Desert Island Bliss | Alone Time | Sailing Ep 358

Pulau Banta is a spectacular cliché of deserted white sand beaches, kaleidoscope fish, fringing coral and turquoise sea-blue water. To be completely honest, its majesty stunned us into silence. Along the vast northern beach, there's just one tiny patch of seabed suitable to anchor a sailboat. When we were there, we shared the entire bay with a couple of local fishing boats, and saw no-one else. 👉SUPPORT US on PATREON, FTBMates or the Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ 👉JOIN OUR FOLLOWERS ON DISCORD (It's free!) - https://discord.gg/WGtsJubdkE If you enjoyed this video, let us know with SUPER THANKS! ☝️ Thank you for watching! Please COMMENT, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, it really helps us get noticed. Peace and fair winds! Liz and Jamie 00:00 Sailing 44 miles from Bima to Banta, Indonesia 02:33 Passing Sangean Volcanic island 03:29 Anchoring at Pulau Banta, despite the currents against us 07:07 Breathtaking Banta 09:16 Anchoring in volcanoes 11:42 Heading to Komodo National Park Krakatoa! 🌋Where's the scariest place YOU'VE sailed? https://youtu.be/_SGpxxBsQ7s?si=F3VUGS143OBV0u-q 🌋Landing the dinghy on an active volcano https://youtu.be/A9pxb8NS3LM?si=dQz17I0u62SEUtHm 💡 USEFUL EPISODES: 🎞️ HOW TO BUY A BOAT Pt 1 https://youtu.be/wL7w0lVgthg?si=UrNMbA--RID1RROr 🎞️ HOW TO BUY A BOAT Pt2 https://youtu.be/t_WTaS5hbv0?si=ZbTfo9jNaDtrsHIV 🎞️ 5 REASONS NOT TO BUY A SAILBOAT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54AUkmuEuYQ 🎞️ HOW WE STARTED SAILING https://youtu.be/lIUB0O5bqRI 🎞️ 5 REASONS YOU SHOULD BUY A SAILBOAT https://youtu.be/NF4dvGuEip8 🎞️ HOW MUCH TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD? https://youtu.be/p35rfFOTqio 🎞️ ARE YOU TOO OLD TO SAIL? https://youtu.be/iivHjZYJHCc 🎞️ THE BEST SAILBOAT TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD? https://youtu.be/atYZTniOI04 🎣 Liz's Top 3 Sailboat Fishing Tips https://youtu.be/4x3KDBDBUyE USEFUL PLAYLISTS: 🎬TOTAL REFIT SERIES - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXNsNWWZ6iTMzYYwKVtDanCr 🎬VIDEO PODCASTS - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXOldLfhuOabS98hpDoznn9r 🛒 FTB MERCH https://followtheboat.com/shop 😊 LET'S CONNECT! FB - https://www.facebook.com/followtheboat/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/followtheboat/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/followtheboat 🎹 All Music from Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ @epidemicsound ⛵ OUR SAILBOAT SY Esper is a 1989 Oyster435 cutter-rigged ketch @oysteryachts 🗺️ LOCATION Banta Island, Indonesia - 8°25'00.9"S 119°16'57.0"E 📡 FOLLOW US IN REAL-TIME WITH AIS *http://www.marinetraffic.com MMSI - 235026188 #komodonationalpark #sailboat #volcano