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| Second of the GREAT CAPES ticked off. Cape of Good Hope. |
19th
April. 1.00am on the way out of Mossel Bay after a 6 day stop over.
There is always something to fix so we were not idle. The first couple
of days in the fishing harbor were an opportunity to fix the gen-set
again! It's not a stop I would recommend. There are no facilities on the
dock ie. power or water. The security gate is policed to the point
where you are breathalyzed and searched as you return with stores etc.
The fish factories are very very smelly and the boat got filthy from the tires, and
huge flocks of pacific gulls hanging around waiting for the fishing
boats.
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| View from the back of Taipan Cape Town |
The town itself is very pleasant and an easy stroll from the yacht club.
There is a very big Shopping Center about 10 min taxi from town center,
but we didn't go there. We found everything we needed within walking
distance. Fuel had to be carried in jerrys by taxi and water from the
yacht club.
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| Taipans neighbours |
It's roughly 250nm to Cape Town from Mossel Bay. We experienced very little wind from the south and east for most of the trip. The sea to the east of Cape Aghulus was quite big and uncomfortable but after the cape it settled.
We made Cape Town in perfectly calm clear conditions by midnight on Saturday 21st and were securely tied up in the V&A Waterfront Marina by 1.00am Sunday
