The Abrolhos archipelago Park Ranger Joyce mentioned to us that Cumuruxatiba was a great place to stop.  I’m glad we followed her advice...

Open Your Eyes! Abrolhos Archipelagos. Back in the old days, some Spanish charts bore the inscription “Abras los ojos” near reefs areas...

After Brasilia, we flew to Sao Paulo.  For me this visit had a special meaning, since I was going to meet for the first time a dear old...

While in Brazilia, we decided to get a rental and go visit Pirenopolis, well known for its waterfalls and Portuguese colonial...

From Vitoria, we flew to Brasilia to spend a couple of days exploring this unique town.  Brasilia is the modernist city that a very cool...

In Vitoria we moored at the local Yacht Club. They charged us R$30 per person per day. The harbor is very small, and they only have...

Guarapari was just a technical stop on our way to the Abrolhos archipelago.  Nice town. And on the way there we caught a nice Mahi mahi...

Buzios used to be an unknown fishermen village until Brigitte Bardot made it famous by spending here her vacation time with her Brazilian...

Time has come for us to start heading north towards the Caribbean.  We left once again Rio de Janario on April 1st at 22:00, destination...

During our stay in Rio, to take a break from the carnival with our friends Joaquin and Monica we decided to get a rental car and visit...

To be honest, at the beginning I wasn’t particularly interested in visiting Rio, especially during Carnival. Rio was very low on my...

Our first sail out of the bay of Ilha Grande was to Ubatuba, some 30 nautical miles south west.  It was a very nice sensation to get...

Ilha Grande (The Big Island) is a perfect ground for cruising:  there are 365 little islands and 2,000 wild white sandy beaches within 3...

Some old salt was once asked what was “cruising life” and the reply was “Cruising is fixing your boat in exotic places”.  There is some...

After sailing 4,387nm and spending 35 days at sea, Oroboro safely anchored in Ilha Grande, Brazil, on February 1st, 2019. I felt like the...

Eight days after leaving St Helena, drama stroke on Oroboro: The Water maker started leaking from the Clark Pump!  A big leak! In my list...

Oroboro dropped the anchor in St Helena on Wednesday 01/09/2019.  St Helena is an iconic place because it was cut off from the rest of...

We made it! Exactly 51 days after leaving Cape Town, Oroboro has arrived in Ilha Grande, Brazil.  Crossing the South Atlantic ocean has...

We crossed the Tropic of Capricorn at latitude 23°26′ exactly on the Winter Solstice. What are the chances! This is the time of the...

Oroboro safely anchored in Luderitz, Namibia.  The anchorage provides good holding, although it’s exposed to strong winds (we anchored in...