We have now been on Oxalis Borealis for 7 months and we passed the 5000 nautical miles milestone just after our Atlantic crossing. We navigated Biscay Bay and the Atlantic …
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Tenerife, Canaries to Martinique – 2857 nautical miles Our total crossing time was 19 days, 17 hours and 45 minutes. We averaged a speed of just over 6 knots. Our quickest …
Sailing from La Rochelle to the Canaries We departed from La Rochelle on August 4th after almost two weeks of preparation. Our only unmoveable goal was to be in the Canaries for …
Before going to France and moving on-board Oxalis Borealis, I had read everything that I could find on the Schengen area and the 90-day visitor limit for non-European passport holders. …
I did cover the process of choosing our Nautitech Open 40 in a past post. But selecting the brand and the model is only part of the battle… There are …
After sailing across the North Atlantic and spending a few days visiting Brittany and “Pays de Loire,” we aimed for La Rochelle, and what a treat it was… Our Nautitech representative, …
We just killed two birds with one stone! As we were negotiating to obtain insurance coverage for Oxalis Borealis, it became clear that our intensive training could not compensate for …
We are just back from ten days of training in Saint-Vincent and the Grenadines. Our goal was to further our Sail Canada certifications and obtain the International Certificate of Competency, …
Or, from Bali Catamarans to Leopard, Fountaine Pajot and Lagoon, discovering Nautitech, Catana and Outremer on the way. Nothing beats the feeling of spending a day sailing on a monohull. But …
The thought of buying a catamaran for an extended adventure having never sailed one before seemed no riskier than some of the past business adventures I got myself involved in; …
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Isabelle and Martin are about to embark on their sailing adventure in July 2019 from La Rochelle, France aboard their Nautitech catamaran.Popular Posts
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