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EPISODE · Oct 27, 2025 · 1H 33M

Sailing the Solomon Islands, Brett and Tess from The Seafaring Project

from Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell · host Paul Trammell

Brett and Tess were in the Solomon Islands when I spoke to them. They sail a Corbin 39, surf, spearfish, explore, and interact with the local cultures. We talk all about the Solomon Islands, their boat, colliding with a floating tree and dealing with a damaged skeg and a pernicious leak, hauling out and and fixing the skeg, living on a boat vs living in a house, crocodiles, crocodile safety, ciguatera, dealing with passports and visas, Papua New Guinea, surfing, the people and the culture of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, sharks, spearfishing, stern-tying to shore, anchoring in deep water, squalls at anchor, dragging, anchor alarms, watermakers, what we love about sailing, making friends, and much more.  Photos and links are on the podcast shownotes page Support the podcast through Patreon List or shop for sailboats at https://sailboatsforsale.com/ Shop for tankless dive systems at https://www.diveblu3.com/

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