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📣 Join Sailor James at Ventura Yacht Club for a Night of Yarns 📚
Please Join me for a presentation and Ventura Yacht Club on March 15th where I share some of my highlights since leaving California to start my circumnavigation. The event is free and open to the public. More details about this talk and the upcoming SF B...
Swimming with Manta Rays at Komodo Island & Hiking Atop of Sebayur Island for Breathtaking Views!
Episode 411 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia Hello Friends, On this episode we make our way over to Sebayur Island for a few days where we have an amazing time doing a drift snorkel in the swift current and an incredible hike up to the highest hill on the...
The Struggles of Getting Fuel, Water and Food While Sailing in Remote Places
Episode 409 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia Hello Friends, On this episode we explore the town of Labuan Bajo, the gateway to Komodo National Park. This town was amazing and what I expect Bali was like 25 years ago. We got a lot of chores handled while a...
Sailor James California Speaking Tour – March 2025
Here is a link to the events page: https://www.svtriteia.com/events March 2 : 6pm : San Diego Meetup (no talk just casual meetup) Eppig Brewing Waterfront, San Diego, California March 8 : 5pm : Cruising the Channel Islands Talk Port Royal Yacht Club, ...
Visiting a Traditional Wooden Boat Building Beach in Indonesia on Bonerate Island
Episode 408 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia Hello Friends, On this episode we make way for Bonerate Island. After a hellish night under anchor we head ashore to visit the our reason for stopping at this island; Massive Traditional wooden boats being buil...
Sailing in Dangerous Waters to an Unnamed Reef at Take Bonerate National Park in Indonesia
Episode 407 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia Hello Friends, On this episode we navigate our way though the many unhidden dangers that come with poorly charted waters. Using satellite images as charts I plotted our course through the dangers using only the...
Crossing the Banda Sea to a Submerged Atoll at Take Bonerate National park in Indonesia
Episode 406 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia Hello Friends, On this episode we make way across the Banda Sea for Taka Bonerate National Park. Our first stop was to anchor inside a completely submerged atoll, which can be a stressful experience with no vis...
DIY Fuel polishing System for Dirty Diesel in Indonesia & Exploring Wangiwangi Island
Episode 405 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia Hello Friends, On this episode we explore the town of Winchi on Wangiwangi Island in Wakatobi. We had a lovely stay at the floating docks of a free marina and enjoyed Winchi very much. We take you along with us...
A Sea Gypsies Stilt Village in Indonesia; Visiting the Bajo Tribe of Sampela, Wakatobi
Episode 404 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia Hello Friends, On this episode we visit the Bajo Sea Gypsy village of Sampela at Wakatobi National Park. Our guide, Dan, is a member of the tribe and took us to his home on his amazing fishing boat where his wi...
Sailing to Wakatobi, Snorkeling Amazing Coral at Hoga Island & Endless Trash on Indonesian Beaches
Episode 403 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia Hello Friends, On this episode we make way for Wakatobi National Park and arrive to drop the hook in the very deep anchorage of Hoga Island. The snorkeling at Hoga Island was absolutely incredible! A steep clif...
Contaminated Fresh Water Supply Forces a Change of Course to Dock at A Fish Farm in Indonesia
Episode 402 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia Hello Friends, On this episode we find our fresh water supply is contaminated while on passage and come hard about pointing for the city of Ambon where we tied up to a Fish Market for a few days to clean the ta...
The Spice Islands; The Only Place On Earth Nutmeg & Cloves Once Grew! Exploring Banda Basar!
Episode 401 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia Hello Friends, On this episode we head over to the largest of the Banda Islands, Banda Basar with Mr. Man to get a tour of the Nutmeg Plantation. One of my favorite things about sailing the world is getting to ...
ARCHIVE VIDEO: 6/17/23 – Sailor James Speaks at Patagonia in Santa Monica, California
This is an Archive Document of my talk at Patagonia in June of 2023 in Santa Monica, California. I filmed this just to have a recording of the talk and not necessarily with the intention of public release but thought some of you would enjoy seeing it so I ...
Sailing to the Spice Islands! Med Mooring at Banda, An Indonesian Cooking Class and a Graveyard Cow!
Episode 400 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia Hello Friends, On this episode we depart Tual and sail for the Spice Islands, arriving to Banda Neira where we med-moor outside a hotel that welcomes cruising sailors. The following day Rhonda takes a cooking...