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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 →

Hello again, and welcome back to my continuing adventure along the coast of Brazil. I last wrote in mid-July, after deciding to leave the boat in Fortaleza for a while, waiting for better weather, getting needed spares and making repairs. … Continue reading →

It’s official, we are postponed. After much consideration, endless debate, sleeping on it, and then more discussion and weighing of options, we’ve made the difficult decision to postpone the 2nd half of this trip. The 3 key issues are the … Continue reading →

We’re in Fortaleza.  For repairs.  The hydraulic ram on the autopilot has been leaking fluid, and finally failed yesterday afternoon.  As we don’t have enough crew to hand-steer all the way to Buenos Aires, we had to stop and try … Continue reading →

It seems we can’t catch a break. With less than 100 miles to get to Fortaleza, a big harbor of refuge, the wind perked up dramatically this morning, and has been blowing 28-32 knots all day. Right on the nose, … Continue reading →

Today is another mellow day, with light wind and calm seas and mostly sunny skies.  Just a squall or two, but Steve and I don’t worry about those, because they only seem to come when Marianne is on watch. It’s … Continue reading →

Things have improved today, weather-wise. The howling winds have reduced to 10-15 knots, and the seas are back down to 2-4 feet, which is a good thing. It’s still blowing from where we want to go, so progress remains slow, … Continue reading →

We got to the coast, but didn’t get much relief. The wind has been blowing 22 to 32 knots since yesterday, with 8 foot frothy seas to match, and its all on our nose- coming right from where we want … Continue reading →

We crossed the line!  From summer to winter in the blink of an eye. Now the numbers of Latitude are getting bigger again. We’re affirmed and re-affirmed Trusty Shellbacks- no Slimy Pollywogs here. That’s right, we sailed across the equator … Continue reading →