How the Granite Rocks of Seychelles were formed

May 22, 2024 / Kristian Beadle

“These rocks are fake. It’s just a Hollywood set for a movie,” Ian said, after we anchored next to the St. Pierre islet. “They are actually styrofoam cutouts with spray paint.” We laughed. They simply don’t look real.

We were now in the area around Praslin & La Digue islands, the most famous cruising ground in the Seychelles. We were halfway through our 12 day shakedown cruise testing Nesi‘s systems.

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Shakedown Trip: Inner Islands of Seychelles

May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 / Kristian Beadle / 1 Comment

After three weeks of intense work we cast off the lines for our first sailing trip aboard Nesi, our new-to-us 60 ft catamaran.

We hustled for 3 weeks until the very last second to wrap up projects. We needed help, but struggled with the labor force… Luckily we had amazing co-op members coming: both to help us prepare the boat, and do a “shake down” of the boat with us.