Author: Dimitri
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3. Lüderitz
This episode of our Tropical Dawn podcast is about the town of Lüderitz in Namibia we sailed to in our little boat, our adventures there and some of the people we met there, including a recording of part of the conversation we had with Andries/Eiitango Jetango
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2. Passage(s)
In the first episode we talked about how we got started with cruising and how we got to the point where we felt ready to set off on our first serious passage, which is where this episode picks up.
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1. Getting started
First episode of our podcast where we talk about how we got started with sailing.
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Introduction (episode 0)
Kay, Dimi, and their dog Coco host a podcast from their 31-foot boat. Starting their journey in Cape Town, South Africa, they intend to sail wherever the wind guides them, sharing their experiences along the way.
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Walvis Bay
We ended up in Walvis Bay, Namibia after our second attempt at reaching St Helena failed. Our backstay broke about two and a half days sailing from Luderitz towards St Helena, I’ll write another post about that. So we had to come here to fix the broken backstay as well as the kicker attachement to…
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Port Owen marina
On our little West coast cruise from Cape Town we first stopped at Port Owen. This lovely marina is in the town of Veldrift and you have to go up the Berg River for about a mile to reach it. The official recommendation is that it is accessible for boats with drought of up to 2 meters…
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Almost ready to set sail across the big blue
Links to our social media to stay updated, for when we don’t post here on the blog.
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Boat life
We have been living on our boat for a while now in preparation of a South Atlantic crossing later this year.
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