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We want to use this opportunity to say “Goodbye & Au Revoir” to Moonwave and all of you. 10 years ago Moonwave was getting built and I [Sophie] was there to see that, her childhood was not the easiest. Sebastien joined a year later and then all team worked together to straighten h

In Jan 2022 Moonwave returned to the Caribbeans after her successful trip around the globe. It was great to be back in  Sint Maarten and to catch up with old friends and to make new ones.  We used the first couple of weeks to take lot of systems apart to give them a thorough check and

In Jan 2022 Moonwave and her crew Sébastien & Sophie have officially finished their first circumnavigation with the return to Sint Maarten in the Caribbeans [22 months in total]. The adventure started in March 2020 with a zero-fuel-used sail of 1200 nm from Martinique to Panama. D

Cape Town, South Africa to Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten Dec 2021 / Jan 2022 Projected Route: 5495 nm – Sailed Route: ~ 6500 nm We really had enjoyed South Africa & Cape Town, but we were also really looking forward to sail the last and longest leg of our sail around the world.

Indian Ocean & South. Atlantic Ocean Oct to Dec 2021 To sail around the world without passing through the man-made Suez Canal, there is only one way… around the famous and mythical Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. But first we needed to get south from Mayotte to South Africa thr

Island in the Lagoon – Indian Ocean 12° 47 South / 45° 15 West Sept/Oct 2021 Originally we didn’t plan to stop in Mayotte but things don’t always go like planned. This was a nice turn as it was great to get a glimpse at this beautiful and interesting island[s] surrounded by a bi