ICAROS

Icaros is a 2002 Catana 431 catamaran purchased by the current owners, Bev & Bob, in France in 2013. Icaros has a white hull with grey and yellow sail and cockpit covers.

Posted: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 - 01:12

We are on our way to Richard's Bay and hope to arrive Thursday. All is going well with friendly seas and a full moon to brighten our nights. We passed south of the Tropic of Capricorn and it's

Posted: Tue, 8 Oct 2019 - 19:06

Tucked in behind some massive sand dunes here at Bazaruto with Adiejewah. Jaga2 will arrive today and Neptune's Highway on Thursday. Stormy weather will be passing by Richard's Bay today and

Posted: Sat, 5 Oct 2019 - 06:39

A lot of motoring the first couple of days. Now sailing with assistance of favorable current. Will stop tomorrow at Bazaruto Island, Mozambique.
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Posted: Tue, 1 Oct 2019 - 02:36

Have just received word from Des, our weather router, that the weather conditions are looking favourable. So we shall head off with the outgoing tide this evening. We will be in company with

Posted: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 - 17:16

We arrived into Baly Bay yesterday afternoon after a pleasant sail down the coast. We shall wait here until the weather looks right to start making our way to South Africa. What was looking like a

Posted: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 - 23:16

The days have slipped by and we are just about at the end of our 60 day visa for Madagascar. We have truly enjoyed our time here and this area of Madagascar is a lovely cruising ground. The past

Posted: Mon, 9 Sep 2019 - 07:12

We arrived back into Crater Bay a bit late for the Sunday pig on a spit BBQ. We spent the past couple of days about 40 miles north at Nosy Mitsio. Nice spot but no phone signal/internet... We awoke

Posted: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 - 14:46

Now on another island - Nosy Komba visiting their black lemurs. Groups of about a dozen have their own territory in the bush. Females dominate each group and get most of the food and attention. My

Posted: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 - 22:00

We anchored overnight off this idyllic spot. Two small islands - Nosy Iranja Be (big) and Nosy Iranja Kely (small) - joined together with a sand spit. The sand spit is covered at high tide and at low

Posted: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 - 23:00

We stopped for a few hours on Nosy Antsoha (aka Lemur Island). Had a fantastic experience with three types of lemur that have the run of the place. The guides put a bit mashed banana on our hands to

Posted: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 - 18:15

We returned to the Crater Bay anchorage for the Sunday afternoon pig roast at the yacht club. A nice afternoon spent catching up with friends last seen in Thailand and meeting several South African

Posted: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 - 17:55

We've spent the past couple of days at Nosy (island) Sakatia. We are anchored next to a turtle reserve where we snorkeled with some huge green turtles. Just missed swimming with the cows this

Posted: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 - 23:14

The harbour at Hell-Ville where we had to go to check-in is kept quite busy with local ferries & cargo boats. So - we have moved a couple of miles west to Crater Bay. The Crater Bay anchorage

Posted: Tue, 6 Aug 2019 - 14:41

We had a good trip over from Mayotte. As expected we sailed the first few hours and then motored the rest of the way. Still no whales... Spent the afternoon checking in with the authorities. Not

Posted: Sun, 4 Aug 2019 - 02:11

We have finally started to extricate ourselves from Mayotte. Hard to believe but we have been here more than six weeks. We checked out with the authorities today and that was extremely easy. You have

Posted: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 - 02:17

We have returned to the main anchorage and are enjoying catching up with the other boats we know here. A couple of new boats have arrived today from Madagascar so will have to chat them up about

Posted: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 - 16:00

We departed the main anchorage/mooring field a few days ago to explore Mayotte's lagoon. Hard to believe we have been here almost a month now and we still have so much of the place to see. Have been

Posted: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 - 17:10

We have been getting settled into our new surroundings and finding our way around. The grocery stores have a wonderful selection of food and drink thanks to the French influence. Lots of cafes &

Posted: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 - 02:11

We’re here!! Tried to check in but the port captain wasn’t in his office. Tried to get a SIM for our phone to get internet - but the phone service retailer’s computer was down. Tomorrow!! In the

Posted: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 - 20:03

We had a lovely sail yesterday afternoon and then lost the wind. It?s been pleasant motoring along on a calm sea doing a few jobs. Hoping for a passing shower to rinse off all the salt spray. We

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