the narrations of my loong sail
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Out again looking for the right wind
Read more: Out again looking for the right windAfter 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.
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Unusual track
Read more: Unusual trackThe 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.
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Gennaker
Read more: GennakerOn Monday I get my gennaker repaired. Thus we will start sailing on Tuesday. Could become an interesting route
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We are sailing¡
Read more: We are sailing¡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
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Forecasts are sometimes
Read more: Forecasts are sometimes…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.
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Same today
Read more: Same todayToday 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.
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Slow sailing
Read more: Slow sailingSince 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.
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We made it a bit earlier
Read more: We made it a bit earlierWe 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.
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We made good progress
Read more: We made good progressRunning 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…
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ETA Puerto Calero
Read more: ETA Puerto CaleroWind forecasts seems to be stable, v thus, ETA will be stable. ETA: 211014/0700.
