Crystal Blues

Let them eat cake...! Last Sunday we went for a drive out of Bangalore.  We were headed for the vineyards we had heard about North of...

Neil with Tony Spence, David Seaman and Bas Huibers Singapore Sailing Visitors We've been delighted to have visitors from home d...

I Must Be Dreaming Birthday surprise. Crystal Blues is anchored on the very peaceful Sungai Tulai, and the sun is just peeping thro...

Our Caribe "car" with a load of Iban visitors We always think of our inflatable dinghy as our "car".  Here in Borne...

Crystal Blues anchored in the Santubong River After a three day passage from Singapore, we dropped anchor in the Santubong River , w...

Neil at work We stunned quite a few friends with this decision, whilst others thought we had sailed off the edge of the world. We just ...

Shaun and Sarah snorkeling at Roc Nok, Thailand Our son Shaun and his wife Sarah joined us for a 10 day cruise from Phuket to Langkawi ...

Are we addicted to refitting ?  Many of our friends think so, yet I know I'd rather be sailing. Our recent stay in Thailand was our l...

Sydney Harbour, 1997 I remember when we announced to our families that we were buying a yacht, my brother in law Peter said “Ley, you...

Our Iban friends waving goodbye on Sungai Tulai Each departure has its own emotional signature - leaving Australia over 4 years ago was...

Back in October we decided that the boat simply HAD to be in the water by Christmas, so we made a plan to achieve this, which included a l...

Zooming down a mountain at 60kmph, hanging by a single rope tether ...... flying over jungle, beach and ocean.  Landing on a tiny sand isla...

If You Wanna Rock& Roll !   Aussie rock band AC/DC spoke the truth back in 1975 with their hit song ( view it here ).  Right now Ley an...

Coffee with friends in Williamstown Late September we flew home to Australia, to celebrate Neil's fathers 80th birthday. It was a g...

Crystal Blues has often been called the gadget boat.  Neil likes to collect unusual & useful objects - a digital infra-red temperature ...