Outremer

Bonaire was a unexpected surprise. We're always very sceptical when it comes to the Caribbean. We don't want to be a snobish, but we feel that many of the Caribbean islands have lost their charm, that exotic taste they had. In many aspects I find the...

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...

Position: 43 ° 48.66S; 056 ° 08.35W 4th day at sea, still in the grip of the Roaring Forties. We have run only 500 miles since we left, an average of 125 miles a day, almost half the average we are used to. But we are sailing very conservative. It is...

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...

For the past 9 days we have been "prisoners" in Stanley. Not that the town does not deserve or people are inhospitable. The place is lovely and locals extremely courteous. The atmosphere is very British. People even if engaged in driving their cars,...

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...

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...