One of the benefits of sailboat living is that we get to take our house to amazing places and through the ministry work that we do we meet the most amazing people. Here we want to share those experiences with you.
Sailing into Hout Bay felt like entering a postcard someone forgot to Photoshop… rugged mountains, a sweeping white-sand beach, fishing boats bobbing like colourful confetti on the water.
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On our passage to Lamberts Bay, the wind was coming from behind the boat. We did our best to try and figure out where they were, but it was impossible. All we could do was pray that they would try to avoid us. I believe that they are very intelligent and that they will not swim into a boat on purpose.
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We were woken by the sound of an owl this morning his hoo hoo hoooooo from the shoreline was so beautiful another first for us. It’s amazing how our ears have tuned in to every sound. Any sound out of the ordinary, has us excited to investigate. Exiting the boat we realised our hatches were
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Every day we have an opportunity to remember the goodness and greatness of Jesus. with every rising sun, creation echos the sacrifice that was made when we received the son who saved the world…
Rising of the sun. Read More »
We woke to a dreamy ocean this morning, its ebbing tide lapping softly against the hull. The birds came to life as the world around us awakened. In the dark, I could see rivers of light pulsating across the water as the sun rose. The day dawned crisp and clear. It seems so wrong to
winding down a Sunday night with pancakes.
The cold is here to stay… Read More »
I Love the sound of the world waking up on a crisp winter morning. When we went on deck this morning the world had just started waking up. Around us, the birds began chirping and if you listened really well, you could hear the popping of the water drops as they slipped from the boat
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We almost died! What should have been an easy sail from Paternoster to Langebaan on the West Coast of South Africa, had us sailing in bad weather that turned into an ordeal that we won’t soon forget. We decided to leave Paternoster on Monday the 21st of March 2022 for Langebaan. It was earlier than
Sailing in bad weather Read More »
Our journey to Lamberts Bay started a year ago. A season in our lives where sailing was still the romanticized version, with new places, new sights and sounds, sunset walks on the beach, and stolen kisses in the dark. It was in Paternoster where the reality of what we had embarked on started setting in,
The weather reports showed that we were in for a strong Northerly. So we bring Navionics closer and start looking for a spot that will give us enough protection during this bout of serious weather. Saldanha Bay is the ideal spot as it offers us a windward shore, bringing us up close to land. Looking
In the heart of Saldanha Read More »
The Royal Cape Yacht Club is also known as the Tavern of the Seas. We spent about a month here while preparing Anchored in Hope for our first sail.
The Royal Cape Yacht Club – ‘Tavern of the Seas’ Read More »
