Aloha from a windy Hout Bay Yacht Club near the tip of Africa,Autumn is fast approaching in the Southern Hemisphere. The sun is taking a tad longer to rise and shine and is gracefully sinking into the ocean earlier and earlier.A couple of months ago, while sipping sundowner cocktails in the cockpit, the Captain and … Continue reading Newsletter March 2024.
Lockdown and cruising. It has been a while since I wrote a blog post, although I do keep things up to date on my Facebook pages (please join me). A lot has happened since we arrived back in South Africa after our semi (I say semi because there were some really good times) -disaster in … Continue reading Cruisers and lockdown in South Africa in 2020.
After spending a few weeks in Rio De Janiero, we finally set off to cross the Atlantic ocean all the way to South Africa. Sadly, things did not go as planned.
Final part of our "yacht repairs in Rio de Janero" experience!
Final part of our "yacht repairs in Rio de Janero" experience!
How to provision your boat, whether close to home or preparing for an ocean crossing
There is a sultry sexiness about Rio. Exhilarating, festive, fun. Our new home for the next few weeks. I am sitting in the sticky heat, on the deck of the gorgeous Sovereign 54 that we are going to do repairs on and will sail back to Cape Town, with the Sugar Loaf mountain directly in … Continue reading Yacht repairs in Rio -we have arrived.
There is a sultry sexiness about Rio. Exhilarating, festive, fun.I am sitting in the sticky heat, on the deck of the gorgeous Sovereign 54 that we are going to do repairs on and will sail back to Cape Town, with the Sugar Loaf mountain directly in front of me and Christ the Redeemer keeping watch … Continue reading Yacht repairs in Rio de Janeiro -we have arrived, all the way from Cape Town, South Africa.
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