Jack Sparrow is alive and well and going on his last raid. With his crew up in the mountains and back down. It's in fact my cousin who's playing the part for his bachelor party. He happens to be a sailor and we grabbed him for his boat and took him on a wi...
There's more ways to sail. This time it's in the air with my friend Jean Yves on his Ultra Light Delta Wing. Amazing experience, yet a bit freaky. Along with some bow sprit repair, this episode also takes us to a music festival in the volcanic vineyards. T...
Lanzarote is the island of 100 volcanoes. So we cruise down volcano road, in Timanfaya national park. A most amazing landscape. Which is the case of much of Lanzarote. Artist Cesar Manrique took advantage of the volcanic geology of the island and created s...
In summer 2016, Harry Scott and I sailed out of our hometown of Falmouth on Flying Cloud - my 22' wooden sailing boat. For three months we cruised along the lively west coast of France, the rugged north coast of Spain and the colorful coast of Portugal - c...
We discover Cesar Manrique's Lanzarote. The island's destiny was modelled by the brillant artist. His idea was to conceptualise the island for tourism in harmony with its unique landscape. Sort of like a concept art theme park set in nature. The attraction...
Me and Steph make a pretty good crew on Galopin. We sailed from Arrecife to Playa Blanca along the western coast of Lanzarote. It was a great sail downwind but on the way back we had a problem and had to turn back. So we had a look at the town of Playa Bla...
It started with a splash, and then we noticed these shadows that were chasing La Vaga.. a quick head dunk under the water revealed they were massive Tuna! Join us in beautiful Mallorca - Spain as we continue to sail this pristine coastline.
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Lanzarote Island in the Canaries. The island of 100 volcanoes and many wonderful people. I explore part of the island and meet a fellow Swiss for cheese fondue on his Joshua sailboat as well as a former Parisian who’s been on the island ever he since he ...
Just about everybody at one point or another has had either the dream or the passing notion of getting on a boat and doing what I'm doing. And now after more than 2000 nautical miles along the coast of Spain, across to Africa and out into the Atlantic Ocea...
We had a good weather forecast for the next 4 to 5 days. So we left Tangier Morocco out into the Atlantic to the Canary Island about 600 nautical miles south. It was quite a change from the Mediterranean. Big soft rolling waves, steady wind and lots of su...
Winded Voyage is on the African continent. Legendary Tangier Morocco, where spies hid, rockstars partied and poets got high. A favorite city for travellers and the two man crew of Galopin. We discover and get lost in the old city to find a bounty of goods ...
Gibraltar. The Rock. A tiny piece of the UK on the fringe of the Iberian Peninsula. What’s is it like? For us it was place to fix our steering cable. To get there, you have to cross a border then an airport runway, on foot! We got the parts fixed the ste...
We tried to stay ahead of the low pressure system coming behind us, but it came faster and stronger than we thought. With the wind topping at more than 35kt with a big swell, we took refuge just at nightfall. We made a wise decision as it rained and the wi...
Having the will to sail away is one thing. Having the boat to do it with is another. My engine is fixed and we're ready to go. We meet friends who have sailed from far. Sweden and Finland. Then it's our turn to go. Conditions are good, but in the Med that ...
Galopin gets towed back to Cartagena and the quest to the mystery of the runaway Perkins gets resolved thanks to the help of a very capable neighbor. Meanwhile, I take a break from the engine room to explore a tiny hidden pirate village and we meet Ray who...
In this episode I, get knocked off my boat, wear thermal trousers, Search for Charlie, deal with bad fishermen, have dried poo, say goodbye to a friend, leave one place and end up some place else!
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The ambiance is fantastic in Cartagena during Semana Santa. The Dutch family is getting ready to go with some final preparations on their boat, which makes me think about my engine. Then back in the city, Roman soldiers parade through the streets and me an...
This episode takes place in Cartagena Spain. It was a destination I’d been hoping to get to from my frigid days in France and made it to Yacht Port Cartagena in the dark of night. I was also there at the right time, it was Semana Santa or Easter Week. Ca...
In this action packed episode, My friends yacht 'Moonrise' gets hit by another boat, dead people and castles, I get attacked by a Portuguese eagle (nearly), lots of bad seamanship and boat bedlam, harassed by a helicopter, cold water diving, dragging ancho...
Just as I'm about to leave Alicante, I meet Diana Ross in person, as well as her husband Paul. They happen to be Winded Voyage followers. My journey continues along the coast until I get to Mare Menor where I have to get me and Galopin under a drawbridge t...
Deadly fishermen, broken dreams, rolling seas, sailing Gods, big boys sail south, big ship in the night, cheap living aboard, follow navigation system explained, old man sailing, twin sheets, trouble with washing machines. Filmed on location in Portugal an...
I continue south from Marina Denia along the coast. My spinnaker gets all tangled up and have to moore at Marina Calpe. There's a big rock mountain over looking Calpe, so I couldn't help but hike up it. Later I continue and pass by the beach metropolis of ...
The climax of Fallas is about to happen when they burn down the sculptures all over town. But before that I enjoy the last weekend of Fallas in fabulous Valencia with my new friends. Eventually my stay ends and my journey begins again and I set of South in...
An encounter with some nudists, Running down fishermen in fog, Police pay a visit to a friend, jokes about 'Ria's', cold weather and hot sailing, Blind sailing, God finds lobsters and a tour around beautiful Combarro in Spain. It's another exciting episode...
This episode takes us out of Valencia to see a show in honour of women and two different wineries. A small artisanal cellar and a large producer with our friend and winemaker Jorge. Then it's back to the city for more Fallas. They're up and on display, but...
Explosions in the dark, sirens into the night, A visit from the police, the country of Spain is found to be closed, I wake some French people as their boat drags it's anchor toward shore and I blow my Grandfathers old horn! Yes it's another action packed e...
We visit our a couple of our best friends, Glyn and Julie who now live in Guadalest, Spain. We go out on their Macgregor 26 yacht for a sail from the marina near Altea. We visit a couple of local markets near Benidorm and visit the Old Town in Benidorm.
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Please be advised there is a bit of vulgarity in this episode. (At about 5:48 for a few seconds. You have been warned if you want to skip it:-)
I've been taken in by a crew of artist called XLF by a chance meeting with one of the members named Barbara, ak...
Valencia in full Fallas. The city literally explodes every day at 14:00. And we get first row look at the big bang. Before that we visit the stunning Mercado Central. But the big highlight is a visit to the Ninots exposition at The Ciudad de Artes y Cience...
A burning mountain, 52 knot winds, a 13 ton boat surfing down waves, it's all happening in this weeks episode of Adventures of an old Seadog.
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Mickey's back. And there's more of him literally. About 10 more kilos. But he's still fun and loves to eat. This time Mom is with us. We discover more wonderful Valencia and have some all around good laughs with Mickey.
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Valencia! What a city. Me and Steph dock in Marina Real Juan Carlos, home of the 33rd America's Cup and go off to discover the city. We make a first stop at The Brooklyn Barber Shop for a new look for Steph and continue on public bikes checking things out....
This week, Jeremy Clarkson Soft adventuring, First palm trees, Hats overboard, Anchor drinking and a hangover.
As I sail down the coast of Spain the adventure continues.
Sorry for the delay in new videos. Ive been 'off shore' for a while. More on that in ...
We left Barcelona to continue south to Valencia. On the the way we stop one port after another into light headwinds. On the last day we get the perfect wind to carry Galopin with his big bright orange spinnaker. It's life on the sea off the Spanish coast a...
This week’s episode is epic. As the title suggests, me and Galopin navigate in 45knt gales. I left Estartit on the north coast of Catalonia with already 20knt pushing me out of the harbour. I unfurl a small bit of Genoa sail and the wind quickly jumps to...
We arrive at Tenerife and try to climb the highest volcano in Europe, Teide. Later we do some last preparations and rest a little after the craving climb.
Then we head out on the thing we been preparing for a loooooong time. The Atlantic crossing...
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