Bali: Challenging Tidal Waters & Ocean Currents – SwT 219 – Outboard and a Wedding

Sailing back to Bali, and sharing why this strait can be so challenging. No wind and strong currents force you to plan your crossing and time it well. This is not the place for sailors without engines, even if you time it well. After coming back to Bali, I could pick up my Yamaha 15HP Enduro outboard after it had been repaired. Such a relief to have a working outboard again, and I love the fact that they could repair it rather than buy a new one. When my Australian friend Sam invited me for a short holiday, I was not dificult to ask, and jumped on board his beautiful Lagoon 440. Knowing how much money people spend on holiday here to have this kind of adventure, and even being only the two of us, makes you feel privileged. Sailing in Indonesia and especially from Lombook to Bali can be pretty challenging for several reasons. Outside the monsoon season, there is barely any wind, but strong ocean currents. During the monsoon season, you can experience extreme winds and lots of rain. And many sailors visiting these waters find themselves in big trouble. For us, this time it's basically motor sailing as there are really not many other options. Thank you so much for tagging along and for the patrons' support in making this video possible. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sailingwiththomas You can even tip me here: https://paypal.me/SailingwithThomas If you enjoyed some of the soundtracks in this episode, a full version might be found here @SwTMusicOnly Please also check out my practical channel @PracticalThomas THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING AND SUBSCRIBING! You can also follow sailing with Thomas on other platforms for almost daily updated pics and videos, and even find yourself a new T-Shirt: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingwiththomas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingwiththomas Shop: https://sailingwiththomascom.wpcomstaging.com/shop/ ABOUT THIS CHANNEL: I'm a sailor with a YouTube channel and not a YouTuber. Sailing around the world in a Bavaria 55 Cruiser, mostly solo, making videos whenever we have time for it. Comfortable at sea with 4 decades of sailing experience and hundreds of thousands of miles behind me. Even though this is season 8 on YouTube, I did not make that many videos in the beginning, and obviously not from my entire sailing life. Before full-time sailing 7 years ago, I sailed several seasons in the Mediterranean, and obviously also in Scandinavia. I had my first sailboat at age 7 and have been sailing and racing ever since. I also have more than 10 years of experience as a captain in search and rescue at sea in Norway.