It's grey and cloudy and I've got to deal with poor batteries not holding a charge and still put out a video, As well I help my dear friend Wendy move to her ...

It took 4 days and nights to sail the more than 400nm passage from Cape Verde Islands to Dakar Senegal in West Africa. Me and Galopin were accompanied by ...

Valentine’s Day on my boat in Cape Verde was quite an event. My friend Wendy organized a small party with three of her friends. It went on until dawn when more ...

Yes, I got mugged but not robbed. Me and two friends of mine were ambushed in the street. A rare event in Mindelo. But since Covid, people seemed to have ...

This the season of good byes or rather see you laters, au revoir, hasta la vista. Sailors are hopping on the Tradewinds West. To the Caribbean or South ...

I see sailboats leaving Mindelo Bay everyday to cross the mighty Atlantic Ocean. And I'm trying to sail on myself. But me and my boat Galopin are still getting ...

It was the day before my birthday and I had forgotten. In January, just after all the holidays festivities, you’re not really in the mood for a birthday party. ...

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 ...

Another wave of Covid washes over Europe. Portugal tightens its rules. All travelers must be Covid negative and prove it with tightly secured documentation. ...

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It's post hip replacement surgery so I'm coming close to the end and it's Christmas time. I'm staying at my other son's apartment in Montreux. It's in the city ...

I came to Switzerland with the bare minimum. I was coming to get hip replacement surgery and then would need to stay and recover. Part of my speedy recovery ...

"You'll be walking in no time", is what many people say about full hip replacement surgery. I can confirm it is correct. In this video you will see actual ...

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 ...

The gaps in Arabella's planking are getting much smaller... and soon they will be no more. We are pushing hard to close up the hull with Carolyn's help before ...