Author Archives: John

Oct 2-4 Hi All, The Kumai adventure continues……. Anchoring: oh my lord, this has been a most difficult anchorage for many boats including us. The challenge is the boats turn 180* 4x per day due to the tide changes which means the anchor hopefully resets…..and the current can run up to 4 knots….very challenging, especially … Read More →

Sept 26-Oct 2 Hi All, We did leave Bawean at 7am on Monday, Sept 26 for the overnighter to Kumai Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. There were squalls all around us for most of the morning but we found the only blue sky and had sun most of the day……that means it was HOT … Read More →

Sept 19-25 Hi All, We left Lovina as planned at 6am on Monday Sept 19…..the run was in perfect trawler conditions, <5 kts winds, <1′ swell…..yes, all is right in the world again:)))) About two thirds of the way we hear:……. motor vessel traveling 28 deg about 4 miles from Ensco platform……yes, this is mv … Read More →

Sept 13-18 Hi All, We made it to Lovina around 4:00pm……it was a pretty good run but we lost that nice, calm trawler like conditions for the first half…..blew 15-20kts on the beam and seas 2-3’….whoa……hadn’t seen that in a while. But, as we got on the north side of Bali the wind and seas … Read More →

Sept 8-12 Hi All, I’m writing this blog as we are on passage from Lombok to Lovina Bali……ahhhhh, Bali, sounds so exotic:)))) YES…..BABY KENNEDY RENEE YOUNGBLOOD IS BORN!!!!!! It was a very long labor for Dana and David but she got it done and all is well with Mom and baby. Since it was a … Read More →

Sept 5-7 Hi All, Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow, wow…….yes that is 9.5 Wow’s……the only reason the experience was not a perfect 10 was Kathy was not with me……we do almost everything together so not having her with me was like having a major part missing!!!! Oh what an incredible experience!!!! … Read More →

Sept 1-4 Hi All, We left Gili Darat around 4:30pm on Thursday, Sept 1. It was another sad departure as we had very much bonded with Gili Darat…..a beautiful anchorage, very busy at night with a few liveaboards full of interesting young people having fun, a good dive, snorkel and hike……just lovely. We did go … Read More →

Aug 29-Sept 1 Hi All, We sadly left Labuan Bajo around 1:15pm on Monday, Sept 29……I say sadly as we really bonded with the town and its mixture of cultures!!!! We arrived at the Rinca ranger station anchorage around 3:30 after a very active 2 hour run…..active as we had to dodge 5-10 boats….very busy … Read More →

Aug 23-28 Hi All, We did arrive in Labuan Bajo around 11:30am on Tuesday Aug 23……21nm in about 3 hours……excellent trawler conditions again!! Maybe 10 Rally boats were here but all left within the next few days. We thought we were going to have a day off to get settled and do the “town” thing … Read More →

Aug 21-23 Hi All, Bari: We left Riung fairly early at 6:30am for the 60nm passage……got in around 2:45pm…….avg over 7 kts…..we had from 0.1-0.8 kt favorable current……now we’re talking!!!! And, it was PERFECT TRAWLER weather:)))))) Our sailboat buddies are getting quite tired of the lack of wind and our silly grins so we have … Read More →