Set around a moon-shaped port and ringed by barren mountains, Mindelo is Cabo Verde's answer to the Riviera, complete with cobblestone...

A marathon at sea! No more internet surfing, just staring at the clouds and the sky for countless hours, while occasionaly listening to...

To us, Gran Canaria marked the start of our transatlantic crossing with about 100 other boats. We had some great social moments with the...

Tenerife is much more than a touristy island with a life of clubbing. Once you step beyond the tourist spots you discover an island of...

From a distance La Gomera appears as an impenetrable fortress ringed with soaring rock walls. Noodle-thin roads wiggle along cliff faces...

After Madeira, rather than going straight to Gran Canaria, we decided to visit the green islands of the western Canaries. La Palma, the...

Geologically dramatic, bursting with exotic colour and warmed year-round by the Atlantic sun, Madeira is Portugal’s most enchanting...

The voyage started with the crossing of the Gibraltar strait in rather vivid wind conditions, and some concern for Orcas targeting our...

Seing the Gibrlatar rock from far was a very emotional moment for us, marking the succesful ending of our Mediterranean sailing, and...

Malaga was our third and final stop in mainland Spain, before reaching Gibraltar. The city that gave the world Picasso and proudly...

An energetic port city with an illustrious past, Almería is one of Andalucía’s great destinations. The city was founded in 955, and grew...

Cartagena's fabulous natural harbour has been used for thousands of years. From its castle you can literally see layer upon layer of...

For more peace, we stayed at the little city of Santa Eulària, and visited the city by taxi, only a 15min ride. The city of Ibiza is not...

Entering the waters of this second island of the Balearics, you start to see what was expected: fast power boats, jet skis, tourist...

What a wonderful port, great reward to arrive here following a difficult passage! Menorca is the less touristy and for many the most...

Not all days are paradise in sailing! It all started by observing a nasty cut in our mainsail. We had to bring it down, but repair with...

Little island full of charm near Sardinia. This was our goodbye to Italy, we had a lovely Italian dinner and spent the night at their...

Breaking our habit of visiting old cities with castles, this time we wanted to spend a day anchored near a beach with beautiful scenery....

So much to say about Cagliari! Sailing here from Palermo was exhausting with limited wind and very high humidity. But once we got here,...

Refreshing stop in Palermo, in the company of Marina! We acted as tourists, saw the old city highlights while walking or from hop-on...