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Captains Log: Fuerteventura to Gran Ganaria
Have you tried the daily sailing quiz? Test your nautical knowledge here We came sailing into this anchorage in the dark, so this morning...
Andrew M
Oct 24, 20244 min read


Captains Log: Lanzarote to Fuerteventura
We are making our way to Gran Canaria, as Stephen will fly out of there on Monday evening. It’s about a 13-hour sail from the south of...
Andrew M
Oct 22, 20245 min read


Captains Log: Lanzarote, Day 2
We are enjoying a peaceful day at the Rubacon Marina in the south of the island. I have hardly been off the boat since we left Sardinia...
Andrew M
Oct 21, 20241 min read


SeaPeople App from Sailing La Vagabonde
Like the majority of cruises I follow Sailing La Vagabonde channel on youtube. Got a nice surprise in there latest episode where they...
Andrew M
Oct 21, 20241 min read


Captains Log: Lanzarote, Day 1
21 October, Sunday 9.00am We have a 5 hour sail down to the south of Lanzarote where we will meet up with Cheryl. I anticipated an early...
Andrew M
Oct 20, 20243 min read


Captains Log: Gibraltar to Lanzarote, Day 5
October 20th, Sunday at 11.00 am - 50 miles to go! A big day yesterday, knocking off over 190 miles, we are on the home stretch. Our plan...
Andrew M
Oct 20, 20243 min read


Captains Log: Gibraltar to Lanzarote, Day 4
October 18, Saturday 11.00am. After a good day yesterday in which we did approximately 170 nautical miles in 24 hours (11am Friday until...
Andrew M
Oct 19, 20243 min read


Captains Log: Gibraltar to Lanzarote, Day 3
Listen while you read: October 18th, Friday, 11.00am - 400 miles to go! Wind and swell continue to be fair, with winds between 13 to 16...
Andrew M
Oct 18, 20242 min read


Captains Log: Gibraltar to Lanzarote, Day 2
Listen while you read: It is a much better day today, we have fair winds and the sun is shining and we are clear of all of that traffic....
Andrew M
Oct 17, 20242 min read


Captains Log: Gibraltar to Lanzarote Day 1
Listen while you read! Wednesday, 16th October Woke up Wednesday morning to rain and a cool wind blowing at about 22 knots. Our plan was...
Andrew M
Oct 16, 20243 min read


Flying the Oxley Parasail - Tips
Here are some videos on how to fly the Oxley Parasail.
Andrew M
Oct 13, 20241 min read


Memories: Sailing Vancouver to Hawaii
It has been more than 11 years since I sailed from Vancouver to Hawaii, flying the parasail today brought back memories of that trip. I...
Andrew M
Oct 13, 20241 min read


Captains Log: Aquilas to Gibraltar
Sunday October 13th We set out around 8:00 a.m. and were pleased to find that the promised wind had arrived. It was coming from directly...
Andrew M
Oct 13, 20242 min read


Captains Log: Ibiza to the Spanish Mainland
Saturday, 11th October We raised anchor at 8:00 a.m. and headed for the pass between Ibiza and Formentera. This was only 6.5 miles away,...
Andrew M
Oct 11, 20242 min read


Captains Log: Majorca to Ibiza
8th October, 5:00 p.m. After picking up David in the late afternoon, we spent the night at anchor. The next morning, the wind was still...
Andrew M
Oct 10, 20242 min read


Captains Log: Sardinia to Balearics
I will track our progress here. Please checkin each day if you are interested. After 4 days the Mistral has stopped blowing and we have a...
Andrew M
Oct 6, 20244 min read


Daily Quiz
While "trapped" in a marina waiting for a rudder I finally got around to developing my Daily Sailing Quiz App. I plan to publish a new...
Andrew M
Oct 4, 20241 min read


The best laid plans of mice and men
Stephen and Shenna flew into Sardinia on the 27th. Since we were stuck in an industrial port, they spent a couple of nights in Cagliari...
Andrew M
Oct 4, 20243 min read


Rudder Arrived with a bonus
The rudder arrived today, we unboxed it and it looks good. It looks to be a different fabrication, more of a resin moulded look rather...
Andrew M
Oct 2, 20241 min read


Knock on Effects
Our plan was to cross from Sardinia to Menorca on September 20th with Gabe and Leanne. Our grounding messed that up. In addition, we were...
Andrew M
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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