Island Odyssey Tenerife
27 October 2017
MS
Itâs been a few weeks now since I last posted so apologies to anyone who has kept looking for the latest update.
Since we flew back to Tenerife on 17th Oct it has been extremely busy with provisioning, repairs,seminars and getting to know the participants of the other fifteen boats. Weâre not the only crazy people in the world wanting to cross the big pond in our own boat, so its great to meet like minded yachties from Sweden, Norway,Holland, Germany, France, Italy, UK and America.
Although excited weâve also had a fair bit of stress with new equipment either not working or struggling to understand the software issues. Even Billâs iPad decided to pack in just a day before we left. He missed most of the farewell party Tuesday evening shopping for a new iPad as it is a vital piece of kit (what did we do without them!).
The rally started yesterday Thursday 26th Oct with all 16 boats leaving just after 11am to sail the 825 mikes to Mindelo, Cape Verde.
Weâve survived the first 24 hours, always the hardest until you settle into a sailing routine of night watches and restful sleep.
We even managed to catch a fish but threw it back as our fridge is so full.
Iâll keep posting but they will be short and sweet until we reach Mindelo, hopefully on Wednesday.