Allspice Yachting

24/09/2024

Tropical squalls are a welcome break from the persistent ITCZ heat and perfect for a shower after a couple of weeks at sea.

Posting daily about life onboard Sterna in the : Leg 1 - Southampton to Cape Town

Sterna is for sale (link in bio!) and ready for another lap around the world or a family cruise in the Med.

22/09/2024

Posting daily about life onboard Sterna in the : Leg 1 - Southampton to Cape Town

Sterna is for sale (link in bio!) and ready for another lap around the world or a family cruise in the Med.

13/09/2024

Ocean Globe Memories of Leg 1. Bay of Biscay.

Sterna is for sale (link in bio!)

12/09/2024

This day a year ago was our second day at sea after the start of Leg 1 of the . Unbeknownst to us, we were about to get our first heavy weather in the Bay of Biscay.

11/09/2024

One year ago, we cast our lines to set off on the first leg of the !! They say 90% of the work is getting to the start line, so this was a monumental achievement for our team.

27/07/2024

Sterna is for sale! She is ready for another lap around in the Ocean Globe Race and as the only Swan 53 with two companionways, is perfectly suited for the Ocean Globe Race. The design is well proven and very competitive with the right crew, as shown by our friends on the sistership Triana.

Find more information and images about the boat and contact the seller or search more boats for sale on YachtWorld.

06/05/2024

Congratulations Kirsten Neuschäfer for winning the South African Sport's Women of the year award!

Have you seen Gerrit's interview with Kirsten onboard Minnehaha before the start of the Golden Globe Race?

Kirsten Neuschäfer is an entrant in the 2022 Golden Globe Race, a solo non-stop race around the world. She will face up to eight months of total isolation an...

01/05/2024

Our wonderful crew gave Sterna a proper deep clean the last two days in preparation for our sail back to Douarnenez in France. We are also fixing some rod rigging and doing small maintenance around the boat. Departure is scheduled for this weekend with Gerrit, Melissa, Heike and Michelle onboard.

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28/04/2024

crossed the finish line in Cowes at 10:37 UTC (11:37 local time)!

This was the fourth and final leg of the , with them arriving after having raced for 53 days 17 hours 37 minutes and and 55 seconds.

Congratulations to the team for finishing the race!

27/04/2024

STERNA is expected to finish the Ocean Globe Race sometime in the next 24 hours. Leg 4 was brutally long and the crew can't wait to catch up with their families and supporters in Cowes later today or tomorrow in the early morning hours.