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Karin Van Zyl
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Mar 17
Photos – Second Atlantic Crossing
Our second Atlantic crossing took 27 days. We started on the 10th of January from St. Helena, wanting to get to Rio de Janeiro as soon as possible. Little did we know that our engine would fail underway. We could not motor whenever the wind died down. We could do nothing, except go for a …
Feb 26
Rio de Janeiro – Part 1- Carnaval, Whooop -whooop!!
Carnaval, shopping, washing etc. …..soooo many things have happened since our coming to Rio. Or rather, to Rio DE JANEIRO. There are many Rio´s in Brazil and if you say only Rio, people look at you in a funny way. Rio basically means river. For a long time I´ve been telling people that we are …
Feb 17
Photos – St. Helena Part 2
We took a guided tour around St. Helena with local guide, Robert Peters. We saw almost everything there was to see and really enjoyed the local flavour he brought to the tour. We could not find a car to rent on the whole of St. Helena, so we could only explore on our own the …
Feb 13
Photos – St. Helena Part 1
Our stay on St. Helena was delightful, from beginning to end. We longed back often while we were at sea for the next 27 days. Jacob’s ladder. We wanted to climb this once a day. That is, until we actually did it. It is 699 steps lying at a 45 degree angle. I’m …
Feb 12
Photos – First Atlantic Crossing
16 December 2014 The Van Zyls leaving Cape Town on their yacht Shang Du to circumnavigate the globe. Marike and Frans as we hoist our South African flag Photos taken by the Van Harmelens as we leave the mooring And away we go!!! Sunrise as seen from Shang Du. Frans was …
Feb 10
Making an Entrance
First of all, HELLO WORLD!! It is so good to be in contact again. From 16 December until now, you have been able to see our blog-entries, but we could not see the blog or your replies. We LOVE your comments, please keep them coming. I will endeavour to answer back more often now that …
Jan 25
The forever crossing – by Karin Jnr.
Hi everyone, This crossing is taking forever but I can’t wait for it to be done though, we swam in the ocean which is sooo cool but it is very freaky at the same time if you stop to think that you can’t see any land and that your only hope to survive is the …
Jan 25
The Many ways in which to “swim” while Sailing
The most often used way to “swim” on board Shang Du is as follows: Dress in swimsuit – oh, I forgot, we live in our swimsuits. Okay then, go to the back of the boat and use the seawater pump and nozzle to completely drench yourself with saltwater. Very refreshing! If you are younger than …
Jan 22
The Yachting Community
Yip. So far we are the only “yachties” around with children. We know that there are others out there, but have not met up with them yet . But we did run into some of the most amazing people. There is this one couple, Bill and Cathy Norrie of yacht Terwyn (http://www.sailblogs.com/member/williamnorrie). If ever you …
Jan 22
St. Helena – Island Life
Island Life is nothing like Mainland life. At first it didn’t seem that different. People driving cars, shops lining the streets….it could in fact have been any little harbour on a coastline. And then…. 1. We drove up to a point on the Island where we could see the Atlantic Ocean on all sides. As …
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