Where has Southern Star been?
Robbie and Jo’s previous journeys
COUNTRIES VISITED:
- New Zealand -November 2013 to May 2104 -almost circumnavigated NZ except the upper West Coast of the South Island
- Vanuatu – May 2014 to June 2014 -arrived in Anatom and departed from Aore Island near Luganville
- Australia July 2014 to August 2014 – arrived in Cairns to meet the Sail2Indonesia rally and departed from Horn Island
- Indonesia August 2014 to November 2014 – arrived in Saumlaki, departing from Bintan November 2014
- Singapore arrived 25 November 2014 -6 December 2014
- Malaysia arrived 7 December 2014 – 24 January 2015
- Thailand arrived 24 January 2015 in Koh Lipe – Southern Star departed from Phuket on the M.V. Wiebke for Thailand on 29 April 2015
- Turkey arrived 16 May 2015 in Fethiye aboard the M.V. Weibke – Departed on 2nd July 2015 for Greece
- Greece arrived 2 July 2015 Pythogoria on Samos Departed on 5 August
- Italy arrived 5 August 2015 in Santa Maria De Leuca Departed Rome on 7 September 2015
- Corsica (French) Arrived 8 September 2015 in Bastia, Corsica Departed Corsica 15 September 2015
- France mainland, Nice arrived 16 September 2015 -departed Sete 2nd October 2015
- Spain Cala De Port Litlegat arrived 2nd October- departed 20 November 2015
- Gibraltar arrived 20 November 2015 – departed 25 November 2015
- Tarifa Spain arrived 25 November 2015 – departed 27 November 2015
- Morocco Africa arrived Mohammedia 28 November 2015 – departed Agadir 10 December 2015
- Canary Islands arrived Lanzarote 12 December 2015 – Departed Port Mogan 8 January 2016
- Cape Verde Mindelo Marina arrived 14 January 2016 3.30am – Departed 16 January 2016 to cross the Atlantic Ocean
- Barbados arrived at Port St Charles 30 January 2016 – Departed Port St Charles 8 February 2016
- Carriacou arrived 9 February 2016 Hillsborough – Departed Tyrell Bay on 11 February 2016
- Union Island arrived Clifton 11 February 2016 – Departed Clifton on 13 February 2016
- Mayreau Island arrived Salt Whistle Bay 13 February – Departed Chateaubelair Saint Vincent 19 February 2016
- Saint Lucia arrived Jalousie Cove 19 February 2016 -Departed Rodney Bay Marina 28 February 2016
- Martinique arrived Fort De France 28 February 2016 – Departed St Pierre 3rd March 2016
- Dominica arrived Roseau 3rd March 2016 – Departed Portsmouth 6th March 2016
- Guadeloupe the Saints arrived Anse Fideling 6th March 2016 – Departed Deshaies 8th March 2016
- Antigua arrived English Harbour 8th March 2016 – Departed from the island of Barbuda 25 March 2016
- St Barts arrived Gustavia 25 March 2016 -Departed from Anse Columbia 28 March 2016
- Sint Maarten/St Martin arrived Phillipsburg 28 March 2016 – departed Fort Louis 5th April 2016
- St Croix (US Virgin Islands) arrived Christiansted 6 April 2016 – departed St John 11 April 2016
- Virgin Gorda British Virgin Islands arrived Virgin Gorda 11 April 2016 – departed Jost Van Dyke 25 April 2016
- Culebra Puerto Rico arrived 25 April 2016 – Departed Salinas 1st May 2016
- Turks and Caicos Islands arrived Provenciales Turtle Cove Marina 4th May 2016 – departed The Bight near Trurtle Cove Marina 10 May 2016
- The Bahamas arrived Mayaguana Abrahams Bay on 10 May 2016 – Departed South Bimini 2nd June 2016
- The USA arrived Fort Lauderdale 2nd June 2016 –
OCEANS AND SEAS WE’VE CRUISED:
- Pacific Ocean
- Coral Sea
- Torres Straight
- Arafura Sea
- Banda Sea
- Flores Sea
- Bali Sea
- Java Sea
- South China Sea
- The Singapore Straights
- The Malacca Straights
- Bay of Bengal
- The Andaman Sea
- The Mediterranean Sea
- The Agean Sea
- The Ionian Sea
- The Tyrrhenian Sea
- The Ligurian Sea
- The Alboran Sea
- The Gibraltar Straights
- The Atlantic Ocean
- The Caribbean Sea
- The North Atlantic Ocean
- The ICW (Inter Coastal Waterway)
DESTINATIONS COMING UP:
- Home !
Some facts on Indonesia:
- Population is over 238 million people, over half live on the island of Java
- Jakarta is the capital with a population of 20 million people
- Median age is 26
- Over 17,500 islands in the archipelago of Indonesia
- Only 6,000 islands are inhabited
- It has the worlds longest coastline at 54,370 kilometres
- Marco Polo was the first European to arrive, in 1292, followed by the Portugese in 1509, and the Dutch at the end of the 16th The republic of Indonesia was declared in 1945
- A succession of dictatorships led by military leaders ended in 1998 and the country is now ruled by a democratically elected Government
- There are only two seasons – wet and Dry – July to September is the dry season
- Flag is two panels, red over white, boats must fly a courtesy flag & it should not be smaller, or flown lower than our national flag
- Currency is the rupiah -10,000 rupiah is approximately $10 Australian
- Indonesia has the highest population of Muslims in the world
- Muslims are forbidden alcohol and pork
- You should always use your right hand to eat, give or receive when in Muslim company
- There are over 580 languages and dialects spoken, the official language is Bahasa Indonesia – Good morning is Selamat Pagi
- Corrupt Government officials are not uncommon
- With 200-300 volcanoes it has the worlds greatest active concentration
- Krakatau, in the Sundra Straight, off Java’s West Coast, is the most famous volcanoe, it killed over 36,000 people, with Tsunamis up to 40metres high in 1883, It continues to grow at a phenominal 20 inches a month…
- Commercial logging of the extensive tropical rainforests causes regional and international controversy
- After Brazil, Indonesia has the highest annual deforestation rate in the world
- Komodo Island has the worlds largest lizard -the 3m long, 150 kilo, monitor lizard