All Clear - time to go in

This storm was really the perfect storm; stirred but not shaken with a sense of danger but not dangerous. Just a nice taster for green fish like us. The wind reached its highest peak the second day, up to 60 knots (111 km)! The boat rocked day and night like a cradle on speed. There was no way stopping it or even slowing it down. It kept going and going and going.

During the morning shift the wind drops and the mountains return to hills. We can use the main sail again for the first time in days and decide to rush to the Azores as soon as possible. We’ve all had it, and since this is a ‘dry-boat’ (no alcohol) all we can think of now is beers, beers and cheers!

Maarten Vanden Eynde


Today has been amazing. The clouds parted, wind dropped, and seas settled. After 3 days of dumping waves and howling winds, morale was greatly boosted by such a nice day. We even got some dolphins, and Stiv snapped the awesome photo attached. We are now going wing-on-wing at 11 knots straight for the Azores

Stephen Amato