jimmy quatro 05 March 2011 | south china sea I departed Mcmurdo Station, Anarctica for the Philippines to meet Alex and Bubbles. I went via Christchurch, New Zealand and the day after I left a earthquick hit that toppled the hotel I was staying in. From there I had a short three day stop over[…]
Nic the Brit 23 March 2011 | kuching, serewak BORNEO After being “kidnapped” in Labuan by Bubbles and her merry crew (not quite as it sounds as I came skipping and singing happily into the open arms of Bubbles, glad to be liberated and to be with some likeminded people). I found myself the only[…]
nic the brit 31 March 2011 | singapore So to sail, it massively helps to have wind (the weather type), fundamental I know. Due to the imminent arrival of a new dingy in Singapore, more importantly a new crew member flying in, we had to do some very uneventful motoring to make it on time.[…]
nic the brit 07 April 2011 | port dickson, malaysia Leaving Singapore, yet again allows us to play, like children on a busy road, tacking through the tankers. Only with more confidence this time, we do see how close we can get to the huge freight (only to the anchored tankers and a few that[…]
nic the brit 19 April 2011 | patang beach, Thailand So we are drifting, no engine as Bubbles is still recovering from her frew (Chinese for flu), so she is running a temperature and it’s no longer fair to make her sweat it out. Once again we are without wind and after 5 days on[…]
el duke 13 June 2011 | nias, indonesia Hey, The Duke here. (Just Duke, if you’re into that whole brevity thing). This is the first time I’ve crewed on any type of boat before and my fellow crew members, Tex and Hollywood, fall in the same boat. (That pun took me hours to think up).[…]
First Mate Kirk 21 August 2011 | St. Pierre, La Reunion For avid readers of this blog, you surely would have heard of some of my antics aboard SV bubbles, but for the first time I have decided pick up the laptop and tell a bit of this epic saga from my point of view.[…]
the leg crusher 24 September 2011 | Nosy Be, Madagascar Hey there Bubbles fans! It’s Christine from the nav desk (and formerly NYC). I’m on my second tour with good ol’ Bubbles, the first being a 2 month romp through SE Asia. My 5 day pit stop in Mauritius, I was told, does not count[…]
the leg crusher 30 September 2011 | Nosy Be, Madagascar Nosy Kumba is the main draw off the island of Nosy Be. Notorious for its lemur population, we set out to explore the island one early afternoon in hopes of catching them during dinnertime. We clambered up to the top of the said lemur ridden[…]
Paddy King 13 October 2011 | Anjouan, Comoros Islands The name is Paddy king from London Heathrow, the latest edition to the bubbles crew. A globe trotter with a Himalayan summit (kalapathar) , an Everest base camp trek, and 4 years living in the Balearics to my name. Plenty of European travel and many a[…]