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.

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Posted: Sat, 9 Nov 2019 - 05:59

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Posted: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 - 23:23

TGIF!! We had a really windy SW blow yesterday which eased overnight. We'll wait a few more hours for the swell out there to calm down and the wind to shift more to the east and we'll be on our

Posted: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 - 07:51

We had a good overnight sail from East London. The wind freshened up to 25+ but we ran downwind with just a reefed headsail and were quite comfortable. Port Elizabeth, aka The Windy City, is not

Posted: Mon, 4 Nov 2019 - 12:57

East London has been a pleasant stop. There is a small welcoming yacht club where we were able to join a few of the locals for a braai (BBQ). We also found a fish market/restaurant/bar just up the

Posted: Sat, 2 Nov 2019 - 07:56

I had several interesting touristy things lined up to do in Durban - but we got a note from Des to say the conditions were suitable to move along the coast. Even though we had already checked in

Posted: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 - 20:04

We took advantage of a bit of a lull between weather systems and moved ourselves down 80 miles to Durban. It was a pretty calm overnight passage with more motoring than sailing. The marina is in

Posted: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 - 07:46

We are tucked into the Zululand Yacht Club Marina. Great bar and restaurant and welcoming people. The past few days we have seen some nasty changeable weather. First the wind came in strong from the

Posted: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 - 15:20

We arrived into Richards Bay late Wed night. Conditions the last couple of days were mostly light and involved a bit of motoring. Great to be here!! Immigration and customs were quick and easy

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

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