Tag: cruising life
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37. Reflections and/on our Big News
This week we are reflecting on some big news we shared with the world as well as on the fact that we got married exactly 4 years ago. We have some good news regarding our diesel engine repairs and have been enjoying the Brazilian music and food.
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28. St Helena to Cabedelo, our most challenging passage yet
We made it to Brazil! We rejoiced in a similar way when we got to St Helena, but this time the passage was challenging in different ways, it was longer and it was harder but we also got new things out of it because of that.
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22. The Trap of Downwind Sailing
What is the downwind sailing trap and what does it mean for would be sailors? We talk about a big decision we made just this week, why we have come to that decision, our immediate and future plans.
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20. What we don’t talk about
This week we talk about the things we usually don’t talk about such as money and the difficulty with getting online or getting certain things. We don’t like complaining but we do want to mention these, so that’s what this week’s episode is about.
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18. S/V Trinity
This week on Sailing Tropical Dawn we have guests on our podcast, or rather we were guests on board of S/V Trinity. Franko, Annalie, and their daughter Sadie talk about their sailing experience so far, buying a second hand Dean 365 catamaran and sailing it from Knysna, South Africa to St Helena island.
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15. One month in St Helena
We gave our first impressions of St Helena island a few weeks ago, now that we have been here for a month we can tell you a bit more. We chat about the history of the island and some of the interesting Saints and yachties we have met.
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12. St Helena first impressions
We love St Helena Island! This week we tell you why. This week we share our first impressions of the island, and about our visit to the hospital, with a shot of Dimi’s crotch.
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11. We made it to St Helena!
This week’s episode is about our passage from Walvis Bay, Namibia to St Helena island. We got seasick, we took some seasickness drugs that made us hallucinate, we had a bucket wash in the middle of the ocean, and more. Listen to our podcast to hear how it was for us sailing halfway across the…
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7. Expectations versus Reality
In this week’s episode of our podcast we talk about the difference between the expectations we had about sailing, cruising, yacht clubs and what the reality turns out to be. We also talk a bit about our experiences at Royal Cape Yacht Club, Walvis Bay Yacht Club and our time spent in Hout Bay.
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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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