Another beautiful calm day out here on the North Atlantic for WIDAGO and her crew. We have had the parasailor flying all day, with wispy winds of 8-10 on our tail. Not much to see out here except a random buoy…no turtles, no fish, no whales, nada. The good news is at this rate we …Read More
Month: May 2015
Bermuda-Azores Leg Day 10: Grass is not greener
Well, the gamble to motor two days north in hopes of finding this mythical wind, has not paid off. While we are finally sailing again with our parasailor, the wind machine has not been turned on like we had envisioned. Still, we are making headway at 5-6 comfortable downwind knots. You know it’s a slow …Read More
Bermuda-Azores Leg Day 9: Dolphins, Turtles, & Lamb
Another slow steady day motoring across the North Atlantic for WIDAGO and her crew. We spent most of the morning discussing what time we thought it should be. Since leaving Bermuda, morning keeps coming earlier and earlier. Apparently that’s what happens when you keep traveling (I can’t say “sailing” since we can’t remember what wind …Read More
Bermuda-Azores Leg Day 8: Morale Booster
When it comes to morale on a long passage, you’ve really got two options: sail very fast all the time, or bribe crew with treats. Since Mother Nature has blessed us with a striking high pressure system, fast sailing is fond memory, replaced by loud lumbering motoring. So naturally, I turn to food porn in …Read More
Passage: Tortola to Bermuda
Let’s get the boring stuff outta the way first….. Most importantly: WIDAGO and her crew arrived safely into the port of St. George’s, Bermuda after four days, eleven hours,
Safety Day: Flares & Flags
Whoa…getting closer by the minute to our departure. The remainder of our crew for the Tortola-Bermuda Leg arrived Tuesday. Just a slight delay as the luggage compartment on their flight from San Juan failed to close. Luckily their luggage, containing 30 pounds of gravy mix, did not plummet into the Sir Francis Drake Channel. That …Read More
Sorry Everyone
Hey guys, wherever you are, I have to tell you something incredibly important. I have decided, sorry everybody, (Popeye) to not do my cheeseburger reports. It’s to hard on my memory and I can’t remember all of the cheeseburgers I’m going to have and/or had. So, sorry everybody, but I’m going to right about all …Read More
VI Cheeseburgers
I know many of my followers are expecting a blog about cheeseburgers in the VI. I know because I promised. I intend to fulfill that promise. Oh, hey, did I spell cheeseburgrs right? I think I did. Anyway, I’m gonna label the island and restaurant, then I’m gonna give it a 1 to 10 review. …Read More
Pre-Game Day 1: Mighty Preparations
I can tell we are getting close to departure: there is an increased energy to everything. The fact that we were up, showered and caffeinated by seven, while not uncommon for most, was way out of character for us. The volume and rough-housing coming from the port side hull continues to increase exponentially as we …Read More