Author Archives: TW-Matt

After yesterday’s early morning “variable” weather, and about an hour after I sent the email, a large squall rolled through and cleared everything out as it passed.  The entire rest of the day was perfect again- sunny, clear, flat seas … Continue reading →

I watched the storm fade about midday yesterday, and started checking all the weather sites, grab files, etc., and they all agreed that the winds and seas would be dying down in the evening, and by about 3am the wind … Continue reading →

It’s been nice having some down time here in Salvador. I’ve had a chance to get to a few maintenance items that are so much easier when not actually sailing, I’ve organized all the food stores so I know what … Continue reading →

Yesterday was another remarkable day, both for variety and accomplishment. It started out like the previous day- warm, sunny, flat sea, nice beam reach. I was planning to go to Salvador and anchor to wait out a small storm, that … Continue reading →

Yesterday was one of those days you write home about. Well, huh. I guess I write home about every day on this trip, but you know what I mean. It was clear, sunny and tropical warm. The water was turquoise … Continue reading →

Happy 1st of September!  It’s a good day for me, as Cabo Branco, the eastern-most point of land in all of South America, is in my wake. That’s right, I made it around the corner. My maximum easterly reading was … Continue reading →

Mostly south for me yesterday. Still a little bit of east to go, but not much. I think by tomorrow I will start putting the west back into things. Considering I started out around 64 degrees west, and am now … Continue reading →

I am just about done heading east. I rounded Cabo Calcanhar early this morning, and am now headed mostly south.  This “horn” of Brazil is a pretty interesting place. The far east corner of Brazil, it is not a point, … Continue reading →

Well, the first day out had a little of everything. As expected, the first few hours of rounding the point at Fortaleza was slow going, with 25 knots on the nose and short steep seas due to the compression of … Continue reading →