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Avoiding Orcas
Sailing with dangerous animals In Australia, we have sailed for many years in waters inhabited by potentially dangerous animals such as estuarine crocodiles, various species of sharks and, of [...]
From Spain to Portugal
The next morning we were underway by 0700. With a brisk dawn breeze coming down from Vigo we were able to quickly make our way out of the Ría, [...]
The Spanish Rías
We left A Coruña in company with a couple of other boats, including Bojangles a Dutch boat that had been across the pontoon from us in the harbour. With [...]
A few days in ‘A Cidade de Cristal’
Arrival in A Coruña Most Northern European sailors cross the Bay of Biscay in one go from England, the Channel, or from Brittany and make A Coruña their first [...]
Leaving Asturias for Galicia
Pleasant sailing with the Code D Our next leg was westwards to Ribadeo on the opposite bank of the river that marks the border between Asturias and Galicia. After [...]
On to the next port
Where to next? Our next port of call was to be either Cudillero or Aviles, it just depended on how far we got comfortably during the day. With an [...]
The Celtic coast of Spain
A coastal hop to Gijón A good weather window opened up to let us make our next move along the coast. This was going to be a big hop [...]
Yuma’s first time in Spain
Waking up in pleasant surroundings After a rough crossing and our midnight arrival in the harbour of Castro Urdiales (Castro to the locals and for us from here on), [...]