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Category: i: Canary Islands

Atlantic 2019 – Chained to the wheel

December 11, 2019November 20, 2020 Bill Ji: Canary Islands, j: Atlantic Crossing, k: Caribbean, Passage Making, Travel Log3 Comments on Atlantic 2019 – Chained to the wheel

16 days and 3045 nautical miles after setting off with the ARC Rally from Las Palmas we crossed the finish line at St. Lucia. All of us were relieved to have completed this difficult passage. We were anticipating a long…

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Atlantic Prep

November 24, 2019November 20, 2020 Bill Ji: Canary Islands, j: Atlantic Crossing, Passage Making, Travel Log1 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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Canary Islands – Lanzarote and Fuerteventura

November 12, 2019November 20, 2020 Renee Busheyi: Canary Islands, Travel LogLeave a Comment on Canary Islands – Lanzarote and Fuerteventura

We were happy to be in warm sunny weather in Lanzarote after months of chilly Northern European weather. We landed first at Arrecife marina. We first noticed how all the boats we ocean going live aboads rather than day sailers.…

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Cascais, Portugal to Lanzarote, Canary Islands

October 23, 2019November 20, 2020 Renee Busheyh: Portugal, i: Canary Islands, Passage Making, Travel LogLeave 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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We are a Boston based family who took a year away to explore the world aboard an X-55 sailboat named Verbena. Here we chronicle our voyage. Subscribe for updates.

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Bill, Renee, Vera & Ben

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