Dodging Whales on a Rough 200 Mile Overnight Sail to Indonesia’s World Famous Wakatobi S4-Ep91

We tried to pick a nice weather window for a relaxed sail from Pulau Buru to Wangi Wangi, the northern most of the Wakatobi Islands but the South East trade winds decided to blow stronger and longer giving us a very bumpy overnight passage. We unexpectedly encountered whales, including a massive one longer than the boat that passed by quite close. As he headed for us, we weren’t sure whether to be thrilled or petrified.
We joined a number of the Sail to Indonesia Rally fleet and enjoyed the luxury of being tied to a marina style dock for a 10 day stay in the harbour at Wanci. Here we had a great time socialising, exploring the island including the historic Liyah Toga Fort, and experiencing much of the fascinating culture of this unique area. In particular, Karen loved the traditional hand weaving, traditional dance and amazing Kabuenga courtship festival on the neighbouring Kambode Island.
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Wakatobi Island, Beautiful ❤️

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Absolutely beautiful islands

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Very nice cheers guys!

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Our pleasure!

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Terima kasih, bagus sekali.

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Sama Sama

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Another fantastic video

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Thanks so much Petra

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Great video cheers,place looks beautiful.So berths were free?Do you need to check in to each port on different islands?thanks guys safe sailing.

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Thanks for taking the time to comment. We really appreciate it and are so glad your enjoyed the show. Wakatobi is simply ANOTHER stunning part of Indonesia. We keep using the word "paradise" because we can't come up with any other word that does these islands justice. Yep! The berths were FREE. There's no need for pleasure vessels to check in from port to port in Indonesia however commercial ones do.

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@@Dreamtimesail cheers guys,really appreciate your reply.So is the a squad that sail over every year type thing from Oz,I’d be interested in the future to join in,cheers.

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@@svthorasailing4868 We sailed from Australia with a rally that leaves each July. We will do a full review of the rally organisation in a future episode. Like all things, there were good and bad aspect to it and we actually went our own way most of the time. Cheers!