Cape Town · Atlantic · Caribbean · Mediterranean
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S/V Oroboro
Francesco and Yuka's journey around the world on a Leopard 40 catamaran, departing Cape Town in 2018 and still sailing.
Read the Journey →From Cape Town to Greece
A 7-year circumnavigation tracing the South Atlantic, Brazil, the Caribbean, and the Mediterranean.
Latest from the Journey
Follow Oroboro's voyage through our detailed sailing log.
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 great time, and despite a nasty low and…
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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 seasons on record, the Bahamas were a very…
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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 Bay is a Humpback Whales Sanctuary. It's…
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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 around we used Pettit Trinidad Pro. We chose…
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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 from 60° to 120° True, but most of the…
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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 Christopher Columbus discovered the Island of…
Read more →Meet S/V Oroboro
Oroboro — named for the ancient ouroboros symbol of eternal renewal — is a Leopard 40 catamaran built in 2018. She carries Francesco and Yuka on a journey without a fixed end date, stopping wherever curiosity leads.
