Crystal Blues

I'm writing this update from a hospital bed in Phuket, where I'm being treated for Dengue fever . This is not a lot of fun. Ley a...

Just over 11 years ago we bought a boat , and yes, it was life changing. At the time I thought I was quite the technician - I even owned a...

AIS helps us avoid the cruising sailors greatest danger - a collision at sea. Of course the system isn't perfect, however it is a pow...

You might ask who chose that delightful new colour scheme - hey everyone else is ! Truth is, we're six weeks into refit and starting to...

We've recently posted quite a few stories on the use of 3G , GPRS and Edge mobile data services here in Asia ( here , here & her...

Its just on a month since we sailed into Phuket Boat Lagoon, and three weeks since we hauled out of the water. On deck we've been conc...

AIS stands for Automatic Identification System, an active primary safety system for vessels at sea. The black arrow in the photo at right...

Most people come to Phuket for a holiday, but we've come to work - Crystal Blues is here for a major refit. After arriving on August 1...

My father taught me to sail when I was about 8 years old - he's the worried one in the old photo at right (probably because my brother ...

We continue to receive questions about internet access afloat, so an update seems appropriate. To my delight, our Sierra Wireless 3G/GPRS ...

Latitude 06 degrees 32.31 North, Longitude 099 degrees 25.16 East. The Southern Andaman Sea Its 1000 nautical miles (just under 2000km) ...

We met Jon & Sandra Stonham in Borneo two years ago. They've became fine friends, and we've travelled extensively together (se...

After two months with our friends on the Tulai River, Crystal Blues departed Santubong (Kuching) at 11.00am on Tuesday, bound for Phuket (T...

fiogkaomjon DiGi have simplified registration requirements for "foreigners" who wish to take advantage of their excellent 3G / GP...

This is our third year visiting our friends on the Tulai River, and we thought we'd seen it all....regular readers will already know ab...