Transatlantic 1st leg: Gibraltar to Lanzarote
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
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
Early 2017 (Feb-April) we spent in Almerimar, Spain, to do an extensive refit on the boat (see separate article Refit Project – Almerimar). Then June was the actual start of our sailing…
We purchased Cloudy Bay (HR54 from 2008) in the spring of 2016. She’d been sailed from Ellos to Lanzarote and with only 2500 miles on-the-clock she clearly hadn’t moved much in her…
We spent the month of June in Gibraltar, getting used with being on the boat. The main tasks were packing away the shipment with our belongings, registering s/v Cloudy Bay in Gibraltar……
The flat clearance is progressing well. We are almost done with sorting out the items that we plan to pack and send to Cloudy Bay. Pleasantly surprised with the enthusiasm shown by…
Glen has joined the PYD crew for the delivery of Cloudy Bay from Lanzarote to Gibraltar, her new home. Before leaving Dubai, Glen was commenting “I haven’t been sailing out in the…
We are coming close to the date when we are taking ownership of Cloudy Bay, and our excitement is growing exponentially. Boat delivery details have all been arranged, and the big day…
From 2 bedrooms apartment (and 2 storage rooms) to a 54ft yacht it will be quite a downsize, so we have started the filter process of what we should keep, what we…