About Sailing Learning By Doing

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My name is Vernon, I'm a passionate observer, a life-long traveler and a seeker of adventure. I grew up In Motueka, New Zealand and have also Swiss citizenship and have been based there since 1997
My name is Marie-Morgane, I'm from France. I love being in the nature and enjoying the outdoors. Sailing is still very new to me but I'm enjoying Learning By Doing.
Schiehallion, our 37ft custom built sailboat is our ticket to freedom, the vessel that gets us to the corners of the planet that intrigue us. We try to document the good, the bad and the amazing people we meet along the way. Join us every week for a new view.
Please feel free to ask questions and I will answer them to the best of my ability.
Live life, Respect others, Dream big, Do rad stuff!
@vernondeck
@marieonthetop

Sailing passage to paradise Misool(Learning By Doing Ep168)

Another sailing passage you say?? Yes we are on the move again, this time from Fukfuk to Misool in Raja Ampat. Pretty boring passage, mostly under engine power but it was spiced up with an amazing sunset then an epic electrical storm at night. Once we arrived we show you how we fix the boat in plac…

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Hard Tacking up a narrow channel in Papua. (Learning By Doing Ep167)

We love to sail! As often as possible and we also hate to use the motor. On a small boat the engine is not way down below deck and silent, its a hot noisy beast that make tropical days nearly unbearable. Luckily we have a boat that is light and fast so that we can sail even in very light air. Somet…

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Sailing east, into the unknown. (Learning By Doing Ep166)

We are sailing back to Papua and we could not be happier! Triton Bay is a place we've heard a lot about but never visited but too get there we first had to make the crossing from Tual. The winds looked promising and after the the sailing we've been doing recently I was hoping for another fast passa…

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