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The Great Desert Blows Down On Us | How We Live In The Sahara Dust | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 87
This Sahara dust storm is so big, it will cross the Atlantic and disrupt the formation of hurricanes. The islands of Cabo Verde get covered by Sahara dust pretty regularly. Here they call it Bruma Secca or Dry Fog. And when being at anchor here in Mindelo ...
Welcome To Cape Verde | Life After Quarantine Is Good for Our Friends | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 86
Life in Mindelo, Cape Verde gets back to somewhat normal. Our friend Lucious the rapper takes us to the city beach, that is open only until 18:00 which Lucious finds out the hard way. Life is great in Marina Mindelo, except for one important thing, discrim...
Good Sailors Always Return | The Canadians Come Back In A Pandemic | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 85
These two have been stuck on their boat more than two months. They started in Spain just when the pandemic struck, then sailed directly down to Cape Verde. It took them 17 days, and 14 more of quarantine in Mindelo Bay. It was a return trip for one of them...
Discovering Sao Vicente Hidden Treasure | Pools Of Pure Pleasure | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 84
In light of recent events, I have spoken out in support of Black Lives Matter in this episode. I am in Africa and a minority. I have been treated with respect by the wonderful people here in Cape Verde. And it's with absolute pleasure that I share what I h...
Permission Granted To Sail Captain I The Pandemic in Cabo Verde | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 83
We got permission to sail! It was an administrative adventure with Maritime Police and Port Authority. First because of the pandemic and restrictions being slowly lifted and second Cape Verdean nationals need special permission from the port authority to t...
Lock Down Is Over The wind Is Not | Pandemic In Cabo Verde Africa | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 82
The lock down is finally over on the island of Sao Vicente in Cabo Verde Africa. But the wind keeps on blowing harder than ever. Boats get tossed around in Marina Mindelo but the staff and crew managed the crisis in Cape Verde fashion, no stress. And final...
The Historic Endurance Of Mindelo | Pandemic In Cabo Verde Africa | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 81
MIndelo has survived and endured more than many cities in it's hits rich history. Discovered by the Portuguese, then ignored because of its barren landscape. Yet it had a safe natural port strategically located in the middle of the Atlantic. Pirates had be...
Can Lock Down Get Any Better? | Pandemic Pleasure In Cabo Verde | Winded | Voyage 4 | Episode 80
It's been rough here in Cape Verde. One month of staying at home in Marina Mindelo with just a few sailors, a few beautiful women and plenty of boat projects to catch up on. But finally Mindelo opens up. With just one case of Covid-19 in the past 2 month ...
Mermaids In A Pandemic Dream | Life During Lock Down in Cape Verde | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 79
I never thought the nightmare of a global pandemic could be a dream come true, but it has. Life in Mindelo Cape Verde during lock down has been pretty amazing. Made more friends. Got lots of projects done, even went to a birthday party and a long hike in t...
Sailors Stand By Stand Each Other I Living The Pandemic In Cape Verde | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 78
It's the beginning of the pandemic and as sailors we are grounded at anchor or at the marina. Cargo is still being unloaded, but a cruise ship and super yacht could not disembark. With luck, I move into the marina and it's a game changer. Shore power, wate...
Social Distancing In Cape Verde | Living Aboard With The Pandemic | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 77
We sail into the pandemic, and it happens to be Mindelo Bay, Cape Verde Africa. No one was prepared for what would ensue. First major issue, Natacha has left the boat. Life in the city begins to slow down. I connect with my girlfriends and they come aboard...
What Am I Sailing Into Next? | When The World Changed Forever | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 76
One of the toughest place to sail is Cape Verde. Strong winds, current and nasty waves makes it very challenging for sailors. And this is no exception for me. We start off in perfect conditions. Sail through the night with almost no wind and wake top to do...
Living In The City | Docking For The First Time At The Port Of Praia | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 75
Everyone says "Don't Go To Praia!" Well we did. We sailed into the bay and moored at the fishing pier next to fishermen. The beauty of living on a sailboat is that you can live one day near a deserted beach and the next in a busy city harbour. We are livi...
Drinking Rum Where Pirates Once Drank | Anchored In History Then & Now | Winded Voyage4 | Episode 74
This is one of the best anchorages in Cape Verde. But a good anchorage is only as good as your anchoring, so I go down and check. As well I check out Cidade Velha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The location of the anchorage. One of the most significant pla...
Pirates Anchored Here | This May Be The Best Anchorage In Cape Verde | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 73
So far seven out of ten Cape Verdean islands I've sailed to and anchored, this may be the best spot to anchor. Santiago island is he largest of all the archipelago. There is much to see, and in this episode we see some more like the city of Assomada and th...
I Met The Nicest People Ever Here | Random Acts Of Village Kindness | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 72
We have found a paradise of goodness in the village of Ribiera de Barca. It's rare that sailors anchor in front of their village, and we are welcome like royalty. Kids swim out to say hello, fishermen come for coffee and girls come for a beer and curious t...
The Friendliest Anchorage In Cape Verde | And Where Girls Got lost | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 71
We get kidnapped by locals and are taken hostage by the most charming villagers. From the secluded bay, we attempt to walk to the village. It's supposed to be an hour's walk. For us it was a lot more because we did not know the way, and the girls get lost....
Girls Sailing The West Coast Of Santiago Island | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 70
It's time we go sailing down the west coast of Santiago island. But before that our friend Anton takes us to visit a couple of his favourite spots, his aunt's bar and a black sand beach. And then it's time to get Galopin ready. His deck is covered in deser...
Distilleries To Surf Spots | Songs Of Santiago | Sailing Cabo Verde | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 69
Cape Verde is a relatively poor country, but it's rich in music. Wealthy in friendliness and loaded with beauty. Natacha made friends with Sarah, a French compatriot from their home port of Marseille. And she introduced us to Anton and Oswald who took us o...
They Got Robbed & We Didn’t | There Came Friends And Thieves |Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 68
Yes, there came friends and thieves aboard. An act of piracy happened in this peaceful bay. We are in peaceful Tarrafal, where the schooner Oosterschelde anchors regularly. Where tourists come and visit. And as well our French friend Lola, which we met a y...
Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 67 | Monkey See Monkey Do
There is still more to discover in Cidade Velha as well as monkeying around. Nat doing monkey see monkey do. As well as being treated to pure Cape Verdean music. We want to someday sail to Praia, but it's not recommended to anchor in the bay. But I heard i...
Girl Visits A Classic Ship | Going Aboard History & Beyond | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 66
Sometimes sister luck parks itself right next to your boat and opportunity knocks. We are in Tarrafal on Santiago Island and Dutch schooner Oosterschelde weigh anchor besides us. I'd met the Captain in a few days ago in Mindelo, and as he passed by with hi...
I Think I’m Going To Be Sick | Life On A Sailboat Sucks | Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 65
Sometimes good times get the better of us. But not during our passage to Santiago Island. We waited for the right conditions and the wait paid off. Beautiful conditions for the three of us to reflect that f good times in Mindelo. Once anchored in Tarrafal ...
Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 64 | Going Loca Before Going South
This was no time to sail out when we consulted the forecast. It had been blowing 30 knots and up for almost two weeks. So we waited. And if you're going to wait out weather, no better place than Mindelo. Especially if you have friends there. Like Nando the...
Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 61 | Hard Atlantic Sailing Due Northwest
Sailing around the Cape Verde Archipelago is tough. The Atlantic doesn't let you down. We had waited for the best weather window to sail back from Santiago Island to Sao Vicente Island. About 150 nautical miles passage. The forecast was 15 to 20 knots on t...
Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 60 | The City, The People And The Ocean
Being out in the middle of the ocean is a very lonely place, and being in the middle of the city is quite the opposite. Nat and I are with a few very special people in Praia. Namely Manu, a Cape Verdean native who lives in Marseille France, and in Praia. H...
Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 59 | Anchoring Woes & The Big City
Anchoring is always a different challenge. Conditions always vary, especially in Cape Verde. And in this case Tarrafal do Santiago. There was swell and many rocks below the surface and not much sand for the anchor to stick. But we managed, and thanks to a ...
Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 58 | Go Down And Sail South
It’s time we sail South! Me, Nat and friend Carlos set off to Santiago island, about 140 nautical miles from Mindelo Bay. We also say good by to our friends aboard Arka Kinari, who will make the passage across the Atlantic. For us, it’s typical Cape Ve...
Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 57 | I Lost My Boat
It's something that can happen to any sailor. This is the story of Jurgen, German solo sailor who left his boat at anchor for a couple of hours only to come back and find his boat had disappeared. A few moments later he received a call and was told his boa...
Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 56 | Where ARC Sailors Come & Go | Atlantic Rally for Cruisers Special
About 6000 cruisers cross the Atlantic Ocean each year. And many of them stop in Cape Verde before the long passage across the ocean. For centuries ships have stopped in Mindelo Bay to stock on supplies, fuel and goods. And today it's also where ARC sailor...
Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 55 | Sailors In Need Come To Mindelo Indeed | Alex Thompson Hugo Boss
Alex Thompson and his Hugo Boss sailboat is in the house. Here in Cape Verde, sailors in need come to Mindelo indeed. Having hit something during the Jacques Favre Transat race, the Hugo Boss vessel lost its keel and Alex Thompson was forced to abandon th...
Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 52 | The Amazing Maktub Whale Project
I recently met Eduardo who makes up the amazing whale research project in Mindelo, Cape Verde. Since then he's done a survey of locations at all the islands of Cape Verde where there is cetacean activity. We met again later in Mindelo and he showed me some...
Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 51 | Back Into The Mighty Atlantic
Our tour of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde is almost over. We have one more day to discover more friends and family in Sao Nicolau island. Then we make the passage from Sao Nicolau to Sao Vicente. It's back into the mighty Atlantic, and you feel it's...
Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 50 | The Wonder That Is Sao Nicolau
This island is really something. Me and Nat had come here a few months ago, but did not visit the interior of the island because there was the "Bruma Seca". The Dry Fog. It's when the air is heavy with Sahara sand and the visibility is none. But this time ...
Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 48 | Cape Verde’s Little Sahara Desert
Each island of Cape Verde has it's own identity. Boavista Island is the "Desert Island". Its golden white sand beaches was flown over from the Sahara desert by winds of thousands years. And there, on the West side of the island is Cape Verde's little deser...
Winded Voyage 4 | Episode 47 | Sailing Cape Verde In Full Color
Ever see a sailboat sailing under spinnaker in Cape Verde? This is a rare sight. But we did it. Conditions were just right for us to be sailing Cape Verde in full color from Sal Island to Boavista Island, about 40 nautical miles. We were joined by dolphins...
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