Passages crewed with 'pitiou'

We are ready to push on for the Marquesas after having spent a couple of weeks exploring the islands of the Galápagos. It’s a truly interesting place and an historic stop-over point for vessels sailing further into the Pacific. This is the launching off point for fully committing ourselves to crossing the Pacific. We could still turn back to Panama as it’s only 850 nm behind us,...

OK, the stop-over in Mindelo was very nice and the crew had wonderful food and fun for Christmas but... it's time to continue on with the passage to the Caribbean. The reason for stopping in Cabo Verde was due to the winds dropping off to almost nothing across the entire Atlantic. Now, that reason is going away as the trade winds are coming back and should be fairly steady for the...

After a rest of five days the crew is ready to take off for the passage to Antigua. As noted in another post, Art will be staying behind in Lanzarote to mend a broken rib and will fly to join up with the yacht in Antigua. We'll look forward to happy reunion with both Art and Carmen in time for New Year's Eve. Like last year, Feelin' Good will be out to sea for Christmas so be sure to...

Tomorrow we begin our circumnavigation of the world (wow! did I really just type that??). As with any large undertaking, you have to break it up into smaller pieces. Our first 'piece' is the passage from the island of Mallorca, Spain to the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. The distance is about 1,100 nm and should take us about 6 days to complete.

After a number of days of rest in Horta, on the island of Faial in the Azores, the crew is ready to being the next passage which will bring them home to Palma de Mallorca,_Majorca in the Balearic Islands of Spain. The distance isn't as great as crossing the Atlantic but it is still a very respectable 1,600 nm. The plans are to begin the passage tomorrow, 04-May. Depending on the winds...

After a wonderful winter season spent sailing all over the Caribbean, from Grenada to the BVI's, the crew is ready to begin the long passage back to the Mediterranean for the summer sailing season. Preparation has been underway for a few weeks now with provisioning and checking every system on the yacht for proper function. Extra crew has been brought onboard to help with the passage.