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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 forge on so we can get to the Sao...
As a rookie sailor, going through the Kurushima Strait and under the famed Kurushima Kaikyou Bridge (reportedly the world`s first triple-span bridge in the world) had my attention for several days. I knew I had to pass under the bridge at slack tide to avoid the whirlpools that form. As it turne...
Sailing through ELECTRO STORMS on my last days towards Panama.
Thunderstorms or ELECTRO STORMS as the phenomena is called in this part of the Caribbean is no fun to sail through. I share my strategy and how I use my tools onboard trying to avoid the worst ones that can scare the most experienced sai...
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 new musical event called Atlantic Music ...
I decided to spend the summer cruising the Seto Inland Sea ( Seto Naikai ) and enjoy the stunning scenery, explore the plethora of islands, visit the numerous Yacht Friendly Sea Stations and learn more about tidal currents.
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If you are also a never-too- late...
HOW BAD CAN IT BE rounding the famous Cape Horn of the Caribbean? BE FREE IS SAILING AGAIN, continuing the 1300 nautical miles nonstop solo from Martinique to Panama. This is part 2 of the long jump through the entire Caribbean east to west testing out the famous rough part of this route - THE FAMOU...
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 sail in the Canal Do Sao Vicente. A wak...
Having looped the main island of Kyushu, ( about 1500 kms) I thought I might as finish a loop of Shikoku. But first a stop in the delightful Yamaguchi port town of Kaminoseki on the Big Island of Honshu, and enjoy its remarkable hot spring and green grass!
To Track Wahine go to www.pacificsolo.co...
BE FREE IS SAILING AGAIN, and this time it's 1300 nautical miles nonstop solo from Martinique to Panama.
This is part 1 of the long jump through the entire Caribbean trying out several different sail options as I go to see what works the best. To me, this is the grand rehearsal before my solo s...
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 foreign sailor falls in love with a local Mind...
Marijke and Jaap Mulder have spent their adult lives largely at sea having extensive passage experience and being long term live-aboards in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Japan. Even when they tour on land they inhabit a camper van, another tiny space.
In their early twenties they built a boat,...
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 rarely boring to sail here. My friends Jul...
In his episode I'm back to travelling on my own again after an emotional departure from @svdelos . I venture around Panama city, get a new tattoo and see the Panama Canal before flying back to the U.S for an appointment. Then I have to jump through multiple covid related hoops in order to get b...
This Video is dedicated to my cousin, Mark Robert Crawford who made his final passage a few hours before I passed through the Kanmon straits from the Japan Sea to the Seto Inland sea.
It is said that “sailors write their plans in sand at low tide.”
I have certainly discovered that to be true. Y...
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 we had to take refuge for the night. T...
Are modern yachts to high tech and why is everything made so unnecessary complicated. Im showing you my work around solution building a very simple analoge system replacing computer that failed. Old school thinking and make things stupid simple, yet working just as good for 1/8 off the price. Yachts...
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 Mindelo which make this part of the wold so...
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This must be a record breaking charter week and a charter boat companies worst nightmare! It could qualify for being the worlds most expensive week for both the leaser and the charter boat company.
A company rents 80 bare boat charter and damage and destroy several of them. I can't tell how sor...
If I had this when I had my accident, I may not have had my accident. I never want have that experience again when i had and near catastrophic leak because of a damaged Dripless Seal. All because my Propeller got entangled by a fishing net.
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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 surprise party for Wendy's sister a...
OFF GRID LIVING is my true story and all you wanna know about a nomadic of grid lifestyle. Is it even possible to do it substantial and self-sufficient? Whats the limitations and and could it even be defined as off grid living? How do you find your off grid capacity and what is the minimum timeframe...
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 Verde. Sailing Galopin in Cabo Verde Africa.
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