3rd December 2010 3rd December 2010Headwinds?!This morning I had a very nice crosswind, but in the afternoon the wind weakened and itis now coming from straight ahead … So I was […]
4th December 2010 4th December 2010No wind :(Since last night, Guppy and I sail upon an endless, calm and blue ocean. There was no sign of wind for the whole day. However, by […]
5th December 2010 5th December 2010Still no wind..Today was again a hot and windless day. Now there is also an annoying and very high swell which makes Guppy roll back and forth a […]
6th December 2010 6th December 2010Squalls!Yesterday I had some wind and finally, after two days, I could turn the engine off. There is still wind, so with the halfwinder, the poled […]
7th December 2010 7th December 2010Found the tradewindsNow I really found the Trade Winds, or maybe they found me… Guppy now goes at a speed of 6,5 to 7 knots, really nice, however […]
8th December 2010 8th December 2010Sleeping rhytmsLast night I slept very well as the sea was a bit calmer so I did not have to keep my body stiff all the time […]
9th December 2010 9th December 2010Dark cloudsThere is even more wind today, so I quickly reefed the mainsail this morning. Dark clouds passed over me all day long, and in the afternoon […]
10th December 2010 10th December 2010HalfwayToday I reached the halfway point of my second largest sea passage. So it is sailing always closer towards land from now on and that is […]
11th December 2010 11th December 2010Warmth & SunshineThe wind and the waves decreased a little, and I am now sailing under full sails again, the mizzen, the mainsail and the poled out Genoa. […]