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 ...
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Mana and I are invited to Jean Philippe's place where he offers fresh wild mangrove oysters charbroiled and laid out on his oyster bar. We shuck and suck the ...
People Wrestle & Get Married | It’s Kamangnene Festivities In The Casamance River Delta | S7 Epsd 27
Kamangnene celebrates the rice harvest in Casamance. It's when locals must welcome people at their homes and offer them food and drinks. Then in the evening ...
My beautiful guide Mana, gets us together with a family friend named Jean Philippe, he will be our guide into the rice harvest ceremonies called Kamangnene. We ...
She Takes Me Deep Into The Casamance River Delta | This Is Sailing Senegal, West Africa | S7 Epsd 25
This is how I like to experience a place I sail to. Meet a beautiful local to show you around. In this case she's Black Little Red Riding Hood. But first I ...
There’s a lot going on here in this video in terms of Senegalese pride. First, I get my outboard fixed by Babou and his crew. In Senegal there’s always a ...
I believe I have found one of the best city anchorages ever here in the city of Ziguinchor on the River Casamance in Senegal. At the local restaurant nearby, I ...
Casamance River Reflections | Unexpected Serenity Of The River & Anchored In Ziguinchor | S7 Epsd 19
Navigating the tranquil Casamance River, we discover the profound peace of life aboard Galopin, embracing the river’s rhythm as a counterpoint to the ocean’s ...
Ocean Swells, Fishermen & Into The River’s Mouth | A Dolphin Guided African River Ascent | S7 Epsd18
Imagine leaving the vast, ferocious ocean behind, after dealing with torn sails, broken autopilot and dodging local fishermen all night long. To then enter a ...
Just hours away from sailing from Dakar, Senegal to Cabo Verde. We just need a engine starter, ignition, alternator and diesel engine philosophy. We board the ...
Arona and crew brought Simone the Perkins Diesel engine back home to Galopin via the beach and dinghy. He installed it just enough for us to go a give it a ...
Diesel Wears A Blue Dress | Rebuilding Simone My Perkins Diesel Engine In Senegal Africa | S7 Epsd 8
We are into cosmetics now. Simone the Perkins diesel engine is tuned and ready for it’s beauty treatment. She will proudly wear the Perkins brand blue. ...
Doing a full diesel engine rebuild takes time, and money. Arona is diligently caring for Simone the Perkins 4108. As I take care of projects on Galopin while ...
Greatest Shade Tree Mechanic I Know Rebuilding My Diesel Engine | This Is Sailing Africa | S7 Epsd 5
My boat Galopin and I are waiting for Simone, our Perkins diesel engine to have her full makeover by Arona, greatest shade tree mechanic I know. We’re living ...
After a brutal storm, a strange empty traditional boat has drifted very close to me and my boat. I later learn the boat has a sinister story. The storm has ...
Getting Parts For Our Engine Rebuild & More | Arona Gets It Done | This Is Sailing Africa | S7 Epsd3
We are rebuilding my Perkins 4108 diesel engine. And we need parts for that. Those parts were found, ordered and purchase at parts4engines.com. An excellent ...
Perkins Engine Is With The Master Mechanic | & I’m Alone With The Storms In Dakar Senegal | S7 Epsd2
This is Africa. I sailed over 450nm to come and have the one person I trust with my engine. Master Mechanic Arona. Galopin and I are looking forward to some ...
Taking Out Perkins 4108 Engine At Our Mooring To The Beach To Be Rebuilt | Sailing Africa | S7 Epsd1
Welcome to Season 7 of Winded Voyage. This is sailing Africa. And it starts by doing big time maintenance on my dear Galopin. Most notably the Perkins 4108 ...
This is is the only sailing channel that dares to sail Africa. Curently in Dakar Senegal getting ready to embark on an epic journey sailing around Africa, ...
I had patched a leak in my engine cooling system. Sailed under spinnaker. Got through a squall and heavy rain. So far this journey was what sailing is all ...