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Seeing a display of nature for the time can often be unforgettable experience. However, seeing a p henomenon  when you have no idea what you...

The strange sea phenomenon we saw in the Indian Ocean (see the Journal entry from Aug 2006 “3900nm, 27 days at sea”) has been observed man...

Two weeks into our passage from Nonsuch Bay , Antigua to the Azores , we had less than 300nm to Flores and about 400nm to the main harb...

When we left St Helena in early March, we had several options for our destination: - Ascension Island about 700nm - F...

We arrived in St Helena early on 24 th Feb. St Helena rises, as Darwin promised, like a fortress from the sea. The first view...

South Africa cannot be described as a cruising destination. There is plenty to see and do on-shore, but the objective of most boats is to g...

Bazeruto to Richards Bay (10th Nov to 13th Nov) When the wind came round to the north, we set off on the last 500NM to Richard’s Bay, South ...

We started out sailing the rhumb-line from Cap St Andre to Richards Bay, but when a south westerly of 25kts was forecast we decided to diver...

We arrived in Nosy Mitsio on 10 October and anchored off a long sandy beach that stretched across a large bay. At first glance, Nosy Mitsio ...

We greatly enjoyed our two weeks in Chagos. Now our preparations were completed and all we needed was some decent wind before heading off fo...

We arrived in Chagos on 16 September, after a pleasant if slow passage from Cocos Keeling. Due to the light winds preceding our arrival we m...