Juliet Cryer

5/5 Motor Sea swell 2m-3m 14.00 Wind increases gusting 24kts Slow progress at 1-2kts Wind not dying as forecast By midnight wind subsides 4 night hours 6/5 Motor Large sea swell no wind 6:00.Warship starboard not on AIS SOG 5-6kts 6 night hours 7/5 Motor Sea slight No wind 8.30 Warship across bow not on AIS 🙄 15.00 Wind! Genoa out! 6.5 kts 6 night hours 8/5 3.00 Stopped by Turkish coastguard 4.00 Arrive anchor Datça

Ismailia to Cyprus 2026 01/05 12.00 Pilot Leave Ismailia 15.45 Autopilot failed/rebooted Wind increasing 19.00 Pilot leaves Navigated through oil rigs and anchored ships Sea slight Motor 5.5kts 5 night hours 02/05 03.45 AIS spoofed large ship passed not on AIS. Sea slight Motor 5.5kts Wind and waves increase Sea rough 5 night hours 03/05 Sea moderate Still motor Anchorage Limassol harbour Very helpful and friendly! Arrive late morning before storm

Djibouti to Suez Start milage 31860-32776 916nm not correct 10/04 - Djibouti - Bab Al-Mandab 6.00start Motor sea slight 15.00 Main sail/jib motor Wind broad reach 15+ knots 20.00 motor off 23.30 Wind increases Gibe to avoid ships plus 2nd reef 6 hrs night shift Travelled most in a day approx 140Nm 11/4 - Hanish Islands Full sail Sea 1-2 metres 14.45 Wind dies motor 23.00 wind increases 1 reef 6 hrs night shift 12/4 - Zubair Islands - Jab At Tayr Motor Wind and current against Slow progress 3-4kts Janner 2 approached by armed skiff - UKMTO aware 6 hrs night shift 13/4 Motor Wind and current against 6 hrs night shift 5.00 Asked to change course by warship convoy. 14/4 Still motor Sea slight 6hrs Night shift 15/4 Still motor Sea slight 6hrs Night shift 16/4 Still motor Attempt sailing but fail Katmai fuel exchange for crepes - Katmai short of fuel! 6hrs Night shift 17/4 Still motor Passage getting tedious! Sails just before midnight! 6 hours night shift 18/4 6.00 - Sea calm Motor sail 2nd reef 12.00 - Sea 2 metres ve karışık 20kts - difficult to control yacht due to lack of forward power. Better with sail and hydravane A difficult 24 hours! 6 hours night shift 19/4 - At sea day 10 Arrive Masa Alam Helmed to anchor Re fuel and fresh provision I am exhausted Motor Sea 1m 6 hours nightshift 20/4 Motor wind against us! Sea state increased from 1m to 2.5m Midday Sort shelter at El Qoseir Helmed to anchor within 6 metres! ⚓ 😊 18.00 left as wind better but big mistake? Increased to 25kts gusts to 34kts Engine and Autopilot could not handle 8 hours night shift 21/4 25kts gusts to 34kts Waves building to 3m but easier to steer using autopilot Midday arrive Şafağa Islands to shelter ⚓ Wind turbine has lost blades 😂 22/4 6.00 Wind gusting 26kts in anchorage Egyptian Navy tell us to leave Too rough for them to board in anchorage! Leave in 30kts motor Engine fails offshore due to fuel filter and dirty fuel. Put mainsail jib and Genoa up Wind and waves difficult. 4hrs sailing with gusts of 37kts whilst Rick repairs engine Arrive Soma Bay. 3 hours night 23/4 ⚓ Soma Bay Further work on engine Water pump fails 24/4 ⚓ Soma Bay Water pump fixed Still no fuel 25/4 Fuel arrives Midday leave Soma Bay Sea calm Motor with jib Then motor Doing regular fuel filter checks Navigate through reefs at night towards Suez. Lots of fishing boats also. 6 hours night 26/4 - Day 17 at sea Motor sea calm Checkin with Janner II at El Tur as has battery problems Wind increased 20kts Continued to anchorage north of Abu Durba Ras Jihan to wait Janner II joins 12.00 Anchor 23.00 Weather 9kts leave anchor Buddy now with Janner 5 hours night 27/4 1 metre swell Aiming to anchor Abu Zenima Weather window continues so do not anchor 15.00 anchor at Ras Matarma 28/4 - Day 19 at sea 32776 Toilet repair 8.00 wind against again 15kts 🙄 Wind drops as we approach Suez Navigating between ships 16.00 Arrive Suez 😍 18.00 Measured by pilot boat

Socotra to Djibouti 2026 994Nm 31/3 21.00 Motor 4hrs Night watch 01/04 01.30 Motor sail Sea slight 09.30 Full sail Sea 2 metre swell 6hrs Night watch 02/04 Motor sail watermaker/batteries 16.00 Full sail Rolling 6hrs Night watch 03/04 Wing on wing Really rocking and rolling 20.00 wind vane got stuck off course 6hrs Night watch 04/04 Wing on wing Rocking better 18.00 Motor battery recharge 03.00 Lose AIS 6hrs Night watch 05/04 Wing on wing 18.00 motor Toilet still not right 6hrs Night watch 06/04 Motor Sea calm at last! 6hrs Night watch 07/04 6.30 arrive

Maldives to Socotra 2026 1657Nm 17/3 13.00 start Motored sea slight Watermaker/recharge batteries 5 night hours Engine slight faltering on revs 18/3 07.00 engine failed Sea slight Dolphins🐬 Slow sailing at average of 2 kts 16.00 Engine fixed Double shift no sleep 5 night hours 19/3 Motor sailing 🐢 Sea slight 19.00 Full sail and hydravane SOG 5-6kts 5 night hours 20/3 Full sail with hydravane Sea moderate SOG 4-5kts 20.00 Wind dropped motor 5 night hours 21/3 Sailing wing on wing SOG 5kts Motor overnight 5 night hours 22/3 Full sail and hydravane 5 night hours 23/3 Wing on wing sail and hydravane Motor wing on wing 5 night hours 24/3 Motor wing on wing 5 night hours 25/3 Full sail wing on wing 1.5m swell 5 night hours 26/3 Full sail wing on wing 1.5m swell 5 night hours 27/3 Mixture of sail and motor 5 night hours 28/3 Arrive 7am

Sri Lanka to Maldives 2026 605Nm 10/3 16.30 leave Galle Sail 1 reef plus jib Above 6kts Following sea 1.5 swell Radio'd tanker to make sure he had seen us. Swell increased 2m 4 night hours 11/3 Swell 1 metre Reef 1 broke Full sail with hydravane Wind dropped so motor sail pm. Water maker and battery top up 4 night hours 12/3 Rain squaul 7am.Free boat clean! Swell 1.5 metre Full sail with hydravane 6.5kts Really rolling today. Wind died 18.00 Motor 4 night hours 13/3 Motor day Small sea swell 4 night hours 14/3 Arrive

Langkawi to SriLanka 1755Nm 14 days 21/2 - Langkawi to Rebak 16nm 4.5hr Fuelled up at fuelling barge then Jib and motor. Sea slight 22/2 - Rebak to Ko Butang 38nm 8hr Motor no wind. Sea slight 23/2 - Ko Butang - 6 night hours Motor 24/2 Andaman Sea 6 night hours Motor. Sea smooth. Dolphins Whale 25/2 Andaman Sea Motor sail Ship bingo all day! 8 night hours Wind electronics failure Big storm. Had to manual helm! Got soaked. 26/2 Bay of Bengal Motor sail main and foresail 6 night hours 2 metre swell Drying out after storms Full sail with hydravane 27/2 Bay of Bengal Full sail with hydravane 6 night hours 28/2 Bay of Bengal Motor sail by evening full sail with hydravane Fishing boat encounter 6 night hours 1/3 Bay of Bengal All day sail with hydravane 6 night hours 2/3 Bay of Bengal Long day. Sea slight. No wind. Mostly motor sail 6 night hours 3/3 Bay of Bengal Slow motor sail day Sea calm 6 night hours Lunar eclipse 4/3 Bay of Bengal Shark??? Fishing boat cigarettes Motor sail 6 night hours The sea merges into the sky Submarine sinks Iranian warship within 40Nm.😢 5/3 Bay of Bengal Motor sail morning Full sail and hydravane afternoon 6/3 - Morning arrival!

9/2 - Phuket - Labu North Sail/motor - smooth force 1 Motor helmed to anchor 4hrs 46 min 18.5Nm 10/2 - Labu North - Ko Rok Full sail - wind easterly 7kts Force 3-6 Smooth/slight 1 reef 12.40 - Motor sail Put down anchor 11hrs 19min 61Nm 11/2- Ko Rok - Ko PiPi Night Sail Motor sea smooth 04.20 Main sail reef 1 04.25 Jib up 08.00 - 10.00 Motor main mix 10.10 reef 1 taken out 47.5Nm 52.1Nm actual 12/2- Ko Lipe - Langkawi 6.10 start Main sail TWS 15kts Jib Sea slight 6.50 Reef 1 main 07.05 reef 2 around wind generator Jib furling line slipping. 07.30 SOG 6.5 sea state + wind increasing 18kts 7.45 Helm lost all electronics Electronics 9.00 Motor sail electronics issues 9.20 Full sail 13kts 11.50 Released wind generator so we could tack. 13.00 Motor sail 13.30 Full sail tacking down course 119 bearing 16kts sea slight 13.45 Engine + mainsail 17.00 Engine overheat 15.00 Mob drill The continued motor+mainsai

6/11 - Nongsa Point Marina Arrive 8/11 - Nongsa Point Batam to Iskandar Puteri Malaysia 53Nm Wind - NW 5-6 increasing to 16 Sea state - 1 metre Weather - Fair Motor/Jib Engine overheated. Height issue Second Link Bridge 16-17/11 Iskander Puteri to Admiral Marina Overnight Motor/jib Navigation through lots of ships Sea 0.5 m Weather fair 23/11 - Admiral Marina to Royal Selangor Left in rain storm - very wet journey No wind - motor Sea state 1m Arrived in torrential rain 25/11 - Royal Selangor Yacht Club to Coral Beach Pangkor Debris and river current big concern in river Motor/jib/Main sail Sea state 0.5m to 1m Weather fair Sea debris off Pulah Tengah Swell increased to 2m 26/11 - Coral Beach Pangkor to Pangkor Marina Motor Sea 1-2metre Wind 15 - 20kts 4/12 - Pangkor Marina to Pulau Talang Motor/jib Poor visibility but cleared Sea 0.5m Fishing buoys lots Anchor 5/12 - Pulau Talang - Pulau Kendi Motor/jib Sea calm Fishing Buoys and boats lots Avoidance action taken for trawling fishing boat. Anchor 7/12 - Palau Kendi - Jerejak Motor Sea 0.5 Anchor 8/12 - Jerejak - Straits Key Marina Penang Motor Passing under Penang Bridge Sea 0.5 Anchor 9/12 - Dingy motor fails 10/12 - Straits Key Marina Penang - Pulau Singa Besar Motor/jib Sail with reef Wind 20kts Sea 1.5m Avoiding action for trawler Motor to anchor Anchor 12/12 - Pulau Singa Besar South Anchor to North Anchor to Rebak No wind Manual Helm all the way. Motor to Anchor Sea calm 15/12 - Rebak to Royal Yacht Club Langkawi Yacht handling practice Wind 20-25kts Sea 0.5 - 1 metre Manual Helm all the way