PRRRFECTION - a sailing circumnavigation.

living the perfect life ...

04 October 2007
01 September 2007 | 16deg28 S 151deg 45 W
01 September 2007
31 August 2007 | 16deg 43 S 151deg 03 W
31 August 2007
26 August 2007
16 August 2007 | Tahiti
18 May 2007 | Tahiti
10 June 2006
29 January 2006
03 October 2005 | 17 35.00/149 35.00
22 September 2005
11 August 2005 | 14 00.00lat 146 00.00long
27 July 2005 | 11,30.00/141,50.00
24 June 2005
23 June 2005
08 June 2005 | 07,00S/113,50W
29 May 2005 | 04.32.00S/99.09.00W

we made it.

07 January 2013 | Vuda Marina
cyclone evan
We survived Evan....!

When our neighbour's genoa started to shred, the noise was unbearable and added to the stress. It was about at this time when we realised that a yacht two berths down from us, had broken its mooring....

Mariska took the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koNPnoUNlzE

We sat out Evan in Vuda Marina , home for the past 6 years. The marina was really put to the test as Evan was a category 4/5 cyclone and we took a direct hit.
Vessel Name: Prrrfection
Vessel Make/Model: Wildcat 35
Hailing Port: DURBAN, South Africa
Crew: Ronelle, Claude, Mariska & Rochelle
About: Mom Ronelle, Partner Claude and teenagers- Mariska and Rochelle started circumnavigating 2001
Extra:
After the untimely death of father Deon van Rooyen in 2001, mom Ronelle continued to circumnavigate with her children - Riaan, Mariska and Rochelle. Claude has been her partner for many years, sharing her love of the sea, adventure, new places... The voyage is a sloooowwww one.....each [...]
Home Page: http://www.sailblogs.com/member/prrrfection/?xjMsgID=3715
Prrrfection's Photos - some older ones
the girls and I - PORT ELIZABETH- at the start of our voyage.  Rochelle just had her 6th birthday
Is this real......
            this is real...
                    this is FIJI !!
local LUC et Claude surfing Ahe. Tuamotus - French Polynesie
claude and the menagerie going for a paddle....
(whisper - the cat did not think it was fun...)
my other love....Roza
FIJI
Amigo(transfixed)  and the dolphins (unfazed)
just nice
claude reluctant to leave the water ( as usual)
my man!!
claude swimming with our horses
rochelle in Moorea
Mariska
ag such a nice romantic fun photo of us...radisson resort fiji (they should shout us a magaritha for this free mention...)
at VAirao beach , Tahiti
my angels!
Roza - my gift on my birthday ...
the biggest fish we caught on Prrrfection. Caught in the South Atlantic en route to St Helena-Brazil
mommy
pensive moments before the voyage 2001
Being a mommy-daddy-teacher-friend-captain...and then dentist as well
the best time of the day - enjoy the sunset and maybe catching dinner
Our family in SavuSavu, Fiji 2007
Mariska
Rochelle
Claude and Ronel preparing dinner , making coconut milk for the fish
joking around in Tahiti before leaving for Bora Bora
Panama Canal
the last photo of the VAN ROOYEN Family
Madagascar 2001
ronelle
claude in teahupoo, tahiti after a surf and before lunch!
panama
claude and i
prrrfection
dinner!!!
another dinner!!
and yet another  dinner!!
Riaan
on the hard = hard work
no words...
 
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