S/V Aphrodite

Day 12 and moving very slowly.
It is amazing and something we did not predict at all, but there just isn’t any wind out here. We motored for 4 days straight, day 4 through 8, and then decided that fuel consumption was something which needed to be managed. We found the trade [...]

Bobbing along, singing a song, fuel half gone bye, bye, bye.
We have been motoring for the last 2 and half days, amazed at how flat calm the middle of the Atlantic Ocean can be. The good side of it is that we are having terrific dinners and plenty of sleep. We are not [...]

We are bobbing along. Wind, no wind, variable direction wind, not the expected trade winds. Light wind expected tomorrow as well. Getting lots of books read, good meals made, and Margi made cinnamon buns today, yum! We have completed 1100 of the 2800 KM. The dogs use the trampolines for [...]

Day 4 crossing the Atlantic and all continues to be well.
The winds have increased to 13-15 kts., keeping our sails full and forward progress strong and steady. We have had opportunities to use both the full spinnaker and the asymmetrical spinnaker.
Meals are still gourmet and plentiful. Last night we had a [...]

We have made 330 NM in 48 hrs with light winds. Currently flying the large asymmetrical spinnaker and making 7-8 knots. Tomorrow the winds are expected to increase a bit. Michael M won 2 Scrabble games but lost badly at rummy 500. Margi baked bread and Jeri made homemade soup, prime [...]

With a brief “prayer” for our safe journey, we departed Las Palmas, Grand Canaria at 4 PM on Nov 15th. After an hour of motoring the winds filled in to 14 kts and we sailed until 8 AM on the 16th, then the winds died and we started motoring. We are starting to [...]

Michael Morazadeh joined us in the Canaries. Margi Sells arrives tomorrow. Our spinnaker has been repaired and the engine mechanic comes Friday. It is likely that we will depart Saturday for St Lucia. We will post our log as we are sailing.

Madeira is part of an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, 300m off the north western coast of Africa and about 600m from Europe.  It was discovered by the Portuguese in 1418 and like all things Portuguese, in our opinion, it is a jewel.  The island is small, 35m long and 13m wide, but mighty in [...]