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We sail our Whitby 42 ketch into another stunning sunset on an overnight passage between remote, tropical islands in Indonesia's Makassar Strait on our way to Kalimantan, Borneo. See the full story in our Dreamtime Sail EPisode 147. Join the Dreamtime Sail Virtual Crew: If you’d like access to our live-tracker to see where we are in real time, receive almost daily Sit Rep updates when we’re sailing via an exclusive crew Facebook Group, early, add free access to our episodes, free or heavily discounted downloads of all our e-books plus other exclusive benefits, you can become a member of our Dreamtime Sail Virtual Crew through either Ko-fi or Patreon. The funds help us offset the cost of upload data, music and editing software subscriptions, storage hard drives plus camera and audio equipment to improve the quality of our shows. Thank you so much crew. You’re the guys and girls who float our boat and keep us motivated. This video contains music used under license from Epidemic Sound. Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/dreamtimesail (Note: Ko-Fi has become our preferred platform for support as they take no commission from Crew Member’s contributions) Patreon https://www.patreon.com/DreamtimeSail Our Books and eBooks are available via Payhip HERE - https://tinyurl.com/DreamtimeSailebooks SOCIALS We’re on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DreamtimeSail Follow our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dreamtimesail/ We’ve been blogging since 2011. Check it out at https://www.dreamtimesail.blogspot.com You can find Karen's recipes and tips from Our Galley at https://dreamtimesail.blogspot.com/p/our-galley.html #sailing #sailingindonesia #travelindonesia #liveaboardsailors #sailingaustralia

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Esplora la nuova soluzione nautica con la nostra barca multiuso! Con due motori IPS per prestazioni eccezionali, è facile da manovrare anche per i neofiti. Ideale per chi cerca un'esperienza aperta e versatile. Non perderti questa innovazione! #BarcaInnovativa #NauticaModerna #MotoriIPS #PrestazioniNautiche #ComoditàABordo #NavigareFacile #BarcaOpen #AvventuraNautica #MarinaLife #PassioneNautica

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