After enduring 50 knots of wind in the marina at Rota, we set off expecting a comfortable, boring motor sail down to Gibraltar. We couldn’t have been more wrong. We encounter headwinds and two thunderstorms. We hope you enjoy this episode. As always, if you like this video, please share it, give it a thumbs up,
As we sailed into Spain, we didn’t expect to see 55 knots of wind in the forecast. We thought we’d had enough bad luck up the Guadiana. Except, the weather gods had different plans for us. They decided to throw a new challenge at us. Join us as we decide what the heck to do
We should have known better! Sailing on Fridays is bad enough, but Friday the 13th? Well I guess we were asking for it! Regardless of the mishaps, the Rio Guadiana is beautiful, and a welcome change from bobbing around on the big blue sea. We hope you enjoy this episode. As always, if you like this
Being back on the water was an amazing feeling. The hulls ran smoothly through the water, the sails awoke after five long months of winter and filled beautifully. Even the crinkled cruising chute got out of its bag for a spin. Our first sail of the season was great; we had a range of conditions,
She’s finished! Kittiwake is all ready to go on some new adventures. In this episode, we do more work in the yard, explore the beautiful Portuguese coastline, and finally splash. We hope you enjoy this episode. As always, if you like this video, please share it, give it a thumbs up, or leave us a comment
She’s almost ready! In this episode we paint and coppercoat Kittiwake. It was a great experience, which taught us a lot. We also hop in a cheap rental car and go visit some cruising friends up the Rio Guadiana. We ask them what’s it like to winter up there for free. This beautiful wild river
We take a quick sail to Lagos to go swimming, then we haul Kittiwake out, and start the big winter works. Elena takes you along on a typical day of hard work in the yard. We also included 2 minutes of clips from Italy at the end – some places were just too good to keep
This is possibly our favourite episode so far. While we filmed it with limited gear, as our main camera charger broke down somewhere on the coast of Portugal, this video captures some of the best times we’ve had last year. This is what cruising should be all about – lovely beaches, good friends, an active
In this episode we meet Denis Gorman, a hardy solo sailor who took part in the Jester Challenge. Denis tells the story of when he almost collided with a container ship while crossing the Atlantic from east to west. It’s a scary one! We sail together down the coast of Portugal, stopping off at new ports.
In our latest episode we experience the best and worst of sailing, as we sail the coast of Portugal, visiting the beautiful city of Porto and the cute town of Aveiro. We also have our best sail of the year, where we sunbathe on deck while the cruising chute gently takes us south. Unfortunately, on