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Sailing To Brazil – Our Final Leg
For a while the seas were flat, almost glassy and, with no wind, we had a calm start to the 240-nautical-mile motor from Fernando de...
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Two Drifters
- Mar 15
- 2 min
Sailing To Brazil – One More Sleep
This leg is up there as being one of the most frustrating and stressful trips for us to date. It’s been particularly dramatic since...
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Two Drifters
- Mar 13
- 2 min
Sailing To Brazil – Digging Deep
This leg has now become a marathon and we’re having to dig deep to keep focused while getting used to a gruelling shift pattern. Ferg,...
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- Mar 11
- 2 min
Sailing To Brazil – Houston, we have a problem!
At sunset on Thursday, our joy of using ‘Harry’ the second autopilot came to an abrupt end. Just as we were making a sail change and...
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- Mar 9
- 2 min
Sailing To Brazil – The Drama Continues
Wednesday evening and we were listening to the sounds of catchy Brazilian music as the sun went down. Ferg was at the back of the boat...
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- Mar 8
- 2 min
Sailing To Brazil – Dolphins & Destination Dining
It’s 5am and I’m on night watch with Ferg. The parasail is back out and we’re sailing well – in fact we’re stonking along at over 8kts....
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- Mar 6
- 2 min
Sailing To Brazil – Speedy Sunday
Well the wind got the better of us, not once, but twice yesterday – and both times without prior warning. On our sunrise shift, a 27kt...
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- Mar 4
- 2 min
Sailing To Brazil – An Eventful First Day!
The locals in St Helena advised there was an unusual 2.2 metre swell picking up from the north on Friday, which would make the anchorage...
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- Mar 3
- 2 min
St Helena – Stepping Back in Time
We love exploring new destinations. It’s not just a case of visiting somewhere new, but our intrepid curiosity encourages us to see as...
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- Feb 25
- 1 min
Sailing To St Helena – We’ve Arrived!
Today we awoke to cloud and a very grey sky, but that didn’t deter us. Spirits were high; we’d sailed very well overnight and were...
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- Feb 24
- 1 min
Sailing To St Helena – We’re Nearly There!
It’s Day 11…and we’re almost there. Just one more night watch to go and we hope to get to St Helena tomorrow in time for Sparkling...
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- Feb 22
- 2 min
Sailing To St Helena – Stars In Your Eyes
Sailing offshore, hundreds of miles away from land and civilisation isn’t for everyone. It’s been about four days since we last saw...
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- Feb 20
- 2 min
Sailing To St Helena – Smiles & Sails
What a difference a day makes…I’m pleased to report we’ve now lost the huge swell, the seas have settled right down and the wind has all...
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- Feb 18
- 2 min
Sailing To St Helena – Swell & Stars
Over the last few days we’ve been dealing with a hefty three-metre swell behind us. So as we’re sailing, the boat gets lifted up and...
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Two Drifters
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Sailing To St Helena– It’s All Gone Wibbly Wobbly
The seas have picked up and are a little confused as we’re dealing with two swell patterns along with a steady 20-25kts of wind. So...
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Two Drifters
- Feb 15
- 2 min
Sailing To St Helena – St Valentine’s Day Antics
When on an offshore passage, the first night shift is usually the hardest. You have to adjust to a new rhythm and get used to being up at...
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Two Drifters
- Feb 13
- 2 min
Sailing To St Helena – Departing Cape Town
Nev here and welcome to the first blog as we sail from Cape Town to St Helena. As with any departure on an offshore passage, no matter...
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- Feb 9
- 1 min
The Art Of Astro-Navigation
Ferg has been brushing up his skipper skills. As part of his ongoing RYA Yachtmaster Ocean qualification, a requirement is to navigate a...
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Two Drifters
- Oct 21, 2022
- 6 min
Sailing Highs & Lows – Part Two
With an eight-year sailing adventure under our belts, in the final of our two blogs about our best and worst bits, we spill the beans...
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Jenevora Swann
- Oct 11, 2022
- 6 min
So What Were Our Best (& Worst) Bits?
Eight years ago, we stepped off the treadmill and into a life of adventure and challenges. At first, we really didn’t know what we were...
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