This was it we were going to sail upwind to the Canaries when most people sail downwid to get there!

Logbook extract for the sailing trip from Madeira, Portugal to La Graciosa, Canary Islands, Spain 272 nautical miles in 46 hours

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

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Cascais, Portugal to Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal 486 nautical miles in 79 hours

The PredictWind routing weather forecast did tell us the previous days that we should have tracked north to try and keep with the winds

Moment of panic, were they Orcas or just dolphins? Two more sightings with the binoculars confirmed they were Orcas coming in our direction

Something no one seems to talk about is how much everyone motors in their adventures. Having now completed 2 seasons we can start comparing

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

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

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

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Vilamoura, Portugal to Gibraltar 151 nautical miles in 24 hours

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Cascais to Vilamoura. 151 nautical miles in 24 hours

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

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

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Madeira, Cascais, Portugal 608 nautical miles in 105 hours

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

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 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

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Rabat, Morocco to Madeira, Portugal 488 nautical miles in 72 hours

It's a very well weather protected marina. Its position upriver eliminates any influence of the swell and provides good protection from