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SAILING TRUTH ABOUT THE KIWIS
SAILING truth about the Kiwis We have been sailing south towards Langkawi with a full crew on Javelot our live aboard catamaran. We are en-route back to Rebak Island Marina for repairs to our Yanmar sail-drive boots which despite assurances that they were...
SURPRISE discovery SAILING
SURPRISE discovery SAILING When we circumnavigated the coast of Australia in our sailing catamaran our Highfield dinghy appeared to have a life of it's own. Too many times it managed to un-attach itself and drift away from our boat. We have sailing Zatara...
SAILING the world last days together
SAILING the world last days together Embracing a live aboard sailing lifestyle, believe it or not, becomes a very level playing field. We meet people from all walks of life who become instant friends because our time together is short. Socialising becomes...
SAILING life Thailand raw unfiltered
SAILING life Thailand raw unfiltered Welcome back, this week show you the reality of life aboard a cruiser sailboat. If you have ever considered buying a boat and sailing off into the horizon you are not alone. There are hundreds of like minded folk out ...
SAILING to new horizons
SAILING to new horizons We are raising the anchor of our floating home at last and sailing to a new island. After two months sitting still on anchor while our captain, Rob has been busy in New Zealand helping Finn, Rob has finally returned to Thailand and...
Evicting a stowaway – Sailing Thailand
Evicting a stowaway - Sailing Thailand We have had an uninvited guest (a rat) stowed away on our sailing catamaran for five days. We suspect he swam aboard from a nearby boat. Now as we prepare our floating home to sail around the coast we have to take hi...
We left our sailboat
We left our sailboat We have been back and forth to the airport over the past couple of weeks as everyone abandons ship. Sailing is on hold as we leave our sailboat to go in different ways for a visa run. Declan has left for Australia to see his girlfrien...
Sailing family truth about living on a catamaran for 5 years!
Family survive 5 years living on sailboat at sea We have owned our sailboat nine years and for the past five years we have been full time live aboard sailors on a bid to circumnavigate the world. Our first bluewater experience was eight years ago when we ...
Sailing to hospital in Malaysia for surgery
Sailing to hospital in Malaysia for surgery We are sailing our live aboard cruising sailboat up the west coast of Malaysia, racing the clock to get to Penang Island to pick up our eldest son Finn who is flying in from London. So it was less than ideal to ...
Shipwrecked and far from home – Sailing SE Asia
Shipwrecked and far from home - Sailing SE Asia Continued... We sailed our live aboard catamaran to Puteri harbour, Malaysia, to ensure good internet in order to watch our eldest son Finn, who gave up cruising in our sailboat, to continue time on the water...
Saving the rigging and broken bones sailing
Boat life in a marina consists of completing maintenance jobs on your sailboat. Today a rigging check, tomorrow up the mast again to clean the rail. As live aboard sailors who prefer to anchor off remote islands, being in a town also gives as the chance to...
POLICE GUNBOAT ESCORT sailing most PIRATED waters in the world
POLICE GUNBOAT ESCORT sailing most PIRATED waters in the world This week on our sailing catamaran we retrace our steps and sail from east to west, circumnavigating Singapore via the worlds most pirated waters, The Singapore Strait. Luckily everything is w...
Light boats are fast boats – World Sailing
Light boats are fast boats - World Sailing It seems every where you in the YouTube world you look sailing channels are building, buying, testing and talking about performance yachts. And who wouldn't want to get from A to B in their sailing catamaran in ...
Avoiding disaster Build Back Better – Sailing Malaysia
Avoiding disaster Build Back Better - Sailing Malaysia This week we are hulling out our cruising catamaran at Rebak Island marina, Malaysia for a much needed rudder bearing replacement for both hulls.. The starboard bearings in particular, top and bottom,...