Last April in Marmaris as we began our journey, the idea of crossing a large and unwieldy body of water like the Caribbean Sea was not an intimidating thought That was a sign of utter cluelessness, not one of admirable … Continue reading
Category Archives: Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Crossing Day 19
It took us 18 days, 12 hours, 45 minutes to do what Christopher Columbus famously did during five weeks in the fall of 1492. I am talking, of course, about sailing across the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to … Continue reading
Atlantic Crossing Day 12
We’re learning that in the Atlantic you just never know what to expect next. In theory we should be sailing in steady 15-20 knot tradewind conditions almost the whole way across the ocean. But given the frequent storms we’ve encountered … Continue reading
Atlantic Crossing Day 8
We are not optimists, we are realists, and we never expected our Atlantic crossing to be all smooth sailing without any incidents. That’s a good thing because we would have been in for a rude awakening when our mainsail halyard … Continue reading
Atlantic Crossing Day 3
The sun has just come up on day three of our Atlantic crossing. Our greatest challenge so far was getting clear from the Canary Islands because the wind is highly unpredictable due to the large land masses. We found similar … Continue reading