We were checking the weather forecast every day to find the best time to start sailing to Cape Verde. It seemed that no matter when we sail, on the first days we will have to use the engine because good winds seem to be about 100 nm offshore and it is calm around the islands. …
Essaouira is also a small fishing town. There were no special facilities for sailboats so we had moor in the fishing harbor like in El Jadida. This time, though, next to another sailboat who in turn was moored next to the local pilot boat. So the boats were moored there to another and you needed …
Our last stop in Europe was Sagres in Portugal. This is a small fishing town in the south-west corner of Portugal. We stayed there for two nights waiting for the right winds to sail to Morocco. It was 2,5 days sailing from Portugal to Morocco. Most yacht tourists visit Rabat in Morocco. However, since …
A week ago on the 9th September, we hopped on Salacia. It has been a week of getting to know the life at sea. We were greeted by Margus at the Leixous harbor. It’s a yacht marina and commercial port next to Porto. We had a quick coffee at the harbor so we could briefly …
As we have mentioned in a few previous posts, our intention is to cross the Atlantic Ocean with a sailboat. The reason for this is that Jaanus has always dreamed to sail around the world and when we started to plan our around the world trip Jaanus was trying to sell this idea to Kaija. …