Safari to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

04 July 2011 | Marinha Gloria, Rio De Janeiro
03 July 2011 | 8 miles off Brazilian coast
02 July 2011 | South Atlantic off coast of Brazil
01 July 2011 | South Atlantic
30 June 2011 | Atlantico de Sur
29 June 2011 | South Atlantico
27 June 2011 | South Atlantic
26 June 2011 | South Atlantic
25 June 2011 | South Atlantic
24 June 2011 | South Atlantic
23 June 2011 | South Atlantic
22 June 2011 | South Atlantic
22 June 2011 | South Atlantic
21 June 2011 | St. Helena, South Atlantic
18 June 2011 | St. Helena, South Atlantic
18 June 2011 | St. Helena, South Atlantic
18 June 2011 | South Atlantic
18 June 2011 | South Atlantic
18 June 2011 | South Atlantic
18 June 2011 | South Atlantic

Landfall St. Helena

18 June 2011 | St. Helena, South Atlantic
Paul
Made landfall at St. Helena at 6:25 pm local time; total time elapsed from Walvis Bay Namibia to St. Helena was 7 days, 3 hours, 25 minutes. We picked up a mooring with the very last light of day. Would have made it in a bit earlier except for the fact we hooked up a tuna 5 miles from the anchorage! Made for a bit of a circus as we were sailing under the spinnaker, doing 8-1/2 knots and were close in to the rocky cliffs (3/4 mile off)for photos. The most important thing trying to land a fish while underway is slowing the boat down, otherwise you end up ripping the lure out of the fishes mouth. This entailed yours truly freeing the spinnaker clew line and letting the sail flog in the wind while Derek battled the fish! A flogging sail makes a heck of a racket! We still had too much headway on so I turned on the port engine and with the engine in reverse, we were able to stop Safari and Derek landed a nice 10 lb. blackfin tuna. A jubilant crew then brought in all t he lines, I sorted out the spinnaker and we continued on towards the anchorage. We missed watching the sunset but gladly traded that for fresh tuna! Had a great dinner with BBQ'd mahi mahi and then turned in for a good nights sleep! Exploring St. Helena awaits!
Comments
Vessel Name: Safari
Vessel Make/Model: St. Francis 48 Catammaran
Hailing Port: Port St. Francis, South Africa
Crew: Derek Morrison, Paul Reid, Fred Lawless, Thomas Doherty
About:
Derek, owner & captain, circumnavigated Safari with his family 2003-2007. Paul, first mate/engineer, sails a Kelly Peterson 44 and met Safari while cruising the South Pacific with his wife & daughter in 2005. Crew from Port St. [...]
Extra: Safari has been laid up for 4 years since circumnavigation. After a refit, Derek & Paul, along with various crew, will be delivering her from South Africa to Brazil.
Safari's Photos - Main
Landfall in Latin America and shot around Rio
17 Photos
Created 19 July 2011
The major part of the Atlantic crossing to Rio de Janeiro
8 Photos
Created 19 July 2011
Pictures from 6 day crossing to the island and our time there
32 Photos
Created 19 July 2011
trip down the Skeleton Coast off the Namib Desert
7 Photos
Created 8 June 2011
Pix of the voyage from Capetown to Luderitz
12 Photos
Created 8 June 2011
shots around Port St. Francis and Easter weekend at the Wild Coast
10 Photos
Created 8 June 2011
Our trip north to Opuwo near Angola and visit to a Himba village
35 Photos
Created 8 June 2011
The deserted Skeleton Coast and back to the boat in Walvis Bay
22 Photos
Created 8 June 2011
Pix of Damaraland, area visited after Etosha
18 Photos
Created 8 June 2011
land trip to Etosha National Park
30 Photos
Created 8 June 2011
Land trip to Erindi Game Preserve and crew in/out
26 Photos
Created 8 June 2011
Pix of Capetown area and trip south from Port St. Francis to Capetown
18 Photos
Created 12 May 2011