Transatlantic Sailing

November - December 2018

Sailing over the atlantic is still one of the big adventures of our time. And one I always read books about it, untill now. Now I did it. Together with 5 friends and a 47 foot sailboat. Read more

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Switzerland
Martinique
Spain

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- Day 1
- Friday, November 16, 2018
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- Spain Playa Amarilla 28.009289, -16.64634528°0’33” N 16°38’47” W
Departure
November 16, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Today the adventure starts. But first i need to pack for 3-4 weeks of nonstop and nonshop sailing. There won‘t be anyplace to get what i‘ve missed so I need to think of everything. Or try to think of everything. And as I‘ve never done such a trip.... there is a whole lot of guessing.

And here we go from switzerland to teneriffa by plane.

I‘ll post a full trip video at the end of my trip - but in swissgermanRead more
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- Day 2
- Saturday, November 17, 2018
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 45 m
- Spain Guaza 28.028725, -16.66801628°1’43” N 16°40’5” W
Shopping craze
November 17, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Yeah, we went shopping crazy. What do. You need to buy for 3-4 weeks of sailing and if things go wrong even a bit more. This is just the nonfrrsh stuff you see. Next day we went for the fresh goods too. Luckily our airbnb let us use the garage for storage, so we didn’t need to carry the stuff upstairs. This. Is about 3 cars full of stuff.

Our boat started about a week earlier in Malaga Spain with Iwan, Urs and Doris on board. The had a horrible trip to Teneriffa, glad I wasn’t on the boat yet.Read more
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- Day 4
- Monday, November 19, 2018
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- North Atlantic Ocean 26, -18.44805526°0’0” N 18°26’53” W
First 24 hours at sea
November 19, 2018, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We‘re starting fast. Sourmthwest. Wind 6-7. the waves are big. Too big for me and rolf. We get seasick. I have to throw up multiple times. I move into managing mode: lying down and sleeping a lot. Managing works although I will have this bad feeling for days. Iwan, Urs and Hansjörg have to do all the sailing up to now. They sometimes almost fall asleep.

As the automatic windsteering device got broken in a crash a few weeks before the trip we have to sail 24/7 by hand.

Iwan is the good soul of the boat and he is manning. The kitchen, cleaning and taking care of me. Iif I have to imagine an angel: Iwan!

In the morning a big dolphin school welcomes us and the enjoy themselves playing around the boat. This catapultes Rolf right out of his seasickness. Me? I’m just excited- still feeling sick.Read more
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- Day 5
- Tuesday, November 20, 2018
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- North Atlantic Ocean 25, -20.17555425°0’0” N 20°10’32” W
3rd day at sea: 20th Nov
November 20, 2018, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We had a good night with some wind pauses. So for the first time we had to use the engine. We have gas for 50 hours in the tank (120 liters) and 80 in carnisters.

I stink after 3 days without a shower and I probsbly didn‘t brush my teeth up to now. So today is the time for the first bucket shower. To do this you sit and stand at the very rear end and you fill abucket of seawater. Aldi nonsoap shampoo works like a charm with saltwater. And you stap yourswlf with a harness to the end of the boat so you can‘t fall off.

Iˋm doing much better today. Still on seasickness meds thoughRead more
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, November 21, 2018
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- North Atlantic Ocean 24, -21.552524°0’0” N 21°33’9” W
4th da at sea: wed 21st nov
November 21, 2018, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Iˋm steering my shifts day and night. Night was almost full moon. Awesome 4hour shift all geard up as it is still fresh at night. You see a 360 degree roundvision of stars.

Iˋm starting to fish. First one bites and tears the rope apart. Must have been a big one. So no fish today :-(

We enjoy the time and the talks get deeper and more personal. I can learn alot from the others.

Saw a lot of turtles swimmng by today.Read more
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- Day 7
- Thursday, November 22, 2018
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- North Atlantic Ocean 22, -23.10416822°0’0” N 23°6’15” W
5th day wind and fish
November 22, 2018, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The sea is absolut glassy and no wind. Then the rain hits us and the wind is back. But still from the wrong direction. We need to get down into the passat wind stream to carry us west.

Wind is over and back on the engine.

Right during breakfast my first MahiMahi fish bites. What a beauty. Gold and blue. Lucky nonfisher me! We finally get in on board and some high percenage alcohol behind the gills kills it. The rest does Rolf with a sharp knife.

Fish and wind give us a reason to open the first bottle of wine.

Before it gets dark Hansjörg geta his mini guitar out and we sind ˋblowing in the windˋ and other goaldies. The waves are picking up with the wind to 2-3 meters. Which tilts the boat and gives Hansjörg a wineshower.

Sry no video of me catching the fish - was. So busy with the fishing.Read more
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- Day 8
- Friday, November 23, 2018
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- North Atlantic Ocean 21, -23.10416821°0’0” N 23°6’15” W
6th day at sea
November 23, 2018, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Another shower day. We actually stay pretty clean on this trip. But there were different strategies packing. hansjörg has a neatly packed set of clothes for every week. Iˋve got the lightest pack - so with every shower i need to wash some of my clothes. I didnˋt back rainboots - the crocs will have to do.

Eventless day which is a good thing out here. One hour before sunset i catch the second Mahimahi (gold-dorado) with my blue lure from williamson. They seem to like them. We bake it in the oven - tastes wonderfull

We still enjoy each others presence :-)Read more
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- Day 9
- Saturday, November 24, 2018
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- North Atlantic Ocean 21, -27.55888721°0’0” N 27°33’32” W
Hansjörgs birthday
November 24, 2018, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
The sky isnˋt clear on my nightshift, as the moon shines superbright on the scttered clouds.

Itˋs Hansjörgs birthday today and just as he comes out of his bed 2 fish bite. One with Rolf and one second later one with my lure. A boy and a girl Mahimahi. The boys got a big head. What a birthday dinner. It doesń get fresher than this

With our iridium sat-phone we can stay connected with home through text messages. We need to save minutes for emergencies. So no phone calls.

Funny on the picture Rolf and me in full gear and Urs in tshirt and shorts. But we just finished the last nightshift - and with all that wind it‘s still fresh at night.Read more
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- Day 10
- Sunday, November 25, 2018
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- North Atlantic Ocean 20, -29.52222320°0’0” N 29°31’20” W
8th day at sea
November 25, 2018, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Dolphins are jumping. Always a party. Always running to our cameras. I often got the luck to be at the wheel and not to catch those moments on camera :-( at least i can watch them live and not through the small screen of the phone.

Especially at night the flying fish are jumping accidently on board. They stink. They even manage to dly through a window down into the saloon, and die there and stink. Rolf htes them - even though he is a fisher. I still love them and am always exited to see them flying up to at least 50 meters wide. Awesome and magic.!!!!!

One week at sea and the boat is rocking nonstop. This is annoying. You can‘t walk without holding on. Can’t sleep without rolling around. Can’t place anything just somewhere without it sliiping.

We already had two minor accidents. Iwan and Rolf fell under deck and hit their back on the corner of the table. Got some brused rips. This hurts.

My sickness level drops from a full ten down to a 3 over the last days. nice living again.Read more
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- Day 11
- Monday, November 26, 2018
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- North Atlantic Ocean 18, -31.81499918°0’0” N 31°48’54” W
9th day at sea
November 26, 2018, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The bottom-seam of our sail came loose. Not good. So Urs had to go upfront ro sow for 3 hours. We have time.

The night was a nice collection of rainstorms - storm is too strong. But lots of rain and wind.

Some nightshifts go well and easy. Others i have toRead more
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