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Sailing Our 40ft Sailboat for the First Time! (with no experience)
We've been waiting for this day for a very, very long time 🥹 Jamie's IG - & Jamie's Youtube - Our videos will always be free, but if you'd like to support our channel and help keep the wind in our sails, you can Buy us a Coffee here: Or for extra content and bonus be...
Hauling Out Your Sailboat: A Cruiser’s Guide | Sailing Ep 339
We've been hauling out our 33 year old sailboat, Esper, since 2004 (in south-east Asia since 2014) so we have plenty of experience. But with all that practice, and no matter how competent the yard, it's always somewhat nerve-racking. A sailboat is supposed to be in the water, isn't ...
You Can’t SAIL Without an ENGINE! | Sailing Ep 332
Gentlemen never sail to windward. Does that mean they only ride a bike downhill too? ☝️ Drop us a quick "Ta very much" via Super Thanks! ☝️ If the aphorism is true, then there are no gentlemen aboard SY Esper. Because for the next 100 miles or so we did just that, in varying degrees of dis...
Christmas Day Rewind Live Chat From Indonesia | Sailing Livestream
DISCORD link - We were LIVE on Christmas morning, were you there? We answered lots of questions and had a chat about life. If you missed it, watch here... And get yourself to our DISCORD account where the Q&As continue... 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - Thank you for watching, ...
Knowing When It’s Time To STOP | Sailing Ep 331
Have you ever given up? Have you ever wondered if it is time to stop? What would you do if you were in our position? ☝️ Drop us a quick "Ta very much" via Super Thanks! ☝️ When we think of cruising, we often conjure up images of remote idylls set among turquoise seas and golden, sandy dese...
“The boat was SPINNING 360 degrees!” | Crazy Tidal Currents | Sailing Ep 330
"It was like someone had opened the floodgates. We got whirlpools and gushes of water, masses of water, coming all around the boat. So much so that the boat was actually spinning 360 degrees." Jamie's description of our first night at anchor in central Sulawesi's wide-open bay in...
Why you MUST be ADAPTABLE when sailing | Ep 328
One of the things they don't tell you when you start sailing is that you MUST be adaptable. Along with patience, flexibility in all situations is a virtue when it comes to this cruising life. ☝️ Drop us a quick "Ta very much" via Super Thanks! ☝️ What is 'Super Thanks'? - ...
ALONE at anchor in the spectacular wilderness | Sailing Ep 327
Here, in the Gulf of Tomini, the charts show few marked anchorages. There is no pilot or cruising guide with a nice list of places to drop the hook, and this seldom-visited area isn't on any regular sailing passage. So how do we find a safe place to anchor? 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | R...
Finding boat supplies for the next 850 miles (in remote Sulawesi) – Sailing Ep 326
We have 850 miles of sailing to go, and we need fresh food to get us there, so we must find our boat supplies in the main town of Wakai. But first, the spectacular Togean Islands, situated slap bang in the center of the Coral Triangle, are a diving paradise; will Jamie take up the challenge to go na...
Waterspout! | Stunning Sulawesi | Sailing Ep 325
The waterspout appeared dead ahead. Now down to two and a half knots, worried and panicking, we wondered what the chattering noise coming from our engine could be... 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - 👌 00:00 The beautiful TOGEAN archipelago 02:22 We have a portable aquarium with us! 0...
DANGER! Sailing at NIGHT in Indonesia | Sailing & Travel Ep 324
Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, it really helps us get noticed. Sailing at NIGHT in Indonesia is full of danger, and we're about to embark on one of our longest single journeys since 2019. Although only 130 nautical miles (a relatively short passage by cruising standards) we're heading across a...
OH NO! We’ve Run Out Of Money | Sailing and Travel Vlog Ep 323
We've run out of money, and there is no sign of an ATM that will take our foreign cards. So now what? Jamie's on a mission, and looking for a way to get our hands on some cash in the remotest villages of Indonesia turns out to be a nigh-on impossible task. It rapidly begins to resemble a c...
WOW! They’ve never seen a sailboat before! | Travel in remote places | Sailing Ep 322
Perfect lazy sailing, good visibility and settled sea state. But it didn't last so we ducked into a nearby anchorage and discovered a community of people who had never seen a sailboat before! 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - 👌 00:00 Perfect lazy sailing days 05:11 At anchor, Jik...
HORROR as our engine floods with seawater | Sailing Ep 321
09:23 ENGINE FLOODS WITH SEAWATER! Jamie went down below to find the bilge pump running. He opened up the engine bay and there was water everywhere; the engine bay was filling and the bilge pump wasn't coping with the strain. 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - 👌 00:00 There's...
Problems With The Generator (Honda Eu20i) | Prepping To Leave | Ep 320
Two days to go before we leave Lembeh. But we have problems with the generator, and we wonder if we can get help from local friends or maybe somewhere in Manado? 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - 👌 00:00 Prepping to leave 00:16 Problems With The Generator (Honda Eu20i) 02:46 Trip to M...
Are my photographs GOOD ENOUGH for the Royal Photographic Society? – Ep 313
Liz is in Palma sunning herself while Jamie is looking to submit his underwater photography for the Royal Photographic Society ARPS, but are his underwater shots, taken with the Olympus Tough TG6, good enough? In this video he shows you some of his work and discusses what technicalities will fail yo...
Sheltering From 55mph Winds (Where The Hell Are We?) | Sailing Sulawesi | Ep 312
Yes, we're being battered by storms again this week in Sulawesi, but not before we relax with the friendliest dolphins, take in the heart-stopping views and get the sails out. Then, as the visibility disappeared, and while we were getting ready to drop the anchor, the wind topped 48 knots (55...
What’s it like to live on a sailboat? – Sailing Ep 267
What is it like to live on a sailboat? Sailing, diving, fishing, swimming, beach barbecues, what's not to love about this cruising and liveaboard lifestyle... when the sailboat is running smoothly and the weather is on your side? 🥂 PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - 🍻 00:00 Sailing again 0...
Why slow sailing is better | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 265
There are definite advantages to slow sailing: the silence, the fishing, the bobbing along... 🥂 PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - 🍻 00:00 We left the marina 01:01 Fishing - Nautide app 01:49 Sails out, engine off 03:13 Code 0 - the Kraken 04:17 What's on the end of the line? 06:10 Arrivin...
What the hell happened to this morning’s live broadcast?
We were excited to do a wireless, full-HD live broadcast around the boat this morning. The tests we'd done with our FTBMates all worked perfectly, so isn't it typical that when we eventually go public it all goes tits up? This is a quick apology for this morning's live broadcast. The ...
How to catch fish on a sailboat | Sailing & Fishing Ep 264
Tips for fishing on a sailboat. I'm no expert, but this is what I've learned since I started fishing in 2008. Our guide for fishing to eat. 🥂 PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - 🍻 00:00 Fishing from our sailboat since 2008 00:38 Why should cruisers learn to fish? 01:53 Finding your pas...
LIVE! Gentle Sail in the South China Sea
00:00 Thank you for watching, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, it really helps us get noticed. Peace and fair winds! Liz and Jamie HOW TO SUPPORT US: 🥃 Send a tot with the RUM FUND: 😎 PATREON - 🤝 FTBMates - 🛠️ TOTAL REFIT - A YEAR IN A BOAT YARD - 🎣 Fishing on a sailboat: Liz's Top 3 Tips - ...
Bendera Putih (White flag) | Discover Sabah, Borneo
Sabah closed its borders in March 2020 and the rise in poverty has become an increasing concern for everyone living here. The Bendera Putih (White Flag) movement has gripped social media in recent weeks and highlights the huge numbers of people who are now in desperate need of aid. Since last year...