Ana
Ilha dos Lençóis - The island of sand dunes
When going to the village for our daily internet fix we really needed to wait for the high tide to avoid sinking in the soft mud and sand.
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Ana
- May 13
Camocim to Tutóia, or give it a second and third thought to Alcântara
Our SOG getting lower and lower, as we were just past the middle of the bay we were doing only 2 knots and shortly after our speed was betwe
Ana
- Apr 29
Sailing the north coast of Brazil - Cabedelo to Camocim
A very nervous 1h as we made our way through the narrow passage, but we did cross it without any hiccups.
Sailing The Dream
- Apr 25
Brazil, Cabedelo & João Pessoa - arrival and departure we pass with a Customs stressful moment
But no, they had not mentioned this small detail of the use period matching our original visas, and now we had 3 days to avoid having to pay
Ana
- Apr 22
Sailing north, up the Brazilian coast - Maceió to Cabedelo
We powered up the radar that was on standby since morning and saw it, the big pink stain indicating that we were right, a Pirajá
Ana
- Apr 15
Sailing north, up the Brazilian coast - Salvador to Maceió
For hours that day, the wind would blow nearly nothing (up to 4 knots) or it would be 15-18 knots whenever we got hit by squalls
Ana
- Apr 8
Transat - Repairs off the beaten track and another lesson learned - part 3
Between the suitcase and the new autopilot, I was already close to my weight allowance leaving only room for some clothes I could use to pad
Ana
- Apr 1
Transat - Repairs off the beaten track and another lesson learned - part 2
After having our spirits crushed again when the autopilot blew the fuse after a couple of hours of use, we decided, we had nothing to loose
Ana
- Mar 25
Sailing to Camamu, the waterfalls and back to Salvador
There were a few narrow passages where we would be way closer to shore than comfortable, at the lowest point of our navigation we found 3.4m
Ana
- Mar 18
The Bay of Todos os Santos, Bahia
big Araras (Macaws) visit the boats on the mooring field looking for snacks and are quite friendly, resting on people’s heads, on the boats
Ana
- Mar 11
Transat - Repairs off the beaten track and another lesson learned - part 1
The dark cloud had rolled back over our heads, and we knew we had an urgent problem to be solved before we could start exploring the country
Ana
- Mar 4
Sailing South, down the Brazilian coast Recife to Salvador
We were just doing a huge circle around the boat when we saw a day tripper boat approach our boat a bit without care grabbing the stanchions
Ana
- Feb 25
Transat - the Hydrovane and the jury rig
Despite being back at steering with the Hydrovane quite successfully, the failure of the autopilot presented a huge problem.
Ana
- Feb 18
A taste of Recife and Olinda
Distractedly we followed Google directions, and all of a sudden, we found ourselves in a favela (slum).
Sailing The Dream
- Feb 14
Brazil , Recife - checking in again??
The officers look at John slightly disapproving, and immediately I said I had a pair of trousers for him in the backpack, it was so hot...
Ana
- Feb 11
Atlantic Crossing - Last leg - Fernando de Noronha to Recife
I explained we couldn’t go much more to the shallows and that we were just waiting for the night tide to come in although we were having tro
Ana
- Feb 5
Transat - Breakages and risk mitagation
When we set about on this passage we knew that this was not just yet another long passage. This was a challenging route driven by three mome
Sailing The Dream
- Jan 30
Brazil, Fernando de Noronha - checking in
Everyone already knew we had arrived before we dropped anchor, not because of our AIS or some fancy monitoring system.
Ana
- Jan 29
Transat Diary - Day 10 + 5 hours and 40 minutes - Land Oh Brazil!
It’s quite an interesting experience to hand steer a 50ft through a mooring field of 30+ft boats after spending more than 10 days at sea
Ana
- Jan 29
Transat Diary - Day 10 - We caught a fish!
We look at our beast! It is gorgeous and will keep us fed for really long time, nothing will go to waste.
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