From Medana Bay Marina I take the taxi to Mataram to extend my Indonesian visa. While I’m here I explore the biggest mosque of Lombok: the impressive Islamic Center Mataram Hubbul Wathan. Then I visit the unique Pura Lingsar temple – a rare place where Hindus and Wetu Telu Muslims pray side by side. Two completely different worlds on one tiny island… Lombok never stops surprising me! Next video: I rent a scooter and ride up to the foothills of the mighty Rinjani Volcano – will I make it to the hot springs and waterfall before the rain hits? You don’t want to miss this one! 🌋🏍️ 💙 Love my videos? Subscribe, hit the notification bell 🔔, and leave a comment—I’d love to hear your thoughts and questions on my journey or your own sailing dreams! 💨 Follow my solo circumnavigation (started July 1, 2023, from The Netherlands) at sailing.loveworkx.com. 🌟 Support my journey: Patron: patreon.com/loveworkx (€1.50/month) PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx Shop: sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking, commenting, and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. 🌍⛵

After the complete engine replacement, this is finally the first serious test: sailing from Bali to Lombok, straight into the infamous Lombok Strait current – up to 6 knots against me! Next week you’ll see me exploring beautiful Lombok. 💙 Love my videos? Subscribe, hit the notification bell 🔔, and leave a comment—I’d love to hear your thoughts and questions on my journey or your own sailing dreams! 💨 Follow my solo circumnavigation (started July 1, 2023, from The Netherlands) at sailing.loveworkx.com. 🌟 Support my journey: Patron: patreon.com/loveworkx (€1.50/month) PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx Shop: sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking, commenting, and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. 🌍⛵

After some problems over the years, my diesel finally gave up completely. This is the complete story of the engine failure and replacement. You will see: - Engine checks - Engine problem analyses - The big decision: full engine replacement - Removing the old engine and installing the brand new Beta Marine 16 - The sea trial The new engine runs beautifully in the harbor… but will it hold up under real load sailing to Lombok with 6 knots of counter current for 20 hours? Check out the next video. 💙 Love my videos? Subscribe, hit the notification bell 🔔, and leave a comment—I’d love to hear your thoughts and questions on my journey or your own sailing dreams! 💨 Follow my solo circumnavigation (started July 1, 2023, from The Netherlands) at sailing.loveworkx.com. 🌟 Support my journey: Patron: patreon.com/loveworkx (€1.50/month) PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx Shop: sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking, commenting, and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. 🌍⛵

Docked after 550 NM pure sail without my engine —now diving into Bali's ancient temples, vibrant rituals, and hidden spots. ⚓ Next episode (Ep. 268): Engine dead… Do I need a new one? Or do I get it repaired? 🌊 💙 Love my videos? Subscribe, hit the notification bell 🔔, and leave a comment—I’d love to hear your thoughts and questions on my journey or your own sailing dreams! 💨 Follow my solo circumnavigation (started July 1, 2023, from The Netherlands) at sailing.loveworkx.com. 🌟 Support my journey: Patron: patreon.com/loveworkx (€1.50/month) PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx Shop: sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking, commenting, and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. 🌍⛵

🌊 Solo sailing 550 NM from Kupang to Bali with zero engine. Last 6 hrs: dead calm, drifting. Lombok Strait slams 6.0 kn against me—then I slip under Nusa Penida, catch 3.0 kn with me, and drift into the mooring field between breakers on both sides. Pure sail, raw current, no margin for error. ⚓ Next episode: engine still dead… next move? Watch soon! 🌊 💙 Love my videos? Subscribe, hit the notification bell 🔔, and leave a comment—I’d love to hear your thoughts and questions on my journey or your own sailing dreams! 💨 Follow my solo circumnavigation (started July 1, 2023, from The Netherlands) at sailing.loveworkx.com. 🌟 Support my journey: Patron: patreon.com/loveworkx (€1.50/month) PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx Shop: sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking, commenting, and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. 🌍⛵

🌊 Join me, Jacqueline Evers, on Episode 265 of my solo circumnavigation aboard my 27-foot Grinde Loveworkx (started July 1, 2023, from The Netherlands). In this gripping episode, I interview Aaron Carotta—the fearless adventurer rowing solo around the world! We dive into his harrowing capsize in the Pacific, losing his boat Smiles after 33 days lost at sea, the profound isolation of solo ocean voyages, and the raw, unfiltered realities of pushing human limits on the water. A powerful chat between two solo explorers sharing survival stories and unbreakable spirit. 😊 Stay tuned for the next episode where engine failure in the Great Barrier Reef tests everything. 🚤⚠️ 💙 Love my videos? Subscribe to my YouTube channel, hit the notification bell 🔔, and drop a comment below—I’d love to hear your thoughts on ocean survival or rowing vs. sailing! 💨 Follow my journey on my website: sailing.loveworkx.com for blogs and more about Loveworkx. Track me live on NoForeignLand. 🌟 Support my journey: Become a Patron from €1.50/month: patreon.com/loveworkx Make a one-time or monthly donation via PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx Grab a hoodie, t-shirt, or bag: sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thank you for watching, liking, commenting, and subscribing! Let’s keep sailing with love around the globe. 🌍⛵

🌊 Join me, Jacqueline Evers, on video 264 of my solo circumnavigation aboard my 27-foot Grinde, Loveworkx! Experience my daily boat life with intense sail changes, careful planning to time the tricky strait next to Kupang perfectly—then disaster strikes as my engine fails mid-run, forcing an emergency tow straight into Kupang anchorage! 🚜 Stay tuned for the next episode —I clear into Indonesia, battle through customs procedures, and race to analyze and fix my engine problems! Will I be able to fix it?⛵ 💙 Love my videos? Subscribe, hit the notification bell 🔔, and leave a comment—I’d love to hear your thoughts and questions on my journey or your own sailing dreams! 💨 Follow my solo circumnavigation (started July 1, 2023, from The Netherlands) at sailing.loveworkx.com. 🌟 Support my journey: Patron: patreon.com/loveworkx (€1.50/month) PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx Shop: sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking, commenting, and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. 🌍⛵

🌊 Join me, Jacqueline Evers, on an exhilarating leg of my solo circumnavigation aboard my 27-foot Grinde, Loveworkx! Watch as I upanchor in fierce currents at Horn Island, get hailed by the Borderforce from the air, celebrate my birthday solo on deck, blaze through the first stretch at 8-10 knots of boatspeed, and swap my hanked-on sails mid-ocean. ⛵ Stay tuned for the next episode—sail changes intensify as I time my daring run through the strait next to Kupang! ⛵⚓ 💙 Love my videos? Subscribe, hit the notification bell 🔔, and leave a comment—I’d love to hear your thoughts and questions on my journey or your own sailing dreams! 💨 Follow my solo circumnavigation (started July 1, 2023, from The Netherlands) at sailing.loveworkx.com. 🌟 Support my journey: Patron: patreon.com/loveworkx (€1.50/month) PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx Shop: sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking, commenting, and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. 🌍⛵

🌊 Ahoy, adventurers! Join me, Jacqueline Evers, on Loveworkx, my 27-foot Grinde, for Episode 262 of my solo circumnavigation (started July 1, 2023, from The Netherlands). In this action-packed video, I unveil my brand-new sailbag, navigate tricky traffic through the Great Barrier Reef, and break down my sleep cycle strategy for solo sailing. But anchoring at Horn Island turns into a nightmare, nearly costing me my windvane! 😱 Will I recover from this close call? Stay tuned for the next episode to find out what happens next on this wild journey sailing to Indonesia! 🚤⚠️ 💙 Love my videos? Subscribe, hit the notification bell 🔔, and leave a comment—I’d love to hear your thoughts and questions on my journey or your own sailing dreams! 💨 Follow my solo circumnavigation (started July 1, 2023, from The Netherlands) at sailing.loveworkx.com. 🌟 Support my journey: Patron: patreon.com/loveworkx (€1.50/month) PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx Shop: sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking, commenting, and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. 🌍⛵

🌊 Join me, Jacqueline Evers, on a thrilling solo sail from Port Douglas to Lizard Island, navigating overnight through the awe-inspiring Great Barrier Reef. Heavy rain poured down, seeping into the boat, while shifting winds kept me on my toes. 🌊 Next up in Ep. 262: Will anchoring woes at Thursday Island push me to the edge? ⛵🌴 💙 Love my videos? Subscribe, hit the notification bell 🔔, and leave a comment—I’d love to hear your thoughts and questions on my journey or your own sailing dreams! 💨 Follow my solo circumnavigation (started July 1, 2023, from The Netherlands) at sailing.loveworkx.com. 🌟 Support my journey: Patron: patreon.com/loveworkx (€1.50/month) PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx Shop: sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking, commenting, and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. 🌍⛵

In Port Douglas I spent time to see the Wildlife. Koala's, Crocs, Kangaroos, The Great Barrier Reef. And I have my headsail repaired and a new connection for my mainsail sheets. If you like my videos, please subscribe to my YouTube channel. And if you click on the notification bell, you will automatically see my new videos. Thank you! My name is Jacqueline Evers. My sailboat is a 27 foot Grinde called Loveworkx. As of 1st July 2023 I am on my solo circumnavigation from The Netherlands. Do you want to know more about my boat or read my blogs? Then you can also check out my website https://sailing.loveworkx.com/. Do you want to support me? You can do this from 1.50 euros per month via my Patreon account: https://patreon.com/loveworkx. If you want to make a one-time or monthly donation, you can also do so via PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx (Thank you very much!!) You can buy a hoody, t-shirt or bag via: https://sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. Jacqueline Evers

Solo sailing through the Great Barrier Reef without a working engine. If you like my videos, please subscribe to my YouTube channel. And if you click on the notification bell, you will automatically see my new videos. Thank you! My name is Jacqueline Evers. My sailboat is a 27 foot Grinde called Loveworkx. As of 1st July 2023 I am on my solo circumnavigation from The Netherlands. Do you want to know more about my boat or read my blogs? Then you can also check out my website https://sailing.loveworkx.com/. Do you want to support me? You can do this from 1.50 euros per month via my Patreon account: https://patreon.com/loveworkx. If you want to make a one-time or monthly donation, you can also do so via PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx (Thank you very much!!) You can buy a hoody, t-shirt or bag via: https://sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. Jacqueline Evers

If you like my videos, please subscribe to my YouTube channel. And if you click on the notification bell, you will automatically see my new videos. Thank you! My name is Jacqueline Evers. My sailboat is a 27 foot Grinde called Loveworkx. As of 1st July 2023 I am on my solo circumnavigation from The Netherlands. Do you want to know more about my boat or read my blogs? Then you can also check out my website https://sailing.loveworkx.com/. Do you want to support me? You can do this from 1.50 euros per month via my Patreon account: https://patreon.com/loveworkx. If you want to make a one-time or monthly donation, you can also do so via PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx (Thank you very much!!) You can buy a hoody, t-shirt or bag via: https://sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. Jacqueline Evers

Solo Sailing from Vanuatu to Cairns. In this video I explain and show the proces of jibing. If you like my videos, please subscribe to my YouTube channel. And if you click on the notification bell, you will automatically see my new videos. Thank you! My name is Jacqueline Evers. My sailboat is a 27 foot Grinde called Loveworkx. As of 1st July 2023 I am on my solo circumnavigation from The Netherlands. Do you want to know more about my boat or read my blogs? Then you can also check out my website https://sailing.loveworkx.com/. Do you want to support me? You can do this from 1.50 euros per month via my Patreon account: https://patreon.com/loveworkx. If you want to make a one-time or monthly donation, you can also do so via PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx (Thank you very much!!) You can buy a hoody, t-shirt or bag via: https://sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. Jacqueline Evers

In Fiji I am invited on ARGO. This is the mini from Christian Sauer. He explains about how he build te boat to compete in the Mini Globe Race. The Mini Globe Race covers 28,000 miles and is limited to 20 entrants from around the world. It should take around a year to complete. The McIntyre Class Globe 5.80 is a simple, affordable, safe, extreme-weather, ocean-capable, easily handled, fun to sail (and build) fully self-righting yacht! Features include basic plywood epoxy construction, bow crash box, three watertight compartments, six full frames, two watertight bulkheads, pine stringers and oak floors. The hull is covered with sustainable plantation 10mm plywood – a central bottom strip of plywood 20mm and deck covered with 8mm. The hull is then laminated with epoxy and glass. A 142° point of vanishing stability with central, strong skeg supported outboard rudder with three sets gudgeons and pintles, allowing simple effective trim tab wind vane steering. A simple overbuilt steel fabricated keel with lead bulb, two x 2m bunks (bunks on the cabin sole, or an athwartship bunk by lifting a floor panel). A secure comfortable cockpit, two transom balancing dagger boards, quick closing companionway hatch/door (Or 50 x 50 deck hatch closure) with 360-degree visibility observation cab with 1.6m headroom under and 1m headroom while sitting on a bunk. If you like my videos, please subscribe to my YouTube channel. And if you click on the notification bell, you will automatically see my new videos. Thank you! My name is Jacqueline Evers. My sailboat is a 27 foot Grinde called Loveworkx. As of 1st July 2023 I am on my solo circumnavigation from The Netherlands. Do you want to know more about my boat or read my blogs? Then you can also check out my website https://sailing.loveworkx.com/. Do you want to support me? You can do this from 1.50 euros per month via my Patreon account: https://patreon.com/loveworkx. If you want to make a one-time or monthly donation, you can also do so via PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx (Thank you very much!!) You can buy a hoody, t-shirt or bag via: https://sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. Jacqueline Evers

On the Great Barrier Reef I test the SMACO pony bottle. Very handy for diving my anchor if it gets stuck. If you like my videos, please subscribe to my YouTube channel. And if you click on the notification bell, you will automatically see my new videos. Thank you! My name is Jacqueline Evers. My sailboat is a 27 foot Grinde called Loveworkx. As of 1st July 2023 I am on my solo circumnavigation from The Netherlands. Do you want to know more about my boat or read my blogs? Then you can also check out my website https://sailing.loveworkx.com/. Do you want to support me? You can do this from 1.50 euros per month via my Patreon account: https://patreon.com/loveworkx. If you want to make a one-time or monthly donation, you can also do so via PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx (Thank you very much!!) You can buy a hoody, t-shirt or bag via: https://sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. Jacqueline Evers

From Waya Island I sail back to Vuda Marina. If you like my videos, please subscribe to my YouTube channel. And if you click on the notification bell, you will automatically see my new videos. Thank you! My name is Jacqueline Evers. My sailboat is a 27 foot Grinde called Loveworkx. As of 1st July 2023 I am on my solo circumnavigation from The Netherlands. Do you want to know more about my boat or read my blogs? Then you can also check out my website https://sailing.loveworkx.com/. Do you want to support me? You can do this from 1.50 euros per month via my Patreon account: https://patreon.com/loveworkx. If you want to make a one-time or monthly donation, you can also do so via PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx (Thank you very much!!) You can buy a hoody, t-shirt or bag via: https://sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. Jacqueline Evers

On Waya Island I do another Sevusevu Ceremony. You bring Kava to the Chief and he allows you to anchor in the bay and to walk through the village. That and more in this video. If you like my videos, please subscribe to my YouTube channel. And if you click on the notification bell, you will automatically see my new videos. Thank you! My name is Jacqueline Evers. My sailboat is a 27 foot Grinde called Loveworkx. As of 1st July 2023 I am on my solo circumnavigation from The Netherlands. Do you want to know more about my boat or read my blogs? Then you can also check out my website https://sailing.loveworkx.com/. Do you want to support me? You can do this from 1.50 euros per month via my Patreon account: https://patreon.com/loveworkx. If you want to make a one-time or monthly donation, you can also do so via PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx (Thank you very much!!) You can buy a hoody, t-shirt or bag via: https://sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. Jacqueline Evers

From Blue Lagoon I sail to Somosomo on Naviti Island. I do Sevusevu there and do a beautiful hike. If you like my videos, please subscribe to my YouTube channel. And if you click on the notification bell, you will automatically see my new videos. Thank you! My name is Jacqueline Evers. My sailboat is a 27 foot Grinde called Loveworkx. As of 1st July 2023 I am on my solo circumnavigation from The Netherlands. Do you want to know more about my boat or read my blogs? Then you can also check out my website https://sailing.loveworkx.com/. Do you want to support me? You can do this from 1.50 euros per month via my Patreon account: https://patreon.com/loveworkx. If you want to make a one-time or monthly donation, you can also do so via PayPal: paypal.me/Loveworkx (Thank you very much!!) You can buy a hoody, t-shirt or bag via: https://sailing.loveworkx.com/shop Thanks for watching, liking and subscribing! Sailing with love around the globe. Jacqueline Evers

Sailing to Blue Lagoon in Fiji I anchor close to shore. I anchor manually and cannot anchor too deep. And then the wind turns 360 degrees whilst I am next to a reef. Further more I discover the beauti