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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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Ventilation and Air Flow

For anyone cruising that lovely band of the planet earth know simply as “the tropics,” the subject of keeping cool while trying to chill out is near and dear to the heart. We’re fortunate to own a yacht which had … Continue reading

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Memoir of My First Ocean Passage

“You know, this boat would be great to sail in the Pacific Cup” said Andy in his distinctive Swiss accent. It was a rare sunny day in February of ‘96 and we were out on San Francisco Bay on a … Continue reading

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Langkawi and SailAsia Rally Week

The cluster of 105 beautiful islands near the Malay-Thai border called Langkawi was the final destination of our rather loosely scheduled Southeast Asian “rally” that began in Darwin at the end of July. SailAsia, our sponsors, offered the entire rally … Continue reading

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Bali, Borneo, the Kumai River and the Orangutan Rehabilitation Camps

We generally consider Jimmy Cornell’s World Cruising Routes (available on SetSail) to be the bible as it relates to planning our cruising routes. Heading north from Bali to Kalimantan and/or Singapore, Jimmy recommends heading back up the Lombok Strait, … Continue reading

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The Straits of Malacca to the Andaman Sea

Mention the Straits of Malacca to most any sailor and the first thing they are likely to say is “pirates!” This busy shipping lane certainly has a long-standing reputation as one of the world’s piracy hot-spots, and rightfully so. But … Continue reading

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Singapore

The twenty mile trip across the Singapore Strait was a welcomed culture shock for us. Indonesia to the south, where we had spent the past two months, is about as third world as it gets, beautiful but impossible. Singapore, on … Continue reading

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