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Category: Destinations

The places we visit

Atlantic Prep

November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 Bill JBoat, Destinations, Sailing1 Comment on Atlantic Prep

Before we knew it, the Atlantic Crossing – 3,000 nm over 2 to 3 weeks – is upon us. Since arriving in the Canaries we toured Lanzarote and Fuerteventura by land and sea and then headed off to Las Palmas…

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Cascais, Portugal to Lanzarote, Canary Islands

October 23, 2019November 6, 2019 Renee BusheyBoat, Destinations, SailingLeave a Comment on Cascais, Portugal to Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Guest post written by – Scott Dinhofer  Scott….Scott….. SCOTT!!! I was having a dream and one of the characters turned to me and started calling my name sharply. Turns out that on the boat outside of my dream, Renee was…

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Lisbon – our last European mainland port

October 21, 2019November 5, 2019 Bill JBoat, Destinations, SailingLeave a Comment on Lisbon – our last European mainland port

Lisbon was a transition point in our Verbena adventure.  Since July  the four of us on Verbena have been traveling on our own.  We met up with some past European friends and made some new ones, but all our sailing…

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Sintra

October 18, 2019November 3, 2019 Vera JacobsonDestinations, Education, FamilyLeave a Comment on Sintra

While in Portugal, we were looking for things to explore and see. We came upon Sintra that was only a 25 minute ride from Cascais, where the boat was. When I heard that Sintra was a collection of colorful castles,…

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Porto, Portugal

October 13, 2019November 5, 2019 Renee BusheyBoat, Destinations, Family, Sailing3 Comments on Porto, Portugal

From Baiona, Spain we started out motoring toward Portugal. Porto was about 60 nm south and forecast was for southerlies 10 to 15 knots going southwest. We started out motoring and were eventually able to sail on a close reach.…

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Spain

October 11, 2019November 3, 2019 Renee BusheyBoat, Destinations, Family, SailingLeave a Comment on Spain

After the Bay of Biscay, it took us a day to recover and clean up the boat in La Coruna. We walked from the marina into the town for lunch after cleaning up the boat and enjoyed buying and tasting…

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Bay of Biscay – an overnight to remember.

October 7, 2019November 6, 2019 Ben JacobsonBoat, Destinations, Family, SailingLeave a Comment on Bay of Biscay – an overnight to remember.

Before this journey to Australia, my overnighting experience had been very slim but that would all change overnight.  What I have done so far in my life before the Bay of Biscay was participate in the sail from Boston to…

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Sailing Log – Roscoff, FR to Brest to Audierne with Bay of Biscay crossing on our minds

October 5, 2019November 3, 2019 Bill JBoat, Destinations, SailingLeave a Comment on Sailing Log – Roscoff, FR to Brest to Audierne with Bay of Biscay crossing on our minds

Back in the spring when I was doing my armchair route planning I had frequently read that it is best to cross the Bay of Biscay in August. This World Cruising Club article on the subject sums it up best…

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5 Ways You Know You’re French – by Benny

October 5, 2019November 1, 2019 Ben JacobsonDestinations, Education, FamilyLeave a Comment on 5 Ways You Know You’re French – by Benny

Now if you thought that 5 ways you know you’re Dutch, you should prepare for 5 ways you know you’re, wait for it – ​French! The French feature in food though there is quite a bit of history. We spent…

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More French sightseeing

September 29, 2019November 1, 2019 Renee BusheyDestinations, Family, SailingLeave a Comment on More French sightseeing

After visiting Mont Saint Michel, we were invited to stay at the home of Alain and Christine from the catamaran we had met in Borkum. They lived only about 20 minutes from Mont Saint Michel in a 13th century French…

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We are a Boston based family taking a year away to explore the world aboard an X-55 sailboat named Verbena. Here we will chronicle our voyage. Subscribe for updates.

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Bill, Renee, Vera & Ben

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