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  • How to barbecue fish (without a BBQ!)

    (Fake) BBQ fish recipe Ingredients 2 (or more if you’re hungry) Spanish mackerel steaks caught by you on your boat. Cut them about an inch thick. MARINADE* 3 tbsp soy sauce 3 tbsp calamansi (or lemon) juice 2 tbsp water 1 tsp smoked paprika 2 cloves garlic Click here for full post: https://followtheboat.com/how-to-barbecue-fish-without-a-bbq-2/ Twitter: @followtheboat […] More

  • What’s it like to sail with an armed escort?

    “Are you mad? We’re in a pandemic and there are pirates in the Sulu Sea, why the hell are you going there?” This was the common reaction when, in 2020, we announced that we were planning to sail around the eastern coast of Sabah, an area with a Click here for full post: https://followtheboat.com/whats-it-like-to-sail-with-an-armed-escort/ Twitter: […] More

  • How much does it cost to sail around the world?

    It’s the question we get asked most, and as we started living full time on our sailboat in 2006, we reckon we’ve amassed enough experience to give a useful answer. So here’s our way of planning a cruising budget to help those of you who are thinking of Click here for full post: https://followtheboat.com/how-much-to-sail-around-the-world/ Twitter: […] More

  • Sailing to Krakatau – Yachting Monthly Exclusive PREVIEW

    This article will be appearing in Yachting Monthly  in 2020, but we thought you might like to read the writer’s cut here first… Words: Liz       Images: Jamie Lightning struck the sea next to the boat as we made slow going in a 4m confused swell on Click here for full post: https://followtheboat.com/sailing-to-krakatau-yachting-monthly-exclusive-preview/ Twitter: […] More