After waiting several weeks, I finally undergo surgery and this is a look inside how I got a full hip replacement. From the day before I go in to the hospital ...
While waiting for hip surgery, my friends Lily from Cape Verde Africa and Peter The Canadian came to visit for the weekend. I took them to two of the most ...
It's Indian Summer in Switzerland. I brought the sunshine with me from Cape Verde it seems. I go from one check and test at the hospital. Consultation with the ...
I am back in my home country of Switzerland in hopes of getting hip replacement surgery. But to do so I have to navigate through the Swiss system. Thanks to ...
The Beaufort scale was established to give sailors a common scale with which to observe conditions at sea. While here at Winded Voyage we interpret The ...
Part 2 of my guide to anchoring in Cape Verde. Great places to go on 4 different islands. Boa Vista, Maio, Santiago and Sau Nicolau. Me and my sailboat Galopin ...
Sailing and living aboard my sailboat for three years in the Cape Verde Archipelago, me and my boat Galopin have anchored in many spots. Probably more than any ...
It's time I leave Cape Verde and make my way back to Switzerland to hopefully get hip surgery. Since I cant walk properly, I sign up for assistance for the ...
A take on MTV cribs, this is my live aboard crib. And I'm giving you a tour of the lining space aboard my sailing yacht Galopin. Mindelo Cape Verde has been my ...
I go on a last sail with on friend Paolo's 90ft luxury yacht. It's a group effort as several of us sailors are on hand as well as friends. The boat is ...
We make new friends and go out sailing on my yacht Galopin in perfect Cape Verdean conditions. Anchor and get ambushed by wet bikes. Then we take a 90ft. steel ...
Late summer in Mindelo Cape Verde filled with good times all around. All kinds of parties, raves and events, and it seems Covid is a thing of the past. As well ...
It's time that I confess some hard truth. And the truth is I broke my hip bone. It was about ten months ago when I was on the island of Sao Nicolau. And now I ...
Can you trust your crew to helm your boat and take control? It depends on who. Some people take to the sea naturally, and it seems the case with our friend ...
Mindelo has welcomed all types of sailors from all over the world. And we meet three very different sailors in this episode. A Danish charter skipper who ...
These subjects have been hot topics of discussion, and in this episode we look into each. As we make our passage from one island to another we drink, and my ...
We leave the island of Boa Vista and head towards the island of Sao Nicolau, and I sense a problem. We set sail anyways. Conditions are ideal to be sailing in ...
We discover one of the most stunning beaches I've been on. And wow, what a beach! The girls ride around the salt flats. We get stung by nasty algae and shrug ...
This island is known as the desert island because of the sand dunes that have been created by centuries of Sahara sand that has been deposited here. We rented ...
This is called the desert island because of its vast deposits of sand flown in from the Sahara. We anchor in a most spectacular bay of turquoise waters and ...
Me and Galopin are back on the ocean with a familiar friend. So say hello to our new crew member Marizia. You may remember Marizia who's a regular cast member ...
Living aboard my sailboat in Mindelo Cape Verde Africa, I meet all sorts of interesting people. And so, you will meet Thomas and Peter, two German sailors who ...
Mindelo is rich with stories. So in this episode we hear the story of Peter and Lily. Why we are on standby. And dealing with unwanted visitors. We have a ...
It's Lily's Birthday! Enjoy the fun