It's time I leave the island of Boa Vista and head south to the island of Santiago. There are a few thing to do before I go and then we sail out in the night ...

Marooned On A Lagoon 📅 You can’t sail on a schedule… We have been told this tag line over and over again and boy did it hold true on this trip. Before we ...

#sailing ##livingfree #offgrid Boa Vista Island is the Bahamas of Cape Verde. With its wide turquoise colored bay and long golden sand beaches. There I meet up ...

Checking Off and Checking Out You know that feeling when you have worked so hard on something and I really mean worked harder than you ever have, and you ...

#sailing ##livingfree #lifestyle Marizia and I continue to Boa Vista Island. About 40nm miles south. Conditions are exceptional and we take in the natural high ...

It's all about the circles! This week felt a bit like Christmas. We have been impatiently waiting for some very special “wants” to arrive and they have ...

#sailing ##livingfree #offgrid It’s time to leave Mindelo where I lived some of the best experiences of my life. It’s a tell-all episode. We’re sailing to Sal ...

We have a new saying on our boat… This will only take about an hour, which means this is a 1 day to 2 day project. The jobs are slowing coming to an end and ...

#sailing ##livingfree #offgrid There are those who are welcome and those who are not. Find out who and why. As well we solve a missing dinghy mystery for our ...

Stuffed, Fried & Rippin Grab your favorite bevy and get ready, cause it’s going to be AWESOME – now take a drink!🧃 You know that moment when you put on ...

#sailing ##livingfree #offgrid Somewhere north of the coast of the windward Cape Verde islands, me and my boat Galopin are averaging 7kts speed. My best ...

Hot ‘N’ Horn-e! 📢 We’ve gone unprotected long enough and we’re getting loud people! The summer heat has finally set in and it’s time to give some reprieve to ...

#sailing #livingfree #offgrid We end our 120nm passage in the bay of Palmeira. It's a small fishing village a calm bay in which to anchor. It is the place to ...

A LITTLE TOO MUCH POWER! At what point is it too much or not enough? 🤔 We hit some major ups and downs this week. The energy and adrenaline were all over the ...

#sailing #livingfree #offgrid Me a 60 year old and Giani a 74 year old sail 120NM from the island of Sao Vicente to the island of Sal in Cabo Verde Africa. We ...

Grip It and Rip It! How slippery is your deck? 🥴 Ours was in rough shape 🙈 Just like everything else on the boat the sun had taken its toll and it was time ...

#sailing #livingfree #offgrid The party’s over until the next one starts. Another can begin. It’s summer in Cabo Verde. It’s hot but not extreme. I invited a ...

#looneyjohnson #festival #caboverde They call it Africa's Woodstock. Festival Baía das Gatas is a three day outdoor music festival held on the island of Sao ...

Life aboard a sailboat is not all fun. There's always a problem or something to fix. It's the frustration of living aboard a sailboat. And in this episode I ...

I got robbed on my boat while I was sleeping. Crazy no? I've been in Cabo Verde quite a while now and this has never happened before. The details are in this ...

My boat Galopin and I passed our sea trial. Coming back from two days sailing, Galopin is ready to set sail. The weather is good. Yet sailing Galopin is not ...

It' been a while that I've been getting Galopin ready to go. And now it's time for a test sail. And as well some fun and dance with Wendy. Me and Galopin as ...

Galopin has got his main sail back. It's part of our preparations under way to go sailing again. But before that, the Maritime Police asked me to move ...

Is it time to move on? Yes it is. I'm sailing Galopin back at anchor in Mindelo Bay in the Cabo Verde Archipelgo. My free stay is up at Marina Mindelo, so ma ...