Sailing 150 miles overnight to Sulawesi (and hitting a log) | Episode 306

Overnight sails in southeast Asia are particularly challenging, not least because the waters are full of obstacles that you can't see in the dark. Like logs. During this passage, we left in thunder and lightning and sailed for 150 miles across a shipping lane in ever-changing winds. We aimed to reach Tolitoli (our destination) in the morning because we prefer not to arrive in the dark at new anchorages. So it was an early start to give ourselves plenty of time for any delays if the going got difficult on our way to Sulawesi. This time we took the narrow channel of Maratua Atoll on a falling tide and had two knots of current pushing us through... ? Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ ? 00:00 Sailing in a thunderstorm 00:48 Racing out of the channel at Maratua 01:58 Sailing to Tolitoli, Sulawesi, Southeast Asia 12:36 Sailing through the night 14:10 WE HIT A LOG! 15:00 Completing transit across the Macassar Strait 17:49 Dolphins! 19:16 Arriving Tolitoli, Sulawesi ?? EVERY EPISODE FROM THE BEGINNING - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXPXy5tvEO838yS2rFpAfRhp ?? TOTAL REFIT SERIES - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXNsNWWZ6iTMzYYwKVtDanCr ?? VIDEO PODCAST SERIES - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXOldLfhuOabS98hpDoznn9r Thank you for watching, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, it really helps us get noticed. Peace and fair winds! Liz and Jamie USEFUL VIDEOS ?? 5 Reasons NOT to Buy a Sailboat - https://youtu.be/H7bCn58-_GU ?? 5 Reasons You SHOULD Buy a Sailboat - https://youtu.be/NF4dvGuEip8 ?? How Much Does it Cost to Sail Around the World? - https://youtu.be/p35rfFOTqio ?? Are You Too Old to Sail? - https://youtu.be/iivHjZYJHCc ?? How to Buy a Sailboat - https://youtu.be/PQyn02VT1jY ?? The Best Sailboat to Sail Around the World? - https://youtu.be/atYZTniOI04 ?? How We Started Sailing - https://youtu.be/lIUB0O5bqRI ? Liz's Top 3 Fishing Tips - https://youtu.be/4x3KDBDBUyE 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 OUR SAILBOAT Built in 1989, SY Esper is an Oyster435 cutter-rigged ketch LOCATION Makassar Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia 1°11'43.9"N 120°23'38.7"E FOLLOW US IN REAL TIME WITH AIS *http://www.marinetraffic.com MMSI - 235026188 #sailboat #sulawesi #makassarstrait