Here are circumnavigation articles, media, and musings, arranged by topic.
Heartsong III in Majorca
About the Boat
- FlagsHere are lists and discussions of the flags Heartsong III carried during the circumnavigation. Primary Flag — Stars and Stripes According to ...
- Peripheral Equipment and Accessories Aboard Heartsong IIIHere is a list of peripheral equipment and accessories aboard Heartsong III for all or part of the circumnavigation. Tender and ...
- Major Equipment Aboard Heartsong IIIHere is a list of the major equipment aboard Heartsong III for all or part of the circumnavigation. Rig Selden furling mast Selden ...
- Logbook Statistics to DateStatistics from the Logbook June 1998 through December 2000 (Florida to New Zealand) From departure until January 1, 2001, Heartsong III sailed 12,000 miles ...
- An Open Letter to Hylas YachtsJuly 1999 Dear Dick Jachney & Joseph Huang, et al.: In 1996 and 1997, we must have looked at 50 new and ...
Heartsong III in Majorca
About Passages and Crossings
- Mid-Atlantic Evening (Video)Almost exactly halfway across the Atlantic Ocean, we had a perfect day of downwind sailing, followed by a perfect sunset ...
- Dolphins in the Adriatic Sea (Video)On passage in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas between Primosten, Croatia, and the Straits of Messina, we saw a lot ...
- Pre-Passage ChecklistsIn my view, successful voyaging is dependent on successful preparation. Nothing is easier or more effective than a good checklist. ...
- Logbook Statistics to DateStatistics from the Logbook June 1998 through December 2000 (Florida to New Zealand) From departure until January 1, 2001, Heartsong III sailed 12,000 miles ...
- Watch Schedule – Tonga to New ZealandHere is the watch schedule and task list we kept for the 6-day passage from Tonga to New Zealand. Hours Watch Task Time Radio Freq Notes 0900 ALAN Morning Check ...
- Tonga to New Zealand (Video)In November 1999, we departed Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga, for Whangarei, New Zealand. The passage took six exhilarating days. Even ...
- Passage to the Galapagos (Video)In April 1999, we completed our transit of the Panama Canal and set sail across the Pacific Ocean. First stop ...
How to stay dry in the dinghy
About the Voyaging Lifestyle
- Amazon Author PageAmazon has given me an author page for my book, A Voyage of Heart and Song. I feel so official!
- Get the BookA Voyage of Heart and Song A Voyage of Heart and Song, the book about Liza and Alan Farrow-Gillespie’s sailing circumnavigation, ...
- Thank youThank you for joining us along our journey and for participating in this site. There are so many people around ...
- Circumnavigation Wrap-Up and HighlightsHere are some random summaries and final thoughts from 6 years of living on a sailboat. Favorite Anchorages (in no particular ...
- A Day in Phong Gnong Bay, Thailand (Video)Phong Gna Bay, adjoining Phuket Island, has more beautiful anchorages per square meter than just about anywhere else in the ...
- At Anchor in Thailand (Video)In Phong Gnong Bay, near Phuket, Thailand, we drove the dinghy around the boat at sunset for a 360-degree look ...
- In Time (Poem)Time was once a balance beam And I a gymnast, just to stay on it; On time. Hard on its edge I ran ...
- Sydney Harbour New Year’s Eve (Video)On December 31, 2001, we were anchored in the middle of Sydney Harbour, not far from the Harbour Bridge, for ...
- Cruising VanuatuVanuatu Cruising Notes from August 2001 (Partial) **IMPORTANT NOTE: The information below is NOT intended to be complete, but rather is ...
- Cruising FijiFiji Cruising Notes: June-July 2001 **IMPORTANT NOTE: The information below is NOT intended to be complete, but rather is selective, opinionated, ...
Dugong
Sea Creatures
- Dolphins in the Adriatic Sea (Video)On passage in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas between Primosten, Croatia, and the Straits of Messina, we saw a lot ...
- A Dugong in Vanuatu (Video)The dugong (DOO-gong) is a rare, nearly extinct marine mammal. A relative of the manatee, the dugong has a whale-like ...
- Manta Ray Alley, Bora Bora (Video)In Bora Bora in1999, Jeff from Sea Witch took this underwater video of Alan diving in Manta Ray Alley on ...
Straits of Malacca
Piracy
From Cappadocia with love
Letters Home
- Amazon Author PageAmazon has given me an author page for my book, A Voyage of Heart and Song. I feel so official!
- Get the BookA Voyage of Heart and Song A Voyage of Heart and Song, the book about Liza and Alan Farrow-Gillespie’s sailing circumnavigation, ...
- Thank youThank you for joining us along our journey and for participating in this site. There are so many people around ...
- Circumnavigation Wrap-Up and HighlightsHere are some random summaries and final thoughts from 6 years of living on a sailboat. Favorite Anchorages (in no particular ...
- FlagsHere are lists and discussions of the flags Heartsong III carried during the circumnavigation. Primary Flag — Stars and Stripes According to ...
- Peripheral Equipment and Accessories Aboard Heartsong IIIHere is a list of peripheral equipment and accessories aboard Heartsong III for all or part of the circumnavigation. Tender and ...
- Major Equipment Aboard Heartsong IIIHere is a list of the major equipment aboard Heartsong III for all or part of the circumnavigation. Rig Selden furling mast Selden ...
- Mid-Atlantic Evening (Video)Almost exactly halfway across the Atlantic Ocean, we had a perfect day of downwind sailing, followed by a perfect sunset ...
- Dolphins in the Adriatic Sea (Video)On passage in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas between Primosten, Croatia, and the Straits of Messina, we saw a lot ...
- A Day in Phong Gnong Bay, Thailand (Video)Phong Gna Bay, adjoining Phuket Island, has more beautiful anchorages per square meter than just about anywhere else in the ...
Malaysian elephant sanctuary
Traveling Inland
- Elephant Sanctuary near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Video)Near the city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia is the Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Centre (KGECC). On a land-trip away ...
- Top 10 Land-Travel Destinations in New ZealandAlthough you can’t go wrong traveling anywhere in New Zealand, here are our top 10 sight-seeing destinations in New Zealand. Milford ...
- Australia Bicycle TripIn the summer of 2000, we left the boat on the hard in New Zealand and flew to Australia for ...
- Passage to the Galapagos (Video)In April 1999, we completed our transit of the Panama Canal and set sail across the Pacific Ocean. First stop ...