SAILING TEATIME

Happy Easter from the deck of Teatime! 🐰⛵ This year, our holiday table is set in a marina in the Maldives. The fresh braided bread and bunny rolls came straight from our boat’s oven, and the napkin bunnies brought a little spring vibe to the tropics. Wherever you are in the world, our family wishes you a very happy, relaxing holiday and a wonderful teatime! ☕🌷 How are you spending your day today?

You know you’re preparing for a massive ocean crossing when your days consist of carrying giant fuel jerrycans and buying a concerning amount of toilet paper and snacks! ⛽️🛒

Getting the brand new Infinitea ready for the remote tropics meant weeks of intense work in the Malaysian heat. Swipe through to see the reality of outfitting two boats for an 11-day Indian Ocean passage:
🏗️ Hauling the boat out for maintenance.
🔧 Crawling into impossibly tight spaces for installations (Olivia’s favorite “bed”).
🖨️ 3D printing custom AC parts right on board because the right joint didn’t exist in Asia.
🪢 Our young crew members sharpening their knot skills and keeping morale high with some onboard baking. 🍪

We couldn’t have pulled this off alone. A massive shoutout to Joris and Olivia ( .afloat ) and Kyle ( ), who dove straight into the sweaty, dusty work with us. 🙌

In the final video, you can hear the roll call as we finally drop the lines. Huge thanks to .andrew for capturing this amazing departure moment! 🎥

Next stop: crossing the ocean to the Maldives! 🌊⛵️

Which part of boat prep looks the most “fun” to you? 👇

Happy New Year! ✨
We hope you’re having a great last day of the year, or already a good first day of the new one.

We’re in Malaysia, on Rebak Island in Langkawi.
In January we hope to head out into the Indian Ocean toward the Maldives, so besides normal life aboard, we’re deep in prep mode with INFINITEA and TEATIME. It’s that familiar pre-departure season: an endless list, lots of prioritising, deciding what must be done before we go, what would be nice to finish, and what can wait.

We’re also waiting on parts. A package from Germany was shipped on Dec 11 and hasn’t updated since Dec 12. Hopefully it’s found and makes it here in time.

It’s already past midnight here, so it’s 2026 on the island. We spent New Year’s Eve as a family of four: long walks around the island, then at midnight we went down to the beach, toasted, ate homemade pogácsa from the boat, and watched fireworks across the water.

Thank you for being with us and for all your messages this year.
Wishing you a happy 2026, calm seas, and fair winds. ⛵️✨