Category Archives: 2023
17 days at sea
Leaving Europe for Africa
On to the Canary islands
Island life is awesome!
Land ahoy! After 5 days at sea we see Porto Santo on the horizon, the first island of the Madeira archipel.Because we want to arrive before sunset we start the motor to support the sails. Still, we are to slow. “What a weird current here in front of the island.” Something is off here. WeContinue reading “Island life is awesome!”
Visitors in Spain
Since hours we’ve been waiting for a call from the airport. My mother/wife and brother/son arrived onboard yesterday, and their luggage is lost. We want to leave today because there is only a small weather window to sail south-west from A Coruna. 11am it the luggage was supposed to be here. 3:30pm and the driverContinue reading “Visitors in Spain”
Crossing the bay of biscay
The wind starts whistling in my ears and I feel Garfield getting pushed in the sails from starboard. A squall is coming over. Everything is dark around us but Hanna and I manage to reef quickly. Nice going. We are getting a good team during the night watches. We used to be classmates and nowContinue reading “Crossing the bay of biscay”
Getting into the rhythm
„Here we go again“ I think as I put my left foot against the opposite wall and my left knee against our Genoa with which I’ve been sharing my bed with for three weeks now. As another wave hits us from behind, I am wondering once again whether I should get up or not. MyContinue reading “Getting into the rhythm”
Finally we left!
After years of preparation today is the day. We leave our hometown for 14 months of sailing. We start in the beginning of summer, head south and come back at the end of next summer, which means we basically have 14 months of summer. But 14 months of vacation? I don’t know. There are lotsContinue reading “Finally we left!”
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