2013 Cape Town to Trinidad Voyage – Blog

Space…the final frontier!…..

Space…the final frontier!….. July 20th, 2013 Time: -3 on GMT Happy 44th anniversary of the first walk on the moon! It was 44 years ago today that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took that first step. We were indeed able to get in to the Space Center tour yesterday. Despite the long waiting list, only …

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Cayenne to Ille de Salut (Devil\’s Island)…..

Cayenne to Ille de Salut (Devil\’s Island)….. July 19th, 2013 – Time: -3 on GMT We were able to rent a car in Cayenne and a very nice young guy who spoke fluent English (originally from Guiana ex: Brit Colony) gave us a bit of tour of the town. Andre brought us to the Tourist …

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Arrival at Cayenne, French Guyana…..

Ariival at Cayenne, French Guyana….. July 14th 2013 – Time: -3 on GMT We motored yet again most of yesterday, teasing our record previous motor sail at 72 hours. Fortunately, with a few sailing attempts including yesterday afternoons few hour spinnaker run, we didn\’t break it! Late yesterday, we again tried to use the spinnaker …

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Forteleza, Brazil to Cayenne, French Guyana…..Day 5

Forteleza, Brazil to Cayenne, French Guyana…..Day 5 July 13th, 2013 – Time -3 on GMT We got the current back yesterday and it really showed in the days run of 190 miles. All but 2 1/2 motoring! We did put the spinnaker up for a few hours, but the heading was really bad and the …

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Forteleza to Cayenne, French Guyana…..Day 4

Forteleza to Cayenne, French Guyana…..Day 4 July 12th, 2013 Time: -3 on GMT Yesterday we just motored. The water has not turned Amazon green, but I suspect the south side of the \”fan\” was negating the nice current push we were getting. Today, we\’re on the north side of the \”fan\” that is the Amazon\’s …

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Forteleza to Cayenne…..Day 3

Forteleza to Cayenne…..Day 3 July 11th, 2013 (Northern & Western Hemisphere) Time: -3 on GMT The Amazon Between our hulls? We\’ve been motoring for the last 27 hours. NO WIND. The prediction says that in about 5-7 hours it is supposed to come up to 8-14 off our stern. If so, we may be able …

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Forteleza to Cayenne….Day 2

Forteleza to Cayenne….Day 2 July 10th, 2013 (CROSSED THE EQUATOR LAST NIGHT) Time: -3 on GMT This is the first time \”Beach House\” has been in the Northern Hemisphere since June of 2009 when Cindy and I went from Cocos Island, Costa Rica to the Galapagos. Yesterday with did it with smoke and mirrors! The …

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Forteleza Goodbye…\”Hot\” Cayenne on the menu!…..

Forteleza Goodbye…\”Hot\” Cayenne on the menu!….. July 8-9th, 2013, (Western Hemisphere) Time: -3 on GMT The Marina Park Hotel where our Marina was, hosted a \”SAMBA BRAZIL\” event last Saturday night. Nikki and I got tickets and joined the 30,000 screaming fans. Amazingly, the \”Samba\” culture here is very alive with the youth of Brazil. …

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Forteleza…..Day 1

Forteleza…..Day 1 July 4th, 2013 – Time: -3 on GMT Happy 4th of July to all our Yankee Doodle friends around the world! We arrived at Forteleza around 8 a.m. in a blustery southeasterly. Once we came around the southeast end of the bay, the conditions became flat. The first thing we noticed was the …

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Fernando de Noronha to Forteleza, Brazil……Day 1

Fernando de Noronha to Forteleza, Brazil……Day 1 July 1st, written the morning of the 2nd, 2013 (Western Hemisphere) Time: -2 on GMT We motored out from Fernando yesterday in calm conditions to the end of the island. It is a lovely island! From there, we set course to Forteleza and were sailing within about three …

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