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Footloose Sailing Adventures Welcome aboard “Asante” a luxury 57ft
Oyster sailing yacht

For those who like the idea of adventure,
thrills and discovery on the high seas but who
are reluctant to give up their creature comforts,
then join us for a sailing holiday.

21/09/2024

As the day comes to a close, the wind drops and it’s time for supper.

Well, while Lombok was amazing it’s time to move on even at a slow pace, we started from Lombok this morning, next stop ...
21/09/2024

Well, while Lombok was amazing it’s time to move on even at a slow pace, we started from Lombok this morning, next stop Christmas Island a very short sail of 640 miles as we enter the Indian Ocean.

While we get ready to leave Lombok and set sail to Christmas Island then Cocas Keeling Island we had to refuel Indonesia...
20/09/2024

While we get ready to leave Lombok and set sail to Christmas Island then Cocas Keeling Island we had to refuel Indonesian style - we hold 1050 litres of fuel and needed to fill our tanks with 750 litres! It took some time. One container at a time.

While we love sightseeing in Lombok, there’s maintenance task that need doing. Our big electric Lawmar 68 whinches neede...
19/09/2024

While we love sightseeing in Lombok, there’s maintenance task that need doing. Our big electric Lawmar 68 whinches needed a good clean and service as they work so hard.

What a view to wake up to. Lombrok at its best - the same every day. This is the magic of our sailing adventures. Our gu...
17/09/2024

What a view to wake up to. Lombrok at its best - the same every day. This is the magic of our sailing adventures.
Our guests onboard are just amazed at the location. The Beer is pretty good too 😉

After sailing over 18,000 n miles since leaving the UK in April 2023 we have just arrived in Mackay, Australia from Port...
26/07/2024

After sailing over 18,000 n miles since leaving the UK in April 2023 we have just arrived in Mackay, Australia from Port Vila Vanuatu. Amazing last leg having started it being very poorly after a spider bite on my ankle which had me in a clinic before the start and on IV drip. Leaving the clinic dosed up on meds and another ten days worth we set off. Was it worth it - Yes, first in class over the water and 4th over the water on all yachts. Even better was the hump back whales welcoming us to Aus. Full update to follow shortly. Sadly cannot have a beer till finished meds.

26/05/2024

Welcome to Tonga and this happened.

*Tonga Earthquake – Tsunami Threat *
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurred near Tonga today. The epicentre of the earthquake is estimated to be near 19.60S/174.66W. There is tsunami threat expected.

14/05/2024
Our last island in the French Polynesian visit before we set sail to Tonga. Very beautiful set of islands and Atols that...
12/05/2024

Our last island in the French Polynesian visit before we set sail to Tonga. Very beautiful set of islands and Atols that will remain very special. One island Huahine we def come back to (fly back). So we spend a few days on a mooring bay just off Bora Bora Yacht Club. Close enough to pop over for sundowners.

Since we set sail from Ipswich last year we have sailed 14,800 n miles, crossed the North Sea twice, sailed around the U...
05/05/2024

Since we set sail from Ipswich last year we have sailed 14,800 n miles, crossed the North Sea twice, sailed around the UK, crossed the bay of Biscay, crossed two Oceans and transit through the Panama Canal and now resting in the beautiful Tahiti.
Phew new title would be fixing a yacht in exotic locations.

We arrive 10 days ago with a maintenance list of 42 items which grew to 48 !!!!. Asante does not want for anything but 14,000 plus miles in a year takes its toll on her and us.

The sea water temp is very warm so the engine runs a little wamer than normal as does the gen set. The engine runs at slightly lower revs so not that good for the engine.

First task was to remove the heat exhanger and engine oil intercooler to be flushed through and cleaned. Then turbo was removed and cleaned as well. Plus the normal maintenance tasks carried out on all the yacht systems including full check of the steering systems and autohelm drive.

Glad to say today we finished the work and the team of marine engineers out here are amazing.

So we set off tomorrow to finishing exploring the Society Islands before heading to Tonga, Fiji then Australia.

We are now officially half way round our world tour for us - time has flown by.

After winning 3rd in class crossing the Atlantic, we came 1st in class crossing the Pacific in the World ARC Rally. Supe...
07/04/2024

After winning 3rd in class crossing the Atlantic, we came 1st in class crossing the Pacific in the World ARC Rally. Super pleased with Asante and the crew for this win. Time now for cruising the French Polynesia Islands.

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As the day comes to a close, the wind drops and it’s time for supper.

Sailing across the Pacific some 3,000 n miles - we are closer to the space station team than any other humans. It’s amazing sailing so far with the last 24 hours we covered some 228 n miles, this current 24 hour period we could break this record and on course to do 236 n miles!

During the night we crossed the Equator so now we are in the Southern Hemisphere, the squalls were just awful though with extrem heavy rain that went on all night. So this morning a good cup of coffee and chocolate biscuits to keep the skipper going.

Asante World Tour St Lucia to Santa Marta Colombia What a leg it was – After the start in St Lucia we had sailed all of 15 miles and did a full function check of Asante as normal. Sadly, the engine had decided to go on strike and did not start so we sailed back upwind to St Lucia, dropped anchor under sail and waited for a tow into the marine. Simple problem a wire had broken on the starter solenoid all fixed and time for a quick ice-cream and off we went again some 5 hours later to try to catch the fleet up. Full sail and trade wind sailing in 18 to 22 knots wonderful, little did we know! Our first stop was Santa Marta in Colombia – as we listened to the daily SSB radio calls with the fleet we could see the wind and sea gaining power with many yachts being damaged from broken spinnaker pole, damage sails, auto helms not coping with the sea state, and water entering the cockpit with two catamarans having an indoor swimming pool. As we started to catch the fleet up, we experienced a few days of seas of a good 5 meters plus waves and winds constantly around 38 to 42 knots. By this time, we had two reefs in the main and genoa going down to just the main sail and no genoa. Asante just keep powering through the massive waves surfing at over 16 knots keeping us safe and dry, while we looked behind to view huge seas towering above our stern. As we got closer to Colombia, we knew we had to get into Santa Marta, the mountains that drop to the shore create very high pulsing katabatic winds what joy! Our ETA into Santa Marta was to be around 0130 hours in the morning and we must go between two large rocks to enter the port area. As we started our final approach with 10 miles to go, pilotage plan done and using radar to navigate, the winds just increased, we had 3 reefs in the main and no genoa. Asante was screaming along, then the winds just got silly, pulsing between 48 and 54 knots never dropping below the 48 knots, waves well who knows the size, too dark and best no

Lovely day for a sail - on passage to San Blas islands slightly big seas and strong winds

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