February 28, 2005
Leaving the Canary Islands
In terms of weather, the timing was right to leave the Canary Islands, as we wanted to be ahead of the light winds that were forcasted for the next week. However, the seas were really rough. We’re talking ‘pound the fillings out of your teeth’ rough. The swells were exaggerated by the acceleration of the winds between the Islands. This photo of Dave shows the angle of the boat relative to the sea. We all got wet from swells rushing up the side of the boat, into the cockpit (Chis still feels damp from a massive soaker that he enjoyed minutes before coming off a watch). We found it easier than expected to slip back into our watch cycle of 3 hours on, 3 hours off, after 5 days of rest.
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Ed the Skipper, Dave, First Mate Sam, and Chis ready to leave Lanzarote
Photo taken moments before we leave for our trans-atlantic crossing.
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February 26, 2005
Whale Skeleton in Peurto Calero
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February 23, 2005
N028.55 W13.42 Canary Islands: We´ve made the first leg
We arrived in the Canary Islands today at about 4:30 AM. Full moon, escorted by a school of dolphins swimming around the bow.
And warmth...finally warmth!
We left La Rochelle on Feb. 15th at 8:30 AM, so we were about 8 days in the first leg. The Bay of Biscay and Cape Finisterre lived up to their reputation - windy and stormy and choppy. We had winds of 25 to 35 knots from the northeast, so we went as fast as we could to get out.
We´re happy and healthy. We´re still getting used to ´the dream becoming reality´: Today we had lunch in the harbour and as we admired the sailboats, we realized that we were also looking at our own.
We miss family and friends so very much.
Life is beautiful.
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Chis Hiking in Lanzarote
You can see the marina in the background, where Platina is docked.
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February 22, 2005
Land Ahoy after 8 Days at Sea
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