I am going to sail Harmattan back to Europe. I have less than three months to complete the voyage and the hurricane season is about to start, so no time to waste.
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| From red to blue before 10am |
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Never leave on a long voyage without a decent amount of Knakworsten!
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Curacao Marine 28th May 2016: ready to go!
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The’ warming up’ trip from Curacao to Bonaire
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Back at my old spot on
Bonaire
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Bonaire - Bermuda
Tuesday 31 May, departing from Bonaire. It feels strange to leave this place behind. In fact, going back to Europe feels almost unnatural – why would one leave crystal blue waters, sunny weather and steady trades and head for the cold and unsettled weather? Anyway, I will be back, one day I will be back.. Photo by sy Eastbirds
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My
first catch after a few hours at sea: a Yellow Fin tuna, exactly the size of my
cool box!
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| After
3 days we reach the east end of Puerto Rico and pass through the Virgin Passage
after which we set course due North to
Bermuda - which is still 900 Miles away | | | | | | |
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last 48 hours we experience the tail of the named storm ‘Colin’. A pitch
dark night with strong winds, followed by a full morning of torrential
rain |
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I constantly have this old Fleedwood Mac song in my head
with a slightly different chorus line: “You can go the wrong way, you can go the
wrong way..”
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| With
a last push from the engine, we reach Saint George, Bermuda just before sunset,
exactly 10 days after our departure from Bonaire |
Bermuda
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| Bermuda
- Up in the mast to fix a small problem – this used to be a fun thing to do for
me when I was around 14 years old. Nowadays, I’m reaching the limits of my
comfort zone somewhere around the second spreaders |
Bermuda,
Saint George Town
