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#sailing #sailinglifestyle #fishingnets When sailing from Cabo Verde to Dakar Senegal we had to pass through a sandstorm. Sail into a headwind. Batteries ran dead during the night. What was supposed to be a 4 day passage turned into 6 days. Then when we ha...

#sailing #sailboatlifestyle #roughsea Sailing in a sandstorm sounds near apocalyptic. It was a strange feeling to be on the ocean with little visibility and the sun blotted out by the sky. Thick Sahara Desert sand coating everything on my boat and even my ...

We explore our surrounds in Peanut and make our way to Gugeri Camp to do a bit of bush cooking on an open fire. Magnus cooks up a delicious Kangaroo and Guinness Stew. We then move anchorage and explore in Peanut and find an abundance of huge oysters on ...

We leave Island 67 and make our way to a beautiful anchorage where we take Peanut on a good scout around and find the most majestic mangroves. Magnus scouts out a waterfall and we go about collecting water in our 200 litre bladder. We pass a barramundi f...

#sailing #solosailing #sailboatlifestyle I’m sticking with my boat Galaopin. And finally we get to hoist his sail. He’s looking mighty proud. Just got to set up the reefs and we’ll be set. Then there’s the dinghy. Not an easy fix that gosh dinghy. ...

We manage to pass Cape Leveque without incident. It’s a notorious part of the coastline with often dangerous seas. We end up at Cascade Bay near Lochlan Island. We take Peanut out on her longest trip so far to explore our surrounds and find many amazing...

#sailing #sailboatlifestyle #catamaran That's it, I've had it with my mono hull sailboat, I'm buying a catamaran. As well I'm tired of constantly fixing things on my old boat, I'm getting a new boat that is perfect and has no maintenance. As well it's more...

We spend our last few days in Broome provisioning Nutshell and waiting for our new lithium batteries to arrive. Then we finally head off towards the Kimberley. After an overnight sail,, we spend the night at Beagle Bay and then move north to Thomas Bay....

#sailboatlifestyle #sailinglifestyle #celebration Two nights of music and dance. Beautiful people in a stunning stetting. And a intimate look into how the coming of the new year is celebrated. This is how we brought in 2024 in Mindelo, Cabo Verde. Some sa...

We now set about the task of finding a new Peanut which will be suitable and safe enough for our trip to the Kimberley. It’s tough trying to find a tinnie in Broome as there isn’t much around. Broome itself is actually a small town. It’s expensive t...

#sailing #partyboat #sailboatlifestyle It's Atlantic crossing season here in Cabo Verde. Many foreign sailors are here a few days preparing to cross the Atlantic. Like the Spanish sailors I just met. One of them a fan of Winded Voyage. He wanted to know if...

The huge seas and high winds are not letting up. The ocean is horrible and Peanut is having a tough time. Without her engine she is not as stable as she used to be. In the middle of the night disaster happens. Peanut is completely underwater… … After...