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Our charts take us overland!? + The doctor will see you now – Sailing Ep 152
What happens when your charts are faulty and you're sailing through reef-strewn islands, between narrow channels and rocks? And in the drop-dead beautiful Batu group of islands, we meet a man who has dedicated his work to helping the local people. Dr Der...
Earthquake island aftermath! Ep 150
Pulau Wunga was once two islands, but a 2005 earthquake crashed them together to cause this eerie lagoon in the middle... with no way in by sailboat. In sleepy Lahewa on the island of Nias the smiles and welcomes were exceptional. And Millie continues t...
Sailing 200 miles off remote Sumatra! – Ep 149
We're in Sumatran waters now where piracy continues to plague seafarers, so what does it mean when a fishing boat follows you for some miles in open water... Innocent fishermen amused by a flying octopus? Dodgy pirates viewing SY Esper full of potential b...
Hello Sabang + Indian Ocean bowls 3m waves straight at us! – Ep 148
🔽Scroll for FTB merch DISCOUNT CODE🔽 After an eventful passage from Thailand to Sabang (see Ep 147 - https://youtu.be/8ITOTqAQEhQ) we take you on a tour of Pulau Weh, Sabang, it's Indonesia's northernmost point. The island shares the same archipelag...
Sailing from Thailand to Krakatoa! The adventure begins… Ep 147
Two days and nights of barreling counter currents and overfalls make this 225 mile crossing to Palau We a little more interesting than we had anticipated. If anyone can explain how and why the seas are behaving in this way we'd love to hear from you! Peac...
Sailing Northern Sumatra Indonesia Episode 134 Sailing Catalpa
This week on Sailing Catalpa we arrive in Nias have a bit of a tricky time with getting provisions and have our last surf in Indonesia. Plus we set sail for Sabang. On our passage we show you what we get up to daily what we do aboard and we get nervous wh...
Waiting for a visa Sailing Indonesia Episode 129
This episode we anchored up near the mainland of Sumatra in Indonesia. Fixing broke things and waiting for our final visa extension that was taking way longer than usual. Bella also gets a ring stuck on her finger with daddy to the rescue. Remember likes ...
Krakatau VOLCANO before the TSUNAMI Episode 122 | Sailing Catalpa
This week on Sailing Catalpa we leave Jakarta and arrive at the Volcano Krakatau in the Java Sea, see a turtle laying her eggs and replace a dodgy fix up on our engine. We hope you enjoy and Cheers everyone for watching!! To see more of our videos and s...
Sailboat dodger revealed! + Sailing Sumatra! – Ep 127
▶ The dodger is finished! Now it's just a 2500 mile test sail! LIKE this video and SUBSCRIBE for more HERE: https://ftbyoutube.page.link/subscribe All the hard work is finished, now we're just waiting for the canvas to be fitted, then we're off. There a...
SAILBOAT CAUGHT IN A FISHING NET! – SAILING FOLLOWTHEBOAT Ep 102
After our turgid passage north through the Malacca Strait from Singapore, we headed another 150 miles north to Pangkor Marina along the Malaysian coast where we would be hauling out our sailboat. If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE &am...
THE LONGEST NIGHT SAIL OF OUR LIVES! – SAILING FOLLOWTHEBOAT Ep 101
This passage north through the Malacca Strait was the most turgid and longest night sail of our lives. Ploughing directly into 4m waves and 20kts of wind on the nose is no fun. 👍 If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE,....
STORM DODGING IN THE MALACCA STRAIT Ep 79
Storms and night sailing in the world's busiest shipping lane gets the adrenaline going in this week's video. And entering the anchorage through a criss-cross of channels and wall-to-wall ships at anchor really kept us on our toes! In this episode, we mak...
WE FOUND THE BEST RUM IN THAILAND! BOAT PREP BEGINS… Ep 52
"You're not a sailor unless you know your rum", according to an old nautical legend made up just now for this introduction. We go hunting for a mythical white rum before we start to think about preparations for a long trip towards Indonesia. There's ripp...
INDONESIA HERE WE COME! SEASICK, ANYONE? Ep 51
We've been talking about it for a while, but now we are excited to announce that we have finally made a concrete decision (well, as concrete as you can be on a non-ferrocement sailboat) and we're off to Indonesia! The plan is to start with a circumnavigati...