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...
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4 years, 5 continents, 22,000 nautical miles sailed.
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Sep 12, 20213 min read
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...
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Sep 3, 202132 min read
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...
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Apr 26, 20212 min read
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...
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Apr 23, 20212 min read
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...
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Apr 17, 20213 min read
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...
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Apr 12, 20212 min read
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...
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Apr 9, 20211 min read
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...
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Apr 7, 20213 min read
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...
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Jan 30, 20212 min read
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...
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Dec 13, 20202 min read
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....
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Dec 11, 20202 min read
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...
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Nov 22, 20201 min read
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...
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Sep 2, 20204 min read
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...
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Aug 30, 20205 min read
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...
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Aug 11, 20206 min read
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...
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Jan 17, 20204 min read
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...
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Jan 6, 20202 min read
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...
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Jan 3, 20201 min read
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...
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Dec 26, 20193 min read
French Guiana
French Guiana! At last! I have dreamed to sail here for a long time. I can’t believe that we are finally there! It took us 7 days and 7...
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