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“If you wanna be a different snail, drop your shell and hoist your sail”

10 Best Sailing Books of All Time – for Nerds & Novices

10 Best Sailing Books of All Times – Ranked and Reviewed by Sailors Home  〉 Cruising Info  〉 Articles  〉 …
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Chased by a warship

From Singapore Strait to Singapore Streets – Warships and Water Shows

by Klara Braga Jakobsen Crossing the Singapore Strait On the 14th of September, we finally reached Singapore Strait. It was …
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Klara sees squall approaching

Reading the Signs – Lessons from Neptune and Jesus

Leaving Indonesia for an even stormier place After officially clearing out of Indonesia in Belitung we were not allowed to …
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Klara in the Sea

On Passage with Black Duck – Jibing through the Java Sea

I decided to write this story for those who wish to know what it is actually like to be onboard …
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Nights at Sea #3 Stress is a part of it -Klara at the helm

Nights at Sea #3 Stress is a part of It

22nd of March 2022, Java Sea on Passage from Komodo to Lombok, SV Black Duck Recently we had a challenging …
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Surabaya train station

From Sea to City – The Jakarta Excerpts

From Sea to City is a series of short extractions from a trip I made from Lombok to Jakarta.The reason …
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Mosque at Raha

A Muslim, a Christian and two Atheists walk into a Mosque

The golden dome of Darussalem We were sitting at Kejol’s Kiosk on the esplanade overlooking the strait where the dark …
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Nights at Sea 2 loneliness and the sound of thoughts

Nights at Sea #2 Loneliness and the sound of thoughts

A Eulogy to sailing All around us, the water sparkles like a blanket of sequins, and Flying Fish, lit in …
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Riley in the mast

The lost Time at the Mecca of Paperwork and The unsuspected Captain

I just woke up with prayer songs of multiple mosques filling the air with chants and moaning.The sun has still …
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Pinisi off slip in Sorong

A Sailors Practical Guide to Sorong

Below is a map of Sorong where I have marked all the places we found useful doing our stay here, …
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Waterspout near Ambon, Indonesia (et uvejr i natten)

Nights at Sea #1 Shiver me Timbers is that a Tornado?

…meet it, greet it and endure Maybe it was because of the bananas, for it is an old superstition not …
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Drawing of Boat riding a wave above a barbeque

7 boat Problems you do not have on land

by Klara Johanne Braga Jakobsen #1 Crocodiles at your Doorstep Crocodiles at your Doorstep by Klara On land you do …
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Drawing of Mosque

Weird and Wonderful

by Klara Johanne Braga Jakobsen mUSLIM PRAYERS AND cHRISTMAS tREES We have now been in Indonesia for over two months, …
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Lebebae Group Photo

Lebebae – for a Sustainable and Musical Ambon

by Klara J. B. Jakobsen https://web.facebook.com/blackduckatsea a gardening excursion Have you ever seen a politician in gardening gloves? We saw …
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An extension at the stern accommodates a kitchen. Img from the independent life of an indonesian sailing family

The Independent Life of an Indonesian Sailing Family

by Klara J. B. JakobsenNamrole, Buru, Indonesia A family of four Hidup Mandiri is the name of an Indonesian trading …
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The 100-year-old Protestant Church with the Rooster on top.

What About the Rooster? – Sailing Buru

come rain or shine Three days, two nights through calms and countless squalls we sailed from Wakatobi to Buru.We can …
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Sampela Village on the Water. Sailing Indonesia

The Village On the Water

In a childhood dream Sampela is definitely one of the most remarkable villages I have ever been to. Riley said …
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Darwin to Kupang – Into the Wind and Waves

It is not all downwind sailing on a flat sea. Sometimes we love it and sometimes we throw curses at …
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