Comments on: Making our First (Unscheduled) Landfall in Brazil https://sweetruca.com/making-our-first-unscheduled-landfall-in-brazil/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-our-first-unscheduled-landfall-in-brazil Sailing around the world with Kate, Curtis, & Roxy the dog! Sun, 30 Apr 2023 19:51:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 By: David C. Gulliver https://sweetruca.com/making-our-first-unscheduled-landfall-in-brazil/#comment-301 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:05:34 +0000 https://sweetruca.com/?p=7623#comment-301 Curtis & Kate,

I just noted that you are sailing off in a mere 7 knots & getting 5 knots boat speed (not bad fer pond sailors). I looked you up on G Earth and checked out Ilhabela- Wow, that place is gorgeous! Sorry about the faulty MHU- who could’ve guessing it would go bad while in the middle of the S. Atlantic Ocean?
I’m glad that I can ‘catch up’ in real time- what you folks are doing- it feeds the ‘get the boat’ energy, as temps begin to rise along with longer days & earlier sunrises in Northern New England! It’s been a while since you folks were in Midwest sort of colder temps- just reminding you of what you are missing!
North Sails just (1 day ago) put up a ‘tips & tricks’ video on the World Championships for the Megles 24- of course- I thought of you folks while catching a few minutes of it! Now that you are back on passage- you may not have enough bandwidth for video streaming and may only be able to afford .grb files! Hahaha- you didn’t miss much- it was a North Sails pitch with some awesome Megles 24 sailors…
Anywho, glad that you folks are back on track, the boat is fine & Kate has healed from the trauma of the drone attack. Can’t wait for the next video feed (guessing it’s the right hook across the Atlantic) as you are successfully past the butter melting point. Be well- my highest thoughts, prayers & good energy are sent your way for safe & enjoyable passage. Building even more for the Cape passage- but, let’s get there first!

Be well, post up & let me know if there’s anything I can do to assist!

Best,

Dave G.

]]> By: Marcos Lusso https://sweetruca.com/making-our-first-unscheduled-landfall-in-brazil/#comment-300 Wed, 30 Mar 2022 23:58:42 +0000 https://sweetruca.com/?p=7623#comment-300 I imagine that Brasil was a pleasant surprise to you. I was born and raised in São Paulo, Brasil. Travelled to Ilha Bela and Cabo Frio several times. It is a beautiful country and and these two places are a good representation of it. I still have family there but I have been in the US for 30 years. I hope that you can fix all that you need and enjoy the stay in Brasil. Best luck and let me know if I can be of any help.

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