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Life Afloat
We’ve become quite comfortable on board our floating home, Aroha. It’s funny thinking that we’ve owned her for about sixteen years and apart from our 2009 six-month circuit from Dubai…
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Cruising Into The New Year!
We’ve been back in Thailand for about a month now. The first week or so was spent waking Aroha, our sailing yacht, from her four-month slumber and then we set…
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Going Up, Going Down
I’ve been back in the UK for several weeks now, but for a while I was starting to feel a bit “stuck” in Thailand. I didn’t want to say too…
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Cruising in Paradise
After spending far too much time and money on boat maintenance, it’s time to address our poor boat-job to sailing ratio! It’s time to go sailing! The area around Phuket…
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Bottom Cleaning in Thailand
I expected Phuket to be a smallish island ringed with hotels, resorts and restaurants, connected by a pretty coastal road – but I’m surprised at how big Phuket is. It…
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Q is for Quarantine
I clearly remember the excitement as Helen raised the Oman flag, the first time we crossed an international maritime border. That season we kept Aroha in the UAE, just south…
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The Swan and The Bay of Bengal
A lot has happened in the last 2 years. Most of it was unplanned, and it has involved a lot of new experiences – mostly good ones, some less so. …
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Mid Ocean Engine Failure!
I’ve always thought that the phrase “ships that pass in the night” to be a bit misleading. Watching out for and avoiding other shipping traffic – virtually all of it…
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Preparing for Passage
One of the definitions of sailboat cruising is “fixing your boat in exotic locations”. It’s true, to enjoy the cruising lifestyle, you need to be adept at maintaining your floating…
The next chapter in life
