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Ep 341 | WATCH OUT for FADS in the Middle of the NOWHERE, Indonesia, Sailing Nutshell
We leave Hoga and start to make our way south to Flores. We travel well and manage to stop in at Bonerate which is a major traditional wooden boat-building island. We check out the boats and then after a night stopover we continue south to Flores. Magnus...
Ep 340 | Enchanting STILT Village, Hoga, Wakatobi, Sailing Nutshell, Indonesia
We leave Wangi-Wangi and sail south to Hoga, one of the four islands in the Wakatobi group. The name Wakatobi is a portmanteau of the four main Tukangbesi islands: Wangi-Wangi, Keledupa, tomia and Binongko. There are FADs to watch out for everywhere! We ...
Ep 339 | DEAD BATTERIES, No Power! Wangi-Wangi, Wakatobi, Sailing Indonesia, Nutshell
We leave Tomahu and head for Wangi-Wangi which is one of four islands in the Wakatobi group. It’s a two-day passage to get there. The name Wakatobi is a portmanteau of the four main Tukangbesi islands: Wangi-Wangi, Keledupa, tomia and Binongko. We go as...
Ep 338 | AMAZING STARFISH Sight at Remote Island! Tomahu, Sailing Nutshell, Indonesia
We leave Namlea and sail north. The idea is to tuck in to a little bay before the wind comes up and send us back south again. Unfortunately, the weather changes and we have no choice but to continue around the top of Buru Island. We hope to stop along the...
Ep 337 | Drama, DRAMA, Drama! Breaks on Nutshell, Namlea, Buru Island, Sailing Nutshell, Indonesia
We leave the Banda Islands and make our way to Ambon Island for an overnight stopover. We then have a very windy sail to Namlea on Buru Island. We check out the town and find some fabulous food to try. The people of Namlea put on a very warm welcome cer...
Ep 336 | Exploring the Enchanting SPICE ISLANDS, Volcanic Banda Islands, Indonesia, Sailing Nutshell
We take Peanut on a fairly long trip to an island nearby where we walk up to the Nutmeg Plantation. We are invited to one of the guide’s homes and see the system of harvesting and processing nutmeg first hand. We head into town and test out the local s...
Ep 335 | A Very ROLLY PASSAGE to the Spice Islands, Sailing Nutshell, Indonesia
We decide to embark on an island tour with the local University students. They take us to a small village and we are given a traditional welcome. We head to a rural restaurant overlooking the ocean and have an Indonesian lunch. We then board a narrow boa...
Ep 334 | FIXING Stuff on Nutshell, Sailing Nutshell, Indonesia
We are now all checked in to Indonesia so it’s time to address the very important boat jobs. We have a leak in the raw water pump and the alternator isn’t working so we have very limited power on board. The weather is pretty overcast so the solar is g...
Ep 333 | Things BREAK on the Sail to Indonesia! Sailing Nutshell, Indonesia
Magnus does the final provisioning shop, sorts out the davits for ‘Hazel’ and our solar panel and we get ready to leave Tipperary Waters Marina for the last time. We finally leave Darwin and begin the passage to Indonesia. It’s not long before we g...
Ep 332 | Up on the Poles at Dinah Beach, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We get ready to leave Tipperary Waters Marina and make our way around the corner to the Dinah Beach careening poles. Once the tide is out far enough Wendy begins the task of cleaning and scrubbing Nutshell’s hull to get her ready for antifoul paint. Sh...
Ep 331 | We’ve Got WATER in the ENGINE! Sailing Nutshell, Australia
Wendy picks up new canvas to make covers and bags for various items on Nutshell. Nutshell has a new garden which is progressing nicely. Magnus gets new chain for the Nutshell’s broken autopilot. He goes to fit the new bolt on Nutshell’s engine only ...
Ep 330 | PROVISIONING and Getting Nutshell Indonesia Ready, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
It’s time to get on with provisioning Nutshell for our impending departure to Indonesia. First we remove the two gas bottles from the boat. One is to be filled and the other returned. We spend the day running around and ticking off things on our list. ...
Ep 329 | We ESCAPE and Head Out on Our Indonesian Shakedown Cruise, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
After months of Nutshell being in the marina it’s time to escape. We head out and sail to Tapa Bay. Magnus helps a mate in need when his furler jams. We explore the mangroves and make a new Anchor Buddy. We move on to Indian Islands but it’s very ro...
Ep 328 | Shortening the Furler Foil and Making Nutshell Super Safe! Sailing Nutshell, Darwin
Magnus decides to reduce the length of the headsail furler foil to prevent it from getting caught up in one of the halyards in the future, and jamming up the system. So we remove the furler and begin the task of shortening it, replacing the rivets and bolt...