Sailing Tropical Dawn

05/09/2026

Dawn 26 December 2023 somewhere on the South Atlantic.



Where would you rather be?

07/12/2025

Bigger is not always better, especially with sailboats.

Sometimes it feels like the world is chasing bigger and louder. But out here, the magic shows up in the quiet. A small boat, a calm anchorage, and a sunset that slows your whole body down. It’s a good reminder that life doesn’t have to be large to be meaningful. Sometimes less really does feel like more.

30/12/2024

Good luck, fair winds, and following seas to all participants of this year’s Cape to St Helena Race!

04/12/2024

January 4th this year (almost a year ago now) we were deep into our South Atlantic crossing from Brazil to South Africa. This was taken before we crossed the Tropic of Capricorn taking us out of the tropics.

25/10/2024

Good motorsail yesterday. Finally got the boat to Simon’s Town. Made good progression especially once we round Cape Point and we’re on a beam reach to reach. Not enough wind to torn the engine off. Luckily the engine is working fine now that the diesel injector pump is fixed. Just a little issue with the throttle cable, which is the next thing to replace. Just glad to have the boat “home”!

24/10/2024

Sailed Tropical Sawn over from Hout Bay to Simon’s Town. S as kwats a joy to sail past Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope. Thanks for the help and the nice company and the beautiful photos.

01/03/2024

In this episode of our podcast we talk about our future sailing plans now that we are back home in Cape Town.

In this episode of our podcast we talk about our future sailing plans now that we are back home in Cape Town. We are not planning to do weekly podcasts any more for now, but if you like hearing wha…

16/02/2024

This week's episode of our podcast is all about why we love South Africa and Cape Town so much and how happy we are to be back!

We are so happy to be back in South Africa, and not just because we were tired of being on the water and love having solid ground under our feet. We both missed the very special country on the sout…

09/02/2024

We recorded a podcast episode during our passage from Brazil to South Africa, about two weeks in. Reflections on our departure from Cabedelo and the start of the big South Atlantic passage.

We recorded a podcast episode during our passage from Brazil to South Africa, about two weeks in. Reflections on our departure from Cabedelo and the start of the big South Atlantic passage.

02/02/2024

We have arrived! Safely moored at Royal Cape Yacht Club. We made it!!