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
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 ...
Wendy receives her glasses and sees her surroundings clearly for the time. This is what happens when people from all over offer random acts of kindness. Thank ...
While my boat is going back in the water after a successful haul out, another boat is lost due to the extreme weather conditions here in Cape Verde. Sailing up ...
When hauling out here, you have ten days included in the price of the haul out. Sidney, my local naval engineer is convinced we will be done in seven days. ...
Peter's boat goes back in the water so we can haul out my boat for some much needed care. But that doesn't mean there isn't a bit of partying going on, on ...
We are back in time for May Day celebrations. Back in Mindelo! But the police have shut down beaches to keep crowds from gathering for barbecues and have s and ...
My engine breaks down in the middle of the ocean. I was pushing upwind with the motor to get a better angle to the wind. The seas was rough and we were ...
Me and Wendy have been sailing together, but she gets seasick. So I do all of the sailing solo and she stays down below deck. We head up north the coast of ...
We're at one of my favorite anchorages in all of the Cape Verde archipelago. It's well protected form the wind and swell and is a stunning spot. It's fairly ...