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  • The End Result…

    After eight months of being landlubbers, we climbed back onto Innocenti as she was lowered into the water with her new paint job, Schenker watermaker, Victron battery, and charging system, not to mention new varnish, VHF radio, gas hoses and… Continue reading

  • The Italian Job…

    Our Great Big Italian Refit. Innocenti has been baked in the Asian sun, rained on in the Malaysian wet season, sandblasted in Sudan and Djibouti, and had the odd altercation with Egyptian fisherman near the Suez Canal. It’s time that… Continue reading

  • If Not Now… Then When? 

    Five hints to kick-start your cruising dream. The dream is to sail offshore. To live on board and cruise the world, living the simple life, fishing, and idealic anchorages. You’ve done a bit of sailing, you’ve followed all the YouTube… Continue reading

  • “You’re not in New Zealand now, Mrs Willison.” The strange ways of Italians….

    We’ve been in San Remo for over two months, and I’m starting to get used to some of the strange Italian ways. English is not widely spoken, so many things get a bit lost in translation. Thank goodness for Google… Continue reading

  • Greece…

    After the adventures of the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, it was with great excitement and relief that we reached the Mediterranean. We cleared into Cypress, and after enjoying our first taste of Europe and having a rested and… Continue reading

  • Socotra, Djibouti, Red Sea and Suakin

    We thought long and hard about this next leg of our journey. It is possible and reasonably safe to sail up the Red Sea at the moment…(although we could do without Trump bombing Yemen while we were in the vicinity.)… Continue reading

  • Maldives….

    Maldives remain a bucket-list destination for so many people. As a sailor, I expected it to be like a trip to a Pacific Island nation, with lots of sandy little islands, palm trees, a local village, some great snorkeling and diving,… Continue reading

  • The Challenges of the Indian Ocean Crossing to the Maldives…

    There’s no other way to describe the passage from Phuket to Malé in the Maldives….9 days and 1,600nm of shitfulness! There was torrential rain, a leaking hot-water cylinder, which was pouring our fresh water into the bilge. The sealant round… Continue reading

  • Reflecting on 2024 and New Year Preparations for an Indian Ocean Crossing…

    Our time in South East Asia is coming to an end. I’ve loved this part of the world, especially Langkawi, where I really felt like part of a community, and we made some great friends. Christmas was stress-free, and we… Continue reading

  • Phuket, Langkawi, Sydney and Christchurch….

    Slack…I haven’t written a blog since October. Except I’ve not really been slack, in a nutshell since October we’ve sailed from Langkawi to Phuket, we spent a month up there cruising the national parks and the islands north of Phuket.… Continue reading