Stuck in the Doldrums
It is safe to say that none of us ,or many of the other boats for that matter, expected an Atlantic crossing with so little wind. The...
The mountainous land of Sao Antao
Early on Tuesday morning we got the ferry across to Sao Antoa , the biggest and most lush of the Cape Verde Islands. We were met by...
Land!
The rest of our passage went well and we averaged around 6.5 knots all the way which was great. We saw surprisingly few boats but as we...
Life out at Sea
We continued our amazing pace all through Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday making it likely that we will get to Cape Verde on Saturday,...
A start I wasn't expecting!
I left Las Palmas with an enormous sense of pride and excitement but also an element of anxiety as we set off for Cape Verde. As we left...
The prejudice of the sailing world
I knew that this crossing would be a challenge for me both in terms of the sailing and length of time at sea, but also in a social...