Winded Voyage

I had patched a leak in my engine cooling system. Sailed under spinnaker. Got through a squall and heavy rain. So far this journey was what sailing is all about. Then out of the blue sky lands a pigeon on Galopin. He spent the night aboard and as we got closer to land he flew once around us, as to s

Me and Wendy have been sailing together, but she gets seasick. So I do all of the sailing solo and she stays down below deck. We head up north the coast of Santiago to Tarrafal. The wind is in my face so I zigzag close to shorte to stay away from swell and waves. In Tarrafal we hang out with local s

Ola Winded Voyagers. Covid is affecting us all, even here in Cape Verde so far away from most of the world. But it's not as bad here as many other places that I see on the news. We can still go out in the streets. Restaurants and bars are open. As are markets, stores and beaches. That being said, sa

After a wonderful two week stay in Cartagena, I set off to continue on my Winded Voyage last Sunday. My neighbors Jos and Ilye and family were also going and I wanted to sail along and take some pictures of them sailing. As we cruise out of the bay, I turn to the wind to hoist my main sail, when sud