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Sailor's woes - an unexpected breakdown!

25 August 2008 | In the middle of Java Sea -getting close to the Equator!
Marie-Louise Ansak
We were heading for what promised to be a good anchorage - but then in the middle of the night, the electricity went out! Well, with an electric autopilot, a watermaker and refrigerator plus all the small equipment, this was no fun and created quite a bit of chaos. But after some exploration we found that it was the motor's startup battery that kissed it goodbye! Thank goodness for the house battery back up! We were able to start the motor, recharge the house batteries and be back on our way. All that in the middle of the night and in a bouncy sea! Not exactly what you are dreaming about when thinking of a leisurely cruise. Anyway, today is a new day and everything has worked out and as usual one forgets the problems of the cruising life style. Now, instead of the nice anchorage, we are heading directly toward Singapore - should get to Nongsa Marina on the Indonesian side of those straits where we will rest before heading across to Sebana.

Well, today August 25th we arrived in Nongsa Marina - right across the straits from Singapore. This marina is in the process of getting a face lift and so not much is available but it is quite expensive. In any case on the attached picture you see the facilities with an interesting "fog". This fog is actually smoke to kill mosquitoes. I have never seen that before and kind of wonder what it does to us human beings. But.... no mosquitoes.
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Vessel Name: Dessert First
Vessel Make/Model: Corbin 39
Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA
Extra:
Though I am no longer sailing regularly I continue using this blog since I continue to live on my boat at One15Marina, Sentosa Cove, Singapore. This allows me to keep in touch with my friends and sailing friends without too many disruptions. As for my background: I was born in Switzerland [...]
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Information about me

Port: San Francisco, CA

Whereabouts of DF

Information about SV Dessert First: Type of boat: Corbin 39 Built by: Corbin Les Bateaux, Quebec, Canada Year launched: 1981 Designer: Dufour Construction: Fiberglass with Airex core Length: 39 ft. Width: 12 ft. Draft: 5.5 ft. Type of rig: Cutter Furling systems: Jib: Harkin Main: Reef Rite, New Zealand Auto Pilot: Alpha 3000 Watermaker: Spectra Solar panels and Wind Generator Auxiliar Engine: Yanmar 58 Life raft: Viking and dinghy