#sailing #carnaval #sailinglifestyle
It seems here that as soon as one celebration ends, another begins. We just got over the holidays and here comes Mardi Gras. Wendy came with not one sister but two. And this guy? That’s Vlaus. A friend I’ve known fr...
#sailing #solosailing #sailinglifestyle
I'm solo sailing the waters of the Cape Verde Archipilago form the island of Sal to the island of Sao Vicente. About 120nm and I'm about 40nm into the passage when I'm hearing a nasty noise. It's my autopilot and it'...
#sailing #anarchists #sailinglifestyle
Anarchy, derived from a Greek word meaning "having no ruler," is a belief system that rejects governmental authority in favor of self-governing or community consensus. A good description of our situation out here on t...
#sailing #fishingnets #sailinglifestyle
Fishermen go out early afternoon to lay out their nets. Lots of them. They’re racing out to secure a good spot to put out their long lets. Like, kilometer long nets. Laid out perpendicular. We were sailing side by ...
#sailing #dakar #sailinglifestyle
We were just going out to buy some new batteries in Dakar. The city was unusually quiet because of fear of rioting in the streets. As I was purchasing the batteries we heard crowd noises and our eyes were stinging. Police ...
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #fishingnets
When sailing from Cabo Verde to Dakar Senegal we had to pass through a sandstorm. Sail into a headwind. Batteries ran dead during the night. What was supposed to be a 4 day passage turned into 6 days. Then when we ha...
#sailing #sailboatlifestyle #roughsea
Sailing in a sandstorm sounds near apocalyptic. It was a strange feeling to be on the ocean with little visibility and the sun blotted out by the sky. Thick Sahara Desert sand coating everything on my boat and even my ...
#sailing #solosailing #sailboatlifestyle
I’m sticking with my boat Galaopin. And finally we get to hoist his sail. He’s looking mighty proud. Just got to set up the reefs and we’ll be set. Then there’s the dinghy. Not an easy fix that gosh dinghy. ...
#sailing #sailboatlifestyle #catamaran
That's it, I've had it with my mono hull sailboat, I'm buying a catamaran. As well I'm tired of constantly fixing things on my old boat, I'm getting a new boat that is perfect and has no maintenance. As well it's more...
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