Atlantic Crossing – West to East, part 3
The psychology then. None of us hadn’t wondered how we would deal with the ‘head’ stuff. Perhaps boredom. Some thought there might be pressure and ‘angst’ from a ‘shouty’ skipper or watch leader. Cabin fever; locked on board in a confined space for weeks. I’ve talked about the people thing. Perhaps we were lucky with […]
Atlantic Crossing – West to East, part 2
There are always fixes to be made on the go. This tale takes the biscuit though. Now, for some unknown reason, the compass light failed, and after some testing, it turns out it was the bulb. A tiny LED bulb that you wouldn’t really think to take as a spare. So here’s creativity. On a […]
Atlantic Crossing – West to East on Surya Noctis
Surya Noctis (Dufour 44′) and a crew of 8 set sail from Antigua to Italy on April 15th, 2024. Leg one took us to Horta in The Azores in seventeen and three-quarter days. We didn’t really expect to be close-hauled sailing upwind for all but the last few miles, so we rapidly became used to […]
Atlantic Crossing 2022 – Blue Moon’s week 1 at ARC
BLUE MOON, skippered by Thalita, took part in ARC 2022 – Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Las Palmas in Canaries to St Lucia in the Caribbean. To record the daily life on the crossing, it was decited to write a blog post daily – sometimes it was a group effort, […]
Atlantic Crossing 2022 – Blue Moon’s week 2 at ARC
BLUE MOON, skippered by Thalita, took part in ARC 2022 – Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Las Palmas in Canaries to St Lucia in the Caribbean. To record the daily life on the crossing, it was decited to write a blog post daily – sometimes it was a group effort, […]
Atlantic Crossing 2022 – Blue Moon’s week 3 at ARC
BLUE MOON, skippered by Thalita, took part in ARC 2022 – Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Las Palmas in Canaries to St Lucia in the Caribbean. To record the daily life on the crossing, it was decited to write a blog post daily – sometimes it was a group effort, […]