Winded Voyage

Hello Winded Voyagers. It's time to say au revoir, see ya! It takes a Swede and a Swiss to make two drunken sailors. We say say see you to our friend Henric who is flying back to Sweden with his girl for a year of work. Too much good times in Cabo Verde. As well, we get Galopin ready to sail with We

Ola winded voyagers I'm waiting for 8mm cable stuck in customs so that I can have a shroud made. So while waiting I'm fixing things. And this fix became a full blown project. Repairing and reinforcing the head/shower bilge. Something I though I could fix in 2 hours became a 4 day renovation. Big hug

Ola Winded Voyagers We caught a huge Whaoo tuna with our friend Jose. We then brought it to his bar, The Drunken Sailor's Bar, where he prepared it for us drunken sailors and merry wenches to enjoy. Jose on his boat Vasco de Gama offers the full package. Catch the fish, prepare it and eat it at his

Mindelo, Sao Vicente. This is the home of real pirates of Cabo Verde. I’ve met the most interesting and colorful people here. Renegades, bandits, gangsters, rebels and crazies. And most are loyal, trustworthy and good hearted people. And one of those loyal trustworthy pirates is getting something on

Ola Winded Voyagers It's one of the biggest days of Mindelo. Mardi Gras! Carnaval in Mindelo is like a little brother of Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro. Cabo Verde is very influenced by Brazil, and its Carnaval shows it. For such a little country, they put on grand display on Mardi Gras every year. An e

Ola Winded Voyagers and welcome aboard newcomers. One of the best part about sailing is the people you meet and the stories they tell. So here's a good one from this Frenchmen which I first met with his girlfriend in Dakar, Senegal Sailor Quentin has been sailing the world for more than a decade alo

Hello Winded Voyagers Having a boat registered in Switzerland requires a general inspection to meet strict standards every 3 years to ensure the boat is seaworthy. It is to ensure and prove the boat is fully seaworthy. Not a bad idea, as I see countless boats that are on the fringes of seaworthiness

That’s me there. Living the sailor’s life. Here in Mindelo. On my boat Galopin. I’m waiting for better weather and my crew before setting out. And I got a few things to fix on Galopin. And there's always something wrong. The simple pleasures of living aboard. Big hugs and much love from Mindelo The

Having my birthday mid-January, it’s too close to end of year festivities for me to partying so soon. As well it would be my 64th birthday. Not an age I enjoy announcing loudly. But this is Mindelo, Cabo Verde. Where things are very different. There is no age racism here. As long as you can have a g

Yes, I got an anchor tattoo. Which symbolizes or says I sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. Which I accomplished a couple of years ago. I’ve been wanting to do that for a while now and finally did it after a bumped into local tattoo artist, Gringo. Twice in a short time. I took it as a sign to go for

Ola Winded Voyagers My friend Daniel and I sail back to Mindelo from Sau Nicolau. It was one of those exceptional days of glorious sailing in Cabo Verde. We arrived just in time for the departure of the ARC boats, aka Atlantic Rally Crossing. An epic sight in Mindelo Bay on a beautiful afternoon. Ou

Ola Winded Voyagers. Sorry for the delay with this video. I was caught up fixing my steering and then sailing 140nm to meet my friend Daniel on Boa Vista Island. But back to where we were a few month ago. We're back in Mindelo, Cabo Verde. Where the music and dancing never stop. It's great to be bac