Indaba - Lagos to Las Palmas

INDABA'S BLOG FROM LAGOS TO FUNCHALDISTANCE 489 nm TIME 93 hr SPEED 5.25 knApart from a 9 hour lull on the second day and the last hour, we sailed all the way predominately in F 4-6 and generally pleasant weather. First afternoon dozens of dolphins played around the boat and set off the shallow alarm a number of times in 100m of water. Had to partially dismantle and repair the Neptune the first evening because the main bolt holding the tower upright had worked loose allowing the paddle to go too far to starboard. We had to disconnect and straighten the con rod which had been buckled and somehow managed to do so without dropping any of the nuts and bolts. FROM FUNCHAL MADEIRA TO LANZAROTE DISTANCE 261.2 nm TIME 50 hr SPEED 5.2 kn Motored for 7 hours to find some breeze . We then sailed t. read more...

Indaba - Home to Porto in July

INDABA'S BLOG DATE    FROM     TO      DIST TIME SPEED                                             nM     hr     kn5.7.11 Titchmarsh Ramsgate 54.3 10h55 5.0 We left on this date as planned last September. Set off at 0950 with just enough tide to get out and down the channel to the Pye End buoy, then motored into the wind to Long Sand Hd. We then had a pleasant sail past the beginnings of the London Array Wind Farm, Kentish Knock buoy and inside the Thanet Wind Farm. During these. read more...

Indaba - Porto to Lagos

INDABA'S BLOGDATE FROM TO         DIST(NM) TIME(Hrs) SPEED (kn) Crew change at Porto where Alex, Chris & Charlie left and Noreen, Jenness, Anne & Jeff arrived. Our first Portuguese meal for 5 cost us just 35 Euros including 1.5 litres of wine. Leixoes (Porto) to Lagos trip was littered with pot markers, many of which had no poles or flags, particularly near harbour entrances. 3.8.11 Leixoes (Porto) Aveiro 30.5 6.1 5.0 Light winds meant we only sailed for 1 hour or so. Anchored near military base where we were regaled with bugle calls in the evening and early morning.  4.8.11 Aveiro Figueira da Foz 30.0 5.75 5.2  Motored all day 5.8.11 Figueira da Foz Nazare 32.6 6.7 4.9Visibility poor virtually all the way. Wind no better.. read more...