We will board the liveaboard in Saumlaki, one of the easternmost islands in Indonesia. We'll then sail north through the Banda Sea through a chain of islands and atolls known as the Forgotten Islands. One of the attractions of the Banda Sea, besides us most likely being the only boat in the area, are the reefs. They are absolutely mind-blowing. The coral is so dense that you will be hard-pressed to see any patches of the reef's limestone foundation. Many of the reefs consist of expansive fringing hard coral plateaus that extend from the island or atoll and then eventually drop off into the deep blue. These walls or slopes are covered in sponges, colorful soft corals, and sea fans. Additionally, there will be plenty of reef dwellers like dazzling schools of tropical fish, larger pelagic species like tunas, jacks, and batfish passing in the blue, and juvenile reef sharks patrolling the shallows. It's also the time of the year when the blue whales start their migration south to Australia. Thus, it may be possible to spot one or several from the boat.

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our fridge in the boat is basically a top-loading, very deep box! I can't even reach the bottom. So how do you organise this? How do you make it functional? How do you prepare your fridge for an ocean crossing? sailing, boatlife, sailing life, preparing to cross an ocean, preparing to sail across an ocean, how do you organise your fridge, the struggles of boatlife, the struggles of sailing, organisation, how to get organised, sailing questions, what do experienced sailors do?

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UK Sailmakers Denmark has a new panel layout for their 2022 OK Dinghy sail. Bo Petersen used it to win the 2022 European Championship.

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