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We didn't realize ourselves that the influence of the arctic Benguela current is that big in Namibia. Locals tell us we're even lucky with a couple of warm and very blue days. Perfect conditions to play in the sand before crossing the South Atlantic in the...

We return from Holland and have some time left to prepare the boat for the upcoming legs crossing the South Atlantic. The first leg goes from Cape Town over 700 miles north to Walvis Bay in Namibia which will take us 3,5 days accompagnied by Aline, whales,...

After crossing the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean it is now time to cross the Indian Ocean. Maybe not the biggest ocean of the three but for sure the one that impressed us the most upfront In this half year from July 23 until December 23 we sail from the ...

Summary of episodes 267 to 303, year 2 out of 3 of our circumnavigation. This part is covering the period from July 2022 to July 2023.

Our last sail this year leads us around 2 notorious capes. The first one seems to be asleep, the second one is wide awake.

We just replaced the main halyard in Durban and after 2 hours of sailing .... the whole main comes down again

After arrival in South Africa it of course makes sense to take a look at the big, small and ugly 5

Well it is kind of interesting to be pushed to the max to choose an optimal weather window and routing when crossing an ocean. This time it's only 1400 miles, but still a significant amount of water to cross. Changing forecasts and approaching weather syst...

After the technical stop in Port Louis, Mauritius we sail to France (even though still a long way from Europe) where we prepare for a very challenging crossing to Richard's Bay, South Africa

We complete the tour around the island of Mauritius to Port Louis where the next technical stop is planned. The technicians of Grand Large will fly in to prepare the boats for one of the more complex passages we will face in the upcoming weeks : crossing f...