We weighed anchor for the last time in Porto the morning of Oct 25, eyes shining and high excitement on board for our sail to Madeira. We planned to stop there for a few days and explore the trails and maybe even some rock climbing and more wine drinking (yes, in that order) before heading […]
Category: Passages
Guernsey and the Bay of Biscay
We left Tréguier and headed to Guernsey to fuel up and pause the Schengen clock for a few days as we watched the weather for the Biscay. Not much to report on Guernsey as we were on the quarantine dock for two out of our three days there, due to COVID protocols and our […]
A foggy turn eastward to England
For anyone that has an interest into the technical aspects of navigation, running your boat at night can be a fun and engaging activity. It can also test your nerves as the darkness impedes the primary sense of vision leaving your imagination to fill the void. As our time in Ireland was closing, we turned […]
First Passage
We completed our first double-handed passage from France to Ireland, which took about 48 hours. Here is a little slideshow using Adobe Spark – click on the image below to read the story. (Not sure that we’ll keep using this format, as it doesn’t embed well into the blog… but let us know what you […]