Slip Away

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Slip Away is a 1978 Islander Freeport 41-foot sailing ketch designed by Bob Perry. Rich Crowell & Jan Schwab have owned Slip Away since 2001 and have cruised her since 2003.

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Slip Away - September 20, 2015
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Anchored at Sebayor Kecil island. Visited the Komodo Dragons on Rinca Island earlier today.

Slip Away - September 14, 2015
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Moored at Waecicu Bay, Flores Island, Indonesia. Going scuba diving in Komodo National Park tomorrow!

Slip Away - September 12, 2015
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Anchored at Gili Bodo / Sabibi Island, Indonesia. Great downwind sail today with 15-20 knots of NE wind. Anchorage here OK but not great in NE winds.

Slip Away - September 11, 2015
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Anchored at Lingeh Bay, Flores Island, Indonesia. Had good sailing winds for most of the trip here from Riung (35 miles). Greeted by boatloads of kids, all asking for notebooks and pens. We didn't ... Read More
Slip Away - September 9, 2015
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Anchored at Riung, Flores Island, Indonesia. Planning to spend a few days here and hoping to find some good snorkeling and/or diving.

Slip Away - September 8, 2015
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Anchored at Nagar Ujong, Flores Island, Indonesia. Had a nice sail today - light winds, so it was a slow passage, but we were able to sail almost all the way here - 9 hours out of 11. Will leave in ... Read More
Slip Away - September 2, 2015
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Anchored in front of the Sea World Resort, near the town of Maumere on Flores Island, Indonesia. Will do our visa renewal here and also some provisioning.

Slip Away - August 29, 2015
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Anchored at North Hading, East Flores Island, Indonesia. Passage from Kroko Atoll today started in light winds, and we motored most of the way. Run under spinnaker for a bit, but shortly after we ... Read More
Slip Away - August 25, 2015
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Anchored at Kroko Atoll, Solor Archipelago, Indonesia. Had a nice overnight trip from Wakatobi. Sailed about 2/3 of the way, but then the wind died, so motored the last 8 hours.

Slip Away - August 15, 2015
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Anchored off Tomia Island, near the Wakatobi Dive Resort, Indonesia. Good passage from Banda.

Slip Away - August 14, 2015
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Underway from Banda to Wakatobia. ETA tomorrow morning. Very good sailing conditions. All is well!

Slip Away - August 13, 2015
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Underway from Banda to Wakatobi. Very nice conditions - good sailing winds and gentle seas. Rich saw a whale spout this morning. Last night the bioluminescence lit up the entire sea. Beautiful!

Slip Away - July 31, 2015
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Anchored at Banda Naira Island. Boisterous, but good passage from Debut. Nice full moon last night.

Slip Away - July 31, 2015
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Underway from Debut to Banda Island. Boisterous conditions yesterday, but fast trip. 20 miles to go. All is well!

Slip Away - July 26, 2015
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Anchored at Debut, Indonesia. Waiting for officials to come and do our clearance paperwork. Excellent passage with near perfect conditions. More flying fish landed on deck on this passage than ... Read More
Slip Away - July 25, 2015
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Day #4 underway to Indonesia. Sailing conditions remain excellent with good wind and gentle seas. ETA tomorrow. :-)

Slip Away - July 24, 2015
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Day #3 - Underway to Indonesia. More of the same - good wind and seas. Starry night last night All is well.

Slip Away - July 23, 2015
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Day 2 - underway to Indonesia. All is well. Good sailing.

Slip Away - July 22, 2015
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Day 1 Underway to Indonesia. Nice downwind sailing. Course 282M, SOG 6 knots

Slip Away - July 18, 2015
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Anchored at Horn Island - across the channel from Thursday Island. We've reached the top of Australia!

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