The doldrums around the equator are known for their enormous no-wind areas but also for a series of squalls and thunderstorms. We try to slalom in this area ...

From Jacaré Marina in Cabedelo, the port of Joao Pessoa, we have a little holiday in the charming little village of Pipa before crossing towards one of the ...

While sailing back north from Carneiros beach we follow the local regatta towards Coroa de Aviao

After a fantastic carnaval in Recife and a local briefing by Hans Hutzler, a local pilot and Outremer sailor, we sail south along the Brasilian coast. We visit ...

After a smooth South Atlantic crossing we arrive in time for some Brasilian Carnival!

Sailing Bahamas on Leopard 50 Sailing Catamaran from Exumas to Cat island, Eleuthera, Nassau, Berry islands and back to Florida crossing the Gulf stream. ...

The last 4 days of the 10 day crossing to Recife, our slowest ocean crossing so far

Carnival is calling, so we leave Saint Helena to reach Recife in time. There's not a lot of wind but enough to have a decent trip with the big sails.

Sailing Bahamas on Leopard 50 Sailing Catamaran. Sailing from Eleuthera to Exumas. Ep 3/4 1st Episode, crossing the Gulf Stream: https://youtu.be/bQS9l33Qcvs ...

Our arrival on Saint Helena is magnificent. With the rising sun on Barn Rock it just looks like it has been polished the day before. Very special this rock in ...

Champagne sailing in less than 6 days, 1300 miles from Walvis Bay in Namibia to a lonely rock in the middle of the South Atlantic ocean

Sailing Bahamas on Leopard 50 Sailing Catamaran. Sailing from Bimini to Abacos. Ep 2/4 1st Episode, crossing the Gulf Stream: https://youtu.be/bQS9l33Qcvs ...

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 ...

Leopard 50 Sailing Catamaran Review. How it Sails and Performs? Watch Sailing Bahamas episodes: https://youtu.be/bQS9l33Qcvs http://www.alivesailing.com/ ...

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 ...

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 ...

Crossing the Gulf Stream to Bimini from Florida. Sailing Bahamas on Leopard 50 Sailing Catamaran. http://www.alivesailing.com/ ...

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, ...