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Adele and I sail through traffic on our approach into Dakar. The girl gets off Galopin and we say good bye. She was great to have aboard. And the boat goes up on the beach. I'll be living up there for a few days. It's kinda of...
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Boat hitchhikers. Ever been approached by any? Ever consider taking one or more on your travels? Ever have one aboard? Who are they really? They seem cool, but are they? It’s really big and wide out here. And no one can h...
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I was going to solo sail the four day journey to the West Coast of the African continent when I met Adele. Adele is a boat hitchhiker. So me & Adele go East to Dakar Senegal. Weather conditions are fair except the wind is...
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There's always something to fix when living on a sailboat. And when it's your dinghy engine which you need to go to shore, it's an important fix. And we manage when we find help. Good help. Because it's time to sail to Dakar S...
#sailing #offgrid #livingfree
My engine ran out of oil while out on the ocean and I had forgotten to buy more before heading out. I put whatever oil I had on board which was transmission oil and two stroke oil. Did I ruin my engine with the wrong oil? Make...
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Tarrafal was a wonderful place to stay and visit, but it was time for us to go. We sailed off well before dawn and were blessed by superb conditions. It allowed me to get inspired to show how I get my shots. It got rough duri...
#sailing #happylife #livingfree
We set off to sail to Senegal. But we have to turn back because of weather and the real possibility of serious engine failure. This turned out to be quite an adventure which I describe in colorful details. We averted disaste...
Yes, we know we are meant to be a sailing channel, however there are times that you are not meant to sail, here is what we get up to when you can't sail.
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I'm in Tarrafal de Santiago. Cabo Verde's most populated island. To me it's one of the most interesting of the archipelago. It's got rugged mountains, golden beaches and is home to Praia, the capital city. And the people here...
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It's time I leave the island of Boa Vista and head south to the island of Santiago. There are a few thing to do before I go and then we sail out in the night for 80nm passage. Am I sailing alone, or am I? All part of living free in Cabo Verde Africa
Some ...
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Boa Vista Island is the Bahamas of Cape Verde. With its wide turquoise colored bay and long golden sand beaches. There I meet up with Peter and we try to go visit our friend Marizia at her job. But the hotel would not let us ...
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Marizia and I continue to Boa Vista Island. About 40nm miles south. Conditions are exceptional and we take in the natural high of the moment. When Marizia takes more than she expected. She's tough and resilient and we sail ...
The weather starts to get unsettled with the Hurricane Season upon us.
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OMG, the feeling you have when you have lost three & a half years' worth of footage is just empty.
When you choose the life we have, you rid yourselves of all thing's material, you have your boat, your partner & memories.
When we thought we had l...
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It’s time to leave Mindelo where I lived some of the best experiences of my life. It’s a tell-all episode. We’re sailing to Sal island and I’m accompanied by my beautiful friend Marizia, the girl whom you’ll get to ...
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There are those who are welcome and those who are not. Find out who and why. As well we solve a missing dinghy mystery for our friend Henric. Find out why girls come aboard and how a dinghy was lost and found. Part of living ...
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Somewhere north of the coast of the windward Cape Verde islands, me and my boat Galopin are averaging 7kts speed. My best sailing yet. It's all about trimming sails and wind angle as we barrel over the Atlantic. Two old timer...
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We end our 120nm passage in the bay of Palmeira. It's a small fishing village a calm bay in which to anchor. It is the place to be on Sunday nights, which is when we arrived. But the wind had shifted and my boat Galopin ended ...
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Me a 60 year old and Giani a 74 year old sail 120NM from the island of Sao Vicente to the island of Sal in Cabo Verde Africa. We beat a storm coming out of Mindelo Bay and sail into the wind. We are beating a storm and sailing...
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The party’s over until the next one starts. Another can begin. It’s summer in Cabo Verde. It’s hot but not extreme. I invited a friend for dinner and it became an all weekend birthday festa. That’s how it is in Cabo Ve...
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#looneyjohnson #festival #caboverde
They call it Africa's Woodstock. Festival Baía das Gatas is a three day outdoor music festival held on the island of Sao Vicente in Cabo Verd Africa. Tens of thousands of festival goers come from all other islands of th...
Life aboard a sailboat is not all fun. There's always a problem or something to fix. It's the frustration of living aboard a sailboat. And in this episode I try my best to fix my generator. And then we go to another Cape Verde event. This is the season to ...
I got robbed on my boat while I was sleeping. Crazy no? I've been in Cabo Verde quite a while now and this has never happened before. The details are in this episode. But it's not all bad. We also go to a wild Cape Verdean rave party. It's all part of sail...
My boat Galopin and I passed our sea trial. Coming back from two days sailing, Galopin is ready to set sail. The weather is good. Yet sailing Galopin is not possible at this time which is explained in this episode. Meanwhile there are still explosions ratt...
It' been a while that I've been getting Galopin ready to go. And now it's time for a test sail. And as well some fun and dance with Wendy. Me and Galopin as well as Peter on his boat sail down the coast of Sao Vicente island looking to anchor at one of our...
Galopin has got his main sail back. It's part of our preparations under way to go sailing again. But before that, the Maritime Police asked me to move anchorage. So I'll explain my anchorage procedure. And there's some time for more musical discovery. Sail...
Is it time to move on? Yes it is. I'm sailing Galopin back at anchor in Mindelo Bay in the Cabo Verde Archipelgo. My free stay is up at Marina Mindelo, so ma and Galopin drop anchor in the bay. It's nice to be out of the marina, but I need my dinghy to fun...
Hello! In this video, we're in Cape Verde in Mindelo and are taking a ferry across to the island of Santo Antão which is very close but you can't really go with the boat as there's nowhere to anchor.
We have family visiting, so we stay there for a few da...
Early in the morning we were about crossing the mean straight after ripping my main sail. And as usual the Canal do Sao Vicente was mean. But we managed just fine. We had breakfast and a rest just in time for Lily's birthday party the next day. Another nev...
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...
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