Blog | Sailing The Dream

Sep 18, 2018

Wrap up of Season 1 - Western Mediterranean Sea

We got to see and spend real time in some of the most beautiful places around the Western Mediterranean and I’m sure we have only just scrat

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2018-04-12>13 Gibraltar > Cartagena, Spain

Ana

Apr 16, 2018

2018-04-12>13 Gibraltar > Cartagena, Spain

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Gibraltar to Cartagena, Spain. 227 nautical miles in 35 hours

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Ana

Apr 14, 2018

KNOCKED DOWN

And then all of a sudden the wind changed direction from a beam reach to downwind with gusts up to 48 knots and SLAM The Dream heels to 30 d

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To bowthrust or not to bowthrust, that is the question

Ana

Apr 10, 2018

To bowthrust or not to bowthrust, that is the question

If someone tells me again: "oh, you really should learn how to manoeuvre your boat without Bowthruster...", there’s a good chance

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2018-03-26 Vilamoura, Portugal > Gibraltar

Ana

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

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Ana

Sep 17, 2017

2017-09-15 Gibraltar > Tangier, Morocco

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Gibraltar to Tangier, Morocco. Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar. 46 nautical miles in 7 ho

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Ana

Sep 17, 2017

Finally North Africa!

We're here, we made it and we were treated the entire voyage with great views, not that the views were new to our eyes but the colours i

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Ana

Sep 15, 2017

Gibraltar Upper Rock

First, we partied with the locals on their special day, so now it was time to visit the most iconic attraction of Gibraltar, the little monk

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Ana

Sep 11, 2017

It's Gibraltar National Day!

It's been 25 days since we arrived Gibraltar and that means it has been another 25 days of work on our upgrades, provisioning and sourci

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Levante - rain, lightning and thunders...

Ana

Aug 27, 2017

Levante - rain, lightning and thunders...

The noises of nature are not so subtle as one may expect but intense. The wind howls and you can even hear it before you feel it or see its

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Ana

Aug 25, 2017

Gibraltar

Gibraltar, that popular destination where Europe almost touches Africa, the entry point to the Mediterranean Sea, place of wonderful history

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Ana

Aug 22, 2017

Arriving Gibraltar with a dog

When we first thought about coming to Gibraltar with Ella we were a bit worried, after all this is British territory and the United Kingdom

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Ana

Aug 20, 2017

Gibraltar - checking in and out

Checking in and out of Gibraltar is probably one of the easiest procedures we’ve come across so far. The process is all done online on the H

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Ana

Aug 19, 2017

2017-08-15 Cadiz, Spain > Gibraltar

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Cadiz, Spain to Gibraltar 11 hours trip

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