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2020! BRING IT ON!
This year was going to be a massive one for us, with HUGE plans of sailing across the Indian Ocean. So far 2020 has been the exact opposite of what we had hoped for. After finishing substantial work on Nandji, we launch only to have a mooring break on us in the middle of the night and Nandji ended up on reef. We managed to save her and sail her back to the boat yard, delaying our departure to Sri Lanka. Then the world has been rocked by this crazy virus and countries across the globe are closing their borders. What will this mean for our sailing plans this year... Who knows!
This year was going to be a massive one for us, with HUGE plans of sailing across the Indian Ocean. So far 2020 has been the exact opposite of what we had hoped for. After finishing substantial work on Nandji, we launch only to have a mooring break on us in the middle of the night and Nandji ended up on reef. We managed to save her and sail her back to the boat yard, delaying our departure to Sri Lanka. Then the world has been rocked by this crazy virus and countries across the globe are closing their borders. What will this mean for our sailing plans this year... Who knows!
Ideas, Information and a Little Inspiration...
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On Nandji, we try to help you all out as much as we can! Weather that be giving you an idea of what gear we use, Information about us, our story and sailing with a dog! OR to provide you with some Inspiration to have your own adventure!! Yew!
Our Recent Antics...
I'VE HAD ENOUGH...
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Life with Tallula our daughter has become normal but our life of living in an apartment is far from it! The city of Penang has served its purpose during these difficult times. We have had to endure lockdowns in a small apartment, all whilst being pregnant in a foreign country and now having our daughter abroad. The city of Penang has housed us well and we will always be thankful for what has happened here, but it is time to get out of the city and get back to Nandji!! Let's pack up our lives once again and travel across the country of Malaysia!
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SURVIVING THE FIRST FEW WEEKS!Our beautiful little daughter Tallula Mae was born and we take her back to the apartment to learn how to be parents. Everybody tell's us that sleep will become a thing of the past and they are not wrong 😂 Whilst one long night sleep may be a thing of the past, our lives have changed for the better and our hearts are full of love as we take care of our little daughter. The days roll into nights and one month disappears before we know it. Tallula is growing and soon she will be ready for boat life!
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WE HAD OUR BABY OVERSEAS!!After a long 9 months of waiting, the spud finally decided to come earth side! Welcome to the world our beautiful little daughter Tallula Mae. To say we are over the moon would be an under statement. I am so proud of Bonita enduring this pregnancy abroad, away from friends and family. This is her parents first grandchild and not being able to share this with them has been difficult. She has taken everything in her stride and is already the best mum. I am now lucky to be surrounded by 2 beautiful women every day.
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READY TO POP!! Our final MONTH as TWO...Malaysian interstate borders had been shut for weeks and with covid restrictions briefly easing, we took the opportunity to move closer to the hospital while we could. January saw a second wave of covid across Malaysia, prompting borders to be closed, shops shut and a new lockdown to begin. Unable to return to Australia to be with family during this time has been difficult as we are now alone in a foreign city expecting our first child. One month disappears as we patiently wait to become parents.
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GOODBYE TO OUR OLD LIFE! Leaving our Boat behind...With Nandji on the hardstand and not ready to be launched, we need to pack her up and move closer to the hospital. Bonita is now 9 months pregnant and the baby could come any day. With the hospital a 3 hour drive away, we move overland to the city of Penang. Due to Australia's tough and expensive restrictions and the fact it being near impossible to get a flight into the the country, we have had to think how and where we are going to have our baby...
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Where it all Started...We packed up our things and drove across Australia to move aboard our new vessel. How things have changed for the better!!
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Our First Off Shore Ocean Passage...With a year of sailing under our belts, we take on our biggest challenge, sailing across the Coral Sea! What could wrong... Just about everything!!!!
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This is our first episode of Sailing Nandji. Nandji is our Roberts 40 yacht we bought two months ago in Airlie Beach. We are from South Australia and are learning how to sail. We love to try new things and adventure. This episode is about our journey leaving Adelaide, travelling across the country and moving onto our new vessel. We had a few surprises when we arrived but managed to take her out for our first sail.
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In this episode of Sailing Nandji, We take on our greatest challenge yet and attempt to cross the Coral sea. This is our first offshore blue water sail and the longest sail we would have attempted yet. The 800nm sail we expected to take roughly 8 days at sea. The journey was full of challenges from dealing with 50 KNOTS! broken halyards, broken starter motors and NO AUTOPILOT. We had rough weather and we had calm winds. The adventure was filled with all things good and bad. An adventure really begins when things dont go to plan. We accept every challenge and work together to get the job done and safely arrive to Noumea in New Caledonia after hand steering for 8 days straight. What a trip!
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'How to not buy a Yacht' by Captain Yosh
The story of my experiences when we first bought Nandji. Learn from our mistakes!
When we first looked into buying a yacht, we had no idea what we were looking for. We happily flicked through thousands of images of yachts on the internet thinking we knew a thing or two... I quickly realised I needed to do a lot more research. This ebook is about my experiences of purchasing a vessel, what I looked for and how we ended up with the boat we got!
