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Shaken Up By A Loud Disturbing Noise | Sailing Galopin Back At Anchor | Season 5 | Episode 76
Is it time to move on? Yes it is. I'm sailing Galopin back at anchor in Mindelo Bay in the Cabo Verde Archipelgo. My free stay is up at Marina Mindelo, so ma and Galopin drop anchor in the bay. It's nice to be out of the marina, but I need my dinghy to fun...
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 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...
Life Is Coming Back To Normal In Mindelo | Sailing Galopin In Cabo Verde | Season 5 | Episode 67
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...
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...
Rescue In Senegal | Past The Island With A Sinister Past | Sailing Galopin | Season 5 | Episode 62
Me and my boat Galopin are stranded in Dakar Senegal, West Africa. But the man, Arona comes to the rescue with a new gearbox. He installs it successfully and then takes us to buy new deep cycle gel batteries. We prepare to sail again. On the way back to Ca...
Working With A Giant Of A man | A Great Mechanic Will Fix Galopin’s Gearbox | Season 5 | Episode 61
Dakar Senegal, West Africa. Where no other sailing channel dares to go. But me and Giani go there and enjoy fine food and meet a host of interesting people. The yacht club bar tender who teaches me a few word in Walaf. A Lebanese doctor who makes us Falafe...