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November 9, 2016
Position: 18º 48.222′ S 37º 46.128′ E Last night was one of the best nights of passage I have ever had. The exhilaration of gently flying across the ocean at 9 knots with nary a chop to the water, combined with the bright moonlit, star filled sky was an overwhelming experience. Add to that the […]
November 8, 2016
Position: 17º 52.23′ S 40º 23.952′ E We sailed really nicely all night under a starry sky. We have a 2.5 knot current with us now and are flying towards Mozambique at 8ish knots. It’s strange to be in the middle of the Mozambique channel on the biggest news day of the decade (in the […]
November 6, 2016
Position: 17º 9.63′ S 42º 9.3′ E We motored for 12 hours last night, hand steering the whole time. Not fun. To balance it out we had a small meteor storm and a gorgeous moon set. We are sailing again now and spirits are high. All is well.
November 6, 2016
Position: 16º 34.98′ S 43º 47.178′ E Heavy rains last night helped us balance our water supply. The sailing has been, by and large, excellent. Spending our days playing family games and listening to podcasts and our nights staring up at an impossibly starry sky. All is well
November 5, 2016
Position: 15º 52.002′ S 45º 20.598′ E What a fantastic way to start a passage. We have been steadily increasing speed all day. At the moment we are beam reaching at 7 knots in nearly flat seas. About an hour ago we overtook a big local schooner that had smoked us earlier in the day […]
November 4, 2016
Position: 15º 46.026′ S 46º 14.694′ E Katsepe will be our final anchorage in Madagascar. Just five miles from the big smoke, but feels as remote as many of the small islands we have visited here. Lots of nets to dodge, kept the sail interesting! All is well.
November 2, 2016
This is where we bid au revoir to this country that has fascinated us with its warmth, diversity, creatures, landscape, and spirit. Majhunga, a city that cruisers alternately describe as “too dangerous” or “enchanting” is far from the crystal clear water of Tany Kely, but promises an easy clearance and provisioning for our trip across […]
November 2, 2016
Position: 15º 43.878′ S 46º 18.762′ E Well that was an interesting passage. We left Morumba at 5pm, hoping to arrive in Majunga by mid-day (to get a head start on our clearing out and provisioning exercise). Poor wind and counter current slowed our progress, and by midnight we had made only 40 miles good. […]
October 31, 2016
Position: 14º 53.598′ S 47º 20.4′ E Arrived in Morabma after a great sail. Glad we left early because the land and sea breeze pattern that is like clockwork around here didn’t manifest today. Instead we got a sea breeze that took a little siesta in the middle of the day. Half of the fleet […]
October 29, 2016
Position: 14º 31.8′ S 47º 37.998′ E Nosy Saba has been one rolly anchorage. We are super grateful for the flopper stopper this morning. On the up side, it is a gorgeous spot and our friends on Yemaya say it is some of the best snorkelling they have seen so far. All is well.