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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), [...]
Across the Bay of Biscay
Preparing for our first overnight crossing of 2025 Our departure from La Rochelle to Bilbao, or nearby Castro Urdiales, in Spain was planned in great detail. A series of [...]
Joshua
When visiting Le Grand Pavois in La Rochelle last October, we learned that Bernard Moitessier’s boat, Joshua, was berthed at the city’s Maritime Museum. This is the boat that [...]
La Rochelle
La Rochelle was to be Yuma’s home for a little while. Frederieke wanted to make a trip back to the Netherlands to see her mum and siblings and while [...]