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> Half way to Bequae! > > Today we reach the half way point in distance between Mindelo and Bequae. We have had a good run over the past week, making 1100nm in seven days, averaging 160nm per day at 6.5kts > > A few stats for our voyage so far: > Distance sailed: 1098nmContinue reading “Sunday Island – Mindelo Cp Verde to Bequae Caribbean Day 7”

> > A good days run of 166nm. We have gybed to the WSW to try to skirt around the low pressure trough that is forecasted to form closer to the Caribbean. Wind is forecasted to increase today to over 20kts so we may expect gusts up to 28kts this evening. > > No boatsContinue reading “Sunday Island – Mindelo Cp Verde to Bequae Caribbean Day 6”

> > Another good days run of 170nm from Mindelo to Bequae with fantastic sailing conditions. To top off a great days sailing, we enjoyed a beautiful meal of Mahi Mahi for dinner last night. Everybody’s favourite meal! > > I finally managed a decent link with the HAM radio station EA8URF in the Canaries.Continue reading “Sunday Island – Mindelo Cp Verde to Bequae Caribbean Day 5”

> > We are having a fantastic run across the Atlantic from Mindelo to Bequae. We are averaging 7kts, making 160-170nm per day. This morning we shook out the reef, and now we have perfect sailing conditions of 18kts from the ENE with the Yankee poled out. Its tempting to set a spinnaker, however evenContinue reading “Sunday Island Mindelo Cp Verde to Bequae Caribbean Day 4”

> > Sailing well towards Caribbean. Wind is 20kts ENE giving us a true wind angle of 150 degrees. Average speed is 6.5kts through the water, assisted by 0.5kts of current, giving us an average speed over ground of 7kts and a 148nm days run. We download a daily GRIB file and MSL weather faxContinue reading “Sunday Island – Mindelo Cp Verde to Bequae Caribbean Day 2”

> Sunday Island departed Miindelo at 2pm on the afternoon of the 24th November 2022. We have an excellent forecast for our voyage “across the pond” to the island of Bequae in the Caribbean. > > Prior to leaving we treated ourselves to lunch at the marina bar, which had Wifi to enable us toContinue reading “Sunday Island – Mindelo Cp Verde to Bequae Caribbean Day 1”

We arrived in Mindelo Cp Verde on Monday 21st November and spent the first day chilling in the boat and cleaning up. On Tuesday morning we set off in the Walker bay to clear customs and walk about the town. Our mobile phones did not receive calls or internet in Mindelo so we went toContinue reading “Cp Verde”

Another plesent but bumpy sail towards Cp Verde, yet still no dolphins! Wind for much of the day has been averaging 27kts, with gusts up to 32kts from the ENE. The day was spent with two reefs in the mainsail and the staysail Sea state increased and we had a few breakers around us, withContinue reading “Teneriffe Cp Verde Day 6”

Sunday Island continues on our passage to Cp Verde. Our ride today has become a little more bumpy as we experiance some more weather, and enjoyed another 160nm days run. Last night we were comfortably sailing square down wind with two reefs in the mainsail and the yankee poled out, making some good speed towardsContinue reading “Teneriffe to Cape Verde Day 5”

Winds have increased to 15-20kts, with gusts earlier in the morning of 25 kts prompting us to pack the missen away. The swell is building from astern and Sudnay Island meanders along down wind at 7kts, Our days run for the past 24 hours was 160nm. Sailing too fast for fishing today, so we areContinue reading “Teneriffe to Cp Verde Day 4”