11th December 2021 11th December 2021Big Flying Fish and colourful housesThe wind continues at a steady northerly swaying between 15 and 20 knots so Guppy is keeping good speed. In the last two days the flying […]
15th December 2021 15th December 2021Islands of the Cape VerdeToday, the 11th of December, we started the day with our schoolwork after Sander woke us up with the pots and pans because we all have […]
17th December 2021 17th December 2021Whales, Dolphins, Fish & 1980nm ahead.So far we have had an amazing start to our Atlantic crossing, well that is after we finally managed to get our anchor up…We heard a […]
19th December 2021 19th December 2021Into the trade windsAfter another full day of light winds and squalls, the wind slowly steadied out. The squalls also brought a fair bit of rain this time, rather […]
21st December 2021 21st December 2021Red sky at night, sailors delightMy hope for having found the trade winds receded a bit as it hasn’t picked up to its usual speed. The wind is still only varying […]
23rd December 2021 23rd December 2021Guppy’s Christmas BakeryWe still have wind, a little patchy, and lots of squalls today, but we’re moving along nicely. Yesterday I got out my sextant again and did […]
25th December 2021 25th December 2021Merry Christmas from the Atlantic OceanThe weather is a little squally and overcast, our young crews bright red Christmas hats and big smiles stand out in the grey/blue that is surrounding […]
27th December 2021 27th December 2021A lazy dayThe wind has left, after all, we knew that would come, and even so, it’s always a bit sad to see it go… what remains is […]
29th December 2021 29th December 2021Only 160nm to go to Sint MaartenYesterday was another beautifully sunny day with little wind, but most of the day we were able to move under sail 🙂 It’s so much nicer […]