Field Trip

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Field Trip is and Antares 44i Catamaran that it sailing the South Pacific. We have two kids onboard - Michael (7) and Elizabeth (9). The owners are Mark and Sarah Silverstein.

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Field Trip - April 12, 2019
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We've had a good 24hrs. Unfortunately, it's been all motor, but we expected that given the forecast. The biggest challenge has been countercurrent, knocking us down a knot over the past 20 hours ... Read More
Field Trip - April 11, 2019
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We are finally underway from Sabang, and now heading to Langkawi. It was a wonderful 3 weeks here, and we are VERY sad to be leaving. We expect almost no wind, and will have to motor, but it is ... Read More
Field Trip - March 20, 2019
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We are at anchor, arriving yesterday to Sabang around noon. We had a great checkin experience, with all the officials arriving at one time to the boat. We literally had 10 officials onboard doing ... Read More
Field Trip - March 17, 2019
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We've been having a smashing good sail. Using our Parasailor and 10-15kts out of the east with sunny skies and following seas. All is going well and we are actually ahead of schedule. We have ... Read More
Field Trip - March 17, 2019
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We are on a rhumb line at the moment for Sabang. We just flicked on the engines as the wind is around 6kts out of the NNE and giving us a slow broad reach. It is calm and beautiful out here ... Read More
Field Trip - March 16, 2019
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Finally, we are leaving Thailand!!!!!. We are heading out for Sabang Indonesia, one of our favorite spots in Sumatra. We will be there for about two weeks, and then continue our sail towards ... Read More
Field Trip - February 20, 2019
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We logged three more dives yesterday here in the Similans. One of the dives in particular was very unique and beautiful with large boulders and lots of fish. We got some good photos. We are now at ... Read More
Field Trip - February 19, 2019
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We are anchored at Ko Rok, and had two good dives today. Our friends Laura and James are aboard, and we've been diving every day for the past two days. We are moving up tomorrow morning to Ko Haa ... Read More
Field Trip - February 19, 2019
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For most of the last month we've been in boat project mode, with some guests aboard for a week for diving and exploring. We are now on the move, currently in the Similan Islands diving with another ... Read More
Field Trip - February 19, 2019
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We are anchored at Ko Rok, and had two good dives today. Our friends Laura and James are aboard, and we've been diving every day for the past two days. We are moving up tomorrow morning to Ko Haa ... Read More
Field Trip - February 19, 2019
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For most of the last month we've been in boat project mode, with some guests aboard for a week for diving and exploring. We are now on the move, currently in the Similan Islands diving with another ... Read More
Field Trip - January 16, 2019
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We moved to the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club to get some more boat projects done. The new sails are on the boat, autopilot is fixed and we are working on other projects before our friends arrive Friday ... Read More
Field Trip - January 11, 2019
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We arrived to Langkawi this afternoon after a two day 'hop' from Phuket. It was an overall uneventful sail outside of the wind gusts we got towards Langkawi. Our autopilot parts arrived today here ... Read More
Field Trip - January 5, 2019
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The good news is the tropical storm was a dud. We never saw wind over 16kts, and it drizzled. We could get more rain today as the storm continues to pass, and the winds turn, but it's been very ... Read More
Field Trip - January 5, 2019
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We moved back to Ao Chalong to get into a better position for the tropical storm. This is the first storm like this to hit this area of Thailand in over 50 years. We are in a good position assuming ... Read More
Field Trip - December 29, 2018
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We have been in Nai Harn bay for about a week. It's a nice place, with a good beach and decent surf. The kids have been ashore almost daily surfing the waves with their body boards. The food is ... Read More
Field Trip - December 21, 2018
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We are currently anchored in Ao Chalong. It's been a VERY busy week, with lots of boat projects, time in a Marina - the first time since NZ over 2 years ago, and getting to know Thailand. We made ... Read More
Field Trip - December 21, 2018
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We've been exploring the Phang Na area of Thailand with our friends. It's been a busy but fun several days. We will be heading to the marina today so we can drop them off for their flights tomorrow ... Read More
Field Trip - December 12, 2018
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We've been exploring the Phang Na area of Thailand with our friends. It's been a busy but fun several days. We will be heading to the marina today so we can drop them off for their flights tomorrow ... Read More
Field Trip - December 9, 2018
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We arrived to Phuket yesterday around 3.30pm after 30 hours of hand steering. It was really no issue as we had enough crew in rotation to make it easy. We are now checking into Phuket this morning ... Read More

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