After a few days in the marina, during which we got the gennaker repaired, we are out again. Wind of 3 – 4 Bft straight on our nose. In about 1 – 2 NM change heading to W and sail to Tenerife.

The unusual track just outside of Las Palmas is due to a daysail we did. 3 upwind tacks and a final comfortable downwind run into the harbor entrance.
It was the final day on board of MaRe for friends who sailed with us for a week.

On Monday I get my gennaker repaired. Thus we will start sailing on Tuesday. Could become an interesting route

AWA 60 – 80 deg STB
We sail mostly above 9 KN STW
Top speed observed: 10.4 KN
Las Palmas ETA 1500

However last night we had 25 KN at anchor. Extended chain from 50 m to 80 m at 9 m water

…fortunately wrong¡

We expected a day using the engines but since more than an hours we are sailing 4 – 5 Bft TWS from 150 deg PRT only with the genoa along the Costa de Calma. Please wind keep going.

Today we sailed at slow speed about 4 NM.

Where is the wind of the Canary Islands? The 5 and 6 Bft winds?

Hope we get it when sailing from Fuerte Ventura to Gran Canaria.

Since we left Puerto Calero, we do some slow sailing. The day before yesterday we even took run me for sail training.

Last night we stayed at a very small but friendly marina in Puerto de la Rosario.

We are less then 5 NM away from the marina and moving slowly with idling engines towards the marina. We enter only when we have enough daylight.

Running with engines and genoa turned out to be a successful tactics. Genoa picked any wind available and pushed is forwards. We will arrive at marina Puerto Calero in the morning hours.

Saw possibly a boat with migrants in a position indicated by radio Aricife. According to radio Aricife there are 36 people in q small boat adrift. A motor vessel assisted already.

Wind forecasts seems to be stable, v thus, ETA will be stable. ETA: 211014/0700.