We left Mindelo, Sao Vicente on the morning of 27th December and arrived Falmouth Antigua at noon 6th January 2015. Most of the trip was fast downwind sailing, surfing down the swells. We used the gennaker whenever the wind was light, but most of the time we had a well reefed main and the jib. […]
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Mindelo, Sao Vicente, Cabo Verde
We arrived in Mindelo, Sao Vicente at 2am on 19th December. 1000 miles sailed in 108 hours. A fast passage and our first taste of trade wind sailing. Downwind and down waves. The boat likes to surf. We celebrated Dawn’s 40th birthday about 300 miles West of Mauritania. Great to be back in Cabo Verde. […]
Setting Sail to Cape Verde
We have been here in Lanzarote now for 2 months (with a quick side trip back to Guernsey for JP to break his jaw windsurfing and get it bolted back together again and to meet our newborn nephew, Stanley). Finally JP is healed and Escapade is loaded with food and we are ready to go. The […]
And so it begins…
In February 2014 we decided to go for it. We pushed the button. We said “We can make this happen”. Now, here we are, about to set off on the adventure of a lifetime. We don’t know where we are heading. We don’t know where this will take us. But – as a wise man said (once […]
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