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What would YOU do if you lost steering on your sailboat? – Sailing Ep 166
As we tried to leave Jakarta, something stopped us from being able to steer our sailboat, we couldn't move in reverse! What would YOU do? Watch the video to find out what we did to discover the cause of the problem and how we sorted it. Just a few miles ...
How to install a BOAT FRIDGE – Sailing Ep 165
How do you choose and install a BOAT FRIDGE? Ozefridge provide an unparalleled service direct to boat owners. We just bought one and filmed the installation as it happened. But has it lived up to expectations and would we recommend Ozefridge? We explain: ...
Where’s the busiest, buzziest, craziest place YOU’VE been? – Sailing Ep 164
It's polluted, noisy, over-crowded, the traffic is appalling and it's sinking: is there anything to like about Jakarta? We think so! Jakarta was always in the plan when we set off to sail from one end of Sumatra to the other. As much as we love isolated p...
Where’s the scariest place YOU’VE sailed to? | KRAKATOA Pt 2 – Sailing Ep 162
We anchored a mile from the smouldering remains of Anak Krakatoa. And one of us walked across the black sand to the lava flow of the recently decimated volcano. In December 2018 Anak Krakatau, after erupting for months, boomed out one last explosion befo...
Landing on an active volcano | KRAKATOA Pt 1 – Sailing Ep 161
With palms sweating and adrenaline spewing through our veins, the sea flowed beneath us. The earth had shifted after the devastating landslide and tsunami of a few months backs - no charts or sat images were gonna help us here... What's on YOUR sailing bu...
Damaged by lightning at sea! + When do you use a spinnaker? – Sailing Ep 160
Have you been hit by lightning in a boat? We get cracking with "The Kraken", our Code 0, then get stuck in the middle of lightning storms in the sea at night. The beginning of our 200 nautical mile sail to Java and Krakatoa is turning out to be a test of s...
What scares you on a sailboat? Big oceans? Lightning? Gales? Sailing Ep 159
We have to make a 180 mile run across open ocean, but strong northwesterly winds are pummelling the coast, and are predicted to continue. Time is running out, we have to get to Jakarta to renew our visas. So there's only one thing for it... Offshore crui...
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...
How to sail across the equator + Our favourite island! Ep 151
When a sailor crosses the equator they must give an offering to King Neptune. But what do you give, and what should you wear? As true Brits we dressed up for the occasion and sent a message from THE QUEEN. In this episode we transform from pollywogs to sh...
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...
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...
Kicked out of Penang + surrounded by fishing boats! Ep 139
WE WERE THROWN OUT! The BEST of times in Pangkor, the WORST of times in Penang! 🤤 Please SUBSCRIBE and tap the NOTIFICATION BELL! https://ftbyoutube.page.link/subscribe We begin this episode in beautiful Pangkor Island, where all is good with the world...
60 AMPS FROM OUR NEW SOLAR PANELS! + SAILING AN OYSTER 435! Ep 138
The last solar panel is connected! Jamie hates our car! The best restaurant in Pangkor? We go sailing! Please SUBSCRIBE and HIT THE NOTIFICATION BELL! https://ftbyoutube.page.link/subscribe Thanks, as always, to our fantastic Patrons and Rum Funders for g...
Installing solar panels + 40 kt rescue + Fish on! Ep 137
A jam-packed episode! We raced to get the solar panels installed, sped faster than ever before on the water, and sea cockroaches are definitely worth a try. 😂 Thanks to all our Patrons and Rum Funders for your continued support, it's great to have you ...