Atlantic crossing: Day 1-5
Flying fish, mahi mahis, a captain with a fever and a cracking rudder.
(B)Logbook Our adventures in a nutshell
Cabo Verde: Mindelo
Old and new faces, Cape Verdean New Year's party, break-in at the anchorage and cachupa to say goodbye.
Cabo Verde: Santa Luzia
Upwind at 20 knots, gusts of death, and how we become breaded cutlets.
Cabo Verde: São Nicolau
Mental large tuna, cherry tomatoes, swimming in the infinity pool and maracuja shots.
Cabo Verde: Boa Vista
A crossing in a sandstorm, how we have to push our pick-up on the beach, and Christmas around the campfire.
6 days at sea: Our arrival in Cape Verde
Why we become the mother ship of germs, how to stop on the high seas, what "Buzio" is and how we bathe in a volcanic crater.
Canary Islands: Welcome to the moon!
Our first leg on the Atlantic, island hopping in the Canary Islands, final preparations on the boat and the arrival of the Atlantic crew. And the story of how a failed anchor manoeuvre gave us a major setback.
Heading west: The clock is ticking
We approach the Atlantic along the Spanish coast. On the way we do some boat work and then wait in the Strait of Gibraltar for a good weather window for the crossing to the Canary Islands.