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    Cruising through the pandemic

    Mar 17, 2022 4 minutes

    While there’s an estimated 10,000 people living on their boats globally, there’s a much smaller number actively cruising. Fewer still, since Covid turned the world on its head and kept cruisers at home. With lockdowns and border closures, quarantine procedures and PCR testing, travel has been a minefield. Changing regulations means constant uncertainty. If you are in your home port, best stay there until the storm clears.

    That said, there are a number of cruisers who were caught away from home and the choice to sit out the pandemic wasn’t an option. This is where we found ourselves in early March 2020 as we readied ourselves for the cruising season in South Africa. Far from our home in New

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