Arrival in Brasil

Position S 3 deg, W 32 deg. We arrived in the anchorage of Fernando de Noronha at 2000 local time Yesterday after a little less than 9.5 days from Cape Verde. Net distance (as the Crows fly) was 1300 nautical miles, as we had to change our route due to the doldrums position we sailed 1550 nm. We had to motor for 2 x 12 hours in the calms which is a good outcome. Overall we had really good good sailing conditions. Wind (except the 24 h calm in the doldrums) between 10-24 knots, no lightning nearer then 5 km, the little swell we had was from the same direction as the trade wind. Back to FN. Interesting is that at the moment we are the ONLY foreign yacht at the anchorage. Today was spent with Brasilian “admin”, getting ourselves and our yacht cleared in. Pilot book advice the skipper to wear long trousers, proper shoes and a shirt with long sleeves. Felt like an idiot when meeting the very friendly officials (wearing shorts, t-shirt and flip-flops). Got a lift to the vil lage to
fix some cash with the marine police in his beach buggy:-)
Good news is the fantastic wildlife – 100+ dolphins greeting us in the early morning. Bad news is lack of internet access, so we have to relay on the Iridium service with no pics until mainland Brasil. To bad.
Wednesday evening before landfall, we caught a 180 cm Blue Marlin. 8 kilo prime filets in the freezer.