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Neat Wind from behind – Day 2 nach Gran Canaria

1. November 2015Katja Henke

Finally it went peppy in the right direction. In pleasant 15 Knots of wind we continued in the afternoon also the mainsail and ran with seven knots towards our goal.

Our Tiller was quite strained throughout the day. Again and again he got from ordinary seawater showers, he coped with not very good. So Dietmar had twice already need to replace a fuse after a short circuit. Particularly annoying was, that the Good simply silently quit the service, to give one last alarm signal from without yet. As our CESARINA actually sails at good trim of the sails almost by itself as if on rails straight, the withdrawal of Tillerpilot was noticed until the next violent gust. Das war immer etwas stressig 🙁

Gegen Abend durfte ich wieder als Erste in die Koje 🙂 Sehr zuvorkommend, the captain. But against twelve I was by myself awake again. Outside, the wind howled in the rigging. That sounded not good and we had the mainsail still above. After some back-and-forth, we decided, it to recover despite the adverse conditions. So we packed our fast and waterproof in our oilskins and equipped with lifejacket and lifeline we started to work.

The problem in our mainsail is firstly the size and on the other hand, the broken Lazy-Jacks. (For non-sailors: Lazy-Jacks serve, to keep the sail after the lowering in more or less folded form the top of the mast, so it does not blow around on the entire deck.) So the sail must be considered when CESARINA after lowering necessarily be fixed with sail bands on the tree. That's when a lot of wave a not quite simple and also not hazardous undertaking. Normally I can support Dietmar from the cockpit, when the reliable Hydra (our autopilot) the controller acquires. But that was not possible this time yes, since the Good somehow still spit out error messages. So Dietmar had to fend for themselves and he did his job very well. Nevertheless, we were both safely, that we did not want to experience a second time. On Gran Canaria new Lazy-Jacks or better yet a Lazy-Bag are high on the to-do list. And even as our beloved Hydra would receive a check through their paces.

The rest of the night was marked by several thunderstorms, which fortunately passed by but around us. Clearly you could see on the horizon the lightning and the lightning. At home on my couch with a nice cup of tea, I find storm really very nice to look at, hier draußen aber gehören sie nicht zu den von mir bevorzugten Wetterphänomenen 🙁 Gegen Morgen war der Spuk dann aber endlich vorbei und der Tag begann deutlich friedlicher mit einem tollen Sonnenaufgang.

Go to Gran Canaria – Day 1

31. October 2015Katja Henke

If you know the captain a bit longer, then you know, that there is no holding back, if his “Port ceiling” fall on his head.

So we started on Friday afternoon despite clearly uncomfortable weather conditions. First, there was no wind at all in the game and from the afternoon we should get a lot of strong wind on the nose. Since we had thought us, first to go under motor south, thereby testing the watermaker and then easy to sail a blow towards the west at the onset of south wind, until the wind on Saturday morning finally would allow a direct course to Gran Canaria. Soweit also zu unserer Planung 🙂

Directly after leaving the Marina, we had already suffered the first setback. Although the new navigation works just fine and our AIS could really help us see ships in distance, but our autopilot – Hydra 2000 from B&G – had been angered by the new components probably somehow. Instead obediently to compete as at the last crossing his service, produzierte er nur noch Fehlermeldungen 🙁 So nahmen wir direkt unsere Windpilot-Steuerung mit dem Pinnenpiloten in Betrieb und erfreulicherweise funktionierte er ohne irgendwelche Probleme. So the journey could yet go further, because 650 Nautical miles without the autopilot we would not want to travel, nor can. A bit queasy us was two but still to Mute, so without any back-up with a yet untested system. That was not a good start for this crossing.

Contrary to the forecasts we had until the early evening and pleasant sailing wind good and so we set sail and moved the premiere of the watermaker to a later date. Then, when the south wind began, we were centered in front of the large traffic separation scheme, which runs along the Portuguese coast. So we had no chance, simply turn off westwards. When sailing Eight have to cross traffic separation schemes as possible at right angles. And it was a lot of traffic. Wir wollten ja nicht unter den nächsten Tanker geraten 🙂 So mussten wir unter Maschine kräftig gegenan halten und im Schiff fühlte es sich an, like on a roller coaster. Because in addition to the wind on the nose came the wave directly from the side – optimal conditions, to be seasick.

So I left the field, and Dietmar pulled me into our berth. Although it was not quite as bad and placed for emergencies within reach bucket remained unused, but from the feel-good sailing we were really far away. Thus, Dietmar had to fight alone through the night and actively monitor the wind pilot and possibly. correct. Only in the morning put the longed Northwind and under sail came finally some peace into the ship. After looking at the distance traveled, we were quite disappointed. If we continue to move forward so, wären wir bestimmt eine Woche unterwegs 🙁

It's time, to move

30. October 2015Katja Henke

In Vilamoura, the season is coming to an end. In the evening it is also already very cold and the local Portuguese packaged in jacket, Scarf and boots. Holidaymakers get cold feet slowly in our flip flops :-).

Start the restaurants around the Harbour, the sun terraces to make Winter Festival. Now you can sit inside rather than outside. Various shops have closed their doors already until the next year and our supermarket, He reliably provided us with bread rolls and croissants since end of August, next Sunday will open the last time this year.

The amount of promenading along the harbour tourists has thinned considerably, and everywhere the autumn mood to feel, Although during the day, the Sun is still their best.

After more than six weeks of hard work our time in the Algarve is coming to an end. Much we did, but still a long way, not everything is perfect. Das wird uns aber nicht aufhalten 🙂 Heute wollen wir die Leinen loswerfen und mit unserer CESARINA in Richtung Gran Canaria aufbrechen. It is clearly time, turn your back on the European mainland and the coming autumn. Für diesen Winter haben wir sonnigere Pläne 🙂

Even if the three weeks in the Canary Islands will probably again quite busy, We look forward to this time. Because in addition to the work on the ship, We meet many like-minded people, who want to dare the leap across the Atlantic with similar target.

The next four to five days so once again, we are at sea and will test and try out, What we have improved in recent times on the ship or changed. The crossing is so to speak our small dress rehearsal for the big blow across the Atlantic. But we feel well prepared: The fridge is always well stocked!

The space it is almost difficult, nur Lebensmittel für vier Tage zu stauen 🙂 Heute soll der neue Wassermacher seinen Dienst antreten und uns mit Trinkwasser versorgen. Our wind control system has its first usage on this crossing. Hopefully she will take over as safe and pleasant service, as our "Liselotte" (Nicknamed of the windvane steering on the buzzer).

Whether we safely and well have stowed everything in the boat, will show. Although it is not the first trip with the CESARINA, but this time we brought our entire House booth.

Everything is so new and unusual. So we need to find surely some new processes and routines, to make life on board smooth and relaxed. But what we did once, We also once again succeed. Und beim zweiten Mal geht ja bekanntlich alles viel schneller 🙂

For the CESARINA, this crossing is the first ride under German flag. Since the 12. October is registered officially in the German Maritime Register. We now have a new call sign "DHKG" and an associated new email address at sea: dhkg@sailmail.com. (As usual: No images - only text. And please do not press "Reply", but writing a new mail). But at the moment we are still not as usual, Since our shortwave facility, with which we otherwise the emails and weather data receive / send, will be completed only in Gran Canaria. Until then, we bridge with our full elite phone. Unfortunately, it is clearly upwind and even more expensive than shortwave. Aber es ist ja das letzte Mal 🙂

For this reason, there will be no blogs on the site during the crossing. I wear the collected works after then but after our arrival. Our Internet address www.summer-sailing.de and we will keep the private E-mail addresses despite the new vessel. If your us on www.vesselfinder.com looking for, will you find, We have now a new MMSI: 211 70 59 40. On www.marinetraffic.com to this day, are we not listed. We don't know why. Hopefully this will change soon.

Portugal wants to let her live us

27. October 2015Katja Henke

Lunchtime, we ended up with a lot of luggage as planned in Faro and later deposed us a taxi to the Marina. Been still busy on the CESARINA, sowohl innen auch als außen 🙂

By the rains in the last few days were the work on the deckhouse unfortunately significantly behind schedule and thus we come away from here in the direction of Canary Islands. At the earliest on Tuesday the carpenters could be finished when weather would play with. Thus, we got the impression, dass uns Portugal einfach nicht ziehen lassen wollte 🙁 Aber auf die paar Tage kam es jetzt auch nicht mehr an und wir fügten uns in unser Schicksal.

Auch die Programmierung unseres AIS wollte am Samstag nicht im ersten Zug gelingen 🙁 und es stellt sich heraus, that a plug was defective. This is of course even better, as if the entire antenna would not work. But it was still annoying. Since today we are but at least www.vesselfinder.com again to find online. While we still lack a beautiful photo, but that I will furnish any day. Sorry, no images are accepted in portrait orientation, so ein Pech aber auch 🙁 Morgen steht also noch ein ordentliches Foto-Shooting auf dem Programm.

Otherwise, the last days have been determined by the weather. Portugal presented itself further with an awful lot of rain autumn. It was great for us to determine, that our repairs were crowned all along the line of success. No more water in the ship, which was previously run by improperly mounted bracket of the liferaft in the interstices of the ceiling and walls. Each cabinet and each compartment – absolutely dry. A great success, of a very relieved wellbeing below deck. One might not always think about it yes, in welchem Schrank das Wasser jetzt gerade wieder irgendwelchen Schäden anrichten könnte 🙂

If we do not continue assorted things below deck and verräumten, was finally time again for a good book – almost like the German Autumn. In the now completed equipped kitchen there was also quite excellent cook and also it was now once again time. Our pressure cooker, which is unused for Grömitz with on the trip, durfte endlich in Aktion treten 🙂 Ich muss gestehen, I am but until then been very suspicious. So far I had not used such a device. Not, dass ich das Boot in die Luft sprengen würde 🙂 . With two 11-kilogram gas cylinders on board the buzzer, the incentive was, To save gas by the use of the pressure cooker, always been too low. So I had to push myself successfully before use. Now we have but “the only” two 5-kilogram gas cylinders available. That had me motivated, the first goulash “under pressure” prepare. Although I had decided, prefer to watch my pot during cooking with distance from the salon :-), but the result could be really. So I'll experiment from now on continue. Especially the cooking times are purely a matter of practice. Until I've got the hang of it, We are probably still several times mashed potatoes instead “al dente” essen 🙂

In order to keep the list of open work on Gran Canaria as low as possible, haben wir heute morgen noch einmal für zwei Tage ein Auto gemietet, denn Einkaufen kann man ja bekanntlich auch bei schlechtem Wetter. Und alle haltbaren Lebensmittel, die wir jetzt schon gebunkert haben, brauchen wir in Gran Canaria nicht mehr zu kaufen 🙂 So sind schon größere Vorräte an leckeren Obstsäften und Süßigkeiten unter Deck verstaut. Die muss ich nur noch vor dem Kapitän schützen 🙂 Nicht, dass ich auf den Kanaren wieder von vorne anfangen muss 😉

Baptism of fire 2. Part – Now wind really comes into play

17. September 2015Katja Henke

Once we had mastered the first challenges but pretty neat, decided further to increase the level of difficulty the fate. For the next two days, neatly much wind was announced. A thick depression would traverse North of us. Although we had set our course significantly farther than necessary after South, Wind speeds were up 38 Node (Wind strength 8) announced.

We decided only the mainsail when downwind wind in the 2. Reefer to keep standing and awaited the things, die da kommen würden 🙂 Und der Wind kam mit Macht, too much rain brought with him and gave us a day's run (Driven nautical miles in 24 Hours) by 182 Seemeilen 🙂 Sonst blieb alles erstaunlich ruhig im Schiff 🙂 Während meiner Wache saß ich unter Deck und polierte Beschläge :-), While Dietmar slept peacefully next door. All 10 I checked minutes radar and AIS, but no other ship was far and wide to discover. Bei dem Wetter schickt man ja auch nicht einmal seinen Hund vor die Tür 🙂 Auch nach dem üblichen Wachwechsel um ein Uhr hatte Dietmar nichts zu klagen und ich schlief wohlverdient und friedlich 🙂 So hatten wir unser erstes schweres Wetter gut hinter uns gebracht und im Laufe des nächsten Tages ging der Wind auch wieder auf angenehme 15-20 Tie back. Als kleine Belohnung für die letzten beiden anstrengenden Tage tauchte ein Pottwal direkt neben unserem Boot auf 🙂 Schon der zweite den wir treffen, Since we're on the road with the CESARINA.

On our drive to Vilamoura, we should make a more wind-rich experience. In the meantime we had in lighter winds Genoa, Mainsail and mizzen set and enjoyed the pleasant half wind sailing speed more than eight-node (We wanted to get as fast as possible :-)) Out of nowhere a dark rain cloud suddenly appeared. A squall! (local low pressure system) This had not only properly downpour, but also really windy in the luggage. Before we have a chance to the react had, We were already located in. Of 15 on 35 Node up in less than three minutes. Quickly we did close the hatches and felt, how our CESARINA put just a bit on the side, then to pull away with 9 nodes. It was wonderfully stable in the sea and held the course without shooting in the wind, wie es eine kleinere getan hätte 🙂 Trotz der beeindrucken positiven Erfahrung ihrer Seetüchtigkeit haben wir uns vorgenommen, to avoid more squalls or to meet only with customized sail area. You must not challenge Yes happiness. At some point, our first big trip went to then but the end. We arrived at Vilamoura on Thursday night about eleven o'clock at night. Much to our surprise we were waiting. Emil and Marita stood first on the pier and little later also at the jetty, to take our lines. Both of us fell a stone of the heart, als die CESARINA dann endlich sicher am Steg vertäut lag 🙂 Endlich angekommen! Everything had worked perfectly! Darauf mussten wir unbedingt anstoßen 🙂

Baptism of fire

14. September 2015Katja Henke

Now it was serious. On the Saturday afternoon we had made all preparations, to us on the about 840 Nautical miles long back in the Algarve Vilamoura to make travel from the Azores.

Still quite happened us quite strange. Although we were flown with two large travel bags in the Azores, but somehow, incredibly many things were missing, that we had such a long sea routes like this one. Only the really necessary and safety had found in the luggage space. In addition Pieter and Rini had a basic set of tools, Signal equipment and kitchen equipment on the CESARINA. On board all but was still pretty unusual and strange. Let's see how we together the next few days would pluck us, wir Drei 🙂

The first challenge was also equal the berthing for two with 20 Knot crosswind, He put us firmly on the bridge. Es hätte ja auch entspannt losgehen können 🙁 Nach ausgiebiger Diskussion der Ablegestrategie gelang Dietmar das Manöver aber mit Bravour und ich stand mit dem bereitgehaltenen “Emergency fender” völlig arbeitslos am Bug 🙂 Während Dietmar uns sicher aus dem Hafen steuerte, had I do heavy work. For such a big boat has also correspondingly large and heavy fenders and mooring lines long and thick, die jetzt ordentlich verstaut werden wollten 🙂 Das war doch deutlich mehr Arbeit als auf unserer SUMMER 🙂

To play the entire five and a half days in detail, würde wohl den Rahmen sprengen 🙂 Also beschränke ich mich nur auf die besonderen Highlights!

Especially difficult for us “Roles sailing spoiled” was the conventional rig of the CESARINA. Setting, Reefing or mountains of the mainsail is always connected to a trip to the mast, What when there are waves, Darkness or rain can be really uncomfortable. So we were content us initially only with the (Roll)Genoa, Let our CESARINA raumem wind well seven node of which noise. After the wind strength and direction had stabilized, We decided, to take us before the onset of darkness on the setting of the mainsail. Just in case but in the 1. Furling, to be on the safe side the coming night.

Little blue-eyed Dietmar set out equipped with safety vest and harness in the direction of mast, while I steered the ship with the bow into the wind. Now the CESARINA was so unfavourable to the shaft, that Dietmar had been the first shower behind, bevor er überhaupt am Mast angekommen war 🙂 Jetzt lohnte sich das Ölzeug auch nicht mehr 🙂 Aber für das nächste Mal würde er sicher besser gerüstet sein 🙂 Das Setzen des Segels dauerte zwar noch ziemlich lange, ran but without complications. So happy we could book the first sailing manoeuvres as a success.

So we sailed motivated and relaxed in the first night. After dinner in the cockpit, I assumed the first watch, While Dietmar comfortably in the booth back. Gegen ein Uhr war dann Wachwechsel und ich durfte bis um sieben Uhr ausschlafen 🙂 Und schlafen kann man ganz hervorragend auf der CESARINA. Your length, Their weight and the sleek shape are eerily comfortable ship movements. In addition our bunk is airy but not more so nice and wide as on the SUMMER, but it absolutely seaworthy. You can't have everything, Yes.

Just for me the CESARINA has another advantage: Sie schlägt mir fast gar nicht auf den Magen 🙂 Nachteil ist, now at first I have to Cook. Sonst konnte ich mich immer die ersten Tage davor drücken 🙂 Dabei musste ich feststellen, that the locks of doors and drawers work something different than on the buzzer. Is very important on the CESARINA, You must push the button to close back in the drawer, otherwise, it is namely not locked. And with more wind and angle the cutlery drawer flies then just unchecked through the entire Salon. Fortunately she has just missed me. This never happened to me.

All booked up

4. September 2015Katja Henke

On Thursday afternoon, the phone rang at last. Our visit was on the way back and we had a good reason, Finally let off by our to-do list.

Now we got a new task, because it sounded from the phone: “We would arrive in Vilamoura yes today to you, but we get more busy on the Internet no hotel. Somehow everything is fully booked!” All booked up???? There is something for? After their own Internet research we came to a similar result. Except for the suite of * Tivoli hotels for 1500 € per night was free only a spot in the youth hostel. That was then but unbeatable cheap in the eight-bed room with breakfast (75 € for 3 nights) Somehow, we were sure, that neither the one nor the other particularly would have thrilled to the two. On the spot we found the last for one night, free apartment for a reasonable price. Sure no luxury accommodation, aber wenigsten recht sauber 🙂 Wie es dann weitergehen würde, We had to discuss with the two at the lunch.

As we saw in the late evening again on the harbour promenade. Heute war ein italienischer Abend 🙂 und bei Pizza und Bier ließ es sich viel entspannter planen. We decided together, the SUMMER tomorrow to Albufeira to lay. There, the hotel situation was not quite so hopeless. In addition there Emil and Marita from the SY MIELI would wait on us. In case of emergency, even a double berth would be free on the MIELI. Bei uns auf der SUMMER war leider auch schon alles ausgebucht 🙂 Konstantin und Anna würden von Samstag auf Sonntag bei uns bleiben und für vier Personen ist die Kabine im Vorschiff doch etwas zu kuschelig.

The next morning we met at the buzzer for breakfast. Then the men in the direction of Albufeira wanted to sail, Claudia and I took the car. Unterwegs wollten wir dann auch gleich noch ein Hotel organisieren 🙂 So gaben wir kurz in der Marina Bescheid, that the SUMMER would be on the road until Sunday night and drove to Albufeira. After several detours to almost in the old town core we headed then but for now on the way to the Marina. Here we would find probably a car park and a Café and try from there, a hotel to organize. Because a central Tourist Office, one could help further with the acquisition of hotel rooms, not exist in Albufeira.

While we wandered through the countryside, had the men out there have fun. Dietmar had left the control of Reiner and traktierte his new “Trainees” with its high demands (I know, what I'm talking about :-)). But the two had lots of fun and the tour, which actually only less than two hours should take, withdrew more than planned in the length.

We now arrived at the port and had chosen just a restaurant, When my phone rang. Emil by the SY MIELI invited us for lunch. Than he could clairvoyance. 🙂 So saßen wir keine fünf Minuten später schon am gedeckten Tisch und wurden königlich bewirtet. For the SUMMER, he had reserved it a berth at the same Pier and also in terms of the restaurant, in which we inside wanted to celebrate birthday in Dietmar 50.ten, I got wonderful help.

Now we were able to follow the men's sailing excursion easily on the computer and had amazed to find, that the two instead of the direct route (six nautical miles) had now already well above ten behind. Das würde wohl doch noch ein bisschen dauern 🙂 Aber das war ja kein Problem, sondern eher ein Vergnügen 🙂

At some point they came but then. Relaxed and grinning she maneuvered the buzzer in the box assigned to.

It seemed really to have been a successful trip. Pure blood had leaked anyway. Das löste bei Claudia nicht gerade Begeisterungsstürme aus 🙂 Aber er kann ja jederzeit wieder bei uns mit segeln 🙂

As the SUMMER was safely moored, the two came also still over on the MIELI and immediately got an ordinary investor beer served. And because it was so funny, decided we still together today evening for dinner to go, sozusagen als Generalprobe für morgen 🙂 Auch Dietmar übte im Restaurant schon mal seine Rolle für die morgige Geburtstagsparty 🙂 Da müssen wir wohl noch ein passendes Krönchen organisieren 🙂

A neat North wind

22. August 2015Katja Henke

In the summer months North wind on the Portuguese Atlantic coast there is generally. Only in the last year, everything was different. That's why we had overcome the Portuguese coast in three major steps under engine driving. Last year days without the prevailing southerly winds were the only chance, to travel further South.

This year was all but again as usual at his place and the North wind would give us a nice and fast ride on the Algarve according to weather forecast.

Punctually at nine o'clock we left Porto and the Douro Marina behind us. Not yet as so often was the wind “Operating temperature” and we had to help with the engine. But soon after we ran under Butterfly sails (two Headsail together look like the wings of a butterfly) between six and seven knots. The wave was kind to us and pushed us quite peacefully behind our goal contrary to.

Altogether a great and relaxed sailing day. I regretted it not also, I dared, today even without “Seasickness patches” Sea. Although I was quite tired all day, but I'm also with patches. Sonst ging es mir prima 🙂 und das vorbereitete Essen schmeckte. Dietmar looked not so enthusiastic. Vielleicht hatte er auf die doppelte Portion gehofft 🙂

Am zweiten Tag legte der Wind nochmal eine Schippe oben drauf 🙂 Bei Drückern bis zu 30 We ran nodes with gereffter Genoa and 30% the mainsail still have between six and eight nodes above ground. Unfortunately somewhat more wave had built up, in between properly beutelte the SUMMER and newly sorted our inventory closets. So the second night was clearly louder than the first, but since we would arrive at the next lunch in Vilamoura, tat es unserer Motivation keinen Abbruch 🙂

Shortly before the finish, we then exchanged wind against fog. So musste die Maschine doch nochmal ran und auch das Radar musste eine Tagschicht einlegen 🙂

Just as quickly, how the magic reappeared, He disappeared again and we arrived at Vilamoura in the bright sunshine.

The procedure of check-in took the captain last nerve, before him was a large group from different countries in the series and moved it all over an hour in length. This is also really frustrating, If it was a long way and is looking forward to a delicious lunch and then it takes and takes and takes…. 🙁

Aber irgendwann lagen wir dann auf unserem Liegeplatz fest und dem Mittagessen stand nichts mehr im Wege 🙂 Es wurde ja Zeit, by now it was nearly three o'clock in the afternoon.

Like most of the time after a long trip today not much with us was to start. After an extensive country shower we treated ourselves still a luxury ice cream (Really expensive, but also really tasty :-)) and represented us on the harbour promenade a bit the legs. Das war aber dann auch genug des Guten und wir freuten uns beide auf eine ruhige Nacht ohne Lärm und Geschaukel 🙂

Arrived – Seven days and 864 Nautical miles

25. July 2015Katja Henke

In the penultimate night at sea on the way to Porto came's unfortunately just as it was announced: namely stormy! It ended with the peace of mind. Despite gereffter sailing we ran between seven and eight nodes, really very nice, But if we continue sailed with this rate, would we, arrive in the morning at two o'clock in Porto. Not enough, It would be pitch black. Also low tide would prevail at this time. Two circumstances, that we wanted to avoid in any case for safety reasons.

Our last sea day brought us some rest, but just so's the darkness again right around could go at breaking. With gusts up to 30 Node and Messier until partly also sinister sea, We rushed our goal against. First to arrive after sunrise in Porto, had set the course Dietmar, we sailed until midnight of towards the North-East, and later would turn South towards Porto, to extend the distance.

The sea was rough. Early morning, a large wave caught us so adversely from the side, that it flooded the whole cockpit with cold water of the Atlantic Ocean. Obwohl sie vorher noch von dem am Seezaun befestigten Bananaboot abgebremst und abgelenkt worden war 🙂 Durch die Wucht der Welle wurde die sehr massive Stütze zusammen mit dem Bananaboot um gut einen halben Meter nach innen gedrückt. The water ran partly from the cockpit through the stairs in the boat. In addition, the water was pressed even by the force of the wave through the vents on the ceiling in the shower. The breakers have even thrown and power off the 220V. That was already a bash and we were once again very pleased, dass wir ein so stabiles Schiff besitzen 🙂 Gut, that just at this moment nobody was outside on the deck…. At least that would have been a very refreshing shower.

I was somehow quite struck that night. Undefined header, Dental- and ear pain made me tired and cranky. So Dietmar gave me night awake free today and I was allowed to have neatly shake me till sunrise in the bunk.

In the morning, six type land was in sight at last as planned. Portugal presented itself at its fresh. 16° stood on our thermometers, but it was the Sun in a cloudless sky. When we arrived in the Douro River, were many fishing boats on the way. The wind eased and relaxed we could put the buzzer in the port. Now once a proper breakfast, then a hot shower and then another well-deserved round “Mattresses Horch service” 🙂

Oops-Hopp

17. July 2015Katja Henke

Since Wednesday noon, the captain is back on board and now we have the disease introduced from Germany (Cold) well in hand.

So we decided this afternoon at four o'clock, tomorrow to take the plunge on the Portuguese mainland, Since the weather during the next week should be much less favourable.

Bustle of events followed the decision, but now all is well prepared for the 800 Nautical miles distance. We will keep you up to date and submit the reports of the last week in the Azores, Once yogesh Porto have reached.

SY CESARINA

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