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AVOIDING PIRATES IN THE MALACCA STRAITS: OUR PASSAGE PLAN Ep 65
We've done it! We've finally left Langkawi and we begin our new adventure! We say goodbye to our friends, the sunsets, the boat maintenance (hopefully) and start heading south. We get some sailing in on a remarkably calm June day and find a sweet little an...
ABOUT OUR SAILS – HOW MUCH DID THEY COST?
This is an FTB Extra to accompany Vlog 059 (http://bit.ly/ftb_vlog059) We give you the low-down on how much our sails costs, and chat to Phil about the sail-making process and how he came up with our sail designs. As always this episode has been brought...
NEW SAILS UP! BATTERIES COOKED! Ep 59
We got new sails! We put them up and have a quick chat with Phil from Zoom sails about the process of making them. For the first time we've published two videos concurrently because the other episode is an FTB Extra, and it's all about our sails...and how ...
WINDLASS INSTALLED BUT MORE DISASTERS! Ep 58
We install our Lofrans Tigres windlass but you know for every positive achievement there's a whole bunch of dark clouds hanging over us. The outboard is buggered, the toilet is leaking and now we've cooked our batteries. Will we ever get to leave for Indon...
HOW TO CHOOSE AN ANCHOR WINDLASS. Ep 57
How to choose a windlass. Or, what windlass should we buy to replace our mangled mess at the front of the boat? There's some technical boat maintenance stuff in this episode but there's also some rather splendid drone footage of the beautiful tropical isla...
DISASTER! OUR ANCHOR WINDLASS IS BROKEN! Ep 56
Imagine if this windlass malfunction happened on a remote Indonesian coast? In this episode Jamie reaches the end of his tether when the anchor windlass decides it has had enough. In order to diagnose the problem it has to be removed from the deck, and th...
WORLD’S BIGGEST YACHT, WORLD’S FIRST BAMBOO SCHOONER, AMERICA’S CUP ORIGINS. Ep 55
'Mirabella V' (M5), is the world's largest single-masted yacht, whilst 'Coracle' is the world's first bamboo schooner. And back in olde England Liz discovers where in 1583 Sir Walter Raleigh set off on his third expedition to 'The New World'! In this epis...
Are you a tourist? Are sailors tourists? Sailing Q&A 12
As a long-term traveller, do you ever really cross the boundary as a tourist and become a local? Are you kidding yourself if you think you are? We know some people who have really assimilated, but they are few and far between. This is the last in our dail...
THE TRUTH ABOUT BOAT REFITS! Sailing Q&A 11
You may have already watched the weekly reports from our year-long refit in Thailand...but don't just take our word for it. In today's daily vlog, we chat to Barry about his refit experience at Krabi Boat Lagoon. Like us, he learned a lot about working i...
“I’ve had enough of sailing. It’s time to quit!” Sailing Q&A 10
To paraphrase a famous general, "old sailors never die; they just fade away". Or maybe they just fall in love... Does the time arrive in every sailor's life when slipping the lines becomes a chore and the spreading of roots becomes the goal? How do you kn...
MY SAILING SECRET, NEW SAILS & STORM TACTICS… Ep 54
Jamie has a secret. A big sailing secret. Find out what bothers him in this episode. Also we get Phil Auger of Zoom Sails to come and measure Esper for some new sails. In doing so we discover the real state of our current sails, including wears, rips and ...
Backpack Travelers Abroad (Wildly Intrepid)
We are a Canadian couple who love to travel and experience new outdoor adventures. Here is a sneak peak at our backpack trip abroad. Stay tuned for more outdoor travel videos and subscribe to Join our Intrepid Tribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/WildlyIntr...
10 YEARS AT SEA! Ep 41
THE CHANGES, FEARS, ANXIETY, HIGHS AND LOWS OF BEING A LIVEABOARD. FOR ANYONE THINKING OF TAKING ON THIS ALTERNATIVE LIFE, THIS IS ESSENTIAL VIEWING! --- PLEASE SUPPORT FTB ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/followtheboat OR SAY THANKS THROUGH THE RUM ...
10. Sailing Maiweh: Grew Up at Sea
We're often asked where Robi comes from. With help from footage generously donated by his parents, we try to answer that question. Music: The Pirate And The Dancer by Rolemusic. Licensed under a Attribution License. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4....