Sally Lightfoot

The winner of the readers challenge takes a long time discovering the big, fat lie. It is hidden somewhere in the text of Around Africa. Since we can not afford to keep the total of prizes adding up indefinately, we are determined to be able to announce the winner at next year’s Amsterdam Boat show, [...]

Will no one ever come up with the big lie, hidden somewhere in the text of Around Africa? Is it hidden too well? Is it about time for a hint? For that it is still too early, but a little push never hurts to give the reader another incentive to start digging in the text. [...]

Dutch monthly ‘Zeilen’ may 2009 edition features Somalische roulette (Somali roulette), an article -in Dutch- on the alarming increase 2008 saw in piracy attacks in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali part of the Indian Ocean. Over that year the amount of piracy incidents doubled compared to 2007. The international communities’ response was to beef up the [...]

Dutch magazine Libelle reviews ‘Around Africa’ on its website. A 5 minute video interview (in Dutch) with Edo Ankum has been added to their review. It deals with the lengthy preparations, the life style change upon departure, the fears around piracy. But basically the interview is about making your dream come true.

Shifting focus
Most likely due to the increased presence of Coalition Force warschips in the Gulf of Aden, Somali pirates have shifted their focus to remoter, unpatrolled parts of the Indian Ocean. Just under a month ago, yacht Serenity, flying the Seychelles flag and cruising the waters of the Seychelles archipelago, was boarded by Somali pirates and [...]