Submitted by Jeanne Socrates on Thu, 05/01/2012 - 22:30
Well, my last blog, I see, was written when "Nereida" was in Cape Town in 2010 - and here we are, back again (actually, just around the Cape of Good Hope in Simon's Town, beside the S.A.Navy base). A mere 28,000 miles or more and 14 mths of voyaging resulted in our return last May, having hopped from Cape Town to Nelson, N.Z., to Hawaii, to the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Canada and the USA... On to and around Cape Horn (with the hiccup of a nasty knockdown beforehand), via the Beagle Channel to Ushuaia (for repairs!) and on to the Falklands and then dramatic Gough Island (S.
Submitted by Jeanne Socrates on Thu, 24/02/2011 - 18:25
24Feb - expecting Customs clearance today to enable receipt of new boom, sprayhood etc, etc - all needed for major repairs needed in order to sail away from here. Been here since 8th Jan, after knockdown on 5th Jan, busy making repairs and sorting out boat after chaos and damage caused by knockdown. Hoping to make for Cape Town early in March.
Changed by Jeanne Socrates on 05/01/2012 19:58
After weeks of frustration, including suffering from the 'silly season' here in South Africa (as they term the Christmas/New Year holiday period from the point of view of getting work done!), I finally had the good news I'd been waiting for - my engine repairs could go ahead, along with completing other repairs I'm getting done while in Cape Town - an excellent place for that. I'm hoping to get all the work completed within the next 2-3 weeks.
Changed by Jeanne Socrates on 25/04/2009 01:31
I'm delighted to say that my new boat - a very 'non-standard', customized, Najad 380 - is gradually nearing completion of her fitting out on the Hamble, having arrived Tuesday week ago from Henån in Sweden. The sun has been shining almost non-stop ever since - matching my pleasure at being 'back home' on the water, where I'm busy with lots of details and looking forward to lots of g
