Its time for us to start sailing west, the northwest monsoon will soon be starting and we dont want to be on the north coast of Sulawesi when that kicks in. We leave the very cool city of Manado and sail along on the calmest waters enjoying some close encounters with a large group of Pilot Whales. By pure chance we anchor just off a small village that has for generations mined gold by hand. The locals show us around and we witness how this precious metal is won from the ground. Its one of the real joys of living this way, coming across things by chance that we would never see otherwise. Long m ..read more

Would you buy Dog meat, bbq Bat, scorched Rat, Snake steak? Well if you're curious then you should go to the Pasar Ekstrim in Tomohon, North Sulawesi. Or just sit back and watch while we check it all out for you. Enjoy. We are a Kiwi & French couple with a baby boy living on a sailboat currently in Indonesia, making videos in the hope of making your day a little better. If you enjoy our videos and appreciate the effort that goes into making them then please consider supporting their production. For as little as $2 per video you can really help us out. Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/S ..read more

The past 2 weeks have flown by but wow did we pack in some good times. Mark, one of our top tier Patrons cashed in his perks and joined us and it was a real pleasure, he actually made our lives aboard easier. We spent the last 4 days of his stay at Bunaken Island, one of Indonesia's oldest marine parks and spent more time under water than above. Man, it was good to finally see abundant live down there again. The rest of Sulawesi had been pretty dismal below the waves, the fishermen were too efficient I guess. We had a nice little sail to end the trip and then Mark gave us some valuable feedbac ..read more

Sailing Indonesia on our 39ft Crowther Catamaran we are in constant search of that special, far away place, somewhere the tourist hoards cant get to or dont know about yet. ?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SailingLearningByDoing ⚓️Paypal: https://paypal.me/vernondeck?locale.x... Sailing to Ruang Island we had little idea of what to expect. We knew that there had been a violent volcanic eruption 4 months before but we were not prepared for the near total destruction we witnessed. 800 people had been forced to evacuate in April and until now no-one has returned. The main village is totally dest ..read more

Sailing Indonesia on our 39ft Crowther Catamaran we are in constant search of that special, far away place, somewhere the tourist hoards cant get to or dont know about yet. ?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SailingLearningByDoing ⚓️Paypal: https://paypal.me/vernondeck?locale.x... Sailing north from Bitung we get an amazing downwind passage of 40nm to a small remote Island called Biaro. Our Patron Mark is still aboard and enjoys the effortless speed that Trade Runner sails at. We had a close call in the first place we looked at for an overnight anchorage but soon found a sweet place to drop the ..read more

Sailing Indonesia on our 39ft Crowther Catamaran we are in constant search of that special, far away place, somewhere the tourist hoards cant get to or dont know about yet. ?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SailingLearningByDoing ⚓️Paypal: https://paypal.me/vernondeck?locale.x... We are sailing around the northern tip of Sulawesi and Mark, one of our top tier Patrons joins us. Its people like Mark that make it viable for us to make these weekly videos and its super cool for us to be able to repay him for his support. I get him involved right away, engines on, anchor up and sails flying, away w ..read more

Sailing Indonesia on our 39ft Crowther Catamaran we are in constant search of that special, far away place, somewhere the tourist hoards cant get to or dont know about yet. ?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SailingLearningByDoing ⚓️Paypal: https://paypal.me/vernondeck?locale.x... Well well, in trouble again. We woke up in Manado to grey and squally skies. The wind and waves were rolling in from offshore meaning our position was a lee-shore and very dangerous. If the anchor slipped or the chain broke we would almost instantly be smashed onto the rock walls just one hundred meters behind us. Tim ..read more

Sailing Indonesia on our 39ft Crowther Catamaran we are in constant search of that special, far away place, somewhere the tourist hoards cant get to or dont know about yet. ?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SailingLearningByDoing ⚓️Paypal: https://paypal.me/vernondeck?locale.x... Sailing around the Togeans Islands for a few weeks had depleted our resources to the extent we had to move on. A 160nm passage lay in front of us. I enjoy these passage, Marie not as much, even less since we have Eli. This one started out calm and motorsailing but before long we had 25kt of headwind and rough little w ..read more

Sailing Indonesia on our 39ft Crowther Catamaran we are in constant search of that special, far away place, somewhere the tourist hoards cant get do or dont know about yet. ?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SailingLearningByDoing ⚓️Paypal: https://paypal.me/vernondeck?locale.x... The Togean Islands are a well known diving destination but rarely visited by sailing boats. They are quite remote and far of the normal cruising routes through Indonesia. Anchoring is difficult due to the very deep waters meeting very shallow coral. Its well worth the effort though as the area is stunning! We spent ar ..read more

Sailing Indonesia on our 39ft Crowther Catamaran we are in constant search of that special, far away place, somewhere the tourist hoards cant get do or dont know about yet. ?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SailingLearningByDoing ⚓️Paypal: https://paypal.me/vernondeck?locale.x... The Banggai Islands are just that, rarely visited they presented quite a challenge, deep anchorages, strong currents and constant bad weather. We completed a circumnavigation of the main island and found a few amazing spots aloing the way. We are a Kiwi & French couple with a baby boy living on a sailboat currentl ..read more