2012 Blog

Majunga…..

Majunga….. 09 Novemeber 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, Well, the guide book and Des and Nell of \”Gambit\” said, \”don\’t go there!\”… The guide book further says, when the prison closed…all the thieves and murderers came here….. Food for thought. However, I wanted to top off fuel and go to a last market before we …

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Russian Bay to Berangomania Bay, on to Moramba Bay…..

Russian Bay to Berangomania Bay, on to Moramaba Bay….. 05-07 November 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, We\’d heard about a nice anchorage and \”local experience\” in Baramahamay Bay, but it was only another 16 miles and a restaurant ashore didn\’t appeal much as both Captain and Crew had a bit of \”tourista\” from our eating …

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Getting ready to head South, Happy Birthday Nikki!……

Getting Ready to head South, Happy Birthday Nikki!….. 01-04 November 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, We departed Hellville for a 1 1/2 hour trip to the next door island, Nosy Komba. This had a lovely anchorage, lots of local shops and a reasonable restaurant which the four of us, Dave, Kathy, Nikki and Scott. After …

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Sakatia and off to HELLville……

Sakatia and off to HELLville….. We first anchored at the small island of Sakatia just northwest of Nose Be. We\’d heard good things about one of the fishing lodges here and that they could help us with advice on how to check in. The owner of the lodge no longer lives there, but his immediate …

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Eight Days a Week, Welcome to Madagascar!…..

Eight Days a Week, Welcome to Madagascar!….. 25 October 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere, +3 UTC) Dear F&F, Well we\’re here! 8 days, 10 hours and overall, a pretty nice trip. Friends Dave and Kathy on \”Sunflower\” should be here tomorrow afternoon and may be in for a blustery night according to the weather. There are two …

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At The \”Top\”, Cap d\’ Ambre, Madagascar…..

At The \”Top\”, Cap d\’ Ambre, Madagascar….. 25 October 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere +3 UTC) Dear F&F, Land Ho! at 5:30 local time, we spotted several hills ashore on Northern Madagascar from about 25 miles away. We\’ve flown the spinnaker all night and it was a lovely night and sail. The winds were from behind us …

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A Slow Day….

A Slow Day….. 24 October 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, Yesterday was a slow one. It started out fast but then we hit a strong and unexpected \”head current\” which retarded our speed up to 2 knots for awhile! This along with the diminishing winds (as predicted), have slowed us considerably. Yesterday\’s run was a …

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We\’re Getting Close…..

We\’re Getting Close….. 23 October 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, Last night was a beautiful sail. The seas at only 2 meters, long and pretty smooth. The wind has been around 17-20 knots just aft the port beam, but we\’re able to carry our genoa winged out to weather on the pole. We\’re starting to …

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Thoughts from the West Indian Ocean…..

Thoughts from the West Indian Ocean….. 22 October 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, We left Los Angeles, California 5 years ago. So much has happened. Yesterday \”Beach House\” was literally half way round the world from where we started. Playing on the old riddle, \”How far can you run into the forest?\”…..\”Half way, as beyond …

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Thoughts from the Mascarene Plateau…..

Thoughts from the Mascarene Plateau….. 20 October 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, As I begin this blog, it\’s 6:45 a.m. local time and I\’ve just had to wipe the spray from the cockpit off the keyboard! It\’s a bit \”boisterous\” out here…:-) We\’ve had two reefs in the main and the staysail up since sunset …

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