[Public-List] Salsa Update;

[brooks.glenn at comcast.net]

Hello Kirk, 


What a wonderful accomplishment! Best wishes on the Atlantic portion of your journey. The Cape Town yacht club ( can't remember its formal name) might be a good place to tie up. They had 24 hour security last I was there and great facilities. Cheep at the time also, but a bit out of town - maybe 20 minutes walk to Victoria harbor . 


I would sure like your opinion on ocean sailing with the original Alberg 30 aluminum mast - are you sailing with your original mast or did you replace it with newer/heaver cross section. In your experience now, do you think the original aluminum cross section is sufficient? 


I am getting ready to leave the west coast for central Pacific and maybe follow your route to Africa. I've upgraded everything on the boat except the mast and am dithering about spending the money for a new one ($10k most recent quote), if the production mast proves to be good enough. 


Many thanks for your thoughts, and Fair Winds to South America! 


best regards 
Glenn Brooks 
S/V Dolce 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk Little" <kirkalittle at hotmail.com> 
To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org 
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 5:08:44 AM 
Subject: [Public-List] Salsa Update; 


SALSA IS BACK IN THE ATLANTIC! 

As I am sending this message I'm rounding Cape Algulhas, the southern most point of Africa deviding the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. At the moment I'm about 4 miles offshore (just close enough to get internet!) @ 34'53 South and 20' 00 East. So after transiting the Panama Canal about 3 years ago, Salsa is finally back in the Atlantic! Next stop, somewhere around Cape town hopefully tomorrow if the wind holds out! All well here with settled weather however the swell is still around 10 to 12 feet. For anyone following my wake, the sailing conditions in the Mozambique Channel and South African coast has generally been a %#**;#$!! Can't wait to get back in to the trade winds. After an extended stay in CapeTown through March 
I'll move on to St. Helena and then Brazil maybe around April. -Kirk 

Kirk Little #504 Salsa, South Africa. 

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