5 January to 18 January 2023 Anchorages: Mosquito Cove Antigua, Hermitage Bay Antigua Marinas: Jolly Harbour Antigua Reading time: 6 and a half minutes Song of choice: Bob Marley – Two little birds We finished our previous blog (Crossing the Atlantic), wondering whether or not our dream of sailing around the world would Read more…
13 December 2022 to 4 January 2023 Anchorages: None Marinas: San Sebastian Marina, La Gomera, Canary Islands & Jolly Harbour Marina, Antigua, Caribbean After spending 22 nights at sea, a warm welcome to a bright and shiny Antigua. But admittedly, this has been the most challenging time spent at sea. We Read more…
23 October to 1 November 2022 Anchorages: Playa del Antequera and Los Christiano Marinas: Santa Cruz With heads a little sore from the party the night before, we set sail for Tenerife to surprise Sander’s parents in Santa Cruz marina. In the Atlantic Islands book, which is now our go-to Read more…
19 October to 23 October 2022 Anchorages: Playa de Grand Tarajal and Morro Jable Marinas: 0 It is time to explore more of what the Canary Islands offer. There are seven islands consisting of Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Gomera, La Palma, and El Hierro, and we would like to Read more…
21 July to 6 August 2022 This blog needs to start with a huge congratulations to Sander. After countless hours spent rigging up our fishing rods and casting without even a piece of seaweed taking hold, Sander caught his first fish sailing down the Portuguese coast. Imagine his delight as Read more…
26 June to 21 July In this edition, we lose our dinghy (due to a granny knot), snag some ancient fishing equipment, say goodbye to our spirited sailing buddy, Djell, and have 100’s of boats descend on us at anchor. But let’s start in the beginning… We enter Vigo estuary Read more…
19 June – 25 June 2022 Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, we enter a new chapter of our trip to Galicia, an ancient kingdom of north-western Spain. The name originates from the Celtic Gallaeci, who lived here when the Romans conquered the region c.137 BC. This region has been an autonomous community Read more…
14 – 18 June 2022 Our departure time of 05:00 is halted once we find that our oil level is low (rooky mistake). Living in a small space means things vanish in the overpopulated storage spaces. Finding 20 litres of oil was not the problem; mining it out of its Read more…
31 May – 5 June 2022 For this passage, we expect light winds to take us to Plymouth. We set sail after saying our goodbyes to fellow sailors and filling up our water tanks. The sail goes well with some reefing and tacking. For the first time, we can do Read more…
27 – 30 May 2022 We plan to sail from Studland Bay to Babbacombe Anchorage in Torquay, but we now head for Dartmouth due to winds changing when we arrive. The sail is sometimes uncomfortable, as we are healing. When Ava and William feel queasy, they come and lie down Read more…