49 – Caribbean vibes
Snorkelling in crystal clear water, drinking very expensive Bajan cocktails, hiking through dense tropical vegetation to splendid waterfalls, mingling amongst hundreds of sailing …
life on board
47 – French Guiana
Landing on a beautiful island with a sad history, a quick glance into French Guiana’s space centre, hiking in rain forests with killer …
46 – Amazonia: where the river is the road
How health is a major issue on board, all of us riding buffaloes, living 8 days on a catamaran, enjoying great company and …
45 – Fifty shades of Brazil
Coloured houses in the Paraiba, mocos (Kerodon rupestris!) under giant boulders, discovering what Niemeyer did, getting just a little wet in the amazonian …
43 – Atlantic crossing
With this article we hope to give you a little insight of our Atlantic crossing from Mindelo to Fernando de Noronha, with a …
41 – Christmas in Dakar
At close reach to Dakar We promised the boys that we would be sailing neither on the 24-25th December or the 31st… So …
40 – Bijagos, it easily gets difficult…
As we’re already in the very south of Senegal, the Bijagos Islands of Guinea-Bissau are not so far. It is a UNESCO wildlife …
39a – Camp fires
Camp fires and oysters The Siné-Salum is a vast saltwater fossil river in West Africa, so vast that it can be navigated by …
37 – Leaving Cape Verde
From Santiago to Fogo Before leaving Cape Verde, we sail in 10 hours at a pleasant speed from Tarrafal to the only “official” …
36 – Santiago and baby turtles
Finally, we manage to leave! After changing our departure date a couple of times, because the wind forecasts changed constantly, we leave Mindelo …
35 – Sao Vincente and Santo Antao
Back in Mindelo We are back to our everyday life in Mindelo, capital of the Island Sao Vincente, and decide to anchor in …
34 – The windward islands (via Switzerland)
It’s not that we had nothing to tell you about the windward islands (Barlavento in portuguese) during our last two weeks before leaving …