We Are Now Continuous Cruisers
With the book out of the way, it is time to slip the lines and say goodbye to the marina. We are now continuous cruisers!
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“Spider T” Humber Sloop: Pride of the Fleet
Spider T is an iron-hulled Humber sloop of industrial and maritime heritage, which turned up at our marina just a few days before we left.
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Black and White Photography Around The Boatyard
A one-hour photowalk around the boatyard with the Fjuifilm XE-2 camera using the monochrome film simulation
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What’s life like in an English canal boat marina?
It’s a different kettle of fish this English marina life, you know! No luxury swimming pools and no sea view, so how are we finding it?
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We’ve reached THE END!
This is it, we’ve reached The End. A few months and 2500 miles from Malaysia to Indonesia later, we arrived at our destination, Medana Bay Marina.
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Saying goodbye is never easy
We’ve sailed thousands of miles, anchored in countless remote places, made new friends and had many new experiences. But saying goodbye still hurts.
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Are things are looking up?
There are times when we have lost our mojo and sense of urgency over the past couple of months. Not being able to make long-term plans (even short and medium plans!) can weigh heavily…
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Hello from our new super yacht!
Not a bad little pad, eh? Do you have any questions you would like us to answer? We’re all ears and we have time on our hands…
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After an eventful crossing, we arrive in Borneo!
We need to time our arrival at Miri Marina perfectly. There is a sand bar a mile wide in front of the entrance, which is treacherous to sail in any kind of swell…
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What to do when you lose steerage on a sailboat? Carry on to paradise!
We were all set to leave Batavia Marina, but when Jamie engaged reverse we lost all steering and drifted out towards the other boats around us!
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Has Jakarta outgrown itself?
It’s polluted, noisy, over-crowded, the traffic is appalling and it’s sinking: is there anything to like about Jakarta? We think so!
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Sunset over the mangroves at Krabi Boat Lagoon
Hidden inland and surrounded by mangroves, Krabi Boat Lagoon is about as far away from the “Tourist Thailand” of popular imagination as you can get.
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4K MAVIC PRO FLY-BY IN THE MANGROVES AT KRABI BOAT LAGOON MARINA
A one-minute experiment in 4K – make sure you view in full 4K mode for all the glorious detail! We would love to hear from anyone with a 4K TV or projector. TBH we should have waited a couple of hours because we’ve just had the most stunning sunset, but it was too late and we were in the swimming pool by then… and the drone’s not waterproof!
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Water, Water Everywhere
Next time you turn the tap on for a glass of water, to have a bath or make a coffee, enjoy the ease of that simple act. In our latest episode we explain why it can take us over two hours to do the same.
Checking in is easy in Ao Chalong, with harbour master, customs and immigration in three rooms next to each other. The whole process took 15 minutes, considerably faster than finding water.
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Leaving Langkawi – Esper’s First Sail + Interior Shots
Of course this isn’t Esper’s first sail per se, but this is the first time we’ve shaken out the sails since the refit. There’s performing planes, fishing nets… and a before-and-after montage of Esper’s interior.
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