Thursday 24th to Saturday 26th March In my previous post I left you waiting to see whether the latest repair to the corroded exhaust manifold would be successful and we would have a working engine again. We had been waiting in a state of nervous anticipation for Kanburu’s flight back

Wednesday 9th to Thursday 24th March 2022 After stops in two beautiful, peaceful anchorages we were towed into the commercial harbour in Kulhudhuffushi. We were soon visited by Customs and given the all-clear but it took another 36 hours for Assad to get us permission from Health to leave the

Friday 4th to Wednesday 9th March 2022 From Uligan it was a 24 mile trip to Dhapparu, motoring as there was only 2-3 knots of wind with, once we were outside the atoll, a gentle swell on the beam that caused Vega to roll. I suspect we’ll be doing a lot

Tuesday 22nd February to Friday 4th March 2022 Uligan, where we first arrived after our 1500 mile passage from Thailand, is in the most northerly of the 26 atolls which make up the Maldives. It is also one of only three places where yachts can check in and out of the country. 

Wednesday 9th to Tuesday 22nd February 2022 The passage from Phuket to the Maldives is over 1500 nm, which we had estimated would take us around 12 days. It’s been over 4 years since we’ve done a sail of over 1000 miles so I was feeling just a bit nervous