We had our quickest haul-out ever (3 days) and Emily Grace enjoyed new bottom paint, zincs and some more Prop-Speed on the running gear. Luckily, I had most of the zincs, since the special ones could not be found in Cape Town. I used my spares a…
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Cape Town, Africa
We made the 10 hour trip from Simons Town to Cape Town by departing around 2AM to take advantage of low winds and waves and to arrive in the late morning. We had an uneventful trip and pulled into the Victoria and Alfred (V&A) marina without …
Cape Town, Africa
We made the 10 hour trip from Simons Town to Cape Town by departing around 2AM to take advantage of low winds and waves and to arrive in the late morning. We had an uneventful trip and pulled into the Victoria and Alfred (V&A) marina without …
Simonstown
We met Lynn and Mike who live in Simonstown and also have a Nordhavn. They walked down to our boat and introduced themselves and one day Lynn drove us out to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope to look around. At the tip of the Cape…
Simonstown
We met Lynn and Mike who live in Simonstown and also have a Nordhavn. They walked down to our boat and introduced themselves and one day Lynn drove us out to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope to look around. At the tip of the Cape…
East London around Cape Agulhas to False Bay
East London had a little yacht club but was not very welcoming when we strolled into the club. They had a braii going and several folks were at the bar drinking but no hellos were forthcoming. We stayed just long enough to read several post…
East London around Cape Agulhas to False Bay
East London had a little yacht club but was not very welcoming when we strolled into the club. They had a braii going and several folks were at the bar drinking but no hellos were forthcoming. We stayed just long enough to read several post…
Richards Bay and Durban to East London
Richards Bay was nice and we had a berth at the Tuzi Gazi marina. The docks were a little rickety but better than the Zulu Yacht club. Free water and Electric made it more desirable. We ran two air conditioners on warm days and had un…
Richards Bay and Durban to East London
Richards Bay was nice and we had a berth at the Tuzi Gazi marina. The docks were a little rickety but better than the Zulu Yacht club. Free water and Electric made it more desirable. We ran two air conditioners on warm days and had un…
African Game Park- by Emily
Early in the morning we left Richards bay in our rental car. Our destination: Zululand game parks and African animals where we would go in search of the big five. The phrase Big Five Game was coined by big game hunters and refers to the fiv…
