Project Tāmata - Sail to Restoration

Project Tamata will sail along all longitudes beyond the end of the world, crossing Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope. It will explore the world through the eyes of my heroes, Fernão de Magalhães and Bernard Moitessier. First, we will go south to Cape Verde to catch the trade winds and cross the Atlantic. Then follow the Brazilian coast, just like Magalhães did, stopping like he did in Baia Santa Lucia or Baia de Guanabara, as it’s called today in Rio de Janeiro. Continuing south, we will stop again in Parati just to enjoy the beautiful anchorages around this region and to gain motivation to continue south for another stop in Rio da Prata or, as Magallhaes called it, Rio Solis, and where I plan to visit an old friend from Buenos Aires. Patagonia's shores do not have many protected anchorages, so the next stop will be Baia San Julian, where Magalhaes faced a mutiny. Not far south, the Cabo Das virgenes (Virgin's cape) marks the entrance to the strait that now bears his name. In Punta Arenas, Chile, we will take shelter to wait for a good weather window to round the worn down. If the weather allows, and we're lucky, maybe we can go visit the Vernadsky Research Station in Antarctica, on the other side of the Drake Passage. If the weather does not recommend rounding the horn, we will head eastward along the Peru current near the Chilean coast, sailing north to Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and Galápagos before crossing the Pacific to Pitcairn Island, famous as one of the most remote islands in the world and home of the British HMS Bounty mutineers descended. From there, we will proceed to Tahiti and continue to Pukapuka in the Cook Islands. The Pacific trade winds will take us to Flint Island, the last stop for Magellan, before arriving in the Philippines, where I intend to pay my respects to him at Mactan Beach, where he lost his life fighting Lapu Lapu. The journey will go through the Celebes Sea and the Spice Islands, then move on to Singapore and the Malacca Strait. At this time, Belle will probably require some attention, and I plan to haul out at Rebak Marina in Langkawi, Malaysia to address the necessary repairs and fly home to see my family. Once back to Malaysia, we will take our time exploring the area in Rebak and Andaman Sea, waiting for the monsoon season to decide when to leave for the Maldives. After that, we'll head north to Sri Lanka, Kochi, and Goa, which are the two most important ancient Portuguese settlements in India. If conditions permit, I would like to visit Ormuz and Socotra before heading south to round the Cape of Good Hope.and returning to Portugal along the same route Vasco da Gama did on his return after the glorious jorney he did discovering the maritime route from Portugal to India in 1498. All my journey preparation, the motivation beyond it will be registered in The Tāmata chronicles, a blog-style journal anyone can follow and hopefully be inspired to adapt and overcome their own struggles.