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The Damage Is done & There’s Fun To Be Had | Sailing Galopin In Cabo Verde | Season 5 | Episode 74
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 celebrating Sao Joa with our friends. Wendy gives the performance of her life live on stage. There...
The City To The Treacherous Ocean | Sailing Galopin In Cabo Verde Africa | Season 5 | Episode 73
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 canal between the islands of Sao Vicente and Santa Antao. The ocean there is horribly mean, but we...
Mindelo Sings Again | Music & Dance Is Back In Cabo Verde | Sailing Galopin | Season 5 | Episode 72
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 crossing. And we see more progress at Wendy's little place. And finally we are introduced to a n...
Partying In Mindelo Is A Family Affair | Sailing Galopin, Cabo Verde Africa | Season 5 | Episode 71
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 here. But I went a bit too far and got very sick. I got overe it fast and cured myself with a solo ...
Love Flourishes In Mindelo | Sailing Galopin In Cabo Verde West Africa | Season 5 | Episode 70
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 beautiful. He is Cape Verdean and she is French. These are the kinds of love stories from Mindelo. A fo...
Can She Pass The Sao Vicente Canal Test | Sailing Galopin, Cabo Verde Africa | Season 5 | Episode 69
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 fierce waves. As well the coasts are rough and mean pocked with rocks and steep cliffs. It's rar...
Sailing Around Sao Vicente Island with Friends | Sailing Galopin Cabo Verde | Season 5 | Episode 68
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 between Sao Vicente and Santa Luzia island, a nature reserve. Technically no one is allowed there. We...
Life Is Coming Back To Normal In Mindelo | Sailing Galopin In Cabo Verde | Season 5 | Episode 67
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 take care of Wendy and here project for a snack bar. This episode is full of life and the people of...
From Sea Level To Mountain High | Sailing Galopin In Cabo Verde Africa | Season 5 | Episode 66
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 plus a dog. The journey takes us way up a mountain for local festival. Back in Mindelo we host a s...
Sailboat Repairs & Good Times | What’s Life Like Aboard In Cabo Verde Africa | Season 5 | Episode 65
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. As well you can partake in some of the fun and pleasure of living in the city Mindelo in Cabo Ve...
No Talking Just Sailing | Sensory Ocean Sailing Experience | Sailing Galopin | Season 5 | Episode 64
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 experiences I have had with my 1984 40ft Jeanneau SunFizz. Galopin was a beast on this passage. Sailing G...
Oh no Fishing Net Traps | Sailing Galopin From Senegal to Cape Verde Islands | Season 5 | Episode 63
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 pirogue traffic, the Senegalese Navy and hidden fishing nets. Thanks to some luck and a last ditch e...
Rescue In Senegal | Past The Island With A Sinister Past | Sailing Galopin | Season 5 | Episode 62
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 then takes us to buy new deep cycle gel batteries. We prepare to sail again. On the way back to Ca...
Working With A Giant Of A man | A Great Mechanic Will Fix Galopin’s Gearbox | Season 5 | Episode 61
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. The yacht club bar tender who teaches me a few word in Walaf. A Lebanese doctor who makes us Falafe...
Boat Hitchhikers | Perils Sailing Galopin Into Dakar Harbor In West Africa I Season 5 | Episode 60
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. As we begin to enter the bay of Dakar, my gearbox fails and we have to continue under sail and at...
Back To The High Seas | Two Old Salty Sailors Sailing Galopin To West Africa I Season 5 | Episode 59
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 reclaiming our right to be at sea after major surgery. But it was not easy. We suffered for our previous s...
Two Old Saltys Sailing Galopin After Surgery I Finding Our Sea Legs Again | Season 5 | Episode 58
Two old salty sailors are back at sea after surgery. Me at 61 after hip replacement surgery and Giani at 74 after open heart surgery. We start our journey to Dakar Senegal. We are looking for our sea legs. It's several months since both of us have been at ...
Moving To A Better Place | Helping My Friend Wendy Before Sailing Galopin I Season 5 | Episode 57
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 new humble home. And stumble onto a party at Peters's boat with a new Viking friend Henric. I fini...
Made It To Dakar Senegal | How 2 Old Salty Sailing Galopin In Hard Passage | Season 5 | Interim Epsd
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 Giani, a 75 year old Italian veteran sailor and adventurer. With me in my sixties, we were a a couple ...
Valentine’s Day On My Boat In Cape Verde | And Boat Checks I Sailing Galopin | Season 5 | Episode 56
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 people came aboard and the fun continued on. Man, can Cape Verdeans party. Before that I did v...
I Get Mugged But Not Robbed | Things Get Dirty In My Boat I Sailing Galopin | Season 5 | Episode 55
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 gotten more desperate. Less tourist, less work. It’s hard for the locals, but thats no excuse. And t...
Sailors Say See You Later Never Goodbye I Sailing Galopin In Cabo Verde | Season 5 | Episode 54
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 America. I meet a friend I had met three year ago in Cape Verde. We catch up and I get more things done...
Trying To Sail On | Day In The Life Of Full Time Sailor | Sailing Galopin I Season 5 | Episode 53
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 some things done. But we have time to explore a house perched on the cliffs above the ocean whic...
I Live To Live Another Birthday | Being A Full Time Sailor I Sailing Galopin | Season 5 | Episode 52
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. But the party came to me. So I live to live another birthday. Then the realities of being a li...
Weapons on board | To Have? Or Not To Have? | Sailing Galopin in Cabo Verde I Season 5 | Episode 51
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 see friends like Peter and the gang as well as lovely Wendy. And I bring back a machete for my bo...
Traveling During Covid Times Sucks I How I Got From Europe To Africa | Season 5 | Episode 50
Another wave of Covid washes over Europe. Portugal tightens its rules. All travelers must be Covid negative and prove it with tightly secured documentation. Traveling during Covid times sucks! This is how I got from Europe to Cape Verde Africa and back to ...
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Coming Close To The End | It’s Christmas Time I Progress After Hip Surgery | Season 5 | Episode 49
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 and I have to walk up and down three flights of steps, so that's good for my rehabilitation. And...
Doing The Alps Wearing Boat Shoes | Progress After Hip Replacement Surgery | Season 5 | Episode 48
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 would be to walk. So I end up doing the Alps in boat shoes. That meant walking around the alps with...
You’ll Be Walking In No Time After Hip Replacement Surgery | Recuperating | Season 5 | Episode 47
"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 proof of the amazing power of modern medicine. Plus you'll get a look at what life is like in Switzer...
How I Got A Full Hip Replacement | Surgery Do Or Surgery Don’t | Season 5 | Episode 46
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 to the actual surgery. And the five days at the hospital for recovery. I interview my surgeon, Dr...
I Took An African & A Canadian Inside This Mountain In Switzerland | Winded Voyage 5 | Episode 45
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 wonderful sights in Switzerland. One is taking a cog train all the way to the top of The Alps where L...
I Brought The Sunshine With Me | Navigated The Hospital Checks & Tests | Winded Voyage5 | Episode 44
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 surgeon, CT scan and check up with a nurse and with the anesthesiologist. Everything looks good ...
Where It All Started | A Taste Of Switzerland | Sailing Galopin | Winded Voyage 5 | Episode 43
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 help from the hospital, they help me with a legal solution within my means. I am back with family a...
Sailing Cape Verde On Beaufort Scale | Force 2 to Force 9 | Sailing Galopin | Season 5 | Episode 42
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 Beaufort Scale as to how it affected me and Galopin on the waters around the Cape Verde Archipelago. I s...
Anchoring In Cape Verde Part 2 | Places To Go On 4 Islands | Sailing Galopin | Season 5 | Episode 41
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 show you where to anchor. How its holds down below. And how to access land by dinghy. It's a gre...
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