E47 – CIENDAH BAY TO LINGEH
Leaving Ciendah Bay. With the epoxy on the engine appearing to be a good, solid seal, it’s time to get moving again from Ciendah Bay. Obviously there is more issues and they are likely inside the heat exchanger, but as the engine is not overheating and the raw water...
E46 – BATUBOGA TO CIENDAH BAY
Engine issues! We woke to a perfect sunrise in Bataboga but when performing engine checks, I noticed for the first time severe salt encrustation on the back of the engine, a place I don’t usually look. Tracing it further, I found the bell housing on the back of the...
E45 – NORTH HADING BAY TO BATABOGA
Local fishermen at North Hading Bay. We totally nailed the anchorage at North Hading Bay after arriving in the in the pitch dark and in the morning were treated with one of the most beautiful anchorages I have stayed at anywhere. With Starlight literally a stones throw from the...
E44 – BLANG MERANG TO NORTH HADING BAY
Heading out of Blang Merang in calm weather. Taking advantage of a light and suitable breeze, we sailed the anchor out at Bang Merang and headed north through the reef entrance just as the sun poked its head above the horizon. Outside the bay, we found about 10 kts...
E43 – KALABAHI TO BLANG MERANG
Early morning start from Kalabahi. We left Kalabahi about 5:30am on a flat calm sea planning to time the tide which flows very strong in the passage between the islands of Alor and Pulau Marisa (?). By timing the tides according to Navionics, we’d hit the passage right on...
E42 – WETAR ISLAND (WEST) TO KALABAHI (2/2)
Fishing vessels EVERYWHERE! Continuing through the night after our passage across from Wetar Island, we found ourselves in a cloud of fishing vessels and FAD’s off the north coast of Wetar. Every vessel had a different lighting system, mostly a mish mash of colored flashing lights if they had...
E41 – WETAR ISLAND (WEST) TO KALABAHI (1/2)
Sailing out the pick. With a very light easterly breeze and wanting to continue to save fuel, we sailed the pick out at our little anchorage and headed further west towards the island of Alor. There is some seriously deep water here and as we were clear of shipping...
E40 – HELA TO WETAR ISLAND (WEST)
Sailing the pick out at Hela. As conditions were calm and the exit clear, I sailed the pick out in a light breeze in order to save as much fuel as possible. We knew fuel was difficult to get and if you can get it, it’s usually a very...
E39 – KAIWAITU TO HELA
Bailed from another anchorage! In the wee hours of the morning at Kaiwaitu, as we continued to roll badly from side to side, a large thunderstorm system threatened to put us on a lee shore so we bailed from yet another anchorage to find safety at sea. As dawn...
E38 – LATALOLA BESAR TO KAIWATU
The anchor is dragging! As is often the case, I slept with one eye open and noticed the change in Starlight’s motion during the night. By the time I had figured out there was an issue and was on deck, we had already dragged completely off the narrow shelf...