Kolmanskop, Namibia
Oroboro safely anchored in Luderitz, Namibia. The anchorage provides good holding, although it’s exposed to strong winds (we anchored in...
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4 years, 5 continents, 22,000 nautical miles sailed.
The adventure on Sailing Oroboro continues....
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Dec 19, 20183 min read
Maiden voyage
The time has finally come for us to set sail for our maiden voyage. We have worked out a navigation plan, and we have started to monitor...
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Dec 9, 20184 min read
Shake down sail to Langebaan
The time has come for us to do a “shake down sail” to further test the boat – and ourselves – before the ocean crossing. We decided to...
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Dec 3, 20182 min read
Discovering South Africa
This week we decided to slow down and take a few days off the boat to explore the region between Mossel Bay and the Storms River, also...
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Nov 26, 20182 min read
How the boat was built
Last Thursday we visited the factory floor where our boat was built. It was very interesting to see how everything is still very manual,...
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Nov 20, 20184 min read
Stress Test
A strong South East wind was predicted to be blowing on Saturday, so we decided to take this opportunity to go out and test the boat in...
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Nov 15, 20185 min read
7½ Weeks!
This is exactly how long it took us to make the boat self-sufficient: we can now efficiently produce our own electricity and make our own...
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Nov 4, 20184 min read
Enough with work…
We are in the final stretch with the work that needs to be done on the boat. Everything is coming together, and so we took our first...
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Oct 22, 20185 min read
Three weeks’ worth of work
Today marks the end of the 3rd consecutive week since we took ownership of our boat here in Cape Town. We have been working hard to...
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