Iberian Sea41°17’3” N 2°12’59” E
September 12, 2023, Iberian Sea ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Arrived on Joyvela in the afternoon after a short flight and Taxi ride. Met the crew Tom, Paige, and Marc.
Went immediately into boat prep mode and started to do repairs and preparations.
SpainHafen von Palma39°33’53” N 2°37’57” E
September 13, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
The first full day was very productive. Put the code 0 on the bowsprit and raised it.
Got the storm sail out and did a lot of small repairs and prep work.
Found a gas leak though want is a seriousRead more
SpainHafen von Palma39°33’59” N 2°37’59” E
September 14, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Found a company that can help us with the gas leak repair on short notice.
The guy showed up in the afternoon and checked everything and changed and repaired a lot of things. But that gives us now theRead more
SpainHafen von Palma39°33’59” N 2°37’59” E
September 15, 2023 in Spain
The new Iridium is still not working but we can fix on the way. Changing the long term mooring lines to temporary ones and did a the little prep works who are necessary for the start.
Spainel Terreno39°33’34” N 2°37’55” E
September 15, 2023 in Spain
At exactly 11:00 we slipped the lines and we left with a big peng.
Many people showed up to say goodbye and wish us good luck for our trip.
SpainCap de Cala Figuera39°26’50” N 2°31’45” E
September 15, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Left Palma at just 4 hours ago and had 2 victims already. Thomas dropped a cup and the Generator had no water cooling and melted the waterlock.
Got sailing though almost to much sail up.
Western Mediterranean37°21’32” N 0°44’55” W
September 16, 2023, Western Mediterranean ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Alboran Sea36°37’11” N 3°8’35” W
September 17, 2023, Alboran Sea
Paige managed her first flight at sea with wind and waves. A few exciting moments but she brought it home safely. Fast sail. Trying to find a service guy and spare parts for the generator
GibraltarBayside Marina36°8’55” N 5°21’23” W
September 19, 2023 in Gibraltar ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Came into Gibraltar for the traditional pit stop at the fuel station to top up the boats tanks + the cherry cans for reserve. But for the work in the anchor locker we decided to go at anchor inRead more
SpainPlaya de La Hacienda36°9’40” N 5°21’40” W
September 19, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Since Anna is running late 🙄, we were emptying the anchor locker to search for the leak into the bow cabin. Search was successful and we repaired the crack and whole with the dremel and a lot of JBRead more
