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We dragged anchor
I guess it was just a matter of time before it happened: dragging anchor. Probably the biggest worry in cruising, because of the likelihood of it happening and the associated risks: your boat (which is also your home) ending on the rocks, and possibly crashing into other boats much more expensive than your own. We…
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Podcast episode about Walvis Bay
This week’s episode of our Tropical Dawn podcast is about Walvis Bay and our road trip trough Namibia.
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4. Walvis Bay
This week’s episode of our Tropical Dawn podcast will be about Walvis Bay in Namibia, where we currently still are at anchor and have been for over a month as well as about the road trip we did throughout Namibia.
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Morning routine (or lack there of)
There’s a fine line between enjoying cruising life, getting necessary boat work done, and good old procrastination.
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Running the engine to charge battery
We’ve needed to run our engine yesterday evening and this morning while at anchor here at Walvis Bay to top up our battery bank.
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Andries/Eiitango Jetango (episode 3 bonus)
Here is the full recording of the conversation we had with Andries/Eiitango Jetango, we had to edit it a bit because the Lüderitz episode of our podcast was getting to long.
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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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(Mind) Lost at sea
On the 22 December 2022 we left Hout Bay, South Africa for our first Atlantic Crossing to Saint Helena Island and then to Brazil. For the first few days we had a good weather window – nature was being kind to us. We hardly ate as it didn’t seem to be a priority and we…
Sailing Tropical Dawn
Kay, Dimi, and Coco on a small boat
Sailing Tropical Dawn 