25 Feb Warmer and more relaxed
Every day turns a bit warmer than the day before. This afternoon it was around 32 degrees Celsius at sea. Even the water is about 24 degrees. But as soon as we get used to...
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22 Feb Shooting stars
Every day the barometer lowers and the wind declines a bit. We can feel that we enter the Inter Tropical Convergention Zone, the Doldrums. Infamous in the old days for win...
22 Feb On our way
The expectations are high; everyone is excited and nervous at the same time. Finally we start our Atlantic crossing. Even though we have left Rotterdam long ago, it does f...
21 Feb On our way to Brazil
After our final shoppings and the delays due to immigrations, we could finally leave for our ocean crossing. At 2PM we sailed out of Porto Grande. There is a lot of wind ...
20 Feb Final preparations
We are anchored at Mindelo (Porto Grande). Most of our guests are making a beautiful walk on Santo Antao. The crew is busy with the last preparations for departure. Early ...
19 Feb Crossing beautiful islands…
Again we have a beautiful departure. Sheltered by the island, we set sail. Just before the wind blows in the sails, we are joined by a large group of dolphins who swim aro...
18 Feb An incredibly fast passage to São Nicolau
The crossing couldn’t be better. Without any problems we sail 7, 8 or 9 knots and we make an incredibly fast passage to São Nicolau. We deliberately sail widely around the...
17 Feb Many nationalities on board
We just left Palmeira. For the last time this year and it is also the last time that I went to the office of the Policia Maritima to arrange customs clearance. I gave them...
15 Feb Pilot Whales
At eight in the morning we lift the anchor and depart from São Nicolau. In the bay the wind is not noticeable and we sail over a smooth sea. Suddenly we sea a group of Pil...
13 Feb Carnival Cape Verde style
After a great sailing day from Mindelo to São Nicolau, we anchor inthe bay of Tarrafal. It is a very quiet night and there is hardly any wind. The next morning we go to th...
