Sailing Offshore to the Canary Islands
29/03/25 07:36 Filed in: Offshore sailing
This time on Distant Shores we deal with currents on the 600 mile passage offshore to the Canary Islands, and prepare for the big one - 3000 miles as we take our new boat on her first transatlantic passage.
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BISCAY Crossing! Avoiding BAD WEATHER and ORCA Whales
Crossing the Bay of Biscay is a navigational hurdle when sailing south from the UK to Portugal. We begin this episode in France, in the charming port of Camaret-sur-Mer, waiting for good weather and preparing for the 2-3 day crossing. The Biscay crossing starts out well although we have to keep a constant lookout for aggressive Orca whales. We hope to reach Spain and round Cape Finisterre in good conditions before the wind builds and the sea state becomes uncomfortable. Will we make it?
First Voyage! Crossing the North Sea to the UK from the Netherlands
06/10/24 03:05 Filed in: Aluminium-Sailboat
We do an extended sea trial aboard our new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat, Distant Shores IV. Sailing from Makkum in the Netherlands, we do an overnight crossing of the North Sea, dodging gas works, oil platforms and shipping lanes, then deal with shoals and big tides on the East Coast of the UK when we make landfall at Hull.