#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 ...
Early in the morning we were about crossing the mean straight after ripping my main sail. And as usual the Canal do Sao Vicente was mean. But we managed just ...
My main sail got pretty ripped up on this short but treacherous journey. But we came here to have fun. So that setback didn't stop us from going to shore and ...
We go from the relative calm of of the city of Mindelo where I take care of my friend's boat and we check up on Wendy's little bar. Then we take on the ocean ...
The streets of Mindelo are alive and singing after the pandemic quieted the city for two years. As well our friends Peter and Lily are back from their Atlantic ...
In this case partying in Mindelo is a family affair. I went out to a big beach party with Wendy's mom, Alcinda and her brother Eric. Everyone loves to party ...
Mindelo has plenty of love stories and this is one of them. Eder and Camille will make beautiful children someday. This why the people of MIndelo are so ...
Sailing around the Cape Verde islands is always a challenge. The wind is almost always strong with Venturi effects near certain islands. There are currents and ...
I always wanted to circumnavigate the island of Sao Vicente. We tried to do it in one day, but it turned we couldn't in one day. So we crossed the channel ...
Finally life is coming back to normal in Mindelo. You can here it all over by way of music. And people are out and about playing and dancing. But as well we ...
We sail from Sao Vicente to Sao Nicolau island to test out a sailboat, but it fails the test. So we get another boat and go on our journey. W're crew of five ...
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. ...
There's no need to talk when sailing the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa. We sailed 475 nautical miles in three days and nights. One of the best sailing ...
It's 475nm from Dakar Senegal to Mindelo in the Cape Verde Islands, West Africa. Or about a three day and night passage. We had to weave through busy local ...
Me and my boat Galopin are stranded in Dakar Senegal, West Africa. But the man, Arona comes to the rescue with a new gearbox. He installs it successfully and ...
Dakar Senegal, West Africa. Where no other sailing channel dares to go. But me and Giani go there and enjoy fine food and meet a host of interesting people. ...
We're sailing to Dakar, West Africa and on the way pick up a few boat hitchhikers. They're just little birds, but we bring up the subject of boat hitchhikers. ...
It's our second and third days and nights sailing into wind and waves. On our way to Dakar Senegal from the Cape Verde Islands. Two old salty sailors ...