Cruising Spain and the Balerics
After completing the West to East trans Atlantic passage from Tortola to Gibraltar the crew have been enjoying time ashore…
Category: Passage making
Azores-Gibraltar Day 10: Entering the Med
Just a short update to let everyone know that we have stated navigating through the Straight of Gibraltar, after having…
Azores->Gibraltar: Day 7
PredictWind’s forecasts for the last 400 miles or so to Gibraltar were accurate so far. They are for high seas…
Azores->Gibraltar: Day 5
We have been making very slow progress since setting sail from Ponta Delgada for the Azores, due to very light…
Azores->Gibraltar: Day 1
After a 9 day break in Ponta Delgada on São Miguel Island in the Azores, Nakee set off today at…
Trans-Atlantic Day 26: landfall!
We have just 7 miles to go for arrival in Ponta Delgada! That will completely a 2,400 nm passage –…
Trans-Atlantic Day 24: Sea Birds
I’ve had problems with the app I’m using (Jet Pack) to edit my WordPress website and lost two long posts…
Trans-Atlantic Day 22: Spectacular Sunset and Roast
We have been making excellent time on a broad reach with 15 – 20 knot winds from the North-West, gusting…
Trans-Atlantic Day 21: Fresh Baked Bread
In follow up to yesterday’s fresh water pump problems I ended up having to make two more journeys into the…
Trans-Atlantic Day 20: Fresh Water Pump Problems
Last night at 3:30 am local time (UTC-3) a cargo ship passing two and a half miles behind Nakee’s starboard…