Other travellers we have met.
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Bingo Around - These are two guys from California that we met in Bora-Bora. We travelled on and off with them through the South Pacific.
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The Road Is Life - We met Ryan at Tonga Bob's Cantina. He is travelling around the world without making any flights. So, lots of hiking, buses, motorcycles, and (of course) boats. His stories from South East Asia are pretty cool.
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s.v. Shambhala - We met these guys in Rarotonga and had some pretty good nights of poker. If you sign up to sail with them, we get a bonus.
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s.v. Active Light - Nancy and Neil from Poulsbo, Washington have some great stories and descriptions of their sails through South East Asia. We were on the dock next to them in South Africa.
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s.v. Swagman II - The photo journal of Dominique and Ghislaine as they sail from Sechelt, B.C. down to Costa Rica to hang out with their kids. Lots of great pictures.
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s.v Serenity - Jim and Eva were the first people we met in San Diego. They sailed across to Australia and just recently sold their boat there.
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s.v. SunBaby - We met the Kerns family in Mazatlan mexico. They gave us the tin of cookies that we used to celebrate our equator crossing.
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s.v. Tenacious - These guys were in Mexico and had a LaFitte 44, just like us.
Sailing Forums and info websites
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Noon-Site - The defacto site for the checking in formalities for all countries where you can sail.
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On Passage - The Global Site for Cruising Yachts
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Cruisers Forum - (from the site)The friendliest forum community where sailing and cruising enthusiasts meet online to exchange knowledge.
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AfterBlue Sailaway - Good list of cruiser websites and sailing blogs.
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Proper Course - This guy loves to rate sailing blogs and make lists of them. Go wild.
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Live Sail Die - A great Australian sailing website. They carried the story when we violated customs.
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Sailing Anarchy - A hardcore sailing/racing site and forums. Don't go there and ask stupid newbie questions.
Where to go and buy stuff
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The Offshore Store - Awesome store in Seattle that I bought our Iridium phone from.
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Fisheries Supply - A great online store that has great prices.
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Down Wind Marine - A really cool chandlery in San Diego that all the cruisers hung out at.
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West Marine - The Walmart of boating stuff, but sometimes it has what you need.
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Bellingham Chart Printers - All the charts you could use. They will print on demand and drop ship to you wherever you need them.
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Armchair Sailor - All the sailing books and guides you can thinkg of. Barometers, lamps. . .all kinds of stuff.
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Captain's - One stop for binoculars and any celestial navigation stuff you might need.
Other sites
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Woodside Travel - A travel agency specializing in Tahiti and Bora-Bora.
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Moorings Yacht Charter - Rent a boat that is ALREADY at the amazing vacation spot, instead of spending a year sailing there like us.
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Dolphin Pacific Diving - The diving company in Tonga that we dove with.
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New Zealand Property for Sale - This guy said he would give us money if anyone who bought property in New Zealand from him that was referred by us. We are whores.
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