Kalhunaiboli Reef to Huvafen Fushi

Sailing Past Fancy Places 8th of April 📍 Kalhunaiboli Reef · 005°03.247′N, 073°00.459′E · Baa Atoll (North Maalhosmadulu) Only God and Booking.com know how much it costs to stay at these places. But I’m sure it makes our daily charge for sailing around the...
Hurasfaruhuraa to Naifaru

Hurasfaruhuraa to Naifaru

Hurasfaruhuraa 3 – 4th April 📍 Shaviyani Atoll · 006°08.623′N, 073°02.087′E There isn’t much wind around at the moment, so the engine continues to get a workout as we bounce around from place to place. Our next stop was somewhere that may win the prize for...
Uligamu to Rafushi

Uligamu to Rafushi

Some small changes I have made a couple of changes to the post format to make it more journal-like, so we can better remember where we have been. Besides, there are a lot of islands here with names that have far too many vowels and consonants, so it’s even...
High expectations – low wind

High expectations – low wind

Day One The forecast looked promising. Out of all the days we could have chosen to leave for the Maldives, Monday 9th March promised the most sailing and the least motoring (less than 2 hours of it to be nearly precise). We even had a fresh breeze to blast us...
Preparing for the Indian Ocean

Preparing for the Indian Ocean

Pre-Departure Checks The trip across the Indian Ocean will take months. Not because it is the longest passage we have undertaken, it’s because a) we have come to the conclusion that we like to take our time, so we are sailing the north to south route, and b) we...