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

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

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

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

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Tangier to Rabat, Morocco. 142 nautical miles in 26 hours

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

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

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

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

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

Seriously considering that the seas near Vilamoura are jinxed! Last March when we did our Shakedown Sail to Gibraltar in not so perfect...

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

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

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

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

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Vilamoura, Portugal to Cadiz, Spain. 18 hours trip

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Oeiras to Vilamoura, Portugal 361 nautical miles in 28 hours