Lago Azul
25/11/08 20:11 Filed in: Brazil | Ilha Grande
I got an early start from Praia Maguaraquissaba in case the wind got up strongly again, leaving at 09:00.
On the way up to Lago Azul a massive offshore production platform, Petrobras 51, was anchored.
Petrobras 51
She is brand new having been christened in October and is the first semi-submersible production platform to be built entirely in Brazil. Rolls Royce was one of many in the consortium who built her at a cost of Reals B$1 Billion.
When deployed later this year in the Campo basin she will operate in waters 1200 metres deep.
Approaching the anchorage at Lago Azul.
I anchored in Lago Azul at 10:30. The french yacht "Makao" with Kate and Mathew aboard had arrived earlier. They are bound for Argentina and the Pacific.
The weather remained unsettled and Makao left late in the afternoon. I had the anchorage to myself overnight but with variable winds and strong gusts it was not particularly relaxing.
Lago Azul is a lovely spot but with a mostly rocky foreshore I felt it was not ideal in unsettled conditions.
On the way up to Lago Azul a massive offshore production platform, Petrobras 51, was anchored.
Petrobras 51
She is brand new having been christened in October and is the first semi-submersible production platform to be built entirely in Brazil. Rolls Royce was one of many in the consortium who built her at a cost of Reals B$1 Billion.
When deployed later this year in the Campo basin she will operate in waters 1200 metres deep.
Approaching the anchorage at Lago Azul.
I anchored in Lago Azul at 10:30. The french yacht "Makao" with Kate and Mathew aboard had arrived earlier. They are bound for Argentina and the Pacific.
The weather remained unsettled and Makao left late in the afternoon. I had the anchorage to myself overnight but with variable winds and strong gusts it was not particularly relaxing.
Lago Azul is a lovely spot but with a mostly rocky foreshore I felt it was not ideal in unsettled conditions.