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Crossing The Mean Straight After Ripping My Main Sail | Sailing Galopin | Winded Voyage5 | Episode75
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...
The Damage Is done & There’s Fun To Be Had | Sailing Galopin In Cabo Verde | Season 5 | Episode 74
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...
The City To The Treacherous Ocean | Sailing Galopin In Cabo Verde Africa | Season 5 | Episode 73
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...
Mindelo Sings Again | Music & Dance Is Back In Cabo Verde | Sailing Galopin | Season 5 | Episode 72
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 n...
Partying In Mindelo Is A Family Affair | Sailing Galopin, Cabo Verde Africa | Season 5 | Episode 71
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 ...
Love Flourishes In Mindelo | Sailing Galopin In Cabo Verde West Africa | Season 5 | Episode 70
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 fo...
Can She Pass The Sao Vicente Canal Test | Sailing Galopin, Cabo Verde Africa | Season 5 | Episode 69
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 rar...
Sailing Around Sao Vicente Island with Friends | Sailing Galopin Cabo Verde | Season 5 | Episode 68
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...
From Sea Level To Mountain High | Sailing Galopin In Cabo Verde Africa | Season 5 | Episode 66
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 s...
No Talking Just Sailing | Sensory Ocean Sailing Experience | Sailing Galopin | Season 5 | Episode 64
There's no need to talk when sailing the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa. We sailed 475 nautical miles in three days and nights. One of the best sailing experiences I have had with my 1984 40ft Jeanneau SunFizz. Galopin was a beast on this passage. Sailing G...
Oh no Fishing Net Traps | Sailing Galopin From Senegal to Cape Verde Islands | Season 5 | Episode 63
It's 475nm from Dakar Senegal to Mindelo in the Cape Verde Islands, West Africa. Or about a three day and night passage. We had to weave through busy local pirogue traffic, the Senegalese Navy and hidden fishing nets. Thanks to some luck and a last ditch e...
Boat Hitchhikers | Perils Sailing Galopin Into Dakar Harbor In West Africa I Season 5 | Episode 60
We're sailing to Dakar, West Africa and on the way pick up a few boat hitchhikers. They're just little birds, but we bring up the subject of boat hitchhikers. As we begin to enter the bay of Dakar, my gearbox fails and we have to continue under sail and at...
Back To The High Seas | Two Old Salty Sailors Sailing Galopin To West Africa I Season 5 | Episode 59
It's our second and third days and nights sailing into wind and waves. On our way to Dakar Senegal from the Cape Verde Islands. Two old salty sailors reclaiming our right to be at sea after major surgery. But it was not easy. We suffered for our previous s...
Two Old Saltys Sailing Galopin After Surgery I Finding Our Sea Legs Again | Season 5 | Episode 58
Two old salty sailors are back at sea after surgery. Me at 61 after hip replacement surgery and Giani at 74 after open heart surgery. We start our journey to Dakar Senegal. We are looking for our sea legs. It's several months since both of us have been at ...