Sailing

I visited Belize for the first time in 1993 and I was fascinated by it. A virgin country from an environmental point of view, inhabited by happy people and with a dream sea. In that year I spent two holidays in Belize: in the summer with a very dear...

Bye Brazil. 3 months have flown by and they were really not enough to get to know what more than a country is a real continent. One nation and 1000 cultures, casual encounters, extraordinary people which I shalll not forget. This last stretch from...

It was the first race of Angelique II and we decided to participate only for a mere reason of economic convenience, but in the end turned out to be one of the most enjoyable experiences of this period in Brazil. The race runs every year between...

Piriapolis Uruguay We did not teleport Angelique II from the Falklands to Cannes, we simply arrived in Piriapolis, Uruguay, passing from the duvet to shorts and flip-flops. Here it is early autumn but the beach is still crowded and walking along the...

Sunday 13 March 2016 Stanley, West Falklands We are ready to set sails. 1,100 miles of sea ahead of us to get to Piriapolis in Uruguay. This is our destination. Buenos Aires must wait, we need to immediately dry dock Angelique II and let the damaged...

Stanley Harbor, West Falklands Last night was a very pleasant one: no waves, 10 knots of wind, mainsail and thee code 0 ashore and we slide on the water at 7.5 knots without warning movement. The ideal night to send the crew to sleep and stay on...

Banco Burdwood, South Atlantic Ocean Lat 54 ° 26.41'S; Long 057 ° 42.21'W I perceive it, the Drake is behind us, we are back in the Atlantic after 15 months and 10.269 miles spent circumnavigating South America, pushing us down to the Antarctic Polar...

The forecasts downloaded last night confirmed a good weather window to face the Drake, so this morning at 06:30h we set sail. Rounded Harmony Point on Nelson Island and gained the open sea we set course to 004° enjoying a broad reach 5 knots which...

Lat 62 ° 14.15; Long 058 ° 40.50'W Yesterday, as expected, we set sail at 04:30h am and by 5:30 am we were out of Deception. Outside 15 knots of wind were waiting for us and with full sail ashore wewere sailing at steady 10 knots of speed. In a...

Lat 62 ° 58,45'S; Long 060 ° 40.60'W It is 2300h and as I write this note, Valentina and Matteo are arranging about fifty kilos of freshly shipped food. A pack of 6x1.5-liter bottles of orange juice A pack of 6x1.5 liter bottles of Coca Cola 6x4...