Latest news from Atlantis We are provisioned and ready to go. All formalities are done and Atlantis had a complete clean of the hulls....it will make a huge difference in our speed. The latest weather forecast is not predicting lots of wind, but it is common for this period of time, so we will have to motor the first day...let's see after that. Once at the latitude of Maceo we should pick up some wind. At least when we have wind, it will come from the right di...

Position: 12 58.34'S 038 31'W (Salvador) Atlantis had a slow but nice sail from Aratu to Salvador. I will not mention the speed as it was too slow to mention :), we decided to get out of Aratu and clean the hulls in Salvador. Mauro and I have our sea legs back and all systems on board worked perfectly. The autopilot kept a steady course, batteries are fine and after oiling the sliders of the mainsail it worked well. No problems with the foresail as it is a roll...

Atlantis will stay in Brazil for an undefined period of time. She is ready for the next trip.....but visa and crew could not be arranged on time. Marc

Atlantis almost ready to continue her voyage to Trinidad. ETD 30/09/2013

Another attempt to sail on 11/07/2013. Departure: 10:00 UTC Destination: Jao Pesoa Distance: 475 NM ETA: 5 - 6 days According to the latest weather forecast Atlantis can expect light to moderate winds, but quite some rain showers and squalls related to the latter during this trip. Let's hope the new parts in the steering will hold. The next and last destination in Brazil will be Fortaleza. Marc