An update on the preparations Atlantis shines and is ready for the next trip, I am only waiting for a diver to clean the hulls. Maybe I will have mussels for lunch today. Mauro arrives tomorrow night and we plan to sail from Aratu (our current location) to Salvador the next morning. it will be a short 15NM sail, an opportunity to test the new rudders and get our sea legs back. In Salvador we will do the immigration formalities and introduce the flight-plan to ...

Back on Atlantis, What a pleasure to find Atlantis in a perfect condition after 5 months. The motors started from the first turn of the key (thank you Vetus), and the water maker also worked perfectly. I was worried about the fact that the water intakes would be blocked.....but all is fine. A new sensor for the wind instrument also arrived from Raymarine (Florida). I received a new cable for the electric motor from Torqueedo in Germany. All seems to be as plann...

Bom dia ! We are using the waiting time to study the weather charts and plot our navigation, using known currents and local weather conditions in our advantage. One of the challenges between João Pessoa and Trinidad will be the "ITCZ", or the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone. The phenomenon is basically due to solar radiation warming the air over the equator, causing it to rise. The rising air moves towards the poles, both North and South. When the air reaches ...

I would like to welcome Mauro on board of Atlantis. He is from the beautiful city of São Paulo and will sail all the way from Aratu to Trinidad with me. I am happy to have a Brazilian on board....it will also help in case we need assistance along the Brazilian coastline. My Portuguese is rather limited to order beer and say hello. He is a keen sailor who wants to have as much experience as possible before starting his own circumnavigation. I wish him all the ...

The next voyage of Atlantis will bring us to Joao Pessoa, which is the capital of the smallest state of Brazil (Paraiba). After sailing around the most Southerly point of Africa, Atlantis will land at the most Easterly point of South America. Jacare (near Jaoa Pessoa) is a favourite landing place for yachts coming from Europe via the Cape Verde Islands. With a distance of 1.500 NM it is also the fastest route from Europe to mainland Brazil. Some yachts coming fr...