Author Archives: Richard Hewson

We have had very pleasant sailing since departing Teneriffe and managed to avoid the lee of the island by sailing due south for the first 12 hours, and then regaining o rhumbline to Mindelo Cp Verde We have engaged “Peter” the Aires wind vane to save on power, so now all the solar is goingContinue reading “Teneriffe to Cp Verde Day 2”

Another beautiful day sailing with the wind from astern. The wind is alternating between 050*T and 080*T allowing us to meander down our rhumb line towards Mindelo Cp Verde Islands. We have passed a few other yachts and catamarans of similar size at a distance along the way. It is nice to observe that weContinue reading “Tenerife to Cp Verde Day 3”

Tenerife was a great stopover and we enjoyed discovering the beautiful city of Santa Cruz. We found everybody to be relaxed but very efficient and friendly. Last week we hired a car for a couple of days and enjoyed touring the mountains and coastline. We especially enjoyed visiting the Teide national park and volcano. WeContinue reading “Depart Tenerife for Cp Verde”

One of the most common questions we are asked while cruising with kids concerns education. We plan to cruise for two to five years, and want the kids back in normal school before they reach high school to develop friendships with other kids their own age. We must ensure the kids are on the sameContinue reading “Island School”

Lanzarote was a fantastic stopover and we found it a lot more developed than our last visit 10 years ago. We decided to hire a car to do some touring, including visiting a few wineries, tool shops, beaches and friends. We had a wonderful time catching up with old friends, the kids especially enjoyed hangingContinue reading “Lanzarote”

Sunday Island anchored at Francesca beach Isla Graciosa at 2230 on 30th October 2022. Emilie and I enjoyed a nice glass gif wine before retreating below for some well earned rest. Everybody was awake and ready to explore early the next morning and we launched the Walker bay to row into shore. Our aim wasContinue reading “Lanzarote”

28.10.22 Without the engine purring along we would have been becalmed today. We are motoring through glassy seas at 5kts towards Lanzarote. Occasionally wind will fill in from the SE at up to 8 kts, making for some amount of brief sailing. Since the work done on the engine this morning it is running wellContinue reading “Sunday Island 28-29 October”

As forecasted light winds have been experienced on the passage so far so we have been motor sailing for the majority of the way. Trying to sail in 4kts winds gives us a speed of about 3kts and is no good for fishing. Motoring alone gives us a speed of about 4.5kts when cruising atContinue reading “Sunday Island 28-10-22”

Sunday Island is sailing in the Atlantic Ocean on our way to the Canary Islands! We experienced a perfect execution of Gibraltar Straits yesterday, creeping along the shore to stay out of the tide until reaching Tarifa, then crossing to the south just as the tide turned and racing along at 8 kts with fullContinue reading “On way to Canary Islands”

This morning at 0700 it was still dark outside, and while everybody slept I began making final preparations to sail. At 0745 we called the Marina, let go lines, motored into Gibraltar harbour, then motored our way between all the cargo ships to the entrance of the harbour. As we approached Punta del Carnero theContinue reading “Depart Gibraltar for Canarie Islands”