Sailing Innocenti
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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.) More cruisers are choosing this route now than heading down to South Africa. We sailed…
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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 the base of the mast gave up, so more water was running into the main…
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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 Salat Semau Strait, trying to negotiate fish farm buoys and ships, we got up to…
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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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1. The Lagoon – is situated on the waterfront in Cairns. There’s a big pool with a beach, free showers (a great facility for grotty yachties) and it’s patrolled by lifeguards. There are free water-zumba classes (Angus is very excited about that🤣) an outdoor gym and fantastic free BBQ facilities. It’s a bit chaotic in…
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We took advantage of a couple of days in Townsville to do some jobs. The servicing of the engine being the priority. Innocenti was perched on the edge of the channel in the “Duck Pond” with our keel stuck in the mud at low tide (at least that stopped the rolling) where we changed the…
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We’re nearly ready to drop the lines and embark on this odyssey, this OPOE (Old Person’s Overseas Adventure) as dubbed by my workmates. The preparations, the cost, and the all-consuming nature of this project! Did I mention the cost? There’s the small issue of how we’re going to pay for it, what to do with…
Cruising Innocenti 