• From: Bayfield
  • Registered: 2005-10-28
  • Posts: 69

Topic: Contessa Sailing to Africa

On Sunday, May 7, Contessa # 312, Vixen, set off from port Stanley, Lake Erie, thru Erie Canal, New York and finish in Cape Town. via, the Azores, Portugal, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, onto Cape Town.

She'll return home by way of St. Helena Island, Fernando de Noronha, an island off Brazil, and Bermuda.

Nelleke Kersten is planning to complete the round trip in 14 months.

She's doing the trip alone aboard a 26-footer she said is ideally suited to a solo ocean crossing.

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  • From: Burlington, Ontario
  • Registered: 2005-06-12
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Re: Contessa Sailing to Africa

Good luck and fair winds to Nelleke! I hope we can look forward to updates along the way. It's always a pleasure to read about someone living the dream.

                                              Cheers
                                                    John

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  • Registered: 2005-05-31
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Re: Contessa Sailing to Africa

  • From: Bayfield
  • Registered: 2005-10-28
  • Posts: 69

Re: Contessa Sailing to Africa

Has anyone heard an update on Nelleke's trip to South Africa ? Last update found, in NYC, May 30.