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Author Archives: George Backhus
What are some of your favorite special tools?
I love tools! I’ve often said that cruising is nothing more than extensive repair and maintenance in beautiful and exotic places. I am a bit of a do-it-yourselfer when it comes to looking after Moonshadow so I have amassed quite … Continue reading
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Cambodia: Phnom Penh and Angkor Wat
November 9, 2007 We checked out of Vietnam, boarded another boat, went a few hundred meters upstream, disembarked again presumably at the other side of the border, handled the formalities, and were welcomed into Cambodia without any further drama. Boarding … Continue reading
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Vietnam From Top to Bottom
October 8 One of the great things about being based in Langkawi is that the airport is just a 10-15 minute hop from the marina, and there are regular connections via Malaysia Airlines to Kuala Lumpur or “K-L”. From … Continue reading
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Cruising Plans and Political Turmoil
Cruisers often quip that “their plans are cast in jell-o” or “drawn in the sand at low tide.” One of the attractive things about the cruising lifestyle is that many of us are able to go with the wind and … Continue reading
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Singapore Redux
We took a bit of a break from cruising, from late April to late June, to visit friends and family in the United States, and see a bit of Hong Kong and China. Returning to Moonshadow, which was lying in … Continue reading
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Favorite Cruising Area?
People often ask me which has been my favorite cruising area. I respond to them with a very definite “that depends.” Over the years, I’ve been to many popular cruising grounds; The Caribbean, Mexico, the San Blas Islands, Hawaii, the … Continue reading
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Doing Laundry On Board
It seems that some of the modern conveniences that “earthlings” take for granted are considered luxuries for liveaboard cruisers, particularly the washer and dryer. We’re quite fortunate to have both on board, in fact, we have the original Maytag A-50 … Continue reading
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Lazing Around Langkawi
After a three month summer break in New Zealand, we returned to the island of Langkawi to find Moonshadow looking even better than when we left her. Rodin and his staff at Telaga Harbour Marina, under whose care we left … Continue reading
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A Thailand Tiki Tour
With two rallies, four countries and five thousand miles of sailing all in our wake, we were looking forward to winding down the season with some relaxed and easy cruising. We had more than a month up our sleeves before … Continue reading
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The News and Cruising
For many cruisers, one of the benefits of open ocean passages and cruising remote areas is the solitude of being disconnected from the real world. While we enjoy being cut off from society, we still remain keenly interested in world … Continue reading
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