http://www.followtheboat.com Tales (not just) from the high seas Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/11/27/passing-over-to-the-other-side/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/11/27/passing-over-to-the-other-side/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:15:42 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=18742 Riding waves between three to four metres high, passing under the boat from right to left, watching them roll on down hill as the next wave erupts before you, with the wind blowing loud enough that we have to shout to each other, whilst watching an approaching cargo ship appear on Esper's beam, is one of the most exhilarating experiences either of us have ever experienced.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/11/27/passing-over-to-the-other-side/feed/ 1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/11/08/turkey-to-egypt-podcast-part-1/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/11/08/turkey-to-egypt-podcast-part-1/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:00:43 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=18511 We promised you a podcast of our crossing and so here it is: this is the first of two 20 minute podcasts, documenting our 400nm crossing from Turkey to Port Said, Egypt. In this episode we break things and talk about various aspects of navigation and night sailing. This is the perfect podcast for introducing you landlubbers to the wonders of sailing, especially if you have never stepped on board a boat before. Download it to your iPod or notebook, or play it direct via the 'play' button. Enjoy!]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/11/08/turkey-to-egypt-podcast-part-1/feed/ 2 http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/11/07/ride-it-like-a-bronco-baby/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/11/07/ride-it-like-a-bronco-baby/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:07:04 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=18499 It was 0600 and I was lying in bed, vaguely aware that my body was rising, dropping, sliding and twisting like a corkscrew. Clearly there was some weather going on outside. I slid into my salopettes and stuck my head up through the companionway. There, at the helm, was Liz wearing the same grin I'd left her with the night before.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2009/11/07/ride-it-like-a-bronco-baby/feed/ 0