Ana
An upwind sail from Madeira to La Graciosa, Canaries
This was it we were going to sail upwind to the Canaries when most people sail downwid to get there!
Sailing The Dream
- Oct 29
2022-10-25>27 Machico, Madeira, Portugal > Playa Francesca, La Graciosa, Canaries, Spain
Logbook extract for the sailing trip from Madeira, Portugal to La Graciosa, Canary Islands, Spain 272 nautical miles in 46 hours
Ana
- Oct 11
Half-day sail from Porto Santo island to Madeira Island
We start getting closer to Madeira, the winds start pressing blowing close to 20 knots true wind, and we pick up a bit more speed 7/8 knots
Sailing The Dream
- Sep 24
2022-09-17>20 Cascais, Portugal > Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Cascais, Portugal to Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal 486 nautical miles in 79 hours
Ana
- Sep 21
A fast run from Cascais to the Madeira Archipelago
The PredictWind routing weather forecast did tell us the previous days that we should have tracked north to try and keep with the winds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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