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Christmas in Mindelo
Bart’s time with us in Cabo Verde was about to come to an end, and he had a plane to catch on the next island, São Vincente, on the [...]
Sailing across the Ilhas do Barlavento
Bart checking out the sea conditions west of Sao Nicolao. Sporty, to say the least. From Tarrafal we sailed north along the island’s coast before cutting west and, running [...]
The mountainous island of São Nicolau
After a few days, and with the weather having moderated rather improved, we decided that it was time to leave Sal anyway and head further west. With 2+m waves [...]
Cabo Verde: no stress
Arrival in Palmeira, Ilha do Sal Palmeira is one of three Ports of Entry in Cabo Verde and, as a consequence, its tight little recreational and fishing harbour can [...]
Passage to Cabo Verde
The rhumbline from El Hierro to the island of Sal in Cabo Verde measures roughly 700nm. That makes for a six day-ish crossing should you achieve the miracle of [...]
Canary Islands – El Hierro
El Hierro was the third of the Canary Islands where we spent time ashore. While Gran Canaria and Lanzarote had offered spectacular scenery and had been easy places to [...]
Canary Islands – three days of sailing
Off to Tenerife We left Gran Canaria with a fresh breeze and full sails to make the roughly 50nm trip across to the southern point of Tenerife. [...]
Guest Blog – Gran Canaria Holiday
Early start We (Frans and Lisetta) left our home in Winschoten in the north of the Netherlands early Monday morning, November 3rd, at 01.30, bound for Schiphol Airport. Once [...]