How to sail across the equator + Our favourite island! Ep 151

When a sailor crosses the equator they must give an offering to King Neptune. But what do you give, and what should you wear? As true Brits we dressed up for the occasion and sent a message from THE QUEEN. In this episode we transform from pollywogs to shellbacks! We take you to Pulau Asu, one of our top destinations in the western islands of Sumatra, where we spend a few days with Mama Silvi in her family-run beach home. She was there when both the tsunami and then more earthquakes hit the island in 2004/5 with some interesting geological results. As you'll see from the footage this is a rather special place. Life doesn't get much simpler and gentler than right here. Peace and fair winds! Liz, Jamie and Millie 🎞️Previous episode - https://youtu.be/dUiW0DOlWdQ 🏝️Ina Silvi Cottage (Mama Silvi): ▪️WhatsApp - +61 (0)822-7734-2628 ▪️Email - theinasilvicottage@gmail.com 🐙Our Code 0 - Contact Phil of Zoom Sails: ▪️phil@zoomsails.com ▪️http://www.zoomsails.com/ "Esper's Theme" by SVEN LARSEN 🎸 👏SUPPORT US! https://www.patreon.com/followtheboat http://followtheboat.com/THANKS/ 🛒FOLLOWTHEBOAT SHOP - https://followtheboat.com/shop SUBSCRIBE FOR DISCOUNT CODES - https://followtheboat.com/contact/ ⛵HOW TO COME SAIL WITH US ON ESPER - https://youtu.be/AY2A7RmBMuw INTERESTING VIDEOS ▪️5 Reasons NOT to buy a boat (for fun!) - https://youtu.be/H7bCn58-_GU ▪️5 Reasons why you SHOULD buy a boat - https://youtu.be/NF4dvGuEip8 ▪️How to buy a boat - https://youtu.be/PQyn02VT1jY ▪️How to be a liveaboard cruiser - https://youtu.be/dRcYm-BnTjI FTB E-BOOKS: ▪️HOW TO BECOME A LIVEABOARD CRUISER! ▪️HOW TO BUY A BOAT! https://followtheboat.com/product-category/publications/ LET'S CONNECT! ▪️INSTAGRAM - http://www.instagram.com/followtheboat ▪️FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/followtheboat ▪️TWITTER - https://twitter.com/followtheboat ▪️FTB BLOG - http://www.followtheboat.com ▪️JOIN OUR MAILING LIST - http://bit.ly/GET_EMAILS OUR GEAR ▪️Panasonic GH5 ▪️MAIN VIDEO CAMERA LENS - Olympus Zuiko 12mm prime - http://amzn.to/2s6w0WF ▪️4K DRONE - DJi Mavic Pro - http://amzn.to/2rfI0qN ▪️EXTERNAL CAMERA MIC - Rode VideoMic Pro - http://amzn.to/2s6qeUL ▪️CAMERA MIC - Rode Video Micro Compact - http://amzn.to/2rfpsXC ▪️EXTERNAL FIELD MIC - Roland R-05 - http://amzn.to/2rfpdMk ▪️EXTERNAL FIELD MIC - Zoom H1 - http://amzn.to/2qs6yNR ▪️WATERPROOF CAMERA - Olympus Tough TG5 - http://amzn.to/2quDykH ▪️MAIN 4K SPORTS CAMERA - GoPro Hero 7 ▪️SECONDARY 4K SPORTS CAMERA - SJCAM 5000X - http://amzn.to/2rfnVki ▪️360 camera - Insta360 ▪️4K CAMCORDER - Sony AX53 - http://amzn.to/2s6EQn3 ▪️(Olympus OMD EM-5 Mk2 OLD VIDEO CAMERA - Eps:1-67) - http://amzn.to/2s6TA5F ▪️EDITING SOFTWARE - Adobe Premiere Pro CC - http://amzn.to/2rfrkQ8ons FOLLOW US WITH AIS http://www.marinetraffic.com https://www.vesseltracker.com APP: 'On Course' by Marine Traffic MMSI number: 235026188 #sailing #sailingchannel #sailingchannels #equatorcrossing