https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/casting-off--5384630enPlaces & TravelCopyright Jamie Furlonghttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/929a98ee338fcfaa9ca15b1488751319.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/casting-off--5384630Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:35:47 +0000Jamie FurlongJamie Furlongfeeds@spreaker.comBanter and insights from Esper's cockpit from the followtheboat crew. Sailing oceans, traveling inland, meeting locals… find out what it's like to live the cruising life, warts and all.yesepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-sailing-in-southeast-asia-difficult--53339881Is Sailing In Southeast Asia Difficult? appeared first on followtheboat.]]>https://followtheboat.com/?p=53270Sun, 26 Mar 2023 06:31:39 +0000Jamie FurlongSailing in Southeast Asia is an incredible experience that should be on every cruiser's bucket list, but it does have its challenges! The post https://followtheboat.com/is-sailing-in-southeast-asia-difficult/ appeared first on https://followtheboat.com.Is Sailing In Southeast Asia Difficult? appeared first on followtheboat.]]>3599cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-tips-for-surviving-your-relationship-in-a-tiny-home--53170969Read More The post 7 Tips For Surviving Your Relationship in a Tiny Home appeared first on followtheboat.]]>https://followtheboat.com/?p=53249Sun, 12 Mar 2023 04:21:45 +0000Jamie Furlong[S04E04] Living 24/7 with a partner in a tiny home can be a challenge; make that tiny home a sailboat and you have added hurdles. Get it right and you’ll have a fulfilling and rewarding experience. In our latest podcast, we answer this question and...Read More The post 7 Tips For Surviving Your Relationship in a Tiny Home appeared first on followtheboat.]]>2971cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-sailors-drink-too-much--53042448Do Sailors Drink Too Much? appeared first on followtheboat.]]>https://followtheboat.com/?p=53163Sun, 26 Feb 2023 10:45:52 +0000Jamie FurlongIs there any truth to the long-standing stereotype that sailors drink more than the rest of the population? In this podcast, we talk about why Jamie gave up the booze, how this has affected our lives, and reveal the negative side to not drinking. Do...Do Sailors Drink Too Much? appeared first on followtheboat.]]>2599cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-ok-to-have-anxiety--53044685It’s OK To Have Anxiety appeared first on followtheboat.]]>https://followtheboat.com/?p=53131Thu, 16 Feb 2023 04:44:10 +0000Jamie FurlongPrince Harry recently said "It's OK to have anxiety". But is this just a social media trend, or have global rates of anxiety and depression increased? We discuss what set off Jamie's anxiety and how he is coming to terms with it. And, by the way,...It’s OK To Have Anxiety appeared first on followtheboat.]]>3026cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-you-drink-rainwater--53044165Can You Drink Rainwater? appeared first on followtheboat.]]>https://followtheboat.com/?p=53090Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:49:26 +0000Jamie FurlongSince we last spoke to you, we've sailed hundreds of miles to Lombok in Indonesia. It's been incredible, incomparable and, at times, impossible. The podcasts are BACK! And we want your questions, answers and comments. The post...Can You Drink Rainwater? appeared first on followtheboat.]]>2501cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-are-taking-a-break--53044118We are taking a break appeared first on followtheboat.]]>https://followtheboat.com/?p=51975Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:37:31 +0000Jamie FurlongThis is the last podcast for a few weeks because we have a lot of sailing ahead of us and will have few opportunities to relax or get on with editing. To ease our workload, we are putting the podcasts on hold. The post...We are taking a break appeared first on followtheboat.]]>192cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-highs-and-lows-of-sailing-and-boat-ownership--53045208The Highs and Lows of Sailing and Boat Ownership appeared first on followtheboat.]]>https://followtheboat.com/?p=51918Tue, 31 May 2022 11:07:54 +0000Jamie FurlongThe sea calls to you or it doesn’t. Sailing beckons you. If you don’t love it, you’ll be miserable. If you do, you won’t trade it for anything. The post https://followtheboat.com/casting-off-019/ appeared first on https://followtheboat.com.The Highs and Lows of Sailing and Boat Ownership appeared first on followtheboat.]]>2664cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gone-sailing-back-soon--53044231Gone sailing | Back soon! appeared first on followtheboat.]]>https://followtheboat.com/?p=51899Wed, 25 May 2022 11:43:06 +0000Jamie FurlongComment with ONE of your sailing highs, and ONE of your lows for a chance to be in with a name check in the next podcast. We're looking for comments from sailors, cruisers, wanna-be cruisers, old cruisers, new sailors... anyone with an opinion! The...Gone sailing | Back soon! appeared first on followtheboat.]]>199cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-it-the-journey-or-the-destination--53044900Is it the journey or the destination? appeared first on followtheboat.]]>https://followtheboat.com/?p=51853Thu, 19 May 2022 01:55:58 +0000Jamie FurlongWe're often told that "life is about the journey, not the destination". But is that true? Maybe the destination is just as important? The post https://followtheboat.com/casting-off-018/ appeared first on https://followtheboat.com.Is it the journey or the destination? appeared first on followtheboat.]]>2771cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-is-the-best-thing-about-travel--53044860What Is The Best Thing About Travel? appeared first on followtheboat.]]>https://followtheboat.com/?p=51834Thu, 12 May 2022 06:26:28 +0000Jamie FurlongWhat is the best thing about travel? What are your best travel moments, and what are your favourite travel memories? The post https://followtheboat.com/casting-off-017/ appeared first on https://followtheboat.com.What Is The Best Thing About Travel? appeared first on followtheboat.]]>2419cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-reasons-to-be-scared-of-sailing--530442765 Reasons to Be Scared of Sailing appeared first on followtheboat.]]>https://followtheboat.com/?p=51781Thu, 05 May 2022 08:19:55 +0000Jamie FurlongWe have had some scary moments, but they don't match our biggest fears. We go through the top 5 worst things that have happened to us, and take a look at what scares you most. The post https://followtheboat.com/casting-off-016/ appeared first on...5 Reasons to Be Scared of Sailing appeared first on followtheboat.]]>2890cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-items-for-an-easy-life-aboard--5304517415 Items For An Easy Life Aboard appeared first on followtheboat.]]>https://followtheboat.com/?p=51734Wed, 27 Apr 2022 23:39:28 +0000Jamie FurlongWe asked you to come up with 15 items that enhance boat life. Can you guess what made it to the number one spot? The post https://followtheboat.com/casting-off-015/ appeared first on https://followtheboat.com.15 Items For An Easy Life Aboard appeared first on followtheboat.]]>2568cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-you-fit-enough-to-live-on-a-boat--48564574
* Intro – Pinch, punch!
* Happy Lunar New Year!
* Last podcast from the marina
* News on the new lithium batteries
* Jamie's Achilles heel
* Will boat problems delay departure?
* Cleaning the boat in the tropics
* Do you suffer from heat exhaustion
* We're going to be gorgeous
* Getting those Indonesian visas
* Provisioning for the next six weeks
* Fishing rod and reel prep
* Is background noise a problem?
* Talking helps…
* Should Liz dye her hair pink?
* We re-name "Nobody46820"
* What is Liz's neck charm?
* Ep 287 – long walk at Sabah Tea Garden
* Ep 287 – Liz foot update
* Medical care prices and insurance
* Young sailors – keep fit and healthy!
* How to buy Jamie's full res images
* We miss animals! But we're not getting one
* Jamie's plans for the rest of the day…

Do you reckon YOU are healthy enough to sail away?
Our no-holds-barred, no-frills podcasts are an unedited look at sailing and travel. They are our way of keeping up with you in as close to real-time as possible. If you have a comment, don't forget to send us a tweet to @followtheboat on Twitter to get our attention.
If you'd like to support our podcast you can:
– become a Patreon
– join FTBMates
– bung a quid in our Rum Fund
Check out our pub for more info.]]>https://followtheboat.com/?p=51363Wed, 02 Feb 2022 23:31:11 +0000Jamie Furlong[S03E03] Our video podcast series is now in its third week. In this week's jibber-jabber, we cover (among other things) health and fitness, Liz's fishing skills, heat exhaustion (or is it just general un-fitness?), dying your hair pink and preparing...
* Intro – Pinch, punch!
* Happy Lunar New Year!
* Last podcast from the marina
* News on the new lithium batteries
* Jamie's Achilles heel
* Will boat problems delay departure?
* Cleaning the boat in the tropics
* Do you suffer from heat exhaustion
* We're going to be gorgeous
* Getting those Indonesian visas
* Provisioning for the next six weeks
* Fishing rod and reel prep
* Is background noise a problem?
* Talking helps…
* Should Liz dye her hair pink?
* We re-name "Nobody46820"
* What is Liz's neck charm?
* Ep 287 – long walk at Sabah Tea Garden
* Ep 287 – Liz foot update
* Medical care prices and insurance
* Young sailors – keep fit and healthy!
* How to buy Jamie's full res images
* We miss animals! But we're not getting one
* Jamie's plans for the rest of the day…

Do you reckon YOU are healthy enough to sail away?
Our no-holds-barred, no-frills podcasts are an unedited look at sailing and travel. They are our way of keeping up with you in as close to real-time as possible. If you have a comment, don't forget to send us a tweet to @followtheboat on Twitter to get our attention.
If you'd like to support our podcast you can:
– become a Patreon
– join FTBMates
– bung a quid in our Rum Fund
Check out our pub for more info.]]>1959cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-we-tourists--48465527
* Liz has been shirking her responsibilities
* Three days of admin applying for a visa to sail to Indonesia
* We went out to anchor to check our boat systems
* Jamie's generator woes
* Chinese New Year's nearly here, but will everything close?
* Jamie's generator woes Pt 2
* What's this podcast supposed to be about?
* Jamie loves Liz
* Our ugly mugs and syndicating the podcast
* Everything you said was crap: how we came up with "Casting Off"
* Jamie sounds off all the time
* Sipadan adventure – has lockdown made the wildlife less scared?
* Rubbing shoulders with sharks
* Why haven't you watched Ep 286 yet?
* What floats Liz's boat most of all?
* Jamie's underwater gear
* Last week's podcast
* Two twats talking bollocks
* If you're listening, send us a comment to @followtheboat via Twitter
* Explaining why you're hearing background noise
* Who are YOU? Reading your comments
* Who races their home?
* Are we tourists?
* Can you eat a kelapa under a palapa?
* The mythical Table of Knowledge, Bullshit or Bollocks?
* More comments
* What's the No 1 quality in any cruiser?
* More comments
* Loads of comments on giving up alcohol
* Do you go into "holiday mode" as a cruiser?
* Leave a comment here or tweet to @followtheboat
* Jamie tells us what he's doing next…

So, what do YOU think? Are we tourists?
Our no-holds-barred, no-frills podcasts are an unedited look at sailing and travel. They are our way of keeping up with you in as close to real-time as possible. If you have a comment, don't forget to send us a tweet to @followtheboat on Twitter to get our attention.
If you'd like to support our podcast you can:
– become a Patreon
– join FTBMates
– bung a quid in our Rum Fund
Check out our pub for more info.]]>https://followtheboat.com/?p=51289Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:16:39 +0000Jamie Furlong[S03E02]The series continues with a rambling walk through our thoughts on everything from kelapas under palapas, brushing shoulders with sharks and what to expect at the table of bollocks. To giving up alcohol, Jamie's generator woes and finding out...
* Liz has been shirking her responsibilities
* Three days of admin applying for a visa to sail to Indonesia
* We went out to anchor to check our boat systems
* Jamie's generator woes
* Chinese New Year's nearly here, but will everything close?
* Jamie's generator woes Pt 2
* What's this podcast supposed to be about?
* Jamie loves Liz
* Our ugly mugs and syndicating the podcast
* Everything you said was crap: how we came up with "Casting Off"
* Jamie sounds off all the time
* Sipadan adventure – has lockdown made the wildlife less scared?
* Rubbing shoulders with sharks
* Why haven't you watched Ep 286 yet?
* What floats Liz's boat most of all?
* Jamie's underwater gear
* Last week's podcast
* Two twats talking bollocks
* If you're listening, send us a comment to @followtheboat via Twitter
* Explaining why you're hearing background noise
* Who are YOU? Reading your comments
* Who races their home?
* Are we tourists?
* Can you eat a kelapa under a palapa?
* The mythical Table of Knowledge, Bullshit or Bollocks?
* More comments
* What's the No 1 quality in any cruiser?
* More comments
* Loads of comments on giving up alcohol
* Do you go into "holiday mode" as a cruiser?
* Leave a comment here or tweet to @followtheboat
* Jamie tells us what he's doing next…

So, what do YOU think? Are we tourists?
Our no-holds-barred, no-frills podcasts are an unedited look at sailing and travel. They are our way of keeping up with you in as close to real-time as possible. If you have a comment, don't forget to send us a tweet to @followtheboat on Twitter to get our attention.
If you'd like to support our podcast you can:
– become a Patreon
– join FTBMates
– bung a quid in our Rum Fund
Check out our pub for more info.]]>2255cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/casting-off-followtheboat-s-new-podcast-series--48411086
For a long time now, we've been trying to think of ways to keep as close to real time as possible. But, as you probably already know, like most channels we are always running about a month or two behind real time.

These podcasts, which will be videoed and posted to YouTube every week a few days after the classic episode, allow us to speak to our followers in as close to real-time as possible.

We decided to make them quite raw, warts-and-all, with just a couple of static cameras aimed at us in the cockpit. You'll see us in action discussing the latest episode, your comments, what we've been up to that week and anything else that interests us.

Like many sailors, we love podcasts and audio books because much of the time is spent working, and getting access to the internet to watch films and videos is not always feasible.

We would be very interested in your opinion on this venture and whether you are interested in podcasts.]]>https://followtheboat.com/?p=51221Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:24:48 +0000Jamie Furlong[S03E01] We're so excited to launch our new weekly video podcasts. Podcasts are in our DNA, like all sailors and cruisers we love 'em! For a long time now, we've been trying to think of ways to keep as close to real time as possible. But, as you...
For a long time now, we've been trying to think of ways to keep as close to real time as possible. But, as you probably already know, like most channels we are always running about a month or two behind real time.

These podcasts, which will be videoed and posted to YouTube every week a few days after the classic episode, allow us to speak to our followers in as close to real-time as possible.

We decided to make them quite raw, warts-and-all, with just a couple of static cameras aimed at us in the cockpit. You'll see us in action discussing the latest episode, your comments, what we've been up to that week and anything else that interests us.

Like many sailors, we love podcasts and audio books because much of the time is spent working, and getting access to the internet to watch films and videos is not always feasible.

We would be very interested in your opinion on this venture and whether you are interested in podcasts.]]>2066yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blue-city-back-streets--48411094
Use the media player to listen to the podcast, or download the podcast using the links below.]]>http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=26247Fri, 22 Jun 2012 06:00:30 +0000Jamie Furlong[S02E21] This week we're going to get lost in the back streets of Jodhpur town itself. There are plenty of sounds to take in here, with the noise of market traders selling their wares. But first, a refreshing drink… Use the media player to listen to...
Use the media player to listen to the podcast, or download the podcast using the links below.]]>1506cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blue-city-fort--48411091http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=26240Sat, 16 Jun 2012 06:00:36 +0000Jamie Furlong[S02E20] The Mehrangarh Fort, one of the lagest forts in India, sits over 120meters above the city, surrounded by huge thick walls. Inside are a number of palaces and courtyards, the foundations of which date back to 1459, although most of what we see...1508yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sambhali-trust-an-interview-with-govind-rathore-pt-2--48411095http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=26234Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:00:34 +0000Jamie Furlong[Jodhpur, Rajasthan] This is the second part of our podcast interview with Govind Rathore who set up and runs the Sambhali Trust, a non-profit, grass-roots charitable organisation based in Jodhpur, the Blue City of Rajasthan. In this episode we...1935yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sambhali-trust-an-interview-with-govind-rathore-pt-1--48411088http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=26211Fri, 01 Jun 2012 06:00:55 +0000Jamie Furlong[Jodhpur, Rajasthan] A couple of kilometres outside the centre of Jodhpur, Govind Rathore and his family run the Durag Niwas homestay, but that's not their main interest. In 2007 Govind set up the Sambhali Trust, an NGO that helps women from the...1675yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/taj-mahal-her-baby-sister--48411096http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=26206Fri, 25 May 2012 08:00:02 +0000Jamie Furlong[Agra, Uttar Pradesh] The Taj was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, and the whole complex was completed in 1653. It is a mausoleum using Persian, Turkish and Indian styles of architecture. The building...1751yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snobs-in-fatehpur-sikri--48411087http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=26162Fri, 18 May 2012 07:00:46 +0000Jamie Furlong[Agra, Uttar Pradesh] Fatehpur Sikri consists of two areas: The huge Jama Masjid, the second largest mosque in India, and the Palace of Akbar. For a short while Akbar made Fatehpur Sikri the capital of his empire. He spent 15 years building the...1871yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/agra-fort--48411092http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=26155Fri, 11 May 2012 06:00:50 +0000Jamie Furlong[Agra, Uttar Pradesh] We learn of a king who locked his own father up until his death, the same man who built the Taj Mahal. We're in Agra, home to the world's most famous building.1332yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brutality-in-the-pink-city--48411089http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=26123Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:00:15 +0000Jamie Furlong[Jaipur, Rajasthan] Some proof that police brutality still exists in India. Thank god the officer wasn't carrying any of the weapons we saw in the City Palace.1588yesfull