Articles tagged with 'cabo-verde'

This video is about the second passage of our world circumnavigation starting in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands in December of 2014. By the time we approached the Cabo Verde Islands, our trade winds across the Atlantic died off and we stayed for 4 days in Mindelo over Christmas before the winds built back in. It was then a fast and furious sail across to Antigua taking just a little...

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...