The last few days we have been beating against the wind, on some tacks sailing a few hundred miles and only getting a couple closer to our destination. This was tough on man and material and we decided to go further South to look for lighter winds coming from a better direction. This was also Read more about Leg 3 – Day 12[…]
I’m not sure where to start. It was a long night. Maybe I should start with saying that everyone on board and the boat itself are fine – nothing major broken. We all are a memorable experience richer. It all started with me being happy on the helm (steering the boat) under the Code 2 Read more about An eventful night or “Bristol Stool Chart #7”[…]
You wish! There is no Sunday on the boat – apart from having great French toast. We had a very very very busy night, with a lot of sail changes in the dark and cold. The entire watch was cold and exhausted after 4h of intense work. Still everyone was up again 4h later for Read more about Weekend?[…]
What a great number. At least when it is the amount of nautical miles sailed in the last 24h. To put this into perspective: for my German costal sailing licence (BR-Schein), which I did 20 years ago, we were required to prove that we have sailed 350 nm. We did that but just during our Read more about 303[…]
Ok – back to sailing again. Sine we have left Punta del Este, the Atlantic has welcomed us with strong winds and rough seas. This had left some more crew when usual a bit green in the face and with less appetite (including me – but thanks to some medication not as bad as on Read more about A taste of Southern Ocean[…]
I’m not much of a wine expert, so this will be short. To be honest my wine knowledge is pretty limited, but I think I an taste what is a decent wine. However, whenever I go somewhere I pick up little bits and pieces of interesting information. Here I learned that in Uruguay the conditions Read more about Punta – the wine[…]
Food is maybe a bit to generic – it’s meat, fish and empenadas. Ah – but I should not forget Dulce de Leche – the South American (probably originally Argentinian) desert made from caramelised condensed milk. It delicious, especially on crepe or with some ice cream…. :-p In Uruguay, when you eat meat as a Read more about Punta – the food[…]
We have left Uruguay already a few days ago, but the first stop over deserves some posts in my blog. Punta del Este is a tourist town in South-East Uruguay. During the season it’s population grows from a few 100k to over 1 million. It is especially popular with Argentinians and Brazilians – so besides Read more about Stop-over in Punta[…]
….or the ITCZ, how it is called correctly (I leave it to you to look that up if you’re interested) is an area just North or around the equator, which is known for low or no winds. In the old days, ships often got stuck there for days or weeks not moving at all – Read more about Doldrums[…]
As there is not much to report on the wildlife these days – yes the ocean can also be boring, it is basically a desert made of water and most of the life happens underneath the surface. One small highlight on nature side of things was a little swallow, which visited our boat for a Read more about Sleeping[…]