Tag: Tropical Dawn
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Moving podcast to blog
We’ve started moving all our podcast episodes to our blog (svtropicaldawn.blog) in an effort to save some money on podcast hosting. For now the podcast is still on Podomatic as well, but once all episodes are uploaded here we’ll test out publishing new episodes from here (our WordPress blog).
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Renamed our podcast
The aim of our Tropical Dawn podcast has always been twofold: A. let our friends and family know how our cruising lifestyle is turning out and keeping them up to date on our sailing adventures and B. inspiring others who might want to sail away one day and share the lessons we’ve learned as we…
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Dragging anchor… Kay’s version
Everything Dimi said in his post + we had to laugh afterwards when we talked about it. We are super efficient at jumping into action and taking the needed steps however sometimes there is a ‘communication breakdown’. That is we loose our shit. One of us will say something and the other will get hysterical,…
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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…
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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.
Sailing Tropical Dawn 