It has been quite a while since we have posted to this blog - and after 5 years of working in SE Asia we are getting ready top set sail once again. A new boat, a new set of destinations and a whole lot of unknowns lay before us. We invite you once again to follow along.
Knock knock.....
This is the sound of opportunity calling again! SV Conversations is setting sail on its next leg of a round the world sail. On May 1, 2011, we are sailing from Malaysia to South Africa, and we want to share this experience and adventure.It seems like years since our last offshore passage adventure bringing SV Conversations from San Francisco to Singapore. For those of you that missed it, we sailed:
SF to Hawaii – 15 days, with 7 on board
Hawaii to Fiji – 22 days with 5 on board
Fiji to Vanuatu – 8 days with 6 on board
Vanuatu to Darwin – 14 days with 6 on board
Darwin to Bali – 10 days with 5 on board
Bali to Langkawi – 18 days with one on board (Cresswell)
Langkawi to Singapore – 5 days with 5 on board
That’s a total of 92 sea days! Along the way, we had novice and expert, young and old, adventurous and relaxed. We made new friends and confirmed old, found new ways to embrace living in this magic kingdom, and re-discovered what is important in our lives. Now, after five years living and working in Singapore, it’s time to do it again!
On May 1st, our route from Langkawi Malaysia, will take us south to Singapore, Indonesia and into the SE tradewinds between the Islands of Java and Sumatra, then west to Cocos Keeling, Mauritius, Durban and finally, around the Cape of Good Hope to Cape Town, South Africa – arriving January 2012. Potential jumping on/off spots along the way include Kuala Lumpur (Langkawi), Singapore, Jakarta, Borneo, Cocos Keeling, Mauritius, maybe Madagascar, Richards Bay, and Durban (South Africa).
Is that cool or cool!? If the names of the places we are visiting conjure images of an exotic adventure; if you see yourself sailing a tropical downwind trade passage with day after day after day of sun on your face and wind at your back; then join us! You will only need to cover your airfare and we would ask you to share living expenses (food, laundry, etc.) and fuel, berthing and other minor costs related to the trip (but not maintenance and operation of the boat herself which we will cover).
Now before this email starts to sound too much like an advertisement for Club Med, how about a reality check. The reality of offshore sailing is different from what is presented in the media, but it is a profoundly powerful experience and environment. To go to sea in a sailboat changes us. So chances like this are important AND they are rare.
Ask yourself these two questions “Am I called to risk stepping beyond the bounds of my current life to try something new and un-common?” “Do I now have the Courage, Capacity, and Captaincy, to be able to make THE CHOICE to go?` Likely, in choosing to go, you will face a parade of sensible reasons the rational, mortgage bound, working world will throw at you as perfectly good (but limiting) reasons why you should give this a pass too. If ‘Life is a voyage we live but once’ it seems tragic to stay tied to the dock (the job, the house, the dog) and pass up opportunities and adventures that come our way. If not now - when?
We would like to add another dimension to this offer: if you have someone in your life you want to mentor in a life changing experience, think about sponsoring their participation. Help us share this experience with those who will get the most from it, especially people just starting out, people in transition or others less advantaged.
So that’s the deal. Go ahead, ‘make your life!’ Email us, let us know what part you are interested in. If you are new to us, and want to know more, see http://sail7cs.com/ .
Please circulate this email liberally, and broadly to your network contacts, family and friends. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Cheers
Cress and Irena
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