A stunning Tall ship and huge sail boat, the magical sights of the oceans. A huge sailing yacht in PORTIMAO marina. The sights you see can be breath- taking. A tall ship in PORTIMAO. I counted 26 sails.
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Living our dream, learning lots.
Sailing the dream. Long distance cruising on our sail boat for 2 months, with more than a 1,000 miles under our belts, on our electric powered sail boat “OCEAN STRIDER” has been a valuable experience. We left Maryport in Cumbria, UK, on 24 Jul 2021, and arrived at Peniche, on the Atlantic coast of PortugalContinue reading “Living our dream, learning lots.”
Bay of Biscay, my electric drive learning curve and our track.
A lot of catching up. My phone has been lost, my fault. Most images are gone. Second half of the Bay of Biscay, 150 miles from land & heavy seas. Both feeling ill and somewhat down in the dumps. No VHF radio contact, no sat phone, drive had tripped and the out-hall snapped, looking veryContinue reading “Bay of Biscay, my electric drive learning curve and our track.”
Update to come, we crossed the Bay Of Biscay!
Phone got drowned on the crossing, internet, images and communication lost. Hope I can bring it back to life. Arrived in Ares, Northern Spain 27.08.2021 after a 340 mile, 3 day and 3.5 hours crossing from Brest in France. What a trip!! Near El Ferrol, the hardest trip we ever made.
UK to France. Our first European country.
Newlyn UK to Brest France. Bon Voyage UK for now! We couldn’t stay in Newlyn for long, but I’d like to say. It’s a long time since I was in Cornwall. Padstow and Newlyn have still got a traditional charm and I look forward to visiting when we get back. Time to crack on withContinue reading “UK to France. Our first European country.”