Sailing Innocenti
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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
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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
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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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Passage-making, food and sea-sickness…
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… Continue reading
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Some cool, inexpensive things to do in Cairns.
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… Continue reading