Circumnavigation 2020 onwards
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Politically and culturally, Socotra is to Yemen as Hawaii is to the US. On the island, the people speak Socotri, an old unwritten language, and you can still buy dates packed in goat skin and source a unique mountain honey in the comb. Home spun wool is $5 a shank…
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The Maldives
Oceanic Whitetips are on the critically endangered list and in Nov 2025, they were added to CITES Appendix 1, the highest protection prohibiting any trade.…
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The big crossing
Ann’s dad passed away this month—and the origins of a crazy adventure like this can be traced back to the values a parent instills in…
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Komodo National Park
The Komodo dragon’s hunting strategy is to ambush its prey & with one venomous bite that significantly tears the flesh, the venom prevents blood coagulation…
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Banda Neira, Indonesia
Banda Neira, a tiny island in the Banda Sea, was the only source of nutmeg in the world. The Bandanese people voyaged to Java and…
● About Us
Yo! It’s Ann and Ian on our 1984 Wauquiez Amphitrite. Photos & blog by Ann, keeping us afloat and moving forward by Ian.
● Of interest
The UN High Seas Treaty came into force Jan 17 2026 – we can have 30% of Oceans a marine park and have a well-regulated global fisheries
Great podcast from Outside Magazine about military parajumper training in breath holding
See this story of Cook Islanders shipwrecked on Minerva Reef in 60s (film coming soon)
BBC Planet Earth: pack hunting – first documentation of snakes hunting the marine iguana in Galapagos
Book Rec’d: Christina Thompson The Sea People on ancient Polynesian Navigation (this is sooo good)
Sailing Afrikii 