Some ports are more difficult to leave than others. For Katherine Hepburn, the cast off for our five day bluewater passage from Cape Town to Namibia crushed her soul a little bit, as we had to leave her beloved Cape Town apartment complex in our wake. We pressganged our cat, and off we went. The sta
Some of our best sailing friends were preparing to leave Cape Town, but the weather was fierce, the wine plentiful, and the food too darn good for these Oddgodfreys uproot their land based lifestyle just yet. Join us in this post as we experience the Southern Atlantic’s ENORMOUS waves from the safet
Captain Andrew launches into his Grog-Reprovisioning Project and we ring in the New Year with a cheerful portion of the 2021-2022 South Africa Cruising Fleet. Meet a sailor who truly deserves to have “HOLD FAST” tattooed to his knuckles, and park your own “wagon” to enjoy Make it
Cape Town steeped in maritime history as it is, sailors’ pilgrimages were the order of the day. Before the end of the Oddgodfrey’s first week, we were already feeling 30% more sailor-ly than we did upon arrival.
We simply were not going to escape the Cape of Storms without battling an onboarding wave or two. After rounding the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town gave us a taste of its fierce Katabatic winds that fall off its scenic table mountain and shake unsuspecting sailors to death on a perfectly beautiful sun
We cast off from Knysna to complete our final sailing passage down South Africa’s “Shipwreck Coast” to round Cape Agulhas (the Southern most point of South Africa) and Cape of Good Hope, two capes competing for the title of the “Greatest Capes”. Will our rounding test which Cape
How do sailing cruisers decide where to go next? Many sailors have a route and a plan set in stone, guiding their every sea mile. We used to! It seems that went out the window a while ago, and now here we are trying to feel our way around in the dark. Where should we go next and when? That’s the de
Having survived one of the more miserable passages we’ve had in our whole trip, we enjoyed the safe harbor of East London along side both new and old friends. What’s the trick to re-motivating ourselves back out to sea? A dose of laugher must be the best sea-sickness medicine.
The question of our future follows us into some of South Africa’s most beautiful terrain as we Meander through the Midlands and onward to Drackensberg and Cathedral Peak. Enjoy some hiking and exploring South Africa with us while we avoid life’s pesky: “what’s next” question.
Source: Meandering — OddGodfrey: The Oddly Compelling Story of a Sailing Circumnavigation of the World