Search the site...

Kids in the cockpit
  • NZ 2016 introduction page of website
    • Donation page >
      • Bank details
  • Our kids in the cockpit
  • Having our parents as teachers?
  • Hannah's Simple Boat Recipes
  • Europe to St Helena 2012
    • Spain 2012
    • Portugal 2012
    • Porto Santo
    • Madeira 9/2012
    • Canary Islands 9/2012
    • Equator crossing 2012
    • Ascension to St Helena 2012
    • Arriving at St Helena December 2012
    • Hauled out on St Helena
    • Project X
    • St Helena to South Africa
    • Secrets of St Helena Island
    • St Helena as we know it
  • Now heading for the Caribbean 2013
    • St Helena to Ascension 2013
    • Leaving Ascension for Brazil 2013
    • Cabedelo to Sao Luis
    • Brazil 7/11/2013
    • Brazil to Trinidad 2013
    • Tobago 2013
    • Christmas in Grenada 2013
    • Grenada to Barbados 2013
    • St Lucia
    • Martinque, Caribbean 2014
    • Dominica 2014
    • Les Saintes
    • Montserrat to Nevis 2014
    • Haiti 2014
  • New Zealand 2015-2017
    • The Marlborough sounds
    • Abel Tasman 2015-2016
    • Sponsorship
    • Pier A Seaview marina 2015
    • New Years Eve 2016
    • Weather for the Australia crossing
  • Pacific Ocean 2014-2017
    • Fakarava, Tuamotu's 2014
    • Makogai june-September 2016
  • NZ 2016 introduction page of website
    • Donation page >
      • Bank details
  • Our kids in the cockpit
  • Having our parents as teachers?
  • Hannah's Simple Boat Recipes
  • Europe to St Helena 2012
    • Spain 2012
    • Portugal 2012
    • Porto Santo
    • Madeira 9/2012
    • Canary Islands 9/2012
    • Equator crossing 2012
    • Ascension to St Helena 2012
    • Arriving at St Helena December 2012
    • Hauled out on St Helena
    • Project X
    • St Helena to South Africa
    • Secrets of St Helena Island
    • St Helena as we know it
  • Now heading for the Caribbean 2013
    • St Helena to Ascension 2013
    • Leaving Ascension for Brazil 2013
    • Cabedelo to Sao Luis
    • Brazil 7/11/2013
    • Brazil to Trinidad 2013
    • Tobago 2013
    • Christmas in Grenada 2013
    • Grenada to Barbados 2013
    • St Lucia
    • Martinque, Caribbean 2014
    • Dominica 2014
    • Les Saintes
    • Montserrat to Nevis 2014
    • Haiti 2014
  • New Zealand 2015-2017
    • The Marlborough sounds
    • Abel Tasman 2015-2016
    • Sponsorship
    • Pier A Seaview marina 2015
    • New Years Eve 2016
    • Weather for the Australia crossing
  • Pacific Ocean 2014-2017
    • Fakarava, Tuamotu's 2014
    • Makogai june-September 2016

Porto Santo


A windy passage to Porto Santo

September 2012
Picture
Our cruising friends, a French family on their racing catamaran were impressed with the time it took us to reach our destination, knowing they left 5 hours before us and we arrived 5 hour after them.
​They said " this Bavaria very good, or skipper very good". Details of the sailing were exchanged over a meal on Carpe Diem.
Quote from our book The most unlikely sailors.
​"But the good lord was watching over us, as the VHF awoke by the authoritarian voice of the captain calling. "Yacht on my starboard side, yacht on my starboard side, this is the cargo vessel" and he declared the vessels name which I can't remember. I replied with our vessels name and persons on board. He continued, "do you know that the nearest land is 300 miles east?" I replied "thank you for your concern, we are aware of the weather and we are on the best point of sail, we are heading for Porto Santo." At this point we were experiencing winds of 38 knots on a broad reach, reaching speeds up to 10 knots on the boat log and the auto pilot engaged as the yacht surfed along the waves. The captain concluded "Good luck with your trip" and then altered course, heading slightly east of his original course.

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.