On our passage from Madeira to the Canary Islands we stopped at the uninhabited natural reserve Selvagens Islands. Two Portuguese islands, about 175 nm south of Madeira, 100 nm north of the Canary Islands and the most southern part of Portugal. They made for a great stopover during our passage, however one can’t just drop anchor there.
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You arrive in a new country and don’t have a curtesy flag or try to find a missing chart for your next passage. With our schedule set for the entire year now, we can pre-plan some things that just cause a lot of hassle along the way.
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I’ve only been getting into sailing myself for the past couple of years, thinking about all this is still very abstract and a bit overwhelming. I’ve done a couple of longer passages before, but there are so many things to plan out for an Atlantic crossing.
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In preparation for our Atlantic trip in 2017, we’ve spent some time reviewing our dad’s logbook in more detail. Based on the books, Mateńka’s trip in 1987 looked like this…
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This is how things looked like when Mateńka participated in the Atlantic Cruising Rally in 1987!
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