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​ATLANTIC ADVENTURES

Dear Reader, the following BLOGS describe my travels in the Atlantic , mainly on my Sailing Boat "Champagne" .
Specifically in 2012/2013 I took her from Croatia to the Caribbean and back. Most of my stories reflect on that journey, describing all the pros and cons of long-distance sailing, but also entertaining the reader with historical notes, anecdotes and hear-say stories.

As most of these stories are inter-twined and connected, it makes sense to read them from the beginning.

Yours, Master Mike.

ENJOY !

FUNNY CHARACTERS

22/12/2012

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FUNNY CHARACTERS


POSITION : 21°30•3' N 032°14•1' W
DATE/TIME : 3/12 at 12:30 UTC
MOOD :  FUNNY

Last night was the official end to the ARC. We had a big party, and a lot of prize-giving. And Champagne won !
We got one award, and I believe we deserved it. Now you wonder , don't you. But I will not tell you.....yet.
I will continue confusing you whilst switching between past and present. 
Hope you can follow !

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BACK TO THE JOURNEY AGAIN AS A LITTLE TEASER 
IN-BETWEEN !
Of course we have been eating , eating, eating. And that every day. I know folk , you do the same, but do you ever get in a couple of days Chicken Curry, Pasta e' Pesto, Spaghetti alla Pomodoro, Tiramisu, Banana flambe with ice-cream, ice-cream with caramelised brown sugar and frozen raspberries,, a glass of red wine for lunch, and a gin & tonic as a sundowner. 
Want to know more ? 




And all of it of course in wavy and windy conditions.
It is however striking that you rarely see or meet anybody. And when you do see a fellow sailor you get excited even if you don't know who it is, where he came from and where he is heading to. 
You might call him over the radio, but surprisingly, many sailors switch their's off during such a trip. 
No idea why !
But they are funny characters, these sailors !!

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In order to fight boredom, each boat I assume has its own scheme. Depends on the desperation on board, I guess, Funny or not, I can best describe our scheme as 
" Model Parties". 
 Here is our model getting tanned, 
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Pieter showing his best side !
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and later the visitors of the show enjoying themselves, 

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whilst the Director of the show, 
surely a strategist, 
seem to contemplate about going worldwide 
with the act !

Funny Characters, these sailors !

There is so much else to tell, but that I leave for another day. We have been doing more than 400 miles over the last 2.5 days. And tomorrow we will have reached half point of our journey. 
Now thank's for that , so we can celebrate with some good food, wine, a glass of champagne, and of course a cigar.

A sailor's life can be tough !

Master Mike.


2 Comments
Sailor Tom link
12/8/2021 03:02:43 am

is it neccessairy for looking by a submarine, isnt- it?
Das stolze UK befindet sich ohne EU ja ohnehin im freien Fall?
Be healthy an wealthy
yours
Sailor Tom

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Krahgate link
8/9/2023 02:25:45 am

Good reading this poost

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