Position Reports

Position: 16º 43.2’ S 49º 58.302’ E Spent the night in this beautiful roadstead anchorage. Mild roll and a rough looking beach landing. Onward today. All is well.

Position: 16º 25.71’ S 49º 50.628’ E Slow, light wind sail across the Canal de Sainte-Marie today. A little rain didn’t dampen our moods at all though. This anchorage is a bit rolly, but beautiful as can be. Tomorrow we’ll see if we can stretch our legs on the endless golden beaches. All is well.

Position: 12º 53.79’ S 48º 34.71’ E Arrived in Nosy Mitsio. Happy reunion with old friends, but none happier than the kids who are reunited with their besties after FIFTY SEVEN long days (but who’s counting). It is barren but gorgeous here. No internet here (the horror). All is well.

Position: 13º 36.498’ S 50º 10.26’ E Our first day has been rolly but fast. Very fast. The wind is ripping up the coast of Madagascar, and I’m starting to wonder if the weather prediction was correct. Crew is happy and healthy. All is well.

Position: 17º 0.0’ S 49º 50.868’ E We have arrived in FREAKING AFRICA. I can not recall exactly how long I have dreamt of this. It is hard to say if I will be more enchanted by landfall on the continent, but for now I am just basking in the realization of a 20+ year old dream. Madagascar looks gorgeous from the boat. We’ll spend the day aboard (quarantine) and clear in tomorrow. ...

Position: 17º 33.012’ S 51º 40.188’ E We are fully in the passagemaking groove now. The kids’ frenetic energy has reduced to a simmer and our sleep schedules are adjusted to night watch. We should arrive in Madagascar in the morning. For now we are enjoying nearly flat sailing under full canvas. All is well.

Position: 18º 4.458’ S 53º 48.438’ E The sea state has calmed way down and we are now in the most ideal conditions that we’ve seen in this ocean. The wind has picked up to around 18 knots, swell around 1.5m. The kids are a bit stir-crazy, which is par for the course at day 2. After lunch Vick is going to read Story of the World, and that should settle things back down. ...

Position: 19º 14.058’ S 55º 37.242’ E First night out was great. The Indian Ocean continues to send us messy, uncomfortable seas (even though they were slight by comparison to our first passage) but the wind is just about perfect (15-18knots from abaft). Everyone is settling into passagemaking mode, but we won’t have much time to enjoy it, as this passage is scheduled to be just over 4 days. All is well.

Position: 20º 9.606’ S 57º 29.826’ E We are back at the Marina in Port Louis. We had a great sail today and the conditions for Madagascar are looking fantastic. That said, we will all be sad to leave Mauritius behind. This place has been full of good friends and good memories. All is well.

Position: 20º 9.606’ S 57º 29.826’ E We are back at the Marina in Port Louis. We had a great sail today and the conditions for Madagascar are looking fantastic. That said, we will all be sad to leave Mauritius behind. This place has been full of good friends and good memories. All is well.

Position: 20º 0.612’ S 57º 34.542’ E Still in Grande Baie. Our weather window closed on us so we are taking the opportunity to dig a little deeper. Tomorrow we will take an adventure with our new friends to Le Morne (reputed to be the more picturesque beach in Mauritius). Looking forward to seeing more of the island! All is well.

Position: 20º 9.588’ S 57º 29.826’ E We are on the wall in Port Louis now. It’s very public here (read, people unabashedly gazing in the windows at 11pm), but cool nonetheless. Speaking of cool, we are desperately hoping for not-cool showers today. Brrr. After showers, we hope to check out the amazing fresh market and the natural history museum, and maybe find a dosa. Tomorrow, I think we might get out of here and check out Grande Baie. ...

Position: 20º 8.04’ S 57º 28.932’ E Made it to Port Louis, Mauritius after a really awesome 2 day sail. The Indian Ocean actually has it’s nice days, it seems. We had wind 10-20knots from directly behind the whole way, with gentle 3m seas. No real squalls (a few light sprinkles) and generally good spirits. We are all overawed by the city lights and kind of excited to seek out a coffee shop and maybe a bookstore :) ...

Position: 20º 0.198’ S 60º 31.398’ E The first day of our passage to Mauritius has been everything we hoped for. The seas are slight (for this Ocean) and the wind mild (10-20 knots). It looks like we’ll get in either late tomorrow night or early the next morning, but we are conformable enough that it doesn’t much matter to us. All is well.

Position: 19º 40.698’ S 63º 25.158’ E We are still in Rodrigues. After being down with the flu for a few weeks, the crew is just starting to crawl back into the light. We are looking forward to a few more days of exploring and enjoying this wonderfully chill and beautiful island, before continuing on to Mauritius with the next weather window. All is well.