📅 July 11, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
The day before, Albina and Kosta had arrived by train, and I was looking forward to exploring the ria with...
🕐 Jul 10 - Jul 11, 2025
📅 July 09, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
Six weeks ashore for saildrive repairs. Cold northerlies had been blowing strong for days, but visitors were arriving in Villagarcia...
🕐 Jul 09 - Jul 09, 2025
📅 May 13, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
I departed before dawn, planning to catch good winds toward Finisterre. However, while exiting the ría, a check of the...
🕐 May 13 - May 13, 2025
📅 May 10, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
An energetic sail that began in near-calm conditions. After rounding the headland, northerly winds filled in quickly, providing excellent practice...
🕐 May 10 - May 10, 2025
📅 May 08, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
A pleasant northbound sail in light winds, passing the distinctive Illa de Ons en route to a sheltered bay west...
🕐 May 08 - May 08, 2025
📅 May 07, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
A short hop to the Islas Cíes after finally receiving permission to visit and anchor. The online application took several...
🕐 May 07 - May 07, 2025
📅 May 04, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
A pleasant tandem sail with Jens, a German sailor I met in Baiona Bay. He sails a classic Hans Christian,...
🕐 May 04 - May 04, 2025
📅 April 29, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
I set a course well offshore in deep water, hoping to avoid the fishing buoys that had made sleep impossible...
🕐 Apr 27 - Apr 29, 2025
📅 April 22, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
After ten days waiting in Cascais, restlessness got the better of judgment. The forecast showed light northwest winds - surely...
🕐 Apr 21 - Apr 22, 2025
📅 April 12, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
I’d been looking forward to this passage. Strong southeast winds had been blowing for days, and I finally had the...
🕐 Apr 11 - Apr 12, 2025
📅 April 08, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
This was a rewarding sail along Portugal’s coast. I rounded Cabo de São Vicente in darkness, passing the impressive Gigante...
🕐 Apr 08 - Apr 08, 2025
📅 April 07, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
I decided on a shorter hop today, positioning closer to Cabo de São Vicente. The cape has a reputation for...
🕐 Apr 07 - Apr 07, 2025
📅 April 06, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
The Atlantic coast felt different from the Mediterranean. The strategies I’d learned in the Med didn’t quite apply here.
🕐 Apr 05 - Apr 06, 2025
📅 April 01, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
I was approaching my deadline to pass the Strait of Gibraltar before the tuna migration brought the Orcas to the...
🕐 Mar 27 - Apr 01, 2025
📅 March 26, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
This was a more relaxed passage, starting before dawn to catch the westerly winds before they died in the afternoon....
🕐 Mar 26 - Mar 26, 2025
📅 March 22, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
I had planned a straightforward passage through the strait of Bonifacio, then on to the Balearics with favorable easterlies. It...
🕐 Mar 13 - Mar 22, 2025
📅 March 11, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
I chose a bay on Filicudi’s south side to shelter from a forecasted northerly front. The anchorage looked well protected...
🕐 Mar 11 - Mar 11, 2025
📅 March 10, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
This passage started gently enough but became more involved than planned. It was a good learning experience for solo sailing....
🕐 Mar 09 - Mar 10, 2025
📅 March 06, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
After a one-night stop in Brindisi for repairs and laundry, the journey continued solo. This was my first passage sailing...
🕐 Mar 05 - Mar 06, 2025
📅 March 04, 2025 | 📍 GPS Track Available
After two months of preparation, the trip to northern Europe finally started. There was some urgency to pass the Strait...
🕐 Feb 28 - Mar 04, 2025
