Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 32 | Falling Asleep At The Helm
Falling asleep at the helm is not like falling asleep at the wheel. We did and went off course and not off a cliff. Nat was hungover and I was tired from basically solo sailing most of the day. Which started good, than got hard because of poor judgement and cockiness. And in the night the wind died and the autopilot also went to sleep. So we slowly drifted for an hour or so. Nat started the motor which immediately woke me up. We motored until sunrise and a rising breeze. When it hit 10 knots all reefs were off and we were gloriously sailing Galopin under full sails. We made it to our destination. Sal island and the port of Palmeira in 25 hours, which was what I had projected. We started hard but ended it all ended beautifully. This was sailing at it’s finest.
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In 2026, Swiss sailor Alexandre Guidetti marks a decade of continuous blue water cruising aboard his 1981 Jeanneau Sun Fizz 40, Galopin. Operating out of Cercle de la Voile de Dakar in Senegal, he documents remote West African anchorages, mechanical overhauls, and offshore navigation with candid technical clarity. His self-produced series emphasizes self-reliance, local cultural immersion, and practical seamanship.
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