St. Helena to Gran Canaria 2013

We're ready to begin our second passage on the way from Cape Town, South Africa to Genova, Italy. Today we leave from Jamestown, St. Helena and will have the longest distance to cover in one passage, about 3'100 nm or almost twice the distance we just sailed. Along the way we'll cross the Equator and pass the Cape Verde Islands.

The boat and crew are ready, just picking up a few last minute fresh items at the market in Jamestown before we leave. Hope to be able to keep in touch and write some notes for you to enjoy as I did for our first passage. Our internet connection is a bit dodgy so I'm not sure how often I can post updates. Getting weather information is more important as we will be crossing the Equator and this is the season of hurricanes.