When I woke up from my nap today, I wasn't sure what was more real, the dream I just had or being in the middle of the Atlantic? Today's post is about our manoeuvre and life on board. Thank you for your comments, they keep us entertained.
Ahoy lovelies, today the mood is better again and you can hear the whole crew! Thank you so much for your encouraging comments, here and elsewhere. It does us good to read and to know that you're with us!
Ahoy from day 4 Here is an audio file with impressions of the day and insights into the not-so-good mood... . The day had its challenges. We are making fast progress (yesterday 196sm in 24h) but it's not comfortable...
Ahoy from the Biosphera! Here we send a new voice recording with impressions from the crossing. We talk about darkness, noises and delicious food! We try to show something from our crossing every day in a kind of diary. What interests you? Let us know if you have any questions!
At 10:30 on 15 January 2026, we weigh anchor and set sail for the Caribbean. What an adventure! Yuhuu, we have started! The last time before the planned departure is a bit tense and it feels good to be on our way now. Our crew is in a good mood. Steward left three
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Cabo Verde - No stress! That is the motto of the island state and we are trying to internalise it more and more. After the excitement of our arrival a month ago, we were happy to get a propeller quickly and be ready to sail again. The other repairs concerned the water ingress in the rudder compartment and
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Another 20nm to Mindelo (Cape Verde), 800nm since La Palma. What a ride. Highs and lows are once again very close together. After the start, things got off to a bumpy start until we had the wind turbulence of the Canary Islands behind us. South of El Hierro, we thought we'd have to catch up with our Code-D because the wind was too strong.
I'm 24 degrees 22.70 minutes N and 20 degrees 33.24 minutes W, in the middle of the ocean on the way from La Palma to Cape Verde. We still have 510.5 nautical miles to go. During my early shift at 8.00 a.m., we spotted around 40 dolphins coming towards us on our starboard side and jumping out of the waves almost simultaneously,
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I want to write about Morocco, which is not that easy. We are now in Tenerife and so much has happened again that Morocco seems quite far away. In Agadir, we focussed on the theme of our trip for the first time and visited the Arganeraie biosphere reserve in southern Morocco. Through my brother
