Abrolhos
Open Your Eyes! Abrolhos Archipelagos. Back in the old days, some Spanish charts bore the inscription “Abras los ojos” near reefs areas...
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4 years, 5 continents, 22,000 nautical miles sailed.
The adventure on Sailing Oroboro continues....
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May 14, 20193 min read
Sao Paulo
After Brasilia, we flew to Sao Paulo. For me this visit had a special meaning, since I was going to meet for the first time a dear old...
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May 13, 20191 min read
Pirenopolis
While in Brazilia, we decided to get a rental and go visit Pirenopolis, well known for its waterfalls and Portuguese colonial...
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May 12, 20192 min read
Brasilia
From Vitoria, we flew to Brasilia to spend a couple of days exploring this unique town. Brasilia is the modernist city that a very cool...
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May 11, 20191 min read
Vitoria
In Vitoria we moored at the local Yacht Club. They charged us R$30 per person per day. The harbor is very small, and they only have...
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May 10, 20191 min read
Guarapari
Guarapari was just a technical stop on our way to the Abrolhos archipelago. Nice town. And on the way there we caught a nice Mahi mahi...
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May 6, 20192 min read
Armação dos Búzios, simply known as Búzios
Buzios used to be an unknown fishermen village until Brigitte Bardot made it famous by spending here her vacation time with her Brazilian...
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May 4, 20192 min read
Cabo Frio
Time has come for us to start heading north towards the Caribbean. We left once again Rio de Janario on April 1st at 22:00, destination...
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Apr 15, 20195 min read
Carnival in Rio de Janeiro!
To be honest, at the beginning I wasn’t particularly interested in visiting Rio, especially during Carnival. Rio was very low on my...
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Apr 8, 20192 min read
Ubatuba
Our first sail out of the bay of Ilha Grande was to Ubatuba, some 30 nautical miles south west. It was a very nice sensation to get...
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Apr 5, 20193 min read
Ilha Grande
Ilha Grande (The Big Island) is a perfect ground for cruising: there are 365 little islands and 2,000 wild white sandy beaches within 3...
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Mar 26, 20192 min read
How to repair a Spectra Newport watermaker
Some old salt was once asked what was “cruising life” and the reply was “Cruising is fixing your boat in exotic places”. There is some...
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Mar 20, 20192 min read
Welcome to Brazil!
After sailing 4,387nm and spending 35 days at sea, Oroboro safely anchored in Ilha Grande, Brazil, on February 1st, 2019. I felt like the...
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Mar 11, 20194 min read
Trindade
Eight days after leaving St Helena, drama stroke on Oroboro: The Water maker started leaking from the Clark Pump! A big leak! In my list...
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Mar 10, 20193 min read
St Helena
Oroboro dropped the anchor in St Helena on Wednesday 01/09/2019. St Helena is an iconic place because it was cut off from the rest of...
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Feb 16, 201920 min read
Crossing the South Atlantic Ocean
We made it! Exactly 51 days after leaving Cape Town, Oroboro has arrived in Ilha Grande, Brazil. Crossing the South Atlantic ocean has...
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Dec 31, 20183 min read
The Tropic of Capricorn
We crossed the Tropic of Capricorn at latitude 23°26′ exactly on the Winter Solstice. What are the chances! This is the time of the...
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Dec 25, 20183 min read
Kolmanskop, Namibia
Oroboro safely anchored in Luderitz, Namibia. The anchorage provides good holding, although it’s exposed to strong winds (we anchored in...
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Dec 20, 20183 min read
Passage to Namibia
We left Cape Town on Saturday December 15th 2018 with the 13:15 V&A Waterfront marina swing bridge opening. When calling Port Control...
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Dec 19, 20183 min read
Maiden voyage
The time has finally come for us to set sail for our maiden voyage. We have worked out a navigation plan, and we have started to monitor...
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