Who we are
My name is Carlos Azevedo. I am 51 years old and disabled after a catastrophic hemorrhagic stroke in 2019. I was a professional art photographer and an adventure rider who traveled around the world on my motorcycle.
Belle is my boat and my home, a beautiful Moody 41 Classic. Togheter we will try to sail around the world.
The first thing I remember after a brain surgery and a 20 day coma is saying to the nurse. If I was gone It was ok, I had a great life, raised by an amazing lovely family, had a sucessful carrear and the oportunity to vist more then 100 countries in my RTW travels.
But since I stayed in this side and had the oportunity for a life 2.0, I decided I'm going to make the most of it.
So as part of my recovery I started building a new project called Tāmata meaning let´s try in the indigenous Polynesian language of the Māori sea people.
I already traveled Until The End of the world by motorcycle in my Life 1.0, Now it’s time to travel beyond the end of the World folowing the inspiration of 2 of my inspirations, Bernard Moitissier and my fellow countryman Fernão de Magalhães.
Welcome to Project Tamata, come along and joint the crew in this jorney. We will make detailed reports of all our progress in our Tāmata Chronicles, From tecnical adaptations to Sea passage chronicles. For an upcoming documentary, all aspects of the project will be filmed and photographed extensively. you can come with us and hopefully be inspired by this project.
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Life 2.0 Sail to restoration
Finding our motivation usually starts by knowing what we really love, what brings us joy, being open to change, and taking consistant action. For me, ocean and traveling were always two big passions, so finding my drive was quite obvious. For others, it might be traveling by train, gardening, anything... really, anything you love to do is the right choice to get your motivation from. The most important thing is to keep going, keep moving, keep dreaming, everything we do can be a way to help us heal and recover ourselves.
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Gear up, Make It Easy On Yourself
It does not matter if you are disabled like me or just not in the best shape. Preparing our boat to ease our life it’s always welcome. After a stroke, In occupational therapy we learn to adjust our tasks, use adaptive equipment and adjust the physical environment to make it easier for us. I incorporated this learnings into my boat to enable me to sail Belle more easily and safely, even when sailing single-handed. , I share here some of my expirence with smart bits of gear that make our life at sea easier, safer and more confortable.
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Tamata Chronicles
Chronicles from our Journey, the things we've gone through, the wins we've had, and the setbacks we've faced.
I hope this inspires others to chase what brings them happiness and rediscover their joy, even when life deals a major setback.