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220 Days Sailing Sulawesi In 20 Minutes- S5 Ep 144
Over seven months ago, we sailed the ketch Our Dreamtime away from our anchorage at Gili Asahan on Lombok along with our buddy boat friends Daniel and Emma aboard the sloop Lola B, … chasing a bold plan — to circumnavigate Sulawesi, the world’s fifth largest island. Here’s a very brief recap of our...
Mosque of 99 Domes – Makassar
After a hundred and forty days exploring the remarkable island of Sulawesi, we found ourselves anchored in a totally protected harbour at our final stop, Makassar, the closest city to the geographical centre of Indonesia. Here Our Dreamtime floated right beside one of the most beautiful mosques we’...
Makassar Sailing – Super Friendly Locals & Amazing Anchorage- S5 Ep 143
Sailing to the city of Makassar we dropped anchor along the coast of Sulawesi expecting just another overnight stay… but what we found ashore completely surprised us. Then light equatorial winds slowed us down before leading us to one of our most unforgettable stops in Indonesia with a perfectly pro...
Sail Boat Rule No1 – When You Break It – Fix It – Sail On – S5 Ep 142
We got smashed by a squall that appeared out of the darkness without warning and ripped our mainsail from the boom. Now we're anchored at the town of Benteng on the island of Selayar in Indonesia licking our wounds, surveying the damage and working out what we can do about it. That’s the thing ...
End Of Day Sailing Indonesia
A magic day of downwind sailing to the island of Selayar in Indonesia transitions to a very nice night passage - until it wasn't. Watch our Dreamtime Sail Episode 141 to see how it all went bad. Join the Dreamtime Sail Virtual Crew: If you’d like access to our live-tracker to see where we are ...
Sail Shredded in Storm
Our latest OH CRAP moment hit us when a violent squall appeared out of nowhere in the darkness smashing our boat from the complete opposite wind direction, tearing our mainsail free of the boom allowing it to flap crazily amongst the rigging in the middle of a busy shipping lane. In treacherous cond...
From Perfect Passage to Chaos – Squall Out Of The Darkness – S5 Episode 141
Our passage west across the bottom of Sulawesi in Indonesia began beautifully with some great downwind sailing, a peaceful anchorage and a pleasant night passage. That was until our OH CRAP moment. A violent squall appeared out of nowhere in the pre-dawn darkness, smashing our boat from the complete...
It’s Never Too Early For Arak – Apparently
Wandering the laneways of the village of Barangka on Buton Island in Sulawesi, Indonesia, we're overwhelmed by the friendliness of the locals and are even offered Arak, a traditional Indonesian alcoholic drink, particularly popular in Bali. It is typically made from the fermented sap of coconut...
Sailing Sulawesi – The Island Of Smiles
Our sailing adventures in Sulawesi continue as we discovered a blissfully calm and quiet anchorage at the tiny village Barangka on the island of Buton. Here we had some amazing experiences with the people before moving onto the city of Bau Bau where we were again embraced by the locals. Whether in t...
Sailing The Island Of Smiles – Sulawesi Indonesia – Series 5 Episode 140
Whether in tiny villages or major cities, the people we’ve encountered in Indonesia have been super friendly, generous and fantastic fun to spend time with. Our sailing adventures in Sulawesi continue as we discovered a blissfully calm and quiet anchorage at Barangka on the island of Buton and had s...
Who Says You Can’t Sail In Indonesia – Series 5 Episode 139
THEY say you can’t really sail in Indonesia because there’s no wind. This episode shows how much THEY know. We sail, we dodge fisherman, we sail, we dodge barges, including one that was waaay too close for comfort, we sail, we dodge ships, we sail some more and experience three great anchorages in S...
Sulawesi Sailing Vibes From Latest Episode
A glimpse from our latest Dreamtime Sail Episode but cruising’s not always blue skies, calm seas and fair winds and that’s certainly not what we got on Our Dreamtime in Sulawesi for this episode. Try sunshine and wind followed by squalls, followed by blue skies and no wind followed by squalls. Welco...
The Reality Of Tropical Sailing
Sailing’s not always blue skies, calm seas and fair winds and that’s certainly not what we got on Our Dreamtime in Sulawesi for this episode. Try sunshine and wind followed by squalls, followed by blue skies and no wind followed by squalls. Welcome to the reality of cruising. Fortunately when we got...
Reality of Sailing in the Tropics – S5 Episode 138
Sailing’s not always blue skies, calm seas and fair winds and that’s certainly not what we got on Our Dreamtime in Sulawesi for this episode. Welcome to the reality of cruising. But when we got there, Pulau Labengke once again proved a beautiful, calm and very safe anchorage for us to kick back and ...
Beautiful Sailing in Sulawesi, Indonesia
We enjoy a very nice upwind sail on flat seas heading south from the Bangai region of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Check out our full Episode 137 to also see how we rely on satellite imaging technology to navigate narrow channels through uncharted Indonesia coral reefs in the Bangai Region of Sulawesi bef...
Why We Love Our In Boom Furling Sail
We explain the advantages of our in Leisurefurl in boom furling system and why we love it so much. In our full Dreamtime in Sulawesi Episode 137, We also show how we rely on satellite imaging technology to navigate narrow channels through uncharted Indonesia coral reefs in the Bangai Region of Sulaw...
Satellite Image Navigation Saves Lives & Boats
We show how we rely on satellite imaging technology to navigate narrow channels through uncharted Indonesia coral reefs in the Bangai Region of Sulawesi before sailing a hundred miles overnight to a gorgeous lagoon anchorage on the island of Umbelle. We also explain the advantages of our in Leisuref...
Satellite Imagery Navigation – A Life & Boat Saver Sailing In Coral Reefs – Series 5 Episode 137
We show how we rely on satellite imaging technology to navigate narrow channels through uncharted Indonesia coral reefs in the Bangai Region of Sulawesi before sailing a hundred miles overnight to a gorgeous lagoon anchorage on the island of Umbelle. We also explain the advantages of our in Leisuref...
Sailing South From Luwuk, Sulawesi
We take advantage of a break in the adverse South East Trade Winds to sail south to a secluded Island anchorage. Join the Dreamtime Sail Virtual Crew: If you’d like access to our live-tracker to see where we are in real time, receive almost daily Sit Rep updates when we’re sailing via an exclusive ...
Port Police Come Knocking in Sulawesi
Following three tough days battling an engine breakdown, no wind, too much wind and an incredibly uncomfortable sea state generated by strong counter currents on our way back from the Togean Islands, we were very relieved to be safe in the calm waters of Luwuk Harbour. Now it was time to take a bre...
Bangai Cup Motorcycle Street Races
When we sailed into Luwuk Harbour in Central Sulawesi we never expected to find ourselves in the centre of the action as hundreds of motorcycles raced around the city streets competing for the Bangai Cup Join the Dreamtime Sail Virtual Crew: If you’d like access to our live-tracker to see where we ...
Not What We Expected Sailing To Luwuk Sulawesi – Series 5 Episode 136
After all our recent solitude in isolated islands around Northern Sulawesi, we anchored right in the centre of the City of Luwuk and were in for plenty of surprises, meeting other cruising sailors for the first time in months, an unexpected visit from Port Police, and finding hoards of screaming mot...
The Last Thing We Expected in Luwuk
After all our recent solitude in isolated islands around Northern Sulawesi in Indonesia, we anchored right in the centre of the City of Luwuk and were in for plenty of surprises, meeting other cruising sailors for the first time in months, an unexpected visit from Port Police, and finding hoards of ...