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In 2004, Jamie Furlong and Liz Cleere found SY Esper, their 1989 Oyster 435 cutter-rigged ketch, in a boatyard in Turkey. Their cat Millie jumped on board as they began their passage east through the Greek islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Yemen, Oman, India, the Maldives, Malaysia and Thailand to Indonesia.

At the height of the action in 2010, Jamie, Liz and Millie transited ‘Pirate Alley’, then hand-steered across the Indian Ocean after lightning destroyed their autopilot and a steel fishing line broke their Windpilot. In SE Asia they ripped off the teak deck and refitted the boat. Now they are continuing the passage east towards Japan and Alaska, next stop Borneo…

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