Weeks 27-28: Lanzarote to Cape Verde (1,005nm)

November 16, 2018

After completion of our long-awaited engine repairs in Lanzarote, and the purchase of enough provisions to feed an army, we finally set off for Cape Verde. Over 1,000nm of open ocean we learned the ins and outs of trade wind sailing, got up close and personal with the local fish populations and honed our brains with a daily pub quiz (thanks Liv & Elliott!) and riddles from friends and family around the world. We set a heck of a pace, and arrived in Mindelo, Cape Verde in less than 7 days, beating almost all of our previous sailing records along the way!

The Atlantic