“People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.”― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist Cui & I rose on Monday morning keen to clear in to Fiji and get started on anti-fouling …
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Schadenfreude
It was a pleasant surprise that Cui (Trey) Zhipeng, re-joined as crew on Galaxy III in Tahiti, so I delayed my departure for Fiji by a week for his arrival, thinking I would also be …
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The Islands of Tahiti are a breathtaking manifestation of an island paradise, with impossibly green mountain peaks, fringing coral reefs and turquoise lagoons, that exude a spirit & power of life that the locals call …
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Galaxy III joined the annual the annual migration of sailors that make the crossing from the Americas to French Polynesia that have been known as ‘puddle jumpers’ for over 20 years http://www.pacificpuddlejump.com/about.html . The stretch between Galapogas …
Continue readingPanama Canal – the belly button of the world
The Panama Canal was conceived by the Spanish following the discovery of the isthmus (narrow land bridge) in the 16th century, a sea level canal was started by the French in the 19th century and …
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I settle into Shelter Bay Marina ( http://www.shelterbaymarina.com/ ) , which is literally located in the jungle on the other side of the harbour from Colon in Panama. Crocodiles are frequently sighted cruising through the …
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With my early arrival in Trinidad and Tobago, I had some time to take advantage of the excellent facilities at Chaguaramas to get some work done on Galaxy III, ahead of spending some time with …
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The NYE hangover is still there as I wake up on the 2nd January. Maybe it was the beer or more likely the moonshine a fellow sailor was dispensing from a Camelbak. Funny how you …
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Thankfully the new starter motor arrived on the Saturday flight to St Helena – customs clearance was around 4pm and after installing it, were on our way just after 5pm – I was on a …
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Andres and I motored out of Cape Town harbour on the 27th November, with two reefs in the main in anticipation of the Cape Doctor sending us on our way with 30kts downwind. Heading NW, …
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