sell the fins. A high percentage of the sharks caught are pregnant females. Two young Indonesians heard about this and ...
Climbing the mast, checking the rigging. (Learning By Doing Ep159)
Sailing remote locations means paying close attention to your boats main elements, rigging, sails, engine, safety equipments etc. In this video I climb the mast to check one the entire rig, We drop the jib, check the sail and lubricate the furling mechanis...
The WIDOWMAKERS. 6 months at sea with no engine or electronics. (Learning By Doing Ep158)
Oelaba on the island of Rote, Indonesia is a pretty special little village. The men in general are away for 10-11 months of the year. They have a very long history of fishing the waters around Ashmoore reef and although this area is nowadays part of Austra...
French Mountain girl takes over my boat. (Learning By Doing Ep157)
Marie takes over as Captain as we sail out to a beautiful island in Southern Indonesia. After being aboard for over a year now I thought it time that she got to grips with sailing the boat. Its a full on LEARNING BY DOING exercise for her and she starts of...
Tayana 37 abandoned at sea, recovered then SUNK!(Learning By Doing Ep157)
On route from Indonesia to Darwin, Australia this Tayana 37 ran into problems and the decision was made to abandon ship. The 2 crew were picked up by a passing ship and the sailboat was set adrift. It floated around in the currents for5 weeks before being ...
International Antifoul Paint, is this a joke?(Learning By Doing Ep156)
Only a coupe of months in the water after a fresh coat of bottom paint and the hull is covered in growth. To make matters worse, I applied HARD antifoul paint and its very soft and has in places already disappeared. Three years ago I applied the same brand...
Risky Manoeuvres, how shallow is TOO shallow? (Learning By Doing Ep155)
How much water do you need under your keel? I like to have at least 1m but in this situation I made an exception, but only after thoroughly checking the situation out. Still makes me feel pretty nervous and I didnt fully unclench until we made it safely in...
Its my BIRTHDAY + BIG news, we’re doing this full-time. (Learning By Doing Ep154)
This week my birthday rolled around again. We released some baby turtles, constructed a new table in the galley and had a live screening of the Triple Klown race video at the local bar. We have also decided to not return to Europe this coming winter and wi...
Most fun you can have in a boat!. (Learning By Doing Ep153)
We are still in Rote and loving discovering the culture and the different communities here. A small but very vibrant sailing group has started to arise over the last couple of years. This is because of Bruce, as he builds these little sailing tri-marans. T...
Sharing our salty sailing life with friends. (Learning By Doing Ep 152)
Our friends Nicki & Mattia joined us a for a week onboard Schiehallion. After stocking up with fresh fruit & vegetables, some water and petrol for the outboard we set off for some fishing a few miles offshore. Some electrical problems soon came to ...
Rote Island Paradise. Searching for a waterfall.(Learning By Doing Ep150)
Rote Island in southeast Indonesia is really a small chunk of paradise. We've been down here a few weeks now and are still discovering new beautiful places and people. In this video we rent a motorbike and go enjoy the only waterfall on the island. Enjoi ...
Man OVERBOARD! What would you do? (Learning By Doing Ep149)
Man Overboard!!!! This is a shituation us cruisers hope that we'll never have to face. Training for this possibility though is very important so I walk Marie through it step-by-step. This was very much "basic training" with perfect conditions and pretty un...