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More halyard troubles – Durban to Port Elizabeth – Sailing Greatcircle (ep.325)
We just replaced the main halyard in Durban and after 2 hours of sailing .... the whole main comes down again
Greatcircle on Safari – Sailing Greatcircle (ep.323)
After arrival in South Africa it of course makes sense to take a look at the big, small and ugly 5
We lost our gennaker on the Indian Ocean – Crossing to South Africa 2 – Sailing Greatcircle (ep.322)
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...
Preparations for a challenging crossing – La Reunion to South Africa – Sailing Greatcircle (ep.319)
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
Still rounding Mauritius – Mahebourg to Port Louis – Sailing Greatcircle (ep. 318)
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...
Around Mauritius – Grand Baie to Mahebourg – Sailing Greatcircle (ep.317)
Let's go whale watching on the east coast of Mauritius before we have a talk about our future after the GLYWO
The GLYWO Grand Baie Yachtclub regatta on Mauritius – Sailing Greatcircle (ep.316)
After a couple of days in the busy Port Louis we sail around the corner to the northern Grand Baie. As the name says it's a pretty big bay with plenty of space for a lot of boats to anchor. We anchor close to the GBYC who has invited us and who will organi...
Exploring Rodrigues and sailing to Mauritius – Sailing Greatcircle (ep.315)
After speeding across the Indian Ocean we enjoy a week on the authentic and cosy island of Rodrigues. From there it's just a short 350 miles crossing to Mauritius
The next 1000 nm of Indian Ocean to Rodrigues – Sailing Greatcircle (ep.314)
Even if the combined swell and wind waves on the Indian Ocean are quite annoying we realize that it could have been a lot worse as we are able to maintain a decent average over the second thousand of nautical miles towards Rodrigues
Halfway the Indian Ocean – 1000 miles in 4 days – Sailing Greatcircle (ep.313)
It's time for another big crossing, 2000 nm from Cocos Keeling islands to Rodrigues. Luckily the Outremer makes big oceans a lot smaller and we're not even the fastest Outremer with Saga, POM III and BioTrek around us
Indian Ocean crossing – Cocos Keeling Islands – Sailing Greatcircle (ep.312)
After a couple of days on Christmas Islands it's time for the second leg of the Indian Ocean crossing. 550 nm towards the marvelous turquoise waters of Cocos Keeling Islands
