Transatlantic, day 4 – broken block & chaffed genoa sheet
10-Jan: It was a spectacular moonlit night running with the wind that steadily increased to 20+kts, giving us a smooth but somewhat rolly ride at 7-8 kts speed. Ellie and Glen play…
10-Jan: It was a spectacular moonlit night running with the wind that steadily increased to 20+kts, giving us a smooth but somewhat rolly ride at 7-8 kts speed. Ellie and Glen play…
9 Jan: In the night we motor past a sailing yacht also heading west. It’s a bit eerie to see a lone navigation light with no AIS out here. He is clearly…
After an exhilarating sleigh-ride the 1st night, half in pitch-black half moonlit, the dawn greets us with Mars & Jupiter rising next to each other before they disappear into the dawn sky.…
Sunday, 7 Jan: And so finally Cloudy Bay departs Puerto Calero at midday on 7th Jan – Oana’s name-day in Romania. Glen says this will be a name-day we won’t forget where…
2 1/2 days in La Linea & Gibraltar to shop for Transatlantic, and off we went again! Weather-window to get out of… Posted by Sail Cloudy Bay on 2 Noiembrie 2017