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PART 1 of 3 THE WAVE ROVER STORY /Solo Atlantic Circuit in a Contessa 26 /Crossing Atlantic Eastward
Part 1 of 3 : Minimalist solo sailor, Alan Mulholland, crosses the Atlantic from Nova Scotia to the Azores, and then on to the Canaries. After getting underway, Wave Rover, a Contessa 26, encounters all kinds of weather conditions as she crosses the North ...
POST VOYAGE Q&A with Wave Rover
In this special episode I answer your questions about Wave Rover and her voyage. If you are wondering what I've been up to when not sailing Wave Rover check out my other channel: Rover's Rest https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9k8PCCTlNyDzvYaef3Jekg T...
THE END!! CROSSED THE NORTH ATLANTIC TWICE//105 DAYS SOLO ON THE HIGH SEAS//7800 NAUTICAL MILES
Ep 60.Wave Rover has completed her voyage. She has sailed 7800 Nautical miles and spent 105 days at sea over the 11 month voyage. In this, the last episode, she completes her most challenging passage. The epic solo nonstop passage from Martinique to Prince...
BECALMED 100Nm OFF THE COAST OF CANADA/ SOLO NONSTOP ATLANTIC OCEAN PASSAGE/MARTINIQUE TO CANADA
Ep 59. In this episode Wave Rover is only 100Nm off the coast of Canada but with no wind she can't make any way. I encounter 2 whales, a cow and calf, just as the breeze begins to fill in. The shearwaters behave in a strange manner as they prefer to run af...
DAILY ROUTINE AT SEA OF A SOLO SAILOR// SOLO NONSTOP NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN PASSAGE// CONTESSA 26
Ep 58. In this episode I show my typical daily routine at sea on Wave Rover. Including how and when I sleep, how I cook, and fill my day. Wave Rover is also transiting through fog. She continues to progress North on her epic nonstop passage from Martinique...
SAILING THROUGH FOG// SOLO NONSTOP ATLANTIC OCEAN PASSAGE // CONTESSA 26
Ep 57. In this episode Wave Rover leaves the Gulf Stream and enters the cooler waters North. And with those cooler temperatures comes fog. If you are wondering what I've been up to when not sailing Wave Rover check out my other channel: Rover's Rest h...
WHAT A BEAST! WAVE ROVER ENTERS THE GULF STREAM// SOLO NONSTOP ATLANTIC OCEAN PASSAGE //CONTESSA 26
Ep 56. In this episode Wave Rover gets a big boost from the Gulf Stream. If you are wondering what I've been up to when not sailing Wave Rover check out my other channel: Rover's Rest https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9k8PCCTlNyDzvYaef3Jekg Wave Rov...
FROM GALES TO FULL SAIL // DRYING CLOTHES/ SOLO NONSTOP ATLANTIC OCEAN PASSAGE // CONTESSA 26
Ep 55. In this episode Wave Rover continues to run before a gale but a few hours later the sun comes out and the wind disappears. If you are wondering what I've been up to when not sailing Wave Rover check out my other channel: Rover's Rest https://w...
SAILING THROUGH A GALE// SOLO NONSTOP ATLANTIC OCEAN PASSAGE /CARIBBEAN TO CANADA/ CONTESSA 26
Ep 54. In this episode Wave Rover is running before a gale with just her high visibility storm sail and making about 5 knots. If you are wondering what I've been up to when not sailing Wave Rover check out my other channel: Rover's Rest https://www.yo...
PREPARING FOR A GALE ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC/ SOLO NONSTOP ATLANTIC OCEAN PASSAGE /CARIBBEAN TO CANADA
Ep 53. In this episode Wave Rover hoists her spinnaker for the first time. Shortly afterwards I receive a text about a powerful low pressure system packing winds of over 40kts heading my way. I share my decision making process concerning the weather report...
HOVE TO ON THE OPEN OCEAN// SOLO NONSTOP ATLANTIC OCEAN PASSAGE /CARIBBEAN TO CANADA/ CONTESSA 26
Ep 52. In this episode Wave Rover's "hove to" as she isn't making much headway against an approaching cold front and winds of 30+ knots. 24 hours later she finds conditions are virtually calm. If you are wondering what I've been up to when not sailing Wave...
STORM JIB // SOLO NONSTOP ATLANTIC OCEAN PASSAGE /CARIBBEAN TO CANADA/ CONTESSA 26
Ep 51. In this episode Wave Rover deals with an approaching cold front and winds of 30+ knots. She hoists her new storm sail for the first time . If you are wondering what I've been up to when not sailing Wave Rover check out my other channel: Rover's Res...
DAY 14 AT SEA/ NAVIGATION UPDATE/ SOLO NONSTOP ATLANTIC OCEAN PASSAGE /NORTH TO CANADA
Ep 50. In this episode Wave Rover has been at sea for two weeks. She is forced to deal with a variety of wind conditions as she transits the region known as the "variables". If you are wondering what I've been up to when not sailing Wave Rover check out my...
REEFED SAILS/ BURMUDA TRIANGLE/ SPIDER BITES / SOLO NONSTOP ATLANTIC OCEAN PASSAGE /NORTH TO CANADA
Ep 49. In this episode Wave Rover has plenty of wind. I think that I was bitten by a spider and some strange happenings with my electricity as my power bar loses power before my very eyes. Wave Rover continues to progress North on her epic nonstop passage ...