Lisbon - Houston; 17 May 21
17 May 21 The alarm went off at 02:40, and I was out the door of the hotel at 03:00 for a short taxi ride to Lisbon International Aeropuerto. The flight to Amsterdam took off on schedule at 05:00 local time (UTC+1) and landed at Schiphol at 08:40 (UTC+2). I had a very quick run through the airport,...
Lisbon, Portugal; 16 May 21
16 May 21 Paul B. had a 06:00 flight out (heading back to the States), so he was up before 04:00. I slept in till 08:30, then got up and went to breakfast at the hotel restaurant. After Googling “things to do in Lisbon”, I settled on a 3-hour guided electric bicycle tour, starting at 12:00. I took t...
Horta - Lisbon; 15 May 21
15 May 21 Up to the alarm at 07:25, we wolfed down a cup of coffee and said our goodbyes to Paul G. and Dave. Their extra crew for the next leg bailed on them, so they are going to Falmouth tomorrow with just the two of them. Bon Voyage. Paul B. and I got a taxi to the airport for our 10:20 departur...
Horta Marina; 14 May 21
14 May 21 We were up and ready by 08:00, but the marina guys did not answer our hails in the VHF until 09:00. We moves up to the Marina office to officially check in and receive a slip assignment. After passport control was completed, I took our (Paul’s and mine) laundry up to the laundry service an...
Horta Harbour; 13 May 21
13 May 21 After a second phone call, Customs and immigration came out and took down our details. Just before 14:00, the pratique guys collected us and took us in for nasal and throat swabs. Then, back to the boat to await test results. We spent the rest of the day resting on board and reading. Last...
Horta, Azores, Portugal, Day 11; 12 May 21
12 May 21 00:00: N39-24, W31-51, COG 107T, SOG 8.5 kn, wind. WSW 21 kn, clear. sailing under genoa and main, 1 reef. Last night watch. 00:31: N39-23.7, W31-45.4, sighted loom of Albarnaz LH, bearing 072T, 25 Nm. 02:15: N39-19.3, W31-27.6, Pontas das Lajas lt, 076T, 13.7Nm 03:00: N39-17.1, W31-20.8...
Atlantic Ocean, Day 10; 11 May 21
11 May 21 00:00: N39-49, W35-44, COG 0065T, SOG 7.5 kn, wind. WxS 18 kn, clear, sailing under main and genoa, port tack 03:20: N39-59, W35-16, COG 095, SOG 8.5 kn, wind WSW 19, clear. Sailing, gybed onto stbd tack, genoa poled-out to stbd, jib set to leeward. 06:00: N39-59, W34-47, COG 095, SOG 7...
Atlantic Ocean, Day 9; 10 May 21
10 May 21 00:00: N39-41, W39-43, COG 098T, SOG 7.8 kn, wind, OVC. SW 18 kn, sailing under genoa and main, stbd tack. 03:00: N35-43, W56-50, COG 072, SOG 6.8 kn, wind SSW 24, OVC. Sailing under jib and main (1 reef). 06:00: N39-38, W38-38, COG 098, SOG 8.7 wind SW 24, P CLDY. sailing full main and...
Atlantic Ocean, Day 8; 9 May 21
9 May 21 00:00: N39-57, W43-03, COG 057, SOG 8.0 kn, wind, clear. WSW 18 kn, sailing under poled-out genoa, jib and main. 03:00: N39-11, W42-41, COG 054, SOG 8.0 kn, wind WSW 18, OVC. Sailing under poled-out genoa, jib and main. 06:00: N39-23, W42-16, COG 066, SOG 6.5, wind W 18, OVC. sailing full...
Atlantic Ocean, Day 7; 8 May 21
8 May 21 00:00: N37-46, W46-41, COG 087T, SOG 8.0 kn, wind. SSW 18 kn, OVC. Motor-sailing with main. 03:00: N37-46, W46-10, COG 088, SOG 7.5 kn, wind WSW 17, P CLDY. Motor Sailing main 06:00: N37-48, W45-40, COG 080, SOG 7.5, wind WSW 15, OVC. sailing full main and genoa 12:00: N38-08, W44-46, COG...
Atlantic Ocean, Day 6; 7 May 21
7 May 21 00:00: N37-18, W49-50, COG 084T, SOG 8.5 kn, wind. SSW 20 kn, OVC. sailing under jib, poled out genoa and main. CPA “Luzon Strait”, 0.90 Nm. “Saddha” VHF not receiving. 03:00: N37-19, W49-30, COG 085, SOG 8.0 kn, wind WSW 20 OVC. Sailing under jib, poled out genoa and main (1 reef). 06:00...
Atlantic Ocean, Day 5; 6 May 21
6 May 21 00:05: N36-23, W53-27, COG 060, SOG 7.2 kn, wind. WSW 22kn, OVC. sailing under genoa poled to stbd, port tack 03:00: N35-43, W56-50, COG 072, SOG 6.8 kn, wind SSW 24, OVC. Sailing under jib and main (1 reef). 06:00: N36-44, W52-46, COG 041, SOG 7.5, wind WSW 17, OVC. sailing full main and g...
Atlantic Ocean, Day 4; 5 May 21
5 May 21 00:05: N35-37, W57-13, COG 072, SOG 7.2 kn, wind SSW 23 kn, P CLDY. sailing under jib and main. 03:00: N35-43, W56-50, COG 072, SOG 6.8 kn, wind SSW 24. Sailing under OVC. jib and main (1 reef). 06:00: N35-, W56- , COG 070, SOG 7.5, wind SW 23, sailing full main and genoa 12:00: N35-59, W...
Atlantic Ocean, Day 3; 4 May 21
4 May 21 00:00: N34-34, W60-29, COG 060T, SOG 7.3 kn, wind SW 10, P cldy. Motor sailing. 03:00: N34-43, W60-05, COG 070T, SOG 7.5 kn, wind SW 10 P CLOUDY. Motor sailing. 06:00: N34-54, W59-38, COG 065T, SOG 7.3 kn, wind SW 12 P CLDY. Motor sailing. 09:20: N35-04, W59-15, COG070T, SOG 5.8kn, wind...
Atlantic Ocean, Day 2; 3 May 21
3 May 21 00:00: N33-20.5 W63-23.06 COG 7.0, SOG 50T, Wind S10-15 kn. Still motor-sailing. Start of the midnight shift, first time in years. It is an awesome feeling to be up on deck all alone with the stars and the waves. No moon yet. We have sighted no other ships since departing St Georges. Phosp...
Departure from St. Georges, Bermuda; 2 May 21
2 May 21 09:00 - N32-22.710’, W64-40.933’ What a difference a day makes. The front passed through early yesterday evening and this morning, it is calm in the harbor. After a last minute shopping run and clearing out of the country, we finally got away from the dock at 11:30. 11:40 - cleared the Tow...
Houston - Bermuda; 29 Apr 21
Background This whole adventure all started with a Friday afternoon (9 Apr) sail on Galveston Bay with my good friend Paul Britton, who keeps a Jenneau 37 on Clear Lake in Kemah, TX. During the course of an otherwise unremarkable sail with 3 other of Paul's friends, he casually mentioned that he had...