Preparing for offshore sailing
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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 re-grouped, we set sail for Greece. Kastellorizo was our first Greek port of entry. We…
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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 were lucky enough to have Rachael in Phuket with us, followed by Angus’ sister, Fiona.…
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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. I successfully completed my STCW course at the Gallileo Maritime Academy at Yacht Haven, Phuket…
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Using a toilet in South East Asia can be an interesting, confusing, and sometimes traumatic experience. How do you actually use the squat loos? Where do you put your feet? What is the bucket of water with a ladle in it used for? Do all Asians have really strong thighs and flexible knees to enable…
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We’ve been underway for three and a half days. There has been very little wind and a rolly sea. We enjoyed a gentle sail yesterday afternoon with a full suit of sails, and we’re gradually falling into the routine of watch-keeping, engine room checks, eating, doing the Stuff Quiz, and trolling a fishing line. As…
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Week 2 is almost done. I’ve worked out that the toughest job on the ship belongs to the chef. I’ve been trying to make at least two meals a day that go into the freezer for passage making. When seasickness strikes (and it will), I want to be able to throw something in a pot…
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I feel like I’ve woken up in a parallel universe. As the locals say, “This is Africa…TIA”. Six months ago, we parked up Innocenti at Rebak Marina in Malaysia and flew home to New Zealand to sell the house. That hasn’t gone so well for us so far. We’re still waiting for the house to…
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The landscape in Eastern Indonesia has consisted of dry brown islands and clear blue skies. Then it changed as we neared the equator to lush jungle covered islands and massive puffy cumulus clouds that tend to drop their load in the evening in the form of a cooling squall. We haven’t set foot on land…
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With any luck (but actually through good planning), by the time this blog post goes live next Monday, we will have made landfall in Kupang. I hope to be sitting on solid land enjoying a Bintang. Here is an insight into what we eat and how we prepare ourselves for a number of days at…
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Our time in Darwin is coming to an end, and the preparations are now underway for the passage to Indonesia. We’ve been reading our cruising guide and planning the route. The courtesy flags for Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Sri Lanka have been purchased, the engine needs servicing, I need to reprovision and cook meals for…
Cruising Innocenti 