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Portugal
It took “only” 8 days to get from Azores to Portugal. Reaching Europe was a dream come true, with the breathtaking ocean views and the...
Oct 30, 20212 min read
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Azores
20 days after leaving Marsh Harbor in the Bahamas, we made land fall in Horta, Azores! Faial What a magnificent welcome we received from...
Sep 12, 20213 min read
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2nd Atlantic Crossing
On Monday May 3rd 2021, Oroboro started her second ocean crossing. We were lucky to share this voyage with our friend Philippe. We had a...
Sep 3, 202132 min read
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Sailing in the Bahamas!
After spending more than a year in the Lesser Antilles, including an unprecedented lockdown for Covid-19 and the busiest hurricanes...
Apr 26, 20212 min read
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Dominican Republic
We spent very little time in the Dominican Republic, unfortunately. We only sailed to Samana Bay and Luperòn on the north coast. Samana...
Apr 23, 20212 min read
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Anti-Fouling
In October 2020 we decided to do a bottom job before leaving Grenada. Last time we did one was 1 year before in Trinidad. This time...
Apr 17, 20213 min read
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Puerto Rico
You can tell we are approaching the end of the Tropics: Weather patterns are starting to change! Back in the Lesser Antilles, winds were...
Apr 13, 20212 min read
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Spanish Virgin Islands
The Spanish Virgin Islands consist of Culebra and Vieques, and are part of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It’s been documented that...
Apr 9, 20211 min read
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US Virgin Islands
The first island of the US Virgin Island we made landfall was Saint Croix. The USVI consists of three island, St John, St Thomas and St...
Apr 7, 20213 min read
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Entering the Greater Antilles
When Christopher Columbus in 1492 became the first European explorer to record his arrival in the Bahamas, the term West Indies was...
Jan 30, 20212 min read
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Recap of year 2020
Year 2020, the Annus Horribilis (Latin phrase meaning “horrible year”) is coming to an end, and it’s now time for a year end review....
Dec 13, 20202 min read
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How to rebuild a Spectra Watermaker
After 2 years and 600 under hours, my Spectra Newport 400 needs to be rebuilt. The symptoms were that the production of water went down...
Dec 11, 20202 min read
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Vendée Globe 2020
For some people, the Vendée Globe is the equivalent of climbing Mt. Everest. But, as the great American skipper Rich Wilson once pointed...
Nov 22, 20201 min read
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One year in the Caribbean…
It’s amazing how time flies! We just realized we’ve arrived to the Caribbean exactly one year ago. Little did we know back then that...
Nov 14, 20203 min read
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How does a water maker work?
The convenience of making your own drinkable water while cruising is priceless. This was our number one requirement when we decided to...
Sep 2, 20204 min read
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Oroboro’s energy system
Modern boats are very dependent on electricity. For this reason almost 4 years ago when Yuka and I started envisioning our life on...
Aug 30, 20205 min read
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Hurricanes in the Caribbean
It wasn’t in our plans to spend the Hurricane Season in the Caribbean. By now, we should be enjoying good food and good weather in the...
Aug 11, 20206 min read
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Covid-19 in Paradise
Since we come back from Japan after the Christmas holidays, we were having a very good time sailing north along the island’s chain. We...
Jan 17, 20204 min read
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Grenada
The sail from Tobago to Grenada was a beautiful overnight spinnaker sail. Yuka and I are now so used to our 3 hours night watches, and...
Jan 6, 20202 min read
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Tobago
We sailed from Trinidad to Tobago for various reasons. Among them, the main one was that the direct route from Trinidad to Grenada is...
Jan 3, 20201 min read
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