A Tanimbar Experience

Delma had never really shown much inclination

to sail in a cruising yacht outside the confines

of the harbor. She viewed sailing "out there"

with something akin to horror. So why did she

suddenly suggest sailing across the Arafura Sea

to a remote group of islands in the far-eastern

region of Indonesia?

This is a story by the Skipper of an 8 tonne, 30-

foot cruising yacht describing an open-water

voyage with four crew members, two of whom

had virtually no sailing experience.

The Skipper's view of the i...