DJIBOUTI Photo Credit: Mila Penrith CLEARING IN (As of February 2023), It is easy and rather cheap to clear into Djibouti by yourself. The process was straight forward, there were no requests for any “tipping” or any confusion about the prices of things, and all the officials we dealt with spoke adequate to excellent English. […]
SOCOTRA Socotra lies East of the Somali Peninsula, also known as the Horn of Africa. The Island belongs to the Republic of Yemen but has since 2016 been under the rule of the United Arab Emirates. We made a brief stop in Socotra in February 2023 for refueling purposes only. (This can be arranged through
Sailing Penang This quick guide is intended for anyone Sailing to Penang. It includes information on anchoring, provisioning, getting around, and recommendations on some of my favorite things to do in this wonderful city. The island of Penang and Georgetown specifically is one of our favorite destinations in Malaysia. Enjoy a safe and protected anchorage,
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by Klara Braga Jakobsen Crossing the Singapore Strait On the 14th of September, we finally reached Singapore Strait. It was now time to say goodbye to Indonesia, where we had been sailing for the past year, and start our next adventure, sailing up through Malaysia’s west coast in the Malacca Strait. We left Ayerraja Island,
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Leaving Indonesia for an even stormier place After officially clearing out of Indonesia in Belitung we were not allowed to go ashore anymore. But before we would reach Malaysia, we still had to sail over 300 nautical miles of Indonesian territory and cross the Singapore Strait, through which runs the busiest shipping channel in the
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This is a step by step Guide to Clearing out of Indonesia based on our process at Tanjung Pandan, Belitung. I Imagine this process would be at least similar in other Ports of Indonesia.It requires no Agent and cost only USD 4.7 and whatever fee you will be able to negotiate for transportation. At the
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I decided to write this story for those who wish to know what it is actually like to be onboard Black Duck when she is at sea. I have written it in a way that I think will give, even those who have never sailed before, an idea of what a passage entails, from the
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For the original article in English see: Nights at Sea #1 Shiver me Timbers, is that a Tornado? …Gå det i møde med udholdenhed Måske var det på grund af bananerne, for det er gammel overtro, at man ikke bør bringe bananer ombord og vi havde en klase med mindst hundrede.Måske havde vi fornærmet Kong
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Recently we had a challenging night at sea, which got me thinking hard about something I had been wondering a little about for awhile: What is it about this stressful life at sea that keeps me so rapt? The end of my rapture 22nd of March 2022, Java Sea on Passage from Komodo to Lombok,
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From Sea to City is a series of short extractions from a trip I made from Lombok to Jakarta.The reason for my trip was my passport which, after 10 years of traveling, was about to expire. Riley stayed onboard Black Duck, anchored in front of a small, deserted Island in Lombok. I think he was
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