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Reaching the Canary Islands in January

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When a weather window finally opened in January, we left Rabat, Morocco behind and set sail—450 nautical miles to the Canary Islands. The year hadn’t started the way I’d imagined. Morocco was colder than expected, and somewhere along our road trip I picked up a nasty bug that left me wiped out for more than a week. But once I was on the mend, we replaced the through-hulls and pointed Santana toward the open ocean… Read More »Reaching the Canary Islands in January

Offshore Passage to the Canary Islands: The Quiet Challenge

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480 Nautical Miles of Atlantic Blue, Fatigue, and Flow Somehow, I’d picked up a nasty bug on our Morocco road trip. It started with a bit of aching here and there, and then hit me hard—knocking me out for over a week. I think I even slept through my birthday. You might’ve noticed it in the last video—I skipped diving in to plug up the through-hulls because I was still barely upright. But eventually, I… Read More »Offshore Passage to the Canary Islands: The Quiet Challenge

Sailing into the Unexpected: From Melilla to Morocco

Changing the Plan Mid-Course When I first mapped out the journey west, Morocco wasn’t even on the list.In my mind, the route was straightforward: stop in Gibraltar or maybe La Línea, the Spanish town next to it, then find a good anchorage somewhere along the Spanish coast before crossing to the Canary Islands. I had been to Morocco before—several times. And from a sailor’s perspective, it had never felt like an easy place. Regulations, unclear… Read More »Sailing into the Unexpected: From Melilla to Morocco