From naughty girls in binikis to some local culture, this is the last of our episodes from beautiful Koh Phayam. We cover a lot of ground this week. Highlight is learning about the Moken, the original sea gypsies of Thailand. We also sail a 99ft schooner, ...
► We were asked: can Liz sail the boat on her own? Both of us reply to this question right here on the beach on beautiful Koh Phayam in this week's vlog, but do we come up with the same answer?
Filmed during our trip to Cheow Lan Lake in Khao Sok Nation...
In a follow-up to last week's update in which we described the miserable weather here, we show you some of the damage that this unprecedented storm has caused. Many thousands of people have been flooded and displaced, whilst a fair few boats have taken a b...
Become a hippy on the best island in the world. Bet you wish you were here! We've found the perfect paradise holiday island with no cars but lots of bars at Koh Phayam. Incredible sunsets and beautiful beaches. Have we sold it to you yet? No? Wait till you...
We are a Canadian couple who love to travel and experience new outdoor adventures. Here is a sneak peak at our backpack trip abroad.
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DESERT ISLAND CASTAWAY FOR 229 DAYS! MORE NUDITY! GETTING LOST WHILE JUNGLE TREKKING...
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We finally take delivery of our new Beta engine. Hoorah!
BUT THERE'S ALSO NUDITY, THE STORY OF MILLIE-THE-CAT, SAILBOAT TIPS AND SOME GREAT DRONE FOOTAGE!
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NEW ENGINE INSTALLATION. WILL WE SINK? WILL THE ENGINE WORK? WILL WE STACK IT? FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DROP SY ESPER IN THE WATER...
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GREASE YOURSELF UP AND PREPARE TO GET DIRTY! TIME-LAPSES, SWEEPING CLOUDS-CAPES, BEAUTIFUL ANCHORAGES...THEN DIRT, DUST AND GRIME. THAT'S BOATING...
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60 KNOT SQUALL HITS THE ANCHORAGE! BOAT DRAGS TOWARDS US! CRASHING DRONES! HOW WE CHECK IN AND OUT OF COUNTRIES ON A BOAT...
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Go to 6:41 for our discussion of what makes the best liveaboard cruiser boat. What is the best boat for crossing oceans? Should you buy a catamaran or a monohull? What size sailboat for cruising? Should you buy a new or used sailboat? What is a blue water ...
For the record: Millie's had a ladder of one sort or another for the last 8 years, since she was a kitten, and we even have footage of her using it, have a look here:
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She hadn't fallen in for more than 5 years bef...
This could be our last sail together for a long time, so we needed to make it count...
Just as we left Langkawi Liz had a call from her brother to say their mum, who was diagnosed with Parkinsons ten years ago, wasn’t doing very well. So Liz helped Jamie...
Finally, after a 10 year wait, Jamie gets to choose a new outboard motor. But what will he go for? We arrive in style at Langkawi's top 5 star resort and enjoy the high life before heading to anchor at Telaga.
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We undertook a complete refit of SY Esper in 2014. We were told it would take three months, BUT...
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This is a little experiment with the GoPro Hero 4+ Black's 120fps feature. In this clip, which appeared in a recent episode of followtheboat's sailing log (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXPXy5tvEO838yS2rFpAfRhp), we hang the camera off th...
"Just go where the wind takes us," we said.
"Twenty, thirty, forty miles, let's see where we end up..."
And it was a pretty good blow, coming from the east on our beam.
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In the next episode we have two days of excellent sailing, one unscheduled stop, a flopper stopper failure and Millie relaxes...oh, and the usual bit of boat maintenance.
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Are you looking to become a liveaboard sailor but haven't quite made the leap? In this informal chat with Patrick Slevin we find out what it's like to quit your job and make that leap to move on to a boat.
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You know when everything is going along really well? And you sit back and enjoy yourself? And the wind is good, and the sky is clear? We discover just how long that feeling lasts in this next episode of our sailing log.
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After a calm night at anchor just off Koh Naka Noi--and another attempt at drone flying--we woke up to a breeze, perfect weather for a sail towards Ao Chalong to check out of Thailand...
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In the next episode we sail the islands east of Phuket, do a little boat maintenance above and below the water and sit out a storm.
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Phang Nga bay was proving to be even more spectacular than we had heard. We couldn't get enough of the jagged limestone cliffs that grew out of the placid water. So instead of heading east to the white sandy beaches of Phuket's better known islands, we ven...
A secret fisherman's cove, accessible only by dinghy, makes for a great little BBQ on the beach.
The fun of hanging out with friends is countered by that damn water maker. Will we ever get it fixed?
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Do you know the rules for lighting your vessel at night in Thailand? Jamie explains why the COLREGS don't apply over here. Subscribe to our channel by clicking this link: https://www.youtube.com/user/spannerheadz?sub_confirmation=1
SY Esper leaves the bay...
We're often asked where Robi comes from. With help from footage generously donated by his parents, we try to answer that question.
Music: The Pirate And The Dancer by Rolemusic. Licensed under a Attribution License. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4....
You may have heard about it, or seen photos of it, but there is nothing like experiencing the 'water play' of Thailand's Songkran festival.
Every April, the country celebrates its new year by descending into a watery chaos. From the smallest child to the ...
This is a introduction video to the crew on SV Delos as I start out my sailing adventure.
The Irrelevance of time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEmCbqK3zvU
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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