Sailing to Port Elizabeth

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Leaving Durban, Judy stands watch

Sailing

Whales spout!

Whales

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Later: It gets rougher-Sail Getting away

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Fred works to bring it back

Foredeck is clean

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Done

Boisterous upwind

Cruising Now

Water got aboard
The sailing was beautiful but we started to get a lot of water aboard. Steaming 7 knots to windward in big, steep seas, the bow would knock tons of water into the air which would then land on deck and come flowing back, filling the cockpit. That doesn't show in these shots, but it was happening.(I didn't get a shot of this; I was worried about the camera getting drenched so it went under my coat when I saw a big wave coming.)

We were also dipping the bow into the deepest of the troughs and when it came up some water came back then too.

But during this all none of the water got below. Good boat.

A little water on board

wet shoes

Judy looks to see what is going on

Water in the cockpit

Overnight the wind calmed down, the seas flattened, and the expected northerly filled. By the early hours we had strong northerly winds and at dawn we were flying south in waves nearly as big as the day before, only behind us now.

Downwind on Monday

Jib poled out and full main

Looking astern

We made it to Port Elizabeth

Port Elizabeth fishing fleet

Algona Bay Yacht Club-A great club

I fell in love with this place. A great little club with a nice place to sail, heaps of wind (Port Elizabeth is "the Windy City") and a good racing program.

View from the hill

Durban Projects

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Sea Trials

Our Track


Success

Bose Needs Work

New Drivers

In Progress

Bose is Back!

Merc

Wings In Durban

Wings in Durban

Small Boat on the dock

Storm Hits

Doughty, through the hatch

Judy Says,

"Now, we will wait for good weather, right Fred?"

Magic Street

Hit the city,
go down Dadoo,
hang a left after the golden dome,
proceed past Victoria Market until you then arrive at Magic Street.

Spooky place!


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Magic Street is along the on-ramp

Weird Place

What is it?

Seller of Material for Magic Potions

Durban Blues Festival

We went to Zack's at Wilson Wharf on Sunday to hear some music. Here are a few images.

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Sail to Durban

On some nights you are sailing in pitch black darkness. On this trip, even though the sky was clear, and there were stars out, there was no moon and we could see little of the world beyond our cockpit, illuminated by the dim glow of the B&G displays. We spent our time watching the instruments and listening to the roar of the water past our hull.

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Night Instruments
Here we have 29.9 knots of wind and 9.22 knots of boat speed. Too bad our SOG (not shown) is only 7.5! Where is that Agulhas Current?


Nav Station
Down below it is quiet and peaceful despite the excitement on deck.


Durban Harbor
Morning. We're here.


Wings in Durban Marina
We docked in the city.


School Boys on Wharf
And attract lots of attention.


Night Scene
View out the companionway.

Tanzania Remembered

We finally ran out of our Zanzibar coffee; those were some good drugs. Fortunately Ellen found us some equally good coffee beans in Richards Bay and bought us three bags full. Good for another couple of months. Thanks Ellen.

We also ran across a few more Tanzania images, shown here.

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Dar Es Salaam Market Area

Dar Es Salaam

Stone town by night

Good Drugs

Bike