Life afloat
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Langkawi and marina life…
My predictions about a shitty trip to Langkawi were spot on! We checked out of Batam (Nongsa Point Marina) for the 430nm trip to Lankawi with plans to anchor each night, but the wind was blowing from the wrong direction,… Continue reading
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Fluid plans…
We’ve been busy problem-solving! Life is never linear, and wouldn’t it be boring if everything always went according to plan? Our house in Auckland is our income. For the last eight months, that has worked quite nicely… until a month… Continue reading
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Ordeals and Adventures – Indonesia.
Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure. Or at least that’s what I’m telling myself! The passage to Timor was hot and noisy, motoring nearly all the way with virtually no wind. As we turned into the… Continue reading
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It’s not all cocktails on the aft deck, you know! A challenging trip from Torres Strait to Darwin…
A distance of 750nm of remote nothingness is stretched out before us. I’ve pre-cooked meals, we’ve stocked up on snacks, and we estimate that we will be sailing into Darwin in 5ish days time. This will be the longest passage… Continue reading
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A speedy oil change
We schedule an oil and filter change every 150 hours when we’re travelling like this. Every 100 hours if the engine is not being used so often. Innocenti’s engine is a Yanmar 4JH4E it is naturally aspirated and 40kw/55hp @… Continue reading