13th December 2011
After waving goodbye to the sailing out Volvo Race boats as they headed south, Guppy and I left Cape Town and Table Mountain behind us. We […]
10th December 2011
Yesterday I was invited onboard Camper to join them in the Pro Am Race of the V.O.R. It was AMAZING! She is definitely the fastest sailboat […]
9th December 2011
Early this morning after a short flight Guppy was back in her natural element,the water. I would like to thank the Royal Cape Yacht Club’s shipyard […]
6th December 2011
I have found the time to write a new blog so … After being told at least one hundred times that I really had to go […]
4th December 2011
Today I went up to the Cape of Good Hope not with Guppy but by car with my Dad at the ‘helm’. From there I could […]
1st December 2011
In the few days that I’ve been here, I’ve already done a lot. I finally slept for a long time, ate well, and cleaned most of […]
27th November 2011
This last leg to Cape Town was really tough. On the last night coming in I reefed the mainsail three times and we rounded the Cape […]
26th November 2011
For the first time since our departure from the Netherlands Guppy is sailing on a northerly course. With a 25 knots wind coming from behind we […]
25th November 2011
The wind quickly faded yesterday so it gave me a chance to put things back in order inside Guppy. I also filled the space around the […]