![We Should Keep This a SECRET! Brazil's Best Hurricane Hole [Ep. 80]](https://www.alojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1661436610_maxresdefault.jpg "We Should Keep This a SECRET! Brazil's Best Hurricane Hole [Ep. 80]")
This place is so awesome, we should not tell you were it is!
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We are finishing up a round of boat work while we wait to go south. Hiding out in Brazils best kept secret hurricane hole. We show you how we catch drinking water, how we take rain showers on board, make more repairs to our RIB, complete our other boat projects, and hang out with some great new friends!
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Join us as we hang out off the grid in our tiny boat home in one of the most beautiful places in the world. We have to wait for Cape Horn for a bit, bit there is no better place to stay for a while than the coast of Sao Paulo Brazil. We are relaxing a bit, so join us for #sailingsunday in this relaxing video where we take on diy projects on board and have some fun in the waves at the beach.
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Note to self: only undertake repairs where you can legitimately say “let’s get the alcohol “ 😂
Your seamster Jacob was a wonderful find, both for his skills and his friendship, and yet again Roxy is the sweetheart who steals the show! Dinner with his extended family looks to have been a lovely time.
Great video, beautiful place
I cannot keep this place a secret, reminding me of St Barths 40 years ago. We are crossing the Atlantic, headed there in the spring of 2023. Have you watched Sven Yrvind's videos about doubling Cape Horn from 50S in the Atlantic to 50S in the Pacific?
Did anyone else catch the stool made from a car coil over shock absorber in the machine shop? Awesome!
😀👍👍❤
Another great video thanks 🙏
Wow. Great job and what a beautiful place
Oh wow that was cool
For a short period of time you both became part of a Portuguese community. They opened their arms to complete strangers and you both embraced it. Part of sailing around the world. So cool…
Out of curiosity, what month was this filmed?
Cheers guys
Simply amazing videos. Great adventure you two are on. 20k subs, great new friends. Yall keep having fun and stay safe.
Curtis and Kate,
I really enjoyed this episode; it reminded me of how beautiful the Brazilian coastline is and how friendly the Brazilian people are. I have been to Macaé twice. To top it off, as I am sure that you will agree: the food is awesome.
Thank you for sharing.
Blue Skies, Fair Winds, and Comfortable Seas.
Faithfully,
James
yay! Rucan's – laundry, beach repairs, H20 antics, canvas and sand dollars…another beautiful distant port! your big smiles say's it all, such a nice way to start our Sunday, muito abrigado!!
Such a great all natural free life!! Wish I would have been exposed to this lifestyle when I was younger. Didn't grow up around sailing and no YouTube in the 1970's. Love your channel 🌺👍🌅
A most precious episode, guys. 👍🏻 Getting work done. Sharing how you accomplish certain tasks. And humanitarian encounters. ✌🏻️🌞 Doesn't get much better.✨🌊💨⛵️🏝👙🌞✨
The shelter provided by a good dodger and enclosure can make all the difference on an offshore voyaging sailboat, but there are also tradeoffs. I have long felt that cockpit enclosures are for those who don’t really want to sail their boats. And, of course, I’m also well-known as an advocate of clean decks. Not being able to clearly see your sails and hindering entry and exit from cockpit and the importance of being comfortable getting out on deck of the cockpit regularly. But now that we have a cockpit dodger and bimini with side sun curtains…I’m loving it.
Are there drawbacks to cockpit enclosures? Yes, there are many of them—my initial skepticism was not baseless. To list a few:
No matter how well designed, movement around the boat will be slowed down.
It’s tempting to sit in the comfort of the enclosure when we should be out on deck dealing with something that needs attention, or just roaming around checking stuff.
The damned things, done right, are expensive.
Definitely a hit to good visibility.
Can easily be damaged by high winds, and a boarding sea will wreak expensive havoc for sure.
It’s just one more damned thing to maintain, since the plastic windows need regular cleaning and polishing…really regular…OK, frequent…to maintain good visibility.
Amazing people attract amazing people good food good drinks good people big smile's ! Interested in finding out where the salty water coming from in the lazaret rudder bearing ? Thank you !
So pretty there!
Awesome video! Looked like an amazing place to visit
Saco do Ribeira! So many great memories. We had our boat there for over 10 years in the 90's. In your video we can see how things changed and also how they stayed the same! Thanks for sharing!
Excellent Man!
What a friendly family inviting you to lunch.
Such kindness extended … great video ❤️🇨🇦
it makes me want to give that canvas guy a big hug, what a great guy sharing his home and cooking for you.
Great job for not speaking much of the language…. Very cool, thanks for sharing ✌️
Love your appreciation for the rain. Thanks for highlighting a J24, great to see them still going worldwide, hope J boats keep innovating. Great to see Roxy in good spirits. So nice to enjoy Jacob's hospitality.
Well Folks I'm all caught up. Binged all your episodes these last few weeks. I've enjoyed them! This one was especially awesome. Larry
WOW, Kate! Where have you been hiding your sailing body!! Like most of the sailing ladies I watch, the transformation of their physical shape is nothing short of amazing. You along with Brooke on Sailing One Life, Khiara on Millennial Falcon, and a few others are doing us all proud. Keep it up whatever you are doing, stay safe and enjoy Brazil.
What was that round brown thing in the water?
Hay great video I would like to give you a little advice, try a wash with hydrogen peroxide to kill organic minerals than no less than 70 percent alcohol to promote the removal of water and dry surfaces. If you can get industrial peroxide it is best but be very careful it will blister and burn. Old growers tip for surface prep 😎