Day 17 – Still beating upwind Porky is in racing mode! Despite her shoaldraft keel, which already came in handy in many shallow anchorages, river estuaries and reef passes, but when beating upwind creates more drift to leeward, we have been able to point high upwind for several days now. Yesterday, the waves were veryContinue reading “North Atlantic Crossing Part 3 – Beating upwind and landfall in Horta”
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North Atlantic Crossing Part 2 – Hit by a storm
Day 9 – On the way again We also used the few hours at anchor in Bermuda to replace our spinnaker halyard in the mast, as the old one was shaved through. In addition, we were able to test our staysail with the dinghy on deck, as we might hoist it in the strong breezeContinue reading “North Atlantic Crossing Part 2 – Hit by a storm”
North Atlantic Crossing Part 1 – An unexpected stop in Bermuda
Departure Day Here we go, ready to cross the Atlantic Ocean! Last night‘s tropical depression passed west of us and we only got gusts up to 28 kts. Perfect to get some sound sleep without much healing or rocking before we embark on basically a sometimes smooth but sometimes thrilling roller coaster ride for 3-4Continue reading “North Atlantic Crossing Part 1 – An unexpected stop in Bermuda”
DAY 28 – ARRIVED IN MARTINIQUE
Total distance covered: 3495 nautical milesLocation: St. Anne in Martinique We crossed an ocean!!! After a wonderful sunny day of sailing yesterday we arrived in St. Anne in Martinique at night. At sunset we had LAND-HO seeing the mountain of St. Lucia. Then we sat together in the cockpit and really enjoyed the last eveningContinue reading “DAY 28 – ARRIVED IN MARTINIQUE”
DAY 27 AT SEA
Distance covered so far: 3388 nautical milesLast 24 hours: 143 nautical miles (5.9 knots average)To Martinique: 87 nautical miles Last day at sea! Yesterday we were accompanied by a school of dolphins again for a long time. When surfing the waves, Max broke the speed record of 13.3 knots above ground. The playful animals likeContinue reading “DAY 27 AT SEA”
DAY 26 AT SEA
Distance covered so far: 3245 nautical milesLast 24 hours: 142 nautical miles (5.9 knots average)To Martinique: 208 nautical miles Yippie aye yeyy, Schweinebacke! Porky is in shape and we continue to sail towards our destination in gusty winds. Last night Papa was thrown from the navigation table across the boat in front of the gasContinue reading “DAY 26 AT SEA”
DAY 25 AT SEA
Distance covered so far: 3103 nautical milesLast 24 hours: 144 nautical miles (6 knots average)To Martinique: 328 nautical miles Max practiced his solo sailing skills yesterday by performing a reefing manoeuvre without any help from us. Since Porky’s running rigging (i.e. any lines and sheets that are used to set and trim sails) is notContinue reading “DAY 25 AT SEA”
DAY 24 AT SEA
Distance covered so far: 2959 nautical milesLast 24 hours: 133 nautical miles (5.54 knots average)To Martinique: 446 nautical miles Final days of our crossing! On the one hand, we are really looking forward to land, the various Caribbean islands, beautiful anchorages and snorkeling spots that we will explore over the next few months and theContinue reading “DAY 24 AT SEA”
DAY 23 AT SEA
Distance covered so far: 2826 nautical milesLast 24 hours: 145 nautical miles (6.04 knots average)To Martinique: 563 nautical miles Since yesterday we have been on a downwind course, which not only means that we are sailing more comfortable in the wave, but also make about one knot more speed. Although we cannot keep a directContinue reading “DAY 23 AT SEA”
DAY 22 AT SEA
Distance covered so far: 2681 nautical milesLast 24 hours: 138 nautical miles (5.75 knots average)To Martinique: 695 nautical miles An exciting start of the day. This morning we saw squalls coming behind us on the horizon and on radar. At first it looked like a bigger one, like several rain squalls before, that have passedContinue reading “DAY 22 AT SEA”
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