And sure enough, playing around Maiden was a pod of dolphins, glowing as they swam. I learned that night that dolphins like to push around the bioluminescent plankton, which makes for a magical show for …
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One particularly beautiful cluster of stars is The Pleiades, known to many as the seven sisters. The ancient Greeks say that the sisters begged for the help of Zeus after being relentlessly pursued by Orion. …
Last night at sunset we approached La Palma. We were told that the volcano was actually smoking (!) and not to pass to leeward to avoid ash all over the boat (and in our lungs).
32°08.921N15°23.987WTWD 008°TWS 19.5Boat speed 10.2Sea state Moderate (thankfully) We are south east of Madeira and finally the sea state is decreasing in it’s pounding. What a week of rocking, rolling and rough! Last night, our …
What an incredible 24 hours on Maiden! We gybed 15 times through the Gibraltar Strait, we were gybing so much everyone just stayed in position! Between gybe 3 and 4 Ami recorded our new top …