We ring in the New Year in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. This is the Holiday special episode where we take you from Switzerland to sailing off the coast off Tenerife island. You'll meet old and new friends and a special guest appearance by Famara. A new comer to...
Why do people come to the Canaries? My brother came with his girlfriend to visit me and Galopin. The conquistadors came and conquered. Pipo and Eleonore to surf. And a guy named Guy came to say hello to me and Galopin. A follower of my Winded Voyage who wa...
Yes it does snow in the Canaries! And this year was exceptional as the snow fall was in lower altitudes and abundant. My friend Saray came to visit for a few days and we went on some excursions. We visited Cueva del Viento, one of the world's longest lava ...
Carnaval is about to begin! But before that you'll be introduced to boat hitchhikers. There are many who come by your boat asking if you'd like to take them onboard to your next destination. So I took a nice young female hitchhiker for a few days on Galopi...
Is it the best Carnaval in the world? The locals think so. As for me I think it's insanely fabulous. Everyone participates and gets dressed up in costume. The drink and dance until early in the morning. It's all great fun, and in all this I help a friend w...
More Cranaval... yes! In my opinion you don't do things half way, you go all the way. So I close Carnaval de Santa Cruz and enjoy weeping for the burning of the Sardine. I say goodbye to my Boat hitchhiker friend who found a boat to take her to Senegal.
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Carnaval is finally over and I have another friend come to visit me and Galopin. Laura from Marina Lanzarote. She came to stay a few days before sailing a charte boat back to Lanzarote island. But will she? We go for a sail, makes me French food and we try...
It's about time to say goodbye, but before that I have to do a couple of things. One fish out a camera I dropped to the bottom of the marina, and it's deep. Then I get a real look at life with real island natives. My friends Ivan & Anna. Something I've...
Finally I depart Santa Cruz de Tenerife. And I don't go it alone, I'm accompanied with six crew members. All pretty hot looking. But before heading off, I go and visit my friend Walter and his boat. A boat he built himself in Switzerland and sailed it all ...
Good bye Tenerife, hola La Gomera. I sail from Marina San Miguel to an anchorage on Tenerife's south coast. I'm greeted by dolphins and pilot whales. Then I cross the treacherous acceleration zone between the two island to discover the town of San Sebastia...
I've anchored in a secluded bay surrounded by high cliffs and a deep green valley. In the cliffs are dwellings where it seems people have made their homes. So I go ashore to discover more of my new setting and try to meet these modern cave men and women. I...
My stay in a little corner of Paradise had to come to an end. I had to sail from La Gomera to Tenerife Island to pick up a package and some friends. And to get from one island to the other you often are faced with the locally well known acceleration zones....
The island of La Gomera. Said to be the hottest spot in Europe year round. And me and my friend Antonio go to another hot spot on the island. A remote rave party on top of a cliff. But first we have to get there and then of course get back. It's a fun fill...
I'm stuck at Marina La Gomera waiting for a part for my auto-pilot. On my pontoon there are several sport fishing boats. They all seem busy coming in and out daily. Well, it turns out to be Bluefin Tuna fishing season and a couple of the guys offer to take...
We go out again fishing for the monstrous Bluefin Tuna. And it's a fight. We're joined by dolphins, in fact we join them. They're hunting too and picking away at a school of sardines like finger food at a cocktail party. And then we get a glimpse of of the...
At one point or another, most of us live aboards experience a fire on our boats. And a few of us get lucky and have five girls aboard and guys get in touch with their feminine side. But before that, I hang out my my friend Antonio the bushman who shows of...
What's the best thing about anchoring in a secluded cove? You're free to do just about anything you want. And that's just what me and my friend Natacha do. Two more girls join us as crew and we go to Valle Grand Rey. There we meet more interesting folks, g...
Sometime the forces of nature smile on you. And on very rare occasions you can enjoy the perfect sail. This was the case when we crossed from La Gomera to La Palma island. Beam wind, 1 to 2 meter waves, sunset and full moon, great crew and a dolphin escor...
La Palma island is called La Isla Bonita. With good reason, it is the beautiful island! It's the sixth of the seven Canary islands I visit. The greenest and most lush. And me and my friend Natacha discover part of the island by shamelessly bathing in fresh...
We sail around the north side of La Palma island to Santa Cruz de La Palma. And from there we go exploring. From the old city streets to climbing to the crest of the volcano. And from there we see one of the islands weather phenomenon. We are witnessing a ...
I've got to get from Santa Cruz de La Palma to San Miguel de Tenerife and it's about a 100 nautical miles. I have a good weather forecast of 15kts coming from the north. As usual in the Canaries the real weather conditions are stronger. The wind and sea ar...
Back on Tenerife, the parents come to visit, as well as my brother Steph and his girlfriend Andrea. We visit a few places I hadn't seen and go for a short but climactic sail with Mom and Mickey. And with Steph and Andrea we go out and see whales and dolphi...
Sailing in the Canaries is not for pussies. It's for those who love to sail, who admire dolphins and enjoy family. And that's what this episode is about. These islands manifest a love for the sea, love of life and love of freedom like no where else I've be...
We make land fall on La Palma island after our overnight sail and 3 of the crew leave Galopin. Which leaves me and Natacha to discover more of the island. While visiting the town of Los Llanos we stumble into a bar full of Columbians watching the World Cup...
I've settled for a while on La Palma island. Comfortably moored at Marina Tazacorte. Since I'm alone again, I get some work done on Galopin. I also play. I go to a alternative festival and visit Tazacorte. Then my new Latin friends and I go out to sea. The...
Before I was sailing on my Winded Voyage, I would watch the show "Naked & Afraid". I loved it. And this episode reminded me of the show. Not That I would spend 20 days in the wild for an episode, two days in The Caldera de Taburiente was enough to see...
Warning: This episode is not suitable for all audiences! So if you are squeamish about attractive people dancing and having general fun in wet bathing suits click to something more along your tastes. This episode feature Fiestas del Aguas in Puerto Naos on...
This is a very musical episode, as I'm joined by my Latin American friends who jut love to sing and dance. La Isla Bonita Love Festival is happening at Marina Tazacorte. Right in the marina! And many of us cruisers and local sailors take full advantage of ...
So you want to get a boat, leave everything behind and sail around the world? Well so does Fabrice. But after being severely spanked by the sea, he may have changed his mind. Or will he have the guts to face the oceans. Fabrice plans to work hard and save ...
It's a been a long night for us trying to get around the north end of La Palma island. But eventually we see the light of day and sail down wind to finish our adventure boldly. Then the festivities begin on land. Our Colombian friends embark us to swim in...
The apprentice sailor Fabrice, aka Fabio here on La Palma, proved he can sail. But to be a world wide traveller, one needs to adapt to local traditions. And here it's dancing and consuming. So we blend in to a local festival called La Romeria where there i...
I'm waiting for a friend to join me on my travels south, so I'm stuck for a while longer here on La Palma island. And it's a great place to be. You'll see why when you meet some of my marina neighbors, go to my favorite little beach and... that's right, we...
What I've been waiting for has finally arrived. Beautiful Natacha joins me and we're down to final preparations. That means some festa and sailing to get her up to the sailor's speed. She get's into it with gusto. And then we start to prepare Galopin for o...
We are finally sailing to a new destination. But before that I experiment with a new drone. Take out my new crew for a bikini afternoon. Get marked forever. Buy loads of provisioning. See the police. And finally get my onboard drug situation settled so me ...
Finally we are off and sailing south to the next and last Canary island on my list to visit. Conditions could not be better and with dolphins following it's smooth sailing to El Hierro. We have our friend Eleonore visit and together we check out an awesome...
We are leaving for Cabo Verde but not before taking care of a few things on El Hierro Island. When cleaning the hull a turtle friend says hello while munching on a sardine. We go on a lava hike and I test out a new cool product. Go for some serious fishing...
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