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In the last 24 hours \u2013 142 miles sailed<\/p>\n
Phosphorescent dolphins were spotted by the overnight watch, skimming through the water like brightly coloured torpedoes. A cloudy day with the threat of rain hanging over us for the most part.<\/p>\n
By popular demand, we had a coffee morning and the new Nespresso machine (purchased in Tenerife) was put into action dishing out lattes and expressos. When the fishing reel whirred, this time Skipper was very quick off the mark and a good-sized Mahi Mahi was captured. Our third landed so far.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour Saturday night starts right here!\u201d<\/em> declared Skipper at 4pm as with an afternoon tea including homemade treacle tarts, Two Drifters\u2019 Got Talent was launched…<\/p>\n Read more on Two Drifters Travel blog<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Today we have passed the half distance to Barbados.<\/p>\n Weather and waves are fine and we don’t have\u00a0to change sails. We were visited by several groups oft dolfins and met two whales. Flying fishes are everywhere also on deck. Two mahi-mahis were catched and landed in our pan.<\/p>\n Our condition and morale are best, sea-sickness only in the beginning. We still have fresh fruits and vegetables, this without refrigerator. Fresh bread will be baked tomorrow.<\/p>\n Our boat is ok, although we have some damages resulting from the gale in passage from Morocco. But there is no real problem.<\/p>\n We enjoy our voyage as a extraordinary event in our life and feel every day more as part of the wonderful nature. We are looking forward to the coming days of our voyage and our time at the Caribbean Islands.<\/p>\n Wetter, Wind und Wellen sind uns wohl gesonnen und wir m\u00fcssen kaum an den Segeln arbeiten, den wir segeln im Passat. <\/em><\/p>\n Wir wurden von mehreren Delfingruppen besucht und hatten zwei Begegnungen mit Walen. Fliegende Fische sind \u00fcberall, manchmal auch an Deck. Wir haben zwei Goldmakrele gefangen, die sofort in die Pfanne wanderten. Unsere Stimmung und Moral ist bestens, Seekrankheit gab es nur zu Beginn. Wir haben immer noch frische Fr\u00fcchten und Gem\u00fcse und das ohne K\u00fchlung. Morgen werden wir frisches Brot backen. <\/em><\/p>\n Unser Boot ist okay, obwohl wir einige Sch\u00e4den haben, die noch von der Sturmfahrt von Marokko nach Teneriffa stammen. Aber wir haben keine wirklichen Probleme. <\/em><\/p>\n Wir erleben unsere Reise als au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnliches Event in unserem Leben und f\u00fchlen uns jeden Tag mehr als Teil der wunderbaren Natur um uns herum. Wir schauen mit Freude auf die weiteren Tage und unsere Zeit in der karibischen Inselwelt. <\/em><\/p>\n In the last 24 hours – 144 miles sailed. A special day on board as in a tribute to Tommy, it\u2019s our Mid-Atlantic Honorary Swedish Day. At 11am, singing Du Gamla Du Fria (the national anthem), Tommy raised the Swedish flag up the mast and the celebrations began …<\/p>\n Read more on Two Drifters Travel blog<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n In the last 24 hours – 157 miles sailed<\/p>\n Thankfully the sea has settled down today and we\u2019ve picked up a current doing in the right direction, but we\u2019re still waiting for the gentle Atlantic rollers.<\/p>\n We were all up bright and early today, so jumping on the surge in energy levels, the First Lady turned into Fitness Lady, put the music on and encouraged everyone to do a simultaneous plank (fitness move aimed at strengthening core stability for those that want to know)! This is now going to be a set daily exercise. (Oh crumbs!)<\/p>\n Later in the day, just when we\u2019d all sat down to dinner of Beef Bourginion, there was a whirring sound from the aft of the boat. \u201cOh Shit,\u201d exclaimed our Skipper as he put his food one side…<\/p>\n Read more on Two Drifters Travel blog<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n En bateau, la m\u00e9t\u00e9o conditionne tout. Outre nos propres observations, nous avons acc\u00e8s, au large, \u00e0 3 grands types d\u2019information, que nous r\u00e9cup\u00e9rons par liaison satellite.<\/em> Depuis hier soir, nous n\u2019avons jamais eu pendant plus d\u20191h les m\u00eames conditions : vent de 9 \u00e0 25 nds, des grains sans trop de vent. Ce qui nous a conduit \u00e0 une dizaine de changement de voilure successifs, entre gennaker \u00e0 rouler-d\u00e9rouler, prise de 1 ou 2 ris et solent (voile d\u2019avant) \u00e0 rouler-d\u00e9rouler plus ou moins totalement!<\/em><\/p>\n Et l\u00e0 ou la m\u00e9t\u00e9o laconique pourrait laisser supposer le clich\u00e9 des aliz\u00e9s qu\u2019on a connus lors de notre premi\u00e8re transat, on en est loin. Changement climatique? Ph\u00e9nom\u00e8nes locaux pas pris en compte \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle d\u2019un oc\u00e9an, myst\u00e8re. En attendant, on s\u2019adapte, comme toujours en bateau.<\/em><\/p>\n Et c\u2019est un jour important : il nous reste 1424 milles jusqu\u2019\u00e0 Barbados. Comme la route th\u00e9orique est longue de 2448, nous en sommes pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment \u00e0 la moiti\u00e9. Si on pouvait f\u00eater \u00e7a par une bonne nuit (la prochaine), ce serait parfait.<\/em><\/p>\n En lire plus sur le blog de Spica<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n After two nights in Mindelo, we\u2019re refreshed, fed and watered (with pizza, beer and hamburgers) and ready for Day 8 at sea. We arranged a departure time with J-Squared and another catamaran called Lento, and after re-fuelling we all took to the water around 1pm for the next leg. No surprises for guessing but our sailaway songs were all playing loudly on the boat\u2019s sound system as we departed Mindelo….<\/p>\n Read more on Two Drifters Travel blog<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Depuis 2 jours, le temps change progressivement. Alors que nous n\u2019avions pas eu plus de 15 noeuds depuis des jours et des jours, et souvent moins, avec des journ\u00e9es enti\u00e8res \u00e0 moins de 150 milles, \u00e7a a l\u2019air de se r\u00e9veiller.<\/em><\/p>\n Depuis 2 jours, le vent fra\u00eechit, souvent en d\u00e9but de nuit, jusqu\u2019\u00e0 23 \u2013 24 nds, nous permettant 2 journ\u00e9es de suite \u00e0 180 milles. La mer suit, bien s\u00fbr. Les esp\u00e8ces tropicales font leur apparition au bout de la ligne. Mais c\u2019est curieux, le temps reste encore brumeux, nous sommes bien loin des petits nuages bien blancs sur fond de ciel bien bleu sur de l\u2019eau outremer que nous avions connus lors de notre premi\u00e8re transat.<\/em><\/p>\n Ce soir poisson X \u00e0 la tahitienne. Ce poisson myst\u00e8re, qui s’est accroch\u00e9 cet apr\u00e8s-midi, a les couleurs d’un mahi mahi sans en avoir la taille, ni la bosse typique sur la t\u00eate. Un hybride, sans doute<\/em>.<\/p>\n En lire plus sur le blog de Spica<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Follow the progress of the boats on the Caribbean Odyssey tracking map<\/a>. Learn more about the participants<\/a>. Day 13 – Sunday 22 January Two Drifters <\/p>\n Two Drifters\u2019 Got Talent <\/p>\n In the …<\/p>\nDamisa<\/h2>\n
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\u00a0Heute ist eine gute Gelegenheit etwas \u00fcber unsere Reise zu berichten. Heute haben wir Bergfest, d.h. wir haben die H\u00e4lfte der Strecke nach Barbados zur\u00fcck gelegt. <\/em><\/p>\nDay 12 – Saturday 21 January<\/h1>\n
Two Drifters<\/h2>\n
Swedish Shenanigans<\/h3>\n
Day 11 – Friday 20 January<\/h1>\n
Two Drifters<\/h2>\n
Rolling Down Hill To Barbados<\/h3>\n
Spica<\/h2>\n
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\u00a0De la m\u00e9t\u00e9o (post \u00e9crit sous une pluie battante)<\/em><\/h3>\n
\n […]<\/em><\/p>\nDay 10 – Thursday 19 January<\/h1>\n
Two Drifters<\/h2>\n
Still Fickle Winds<\/h3>\n
Spica<\/h2>\n
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Les pr\u00e9visions ont l\u2019air stables, donc on va sans doute rester proches de la route directe, contrairement \u00e0 ce qu\u2019on avait \u00e9crit il y a quelques jours. En \u00e9tant pr\u00eats \u00e0 descendre si \u00e7a mollit devant.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n