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On the 18th of Feburary 2009 the RV Heraclitus arrived in Paraty, Brasil; her searching eyes brightening while scanning the new verdant continent swallowing the horizon as she approached. She was as happy as the crew after a two month and 4000 nautical mile journey across the South Atlantic. After spending eight months in dry dock the crew and the ship devoured the open sea with her ever changing faces and moods. The journey up the West Coast of Africa was fairly calm, which gave the time to train the new crew who had never sailed before crossing this Ocean.
Winds certainly picked up in the latter half of the voyage, also when we approached a kind of aqueous Dante's Inferno; Rio De Janiro's off shore oil rigs flaming in the misty night. Whales and Dolphins were spotted, the odd visiting bird, yet surprisingly few ships. All the new crew learned the ropes really quickly and everyone contributed to our cultural and educational evenings on board. Portuguese lessons were happening daily and the odd Tango appeared spontaneously as excitement rose closer to approach.
Every crew member is ecstatic that the ship performed so well, that their hands working together with others, made for a creation that carried them safely over a vast distance; and will give the same peace of mind and opportunity to those that join later, for years to come.
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On the 18th of Feburary 2009 the RV Heraclitus arrived in Paraty, Brasil; her searching eyes brightening while scanning the new verdant continent swallowing the horizon as she approached. She was as happy as the crew after a two month and 4000 nautical mile journey across the South Atlantic. After spending eight months in dry dock the crew and the ship devoured the open sea with her ever changing faces and moods. The journey up the West Coast of Africa was fairly calm, which gave the time to train the new crew who had never sailed before crossing this Ocean.
Winds certainly picked up in the latter half of the voyage, also when we approached a kind of aqueous Dante's Inferno; Rio De Janiro's off shore oil rigs flaming in the misty night. Whales and Dolphins were spotted, the odd visiting bird, yet surprisingly few ships. All the new crew learned the ropes really quickly and everyone contributed to our cultural and educational evenings on board. Portuguese lessons were happening daily and the odd Tango appeared spontaneously as excitement rose closer to approach.
Every crew member is ecstatic that the ship performed so well, that their hands working together with others, made for a creation that carried them safely over a vast distance; and will give the same peace of mind and opportunity to those that join later, for years to come.
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