In the last episode we left you with Jamie and Brendon who had nipped over to Phiphi for the night. They took in the back streets, a storm and some thai boxing before returning to ao chalong. Back there, Jamie starts preparing Esper for her last journey of...
Like some kind of nautical episode of 'Back to the Future', we are in a weird time warp here at Followtheboat. Our regular sailing logs--which out of necessity run a few months behind real time--show Jamie sailing alone in Thailand with Liz back in the UK ...
Jamie has arranged to sail to Phi Phi for a 24 hour excursion with our surfer friend, Brendon. This means nipping into town, taking a taxi to drop off the washing and pick up the provisions, grab one of those pink buses back to the main Ao Chalong jetty an...
With the temporary crew now off the boat Jamie has to prepare for a 90 mile solo sail from Koh Lipe to Ao Chalong. This will take him into the night so he has to consider the pros and cons of either doing a straight run or going up the east side and island...
Love cooking, but hate it when the galley turns into a sauna? You know what they say, if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen...
We discovered the Mr D Thermal Cooker back in 2010 at the Southampton Boat Show. It seemed too good to be true: ju...
The Thailand Yacht Show is a new venture from the people behind the Singapore Yacht Show and was put on in partnership with the Thai government. (con't below)...
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In the last episode we made good the repairs from our accident but at the eleventh hour Jamie discovered a fuel leak after filling the tanks with diesel. Eventually Esper launches with four eager crew. They leave the river and head out towards the protecte...
In the last episode we hauled Esper out at PSS Shipyard in Satun in order to start fixing the repairs from the accident. We had two weeks in which to get everything done before the next spring tide. Half way through the journey Liz has to visit the UK and ...
Here it is, our first sailing log of 2016!
We've made it an extra big one to help keep those in the northern hemisphere entertained over the long winter nights.
If you've been following us, you'll know that 2015 was full of ups and downs aboard SY Esper....
Sadly we are unable to spend our Christmas together this year but we still managed to put together a little festive message for you, wherever you are in the world.
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