Jacare,on the poles (drying rack) Ocean Cloud

We had first try at using this rig, it being my idea I suppose I had to proove the thing would work? At the right time of the month the tide is a good two meters,which is plenty for for most boats.Here we can see Ocean Cloud tied up to the drying rig,the tide has already turned and will soon run out at four knots or so,Rob from Wings is watching by on his rubber duck,I think it will have been he who took our lines ashore,in the back ground to the right is his boat Wings,a Muira design by Berkemeyer.The other yacht to the right must be Fiddler,a Mauritius 45 belonging to the Frye family from Hout Bay.

Shellyco,an Endurance 37 on the poles at Jacare.

We had three Endurance designs (peter ibold) using Brians facilities at Jacare,Brasil,Brian Stevens is a great guy (he is still there),always willing to help us yachties in return for what ever he could source for us at good prices,batteries,antifoul and having our 9kg gas cylinders filled too.

News from Ilha Grande,pictures too!

This was a message that came in from Rod and Mary on Sheer Tenacity,a Shearwater 39 yacht designed by Dudley Dix,they are enjoying the island of Ilha Grand,which is around sixty miles south of Rio de Janerio,Brasil.

Hi Roy,
The weather has settled, and Ilha Grande is really turning
on the charm! The Vende signs are cropping up more and more on islands ,
villas, and beautiful dreamy places! Enough to tempt one, until you register
that Brazil has escaped most of the financial turmoil, until now that is !
The beauty about cruising here, is that nobody can own a beach, and
anchoring is for free! Why would one want to own an island, be stuck in one
place, and have all the fixed costs and maintenance? Rather park off someone
elses beautiful island, and let him look after it!!

Black Cat the first Didi 38

One of our favorite concept boats,so lots of pictures for this one!

This was the boat that started a design rush,since the top yacht designerDudley Dix http://www.dixdesign.com/ first designed and then built the boat for his own use,he has sold hundreds of radius chined sets of plans to a growing list of boats named Didi.......Black Cat has now sailed the South Atlantic Ocean for times,being two entries in to the prestigious Cape to Rio Race,Dudely sailed his boat on three of those voyages,twice in the two races and once on the boats first return,its this sailing input that sets Dudley Dix appart from some other designers who just may not have the sea miles Dudley does.We can CNC cut the bulkheads,hull and deck skins,coachroof and the cockpit.Plus as with all our kits,we aslo supply the wood and epoxies required to complete the boat,up to the interior,which we offer as an addition.We can supply extras such as North Sails,Harken and Lewmar deck gear,Yanmar engines,Raymarine and Garmin electronics,in fact anything you will need to finish your new boat.