CAPE OF STORMS: Reunion Island to South Africa
Having sailed “Nor’easter” across the Pacific and most of the Indian Ocean since our March 3 departure from San Diego, … Continue reading CAPE OF STORMS: Reunion Island to South Africa
Author: George
I recently retired after 20 years as a financial advisor and CFP in Sandusky, Ohio, but previous to that, owned Steinemann & Co, sales agent for Nautor's Swan yachts in Newport Beach, California for 18 years. After 3 years of racing and cruising my Swan 44 on the Great Lakes, I trucked it to California, from which my son Travis and I will sail it back to the Great Lakes via the South Pacific, Torres Strait, South Africa, and the Caribbean, where we will race in Antigua Sailing Week April, 2020
Mauritius and Reunion: Agony and Ecstasy
My last post detailed our somewhat rocky arrival to Mauritius, but ended with “Nor’easter” being in fine fettle, the crew … Continue reading Mauritius and Reunion: Agony and Ecstasy
Passage Notes: Cocos Keeling to Mauritius
After an excellent few days anchored in Refuge Bay, we somewhat sadly weighed anchor and pointed “Nor’easter” southwest towards Mauritius, … Continue reading Passage Notes: Cocos Keeling to Mauritius
Somewhere in the Indian Ocean
I apologize to our followers for my failure to post blogs over the past few months, but since leaving Darwin, … Continue reading Somewhere in the Indian Ocean
Hunger pangs in Kupang
Instead of yacht repair in exotic places, today we had a full day of bureaucratic paper shuffling in congested places. … Continue reading Hunger pangs in Kupang
Passage Notes: Port Vila, Vanuatu to Thursday Island, Australia (1550 NM “Nautical Miles”)
As you, our loyal readers, recline in your favorite chair savoring a morning coffee, or evening cocktail, depending on when … Continue reading Passage Notes: Port Vila, Vanuatu to Thursday Island, Australia (1550 NM “Nautical Miles”)
Yacht Repair in Exotic Places
If ever world cruising could be aptly described as in this blog’s title, our recent stay at Vudu, on the … Continue reading Yacht Repair in Exotic Places
