Sailing activities in 2021
It worked out, the two sons are finally here in Mindelo and after last dinner at the floating bar in the marina, the following morning we were off. The weather window looked good for a week with BF 4/5 and a wave height of between 2 – 3m. We started Read more…
At the end of October we finally went back to “Maya” via Tenerife and the ferry to El Hierro. After the volcano Cumbre Vieja on la Palma erupted in September John sailed Maya to El Hierro. On El Hierro there was a big reunion with our Dutch friends with whom Read more…
Whilst in Germany a friend of ours told us that La Palma was experiencing many earthquakes. I checked and she was right. The earthquakes were very frequent, every few minutes, and constituted what is known as an earthquake “swarm”. This is a good indication that magma (lava) was moving under Read more…
After a last nice evening in Horta with Guus and Anneke (the Dutch couple) it is time to say goodbye and leave for the last island São Miguel. After a beautiful trip along the island of Pico with some whale watching (mainly Pilot whales and Atlantic Spotted dolphins) we reached Read more…
Sao Jorge is a never-ending ridge consisting of rugged cliffs and volcanic cones. The highest one, Pico da Esperanca, is 1053m. With just 8600 inhabitants, it is a rather sparsely populated island. We anchored in front of the small marina of Las Velas for about a week and then asked Read more…
On Thursday morning we started for the next island – Terceira. With a good easterly F4-5 wind we made good progress. By the evening we could see the lights of the harbour in Ponta Delgada on the island of Sao Miguel. The next morning the wind calmed down so that Read more…