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    Sailing from Gibraltar to Lisbon, Portugal - Aka Orcas Lane!
    Ana
    • Jun 3

    Sailing from Gibraltar to Lisbon, Portugal - Aka Orcas Lane!

    Moment of panic, were they Orcas or just dolphins? Two more sightings with the binoculars confirmed they were Orcas coming in our direction
    2017 & 2018 Fuel, engine hours & nautical miles summary
    Sailing The Dream
    • Feb 11, 2019

    2017 & 2018 Fuel, engine hours & nautical miles summary

    Something no one seems to talk about is how much everyone motors in their adventures. Having now completed 2 seasons we can start comparing
    2018 Budget
    Sailing The Dream
    • Feb 4, 2019

    2018 Budget

    On our second year sailing, we kept the 2017 target of a 2000€ monthly budget for the three of us and also the boat maintenance, marinas, et
    2017 Budget
    Sailing The Dream
    • Jan 28, 2019

    2017 Budget

    Our first year of sailing started officially only on the 1st of June, the first day that we no longer had jobs and were getting ready to mov
    Portugal, Lisbon - checking in and out
    Sailing The Dream
    • Apr 5, 2018

    Portugal, Lisbon - checking in and out

    Checking in and out of Lisbon is in principle very easy, the marinas can arrange/assist for Customs Immigration to come to the office for th
    2018-03-26 Vilamoura, Portugal > Gibraltar
    Sailing The Dream
    • Mar 27, 2018

    2018-03-26 Vilamoura, Portugal > Gibraltar

    Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Vilamoura, Portugal to Gibraltar 151 nautical miles in 24 hours
    2018-03-22>23 Cascais > Vilamoura
    Sailing The Dream
    • Mar 25, 2018

    2018-03-22>23 Cascais > Vilamoura

    Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Cascais to Vilamoura. 151 nautical miles in 24 hours
    105 hours of sailing upwind - Madeira to Cascais
    Ana
    • Nov 7, 2017

    105 hours of sailing upwind - Madeira to Cascais

    We left Madeira mid-afternoon on the “tail” of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet. They had passed on the same route we were planning to do earlier
    Ana
    • Nov 4, 2017

    72 hours in 3 hours shifts

    Wake up, pay attention to John’s description of latest events and weather conditions, keep an eye on passing boats on AIS and within eyesigh
    2017-10-26>30 Madeira, Portugal > Cascais Portugal
    Sailing The Dream
    • Nov 3, 2017

    2017-10-26>30 Madeira, Portugal > Cascais Portugal

    Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Madeira, Cascais, Portugal 608 nautical miles in 105 hours
    Man Over Board - no, this was not a drill
    Ana
    • Nov 1, 2017

    Man Over Board - no, this was not a drill

    30 minutes have passed since the last VHF communication and I still feel the tears starting to flood my eyes, my stomach a small ball. This
    Our first real offshore passage
    Ana
    • Oct 20, 2017

    Our first real offshore passage

    Pretty much all the sailing we've been doing on The Dream qualifies as offshore passage but I think the difference between doing a 2-day
    Sometimes
    Ana
    • Oct 11, 2017

    Sometimes

    Sometimes when I'm doing something absolutely ordinary like getting a glass of water I think I'm going to all of sudden just wake up
    2017-10-02>05 Rabat, Morocco > Madeira, Portugal
    Sailing The Dream
    • Oct 10, 2017

    2017-10-02>05 Rabat, Morocco > Madeira, Portugal

    Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Rabat, Morocco to Madeira, Portugal 488 nautical miles in 72 hours
    Bouregreg Marina - Rabat, Morocco
    Sailing The Dream
    • Oct 2, 2017

    Bouregreg Marina - Rabat, Morocco

    It's a very well weather protected marina. Its position upriver eliminates any influence of the swell and provides good protection from
    Fishing port - Tangier, Morocco
    Sailing The Dream
    • Sep 30, 2017

    Fishing port - Tangier, Morocco

    Mooring is done against the wall between the fishing port and the ferry port. In between other boats, 2 coast guard big cruisers rafted up t
    Morocco - heading south
    Ana
    • Sep 26, 2017

    Morocco - heading south

    After three days in Tangier, moored to a greasy wall in a fishy smell harbour with two other boats rafted up to us we felt it was time for u
    Tangier, Morocco - checking in and out
    Sailing The Dream
    • Sep 22, 2017

    Tangier, Morocco - checking in and out

    Arriving in Morocco using the Fishing port of Tangier as the first port of call was quite an experience, the smells, the sounds, etc. Checki
    2017-09-18 Tangier > Rabat, Morocco
    Sailing The Dream
    • Sep 21, 2017

    2017-09-18 Tangier > Rabat, Morocco

    Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Tangier to Rabat, Morocco. 142 nautical miles in 26 hours
    Welcome to Tangier
    Ana
    • Sep 20, 2017

    Welcome to Tangier

    Whenever we mentioned we were coming to Morocco, people would raise their eyebrows and say things like: it's a dangerous place, full of
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