Searching for Coconuts  pronoun (name or title) example: "they have lost their minds, they must be searching for coconuts" (can also be used to describe two amazingly cool people sailing on their 1976 classic sailboat)

Maia /ma-ee-ya / pronoun (name or title) of a boat unfortunate enough to have the two above individuals as owners (also a Maori term "to be brave". She is a Pacific38 sailboat designed and built by Claude Allen Smith in 1976, by Smith's Boatyard, Whanagrei, New Zealand.

Hey everyone, and welcome to our blog. We are Derek and Nicole, a South African couple starting their sailing adventures in South East Asia, on our new-to-us, forever-home, Maia. Following years of planning and dreaming, we finally found the boat for us, did some upgrades , repairs and services, and together look forward to many years of adventures and experiences.

After some amazing success with offering animated sailing tutorials on YouTube, we are currently documenting our lives and our travels. Your support would be greatly appreciated, and we look forward to sharing this awesome journey with you...