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Navigating the South Equatorial Current: Sailing from Brazil to French Guiana

Ana

Nov 18, 2023

Navigating the South Equatorial Current: Sailing from Brazil to French Guiana

Due to the light breeze, our SOW had dropped drastically to just 4.5 knots, whilst the SOG remained at 7 knots, sometimes more!

Ilha dos Lençóis - The island of sand dunes

Ana

May 27, 2023

Ilha dos Lençóis - The island of sand dunes

When going to the village for our daily internet fix we really needed to wait for the high tide to avoid sinking in the soft mud and sand.

Brazil, São Luís - a difficult check-out

Sailing The Dream

May 20, 2023

Brazil, São Luís - a difficult check-out

With the flop of our previous day with the anchorage in Alcântara and now in São Luis with waves breaking violently on our stern

Camocim to Tutóia, or give it a second and third thought to Alcântara

Ana

May 13, 2023

Camocim to Tutóia, or give it a second and third thought to Alcântara

Our SOG getting lower and lower, as we were just past the middle of the bay we were doing only 2 knots and shortly after our speed was betwe

Brazil, Camocim - arrival and departure pass and visit by the Navy

Sailing The Dream

May 10, 2023

Brazil, Camocim - arrival and departure pass and visit by the Navy

We were inside but noticed the jet ski looked like it had Coast Guard signs, so I came to the cockpit to see what it was all about.

Camocim - the village of dunes and freshwater pools

Ana

May 7, 2023

Camocim - the village of dunes and freshwater pools

the view was incredible, we could see the mangrove forest and river extending to our right and several dunes with fresh water pools

Sailing the north coast of Brazil - Cabedelo to Camocim

Ana

Apr 30, 2023

Sailing the north coast of Brazil - Cabedelo to Camocim

A very nervous 1h as we made our way through the narrow passage, but we did cross it without any hiccups.

Brazil, Cabedelo & João Pessoa - arrival and departure we pass with a Customs stressful moment

Sailing The Dream

Apr 25, 2023

Brazil, Cabedelo & João Pessoa - arrival and departure we pass with a Customs stressful moment

But no, they had not mentioned this small detail of the use period matching our original visas, and now we had 3 days to avoid having to pay

Sailing north, up the Brazilian coast - Maceió to Cabedelo

Ana

Apr 23, 2023

Sailing north, up the Brazilian coast - Maceió to Cabedelo

We powered up the radar that was on standby since morning and saw it, the big pink stain indicating that we were right, a Pirajá

Sailing north, up the Brazilian coast - Salvador to Maceió

Ana

Apr 16, 2023

Sailing north, up the Brazilian coast - Salvador to Maceió

For hours that day, the wind would blow nearly nothing (up to 4 knots) or it would be 15-18 knots whenever we got hit by squalls

Brazil, Salvador - arrival and departure pass or maybe it’s not needed - it’s the flavour of the day

Sailing The Dream

Apr 13, 2023

Brazil, Salvador - arrival and departure pass or maybe it’s not needed - it’s the flavour of the day

They called the supervisor that came in and gave us a big lecture that Camamu was part of the Salvador harbourmaster territory…

Transat - Repairs off the beaten track and another lesson learned - part 3

Ana

Apr 8, 2023

Transat - Repairs off the beaten track and another lesson learned - part 3

Between the suitcase and the new autopilot, I was already close to my weight allowance leaving only room for some clothes I could use to pad

Transat - Repairs off the beaten track and another lesson learned - part 2

Ana

Apr 2, 2023

Transat - Repairs off the beaten track and another lesson learned - part 2

After having our spirits crushed again when the autopilot blew the fuse after a couple of hours of use, we decided, we had nothing to loose

Sailing to Camamu, the waterfalls and back to Salvador

Ana

Mar 25, 2023

Sailing to Camamu, the waterfalls and back to Salvador

There were a few narrow passages where we would be way closer to shore than comfortable, at the lowest point of our navigation we found 3.4m

Ana

Mar 18, 2023

The Bay of Todos os Santos, Bahia

big Araras (Macaws) visit the boats on the mooring field looking for snacks and are quite friendly, resting on people’s heads, on the boats

Transat - Repairs off the beaten track and another lesson learned - part 1

Ana

Mar 11, 2023

Transat - Repairs off the beaten track and another lesson learned - part 1

The dark cloud had rolled back over our heads, and we knew we had an urgent problem to be solved before we could start exploring the country

Sailing South, down the Brazilian coast Recife to Salvador

Ana

Mar 5, 2023

Sailing South, down the Brazilian coast Recife to Salvador

We were just doing a huge circle around the boat when we saw a day tripper boat approach our boat a bit without care grabbing the stanchions

Ana

Feb 18, 2023

A taste of Recife and Olinda

Distractedly we followed Google directions, and all of a sudden, we found ourselves in a favela (slum).

Sailing The Dream

Feb 14, 2023

Brazil , Recife - checking in again??

The officers look at John slightly disapproving, and immediately I said I had a pair of trousers for him in the backpack, it was so hot...

Atlantic Crossing - Last leg - Fernando de Noronha to Recife

Ana

Feb 11, 2023

Atlantic Crossing - Last leg - Fernando de Noronha to Recife

I explained we couldn’t go much more to the shallows and that we were just waiting for the night tide to come in although we were having tro