PRRRFECTION - a sailing circumnavigation.

living the perfect life ...

07 January 2013 | Vuda Marina
05 September 2011 | Galapagos
03 March 2011
09 September 2010 | Fiji Islands
21 July 2010 | South Africa
14 July 2010 | South Pacific
05 May 2010 | fiji islands
21 April 2010
16 April 2010 | Fiji Islands
29 March 2010 | south pacific
18 March 2010 | New Zealand
02 October 2009 | Fiji
01 September 2008 | Fiji
17 July 2008 | Fiji
02 June 2008 | Fiji
08 December 2007 | Fiji
05 November 2007 | Samoa
05 October 2007 | 13deg 28W, 173deg 28S

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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