Episode 141: Becoming Pigeon Whisperers?
As we await our borders to open up as well as Namibian borders we opted to get some sight seeing done + a few boat tasks at hand. We wanted to vented the area where our inverter is just to reduce the amount of heat...
Episode 140:
As time is flying by and the clock is ticking, we are starting to feel the pressure to leave South Africa. The travel ban provincially has been lifted in South Africa and it's only about time that the you will be able to travel internationally...
Join Jupiter and crew sailing south Africa. We go shooting wild animals (photos of course!) before Jupiter goes back into the water. And then we sail the wild coast of Africa to the beautiful town of Knysna. Don't skip our new segment... Jupiters Galley!
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Episode 139: We are in the MIDDLE of NOWHERE!
We took a much needed soul rejuvenating trip to our friends farm up in Skaap Vlei. If you're wondering where that is.. don't worry.. we didn't know either until we go there (it's in the middle of nowhere) As ...
Jupiter² sails across the Mozambique channel to Richards Bay, South Africa. And its that time of year again. Haul Out. And this one was a bit longer than planned. But it wasn't all hard work. We made time for play.
This episode is dedicated to our dear d...
Episode 130:
Ricky has been super busy building up our sailing kitty again by working on a boat here at the V&A Waterfront installing a lithium battery setup for them. Ricky also shows you the battery setup he has installed on SV Nauti Nauti (A 40ft Le...
Episode 126
Since being stuck in Lock down since the end of March, we used the first couple of weeks to do absolutely nothing... we got so bored and fidgety we decided why not finish all the boat projects left to do now so once the travel ban is lifted we ...
Our sailboat was the production catamaran of her day. Now we're boarding the Leopard 45 which is the modern-day “floating apartment” version. The question that begs to be answered…can it sail and is it a better boat?
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A wild game safari, a seriously serious gin experience and a close call in the Wilderness. Never a dull moment with our South African friends.
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BEAUTIFUL CAPE TOWN sailing! After arriving in Cape Town after crossing the Atlantic from Brazil, we enjoy spending time with friends and have a lot of fun climbing Table Mountain, cruise around the Waterfront and then sail around the notorious Cape of Goo...
EP. 121It was an Experience of a lifetime to climb up Table Mountain in South Africa and see the most beautiful views in the world
Prior to all the Quarantine and Lock downs that have taken place in South Africa & most of the world, we were able to tra...
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Join us for a realtime update of our lockdown on a boat situation in South Africa on board Jupiter2... we explore the pending decisions regarding our cruising plans. Can we sail to Brazil? if not Ca...
Would you cross an ocean to see an old friend? We meet our sailing friends Rufus & Kate in their home country of South Africa, explore rugged coastlines, wine farms & find our inner caveman deep inside the Cango Caves.
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EP. 120
Prior to all the Quarantine and Lock downs that have taken place in South Africa & most of the world, we were able to head up to Mozambique and go visit Ricky's family. We got to explore the markets in Maputo and take a trip to Ponta do Ouro to...
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EP 119
We say our bon voyage to Rob! (We sure are going to miss his contagious laugh & good spirit but thank goodness for social media so we can keep in contact) Thanks to Eric & the Cape Town Yacht Services crew for helping us get Lady Africa shi...
EP 118: Travel by Sea into CapeTown
We arrived in Cape Town! We got to experience a few things before this Corona Virus hit our shores. So we enjoyed the few weeks we had of sight seeing before our plans all have come to a halt. 😫 Travel by Sea into Cap...
Ep 111
We took her out for the first time & man I thought the boat launch would be emotional. What an amazing day.
The engines were running like a dream, we anchored off the pierre and swam, put out our fishing rods and caught some tuna. Went into the ...
Ep 110
We did it!! We launched Lady Africa!! Two long hard years of fiberglass, epoxy, sweat, tears and some blood every now & again! 🤣🤣 Thanks to everyone who supported our rebuild process & always had encouraging messages to give us. We app...
(EP 108)
We are back!! Happy 2020 everybody! Well besides finishing up the last project we had we can now officially tick off our engines! They are running like a dream. We installed our saloon fans as it's getting pretty toasty now that it's summer here i...
We have decided to prioritize a bit at the moment. Everything has just gotten so overwhelming between juggling our boat and other projects we have had so we have taken a step back from YouTube till January to focus on finishing our boat & getting these...
(Ep.107)
Although it's been a tough week from our rental car getting bumped & Ricky's wallet getting stolen, there was a silver lining to it all. Our name finally has been placed on the boat & man what a sweet day it was. We were over the moon &...
(Ep.105)
Ricky shows you some of the work he's been up to when he's not working on our boat & we tick two things off our list... Epoxy hull & Anti fouling. Cheerio!! So excited we are really excited to get in the water now. We bummed we couldn't w...
(Ep.103)
We had a epic week away with my family & had my cousins from the US visit us here in South Africa for my brothers wedding! We got back to the boat and it was time to install our engine gauges & connect up our engine controls. Next step wa...
We took a guided tour of the Maverick 440 Catamaran at this year's Annapolis Sailboat Show. It has been a boat we have been a fan of in the past shows and I did get a chance to get a guided tour of the factory where it is built when I was in South Africa....
(Ep.102)
The time has come.. to put in our engines. We had a few questions on how exactly were we planning on installing our two new Vetus engines and fitting them through our tiny doors...well here is the answer to your awaited question.
Once the engin...
(Ep.101)
We cut our engine beds to size & now it was time to bond and fiberglass in the babies in and cut out the whole for our new sail drive.. It was so SCARY & nerve wrecking but the sail drive fit like a glove!
Happy days!!
What's left on ...
(Ep.100)
Wow, can you believe we're on episode 100 already!! Que the celebration for when we are in the water! ;)
So this week we got all our goodies from Vetus in the previous episode we set out to start installing it which meant grinding down inside our...
(Ep.99)
So we got in our van (courtesy of Leon & Angie) and headed down to Cape Town to go pick up our new Vetus 3 cylinder 27hp New diesel engines & everything we need to install them and running smoothly! We were so excited! Words cannot describ...
Ep203. This is the final episode of the South Atlantic Voyage. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we finish my 8 weeks, Transatlantic sailing voyage. We have sailed through the doldrums and over the equator and make landfall on the island of Grenada.
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Ep202. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We sail away from the Brazilian Island of Fernando De Noronha and will be crossing the equator toward the Island of Grenada.
Cro...
Ep201. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We have sailed 4,000 miles from Cape Town South Africa to the Brazilian Island of Fernando De Noronha. We will be losing Steve, ...
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More amazing news to follow! We have been blessed to know people who want us to succeed and are even more blessed to have them as friends!
Thank you so much to Glen from Utah Home Mag for making this dream of having two new engines a possibility...
Ep200. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We arrive at the Brazilian Island of Fernando De Noronha after a 12-day sailing passage. We explore the beautiful Island and see...
(Ep.97)
WE RECEIVED SOME AMAZING NEWS!
When the cat's away the mice will play.. While I was away in Pretoria for my sister in laws bachelorette party, Ricky went out fishing with the guys. He managed to catch us lunch for a few days which was nice. Ricky ...
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