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 ...
My resilience was being severely tested here in Tarrafal do Santiago. It was Mother Nature's turn to come down hard on the town and me. Intense rain fell ...
If there is one skill thing to learn being a full time sailor, it is patience. We are always waiting for, the weather, a part or in my case here, to go to ...
Sailor Alex recounts his experience of being arrested in Tarrafal de Santiago, Cabo Verde, under circumstances he claim were misunderstood. Three months prior, ...
We're under way on our passage from Dakar to Cabo Verde. Nearing the archipelago, I could see the difference in the ocean. This was Cape Verdean conditions. ...
Come along for a 6-day offshore passage as we sail between the mid-Atlantic islands of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands and Saõ Vicente in the Cape Verde islands, ...
#sailing #sailorgirl #sailinglifestyle Here we are. Wendy and I are sailing together in Cabo Verde. But sadly, we have to go our separate ways. We would take ...
Embark on a thrilling sailing journey through the stunning islands of Cape Verde, as we recount our extraordinary voyage in this captivating narrative. ...
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Please Subscribe, Share, Like Check Bell for our uploads. The Ocean Race, a crewed round the world race, has seven stopovers in all, over six months. A race ...
Hello! Welcome back. In this video, we arrive in Cape Verde, and start exploring the islands of Sal, Boa Vista, Sao Nicolau before ending up in Mindelo on the ...
Living full time aboard my sailboat can be a lot of fun and a lot of work. Join me as I undertake many boat repair projects since my return from Dakar Senegal. ...
This week we leave Cape Verde to sail across the Atlantic to the Caribbean, not before having our dingy stolen in Mindelo! We look back on our time in Europe ...
This week we have lots of laughs as we party in Mindelo, Cabo Verde!!! We meet up with a bunch of sailor friends and party for New Years and feed lots of stray ...
This week we are sailing across the Atlantic Ocean with our dog from Canary Islands to Cabo Verde on our way to the Caribbean! SUBSCRIBE and join us on this ...
Back aboard Galopin. Back to the reality of living aboard a sailboat full time. First things are, problems to resolve. There is always something. But as wel I ...
It looks like the restrictions due to the pandemic are going to be lifted soon. So where do we want to go. West Africa is where. Senegal, The Gambia and The ...
After a wake up call of what it's like to sail in these Cape Verdean waters by breaking something, we sail into a favorite bay of ours to make repairs. Our ...
After Gilson successfully changed my Cutlass bearing, we had to go and test drive Galopin. But before all that, we saved a boat from drifting. Organized a ...
Beauty comes in many for and is in the eye of the beholder. But behold a few of the places we visit on this wonderful island. As well as whom we visited with. ...
Covid19 is sill holding us hostage with our sailboats. But that doesn't mean we cant go out to sea. So we took the ferry across the Sao Vicente Canal to the ...
The lock down is finally over on the island of Sao Vicente in Cabo Verde Africa. But the wind keeps on blowing harder than ever. Boats get tossed around in ...
I never thought the nightmare of a global pandemic could be a dream come true, but it has. Life in Mindelo Cape Verde during lock down has been pretty amazing. ...
It's the beginning of the pandemic and as sailors we are grounded at anchor or at the marina. Cargo is still being unloaded, but a cruise ship and super yacht ...