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It's Indian Summer in Switzerland. I brought the sunshine with me from Cape Verde it seems. I go from one check and test at the hospital. Consultation with the surgeon, CT scan and check up with a nurse and with the anesthesiologist. Everything looks good ...

I am back in my home country of Switzerland in hopes of getting hip replacement surgery. But to do so I have to navigate through the Swiss system. Thanks to help from the hospital, they help me with a legal solution within my means. I am back with family a...

The Beaufort scale was established to give sailors a common scale with which to observe conditions at sea. While here at Winded Voyage we interpret The Beaufort Scale as to how it affected me and Galopin on the waters around the Cape Verde Archipelago. I s...

Part 2 of my guide to anchoring in Cape Verde. Great places to go on 4 different islands. Boa Vista, Maio, Santiago and Sau Nicolau. Me and my sailboat Galopin show you where to anchor. How its holds down below. And how to access land by dinghy. It's a gre...

Sailing and living aboard my sailboat for three years in the Cape Verde Archipelago, me and my boat Galopin have anchored in many spots. Probably more than any other sailing each this millennia. Certainly the only one during a pandemic. In this episode we ...

It's time I leave Cape Verde and make my way back to Switzerland to hopefully get hip surgery. Since I cant walk properly, I sign up for assistance for the handicapped online and get special treatment. On the way I'm flying by the erupting volcano on La P...

A take on MTV cribs, this is my live aboard crib. And I'm giving you a tour of the lining space aboard my sailing yacht Galopin. Mindelo Cape Verde has been my home for three years now. In part due to Covid. Since I’ve been here I’ve learned a new lang...

I go on a last sail with on friend Paolo's 90ft luxury yacht. It's a group effort as several of us sailors are on hand as well as friends. The boat is spectacular out here in Mindelo Bay. It's also the place we enjoy on a daily basis. It's me, the sailor's...

The gaps in Arabella's planking are getting much smaller... and soon they will be no more. We are pushing hard to close up the hull with Carolyn's help before she moves on. The shutter planks are a pretty exciting part of the build. There are only two o...

We sailed to Cuba, and rented a house from Sr. Pepe. He was nice enough to grant us an interview about his thoughts on Cuba, Socialism, History, and quality of life in this interesting country. Get a T-shirt: https://www.bonfire.com/zingaro/ Please LIKE ...

Sailing isn't just about the high seas. The ability to move your home around offers additional benefits, like being able to take your kitchen with you and try all the wonderful food these countries have to offer. SE Asia has some of the best food in the wo...

We love being spontaneous, and so after a chat with a friend, making the decision to take a different route back to Port-Au-Prince was easy. In this step we take another long hike and challenged ourselves to experience a journey we've never done before. ...