Avoiding disaster Build Back Better - Sailing Malaysia

Avoiding disaster Build Back Better - Sailing Malaysia This week we are hulling out our cruising catamaran at Rebak Island marina, Malaysia for a much needed rudder bearing replacement for both hulls.. The starboard bearings in particular, top and bottom, are in need of an overhaul and once Rob gets a look at them it's clear to see that when they were last replaced, in New Zealand back in 2015, when we first boat our sailing home, there was some quiet shady workmanship involved in their construction. Ivan and Ollie also roll up their sleeves and get involved in the boat work, completing several decent full days of work stripping and preparing the hulls for their new antifoul. The boys work very hard, which leaves them with a sense of satisfaction, but drains them to their core. And our catchup with family around the world includes Declan having fun with the quokka's in Australia, Finn amazing us with a very quick single sculls race at the North Island championship and Rachel discovering world class boat parts being sold not a stones throw from where she grew up. Music David Mumford - Ball and chain Musicbed.com Thank you for helping keep us afloat and supporting the creative process. You can be part of the crew for less than the price of a coffee. https://www.patreon.com/CruisingKiwis Some of our supporters prefer to make a direct contribution by Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QXFNKDRGFDAP8 We also have crypto wallets if you'd like to contribute to our maintenance fund that way: BITCOIN bc1qds53n9tqepxvauqn9dygtczltyu6genkfp9a8a ETHEREUM 0xB4Cb9e1Aa9c000055DAde5E077809B904EE34CDD CARDANO addr1q9xw6hjjqlad7av2k6facn0277u3q4tylrpyev9x9zs54vjva409ypl6ma6c4d5nm3x74aaezp2kf7xzfjc2v29pf2eqrf7zaz Dash Xh5xLgH4oQ4pwM6V3d9r96A52R6ckereTz DOGE DQGxY6Cak3AuuihR8R7iQHNcBp25z9WnMa WEB SITE www.thecruisingkiwis.com SOCIAL MEDIA Follow us on: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/THECRUISINGKIWIS Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/THECRUISINGKIWIS Much love to you all, Rob, Rachel, Finn, Declan, Ivan https://www.patreon.com/CruisingKiwis BACK STORY In 1997, after rowing at the Atlanta Olympics, Rob rowed a tiny 7m (22 foot) plywood boat 2,500 miles from Tenerife (Canary Islands) to Barbados (Caribbean). It took six weeks for Rob and rowing partner, Phil Stubbs, to complete winning the inaugural Atlantic Rowing Race. Skip forward to 2014 and, married with three children, Rob and his wife Rachel purchased Javelot, a 43 ft Fountaine Pajot catamaran. Armed only with Rob's 3 years of racing P class yachts from the age of 11 to 13, and Rachel's non existent sailing knowledge, We set off to learn the ropes of ocean sailing. We broke stuff, replaced stuff and got to know their boat before heading offshore with the kids, Finn (then 13), Declan (then 11) and Ivan (then 8), in tow. Through trial and error we have become confident wayfarers, kind of. The plan? To sail around the world. Part of the journey will be retracing Rob's eldest brother Kerry's travels at sea. Using Kerry's original letters from the 1970's we hope to retrace his movements from Australia through Indonesia and South East Asia to Cambodia where Kerry's life was cut short after straying into Cambodian waters in 1978. Kerry and two friends were attacked by a Khmer Rouge gun boat, captured, tortured and executed. www.brothernumberone.co.nz ***** Follow us in real time on Instagram and Facebook @thecruisingkiwis @finn_hamill @declan_hamill @ivanhamill # 199 #boatwork #sailing