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Forum: Living Aboard 11-30-2012, 10:52 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,311
Posted By truda
Thanks Capta for this remark. As a Brazilian I´ve...

Thanks Capta for this remark. As a Brazilian I´ve grown to be much embarassed by the lack of safety for yachties in my home country too, with many despicable episodes on record. I think you are...
Forum: Living Aboard 10-23-2012, 10:16 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,311
Posted By truda
Many thanks, Obrigado, João! Avisarei indo por...

Many thanks, Obrigado, João! Avisarei indo por aí. :-)
Forum: Living Aboard 10-23-2012, 09:54 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,311
Posted By truda
Free, Safe and legally OK anchoring sites?

Salty friends, back here after a long interval of working like a mule to keep the daughters in school. Our ocean cruising still a while away but our resolve only strenghtens.

I have a (maybe...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 02-14-2011, 11:21 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 7,370
Posted By truda
Many thanks for your comments! Seems there´s a...

Many thanks for your comments! Seems there´s a consensus on digital charts x paper charts being more an issue of user common sense than trust in accuracy.

Cheers,

José & Nalu
Forum: General Cruising Forum 02-13-2011, 06:34 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 7,370
Posted By truda
By the way, is there a particular digital chart...

By the way, is there a particular digital chart brand/system which is more accurate for the Pacific islands, in particular those farther from the beaten track? I suspect not, but would welcome...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 08-24-2010, 11:03 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,218
Posted By truda
Having been around whales for the last 30+ years,...

Having been around whales for the last 30+ years, and particularly Southern right whales for 27, my advice is: keep away from juveniles/subadults. Their behavior is definitely more erratic and they...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 08-24-2010, 09:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,391
Posted By truda
There once was a sailor Who travelled way...

There once was a sailor

Who travelled way South

And ended his days off Brazil

Charts galore he bought

Local Navy, he thought,
Forum: Regional Discussion Topics 04-05-2010, 08:47 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,136
Posted By truda
Thanks for your comment. Indeed there´s a...

Thanks for your comment. Indeed there´s a complaint from PART of the former Chagossian community (a thorough reading of news will indicate that some are in fact in favor of further protection for...
Forum: Regional Discussion Topics 04-02-2010, 08:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,136
Posted By truda
Friends, As some of you may be aware, the...

Friends,

As some of you may be aware, the British Government has just established the worldá largest Marine Protected Area, a no-take reserve encompassing the Chagos. I was one of the more than...
Forum: Rigging & Sails 03-05-2010, 11:32 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,168
Posted By truda
Thanks for sharing so much experience with us! As...

Thanks for sharing so much experience with us! As I go down the road of eventually owning a sailboat and leaving my landlubber life, I am truly grateful to people like you who take some time to offer...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 02-27-2010, 01:42 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,766
Posted By truda
:-) :-) I didn´t mean it in an insulting way......

:-) :-) I didn´t mean it in an insulting way... but do look at the boat! I spent about an hour just looking at it in the Museum. It gives you quite some respect for the guy... and and undeniable...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 02-26-2010, 09:54 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,766
Posted By truda
I´m sorry - here´s a much smaller file of the...

I´m sorry - here´s a much smaller file of the same photo for easy opening!

J.
Forum: General Cruising Forum 02-24-2010, 08:09 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 10,935
Posted By truda
Hey, many thanks everyone for all these thoughts....

Hey, many thanks everyone for all these thoughts. Will take all of it into consideration, as with every opinion I read here in our forum.

When we finally set sail I´ll have to make a list of all...
Forum: Overdue & Distress Reports 02-22-2010, 12:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,591
Posted By truda
Ive been combing the Brazilian press here for...

Ive been combing the Brazilian press here for more detailed reports but so far I just can´t figure out what caused this great vessel to go down... 'rough seas'? That´s not enough of an explanation...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 02-22-2010, 12:11 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 10,935
Posted By truda
Hey, MANY thanks for such a comprehensive reply....

Hey, MANY thanks for such a comprehensive reply. It has broadened my view of the issue (eg I was discarding the two-mast option a priori as being too cumbersome, maybe it´s not if you consider it in...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 02-20-2010, 10:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,340
Posted By truda
:-) In fact they are more interested than I´d...

:-) In fact they are more interested than I´d like (and their mother, my ex-wife, doesn´t appear to like it a bit).

But they will have time to pick up. Julia at 16 is studying Graphic Design in...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 02-20-2010, 04:55 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 10,935
Posted By truda
Salty friends, In my years-long study before...

Salty friends,

In my years-long study before actually sailing off, one of the issues I´m looking at is whether it´s worth for us as a middle-aged couple to think of a mast-furling main sail as...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 02-20-2010, 04:27 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,766
Posted By truda
Here is a photo of Serge Testa´s boat, now in the...

Here is a photo of Serge Testa´s boat, now in the Queensland Museum in Brisbane. Seeing it a few weeks ago gave me the certainty that if a crackpot can survive going around in the world in THAT,...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 02-20-2010, 03:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,340
Posted By truda
A great thread indeed! Thanks for it....

A great thread indeed! Thanks for it. (https://www.pilothouse50.com/)

I and my partner are planning on a 5-10 year window from now (we´re both 46). I have two daughters to get through study (14 and...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 08-10-2009, 02:24 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,908
Posted By truda
Not being an American pioneer myself :-), I´d...

Not being an American pioneer myself :-), I´d surely get the radio on board and make the most of it for our own safety. Sending out a distress message is something else, though. Having full awareness...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 07-20-2009, 04:24 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 10,434
Posted By truda
Interesting to note that this topic has been...

Interesting to note that this topic has been around (and alive) for some years now! :-)

I and my wife intend to share tasks when we finally buy our own boat (she´ll take diesel mechanics and...
Forum: Overdue & Distress Reports 07-09-2009, 07:40 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,114
Posted By truda
An unfortunate piece of news from our corner of...

An unfortunate piece of news from our corner of the world,

Brazilian Navy has cancelled search for the missing captain (and sole crew) of the Argentinian sailboat 'Maja', which left Buenos Aires,...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 07-09-2009, 07:03 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,799
Posted By truda
I´m way late on the woman-hunting question...

I´m way late on the woman-hunting question https://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif ...
Forum: Regional Piracy 06-28-2009, 01:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,018
Posted By truda
It does boggle my mind to think that modern...

It does boggle my mind to think that modern warlords of the West can direct a drone thousands of Km away into some nondescript Afghan village (and wipe out their citizens both terrorists and...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 05-27-2009, 02:11 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,007
Posted By truda
Thanks for these fast replies! :-) To be...

Thanks for these fast replies! :-)

To be sure I wasn´t actually thinking of 'flags of convenience' (though I must say Cook Islands sounds tasty, is it simple to register your boat there?) but...
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