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The end of the known land (Finisterre)

This journey took us from one beautiful city, A Coruna, to another, Porto. We rounded the westernmost point of the Spanish mainland, Finisterre, and walked on its dramatic cliffs. Charming A Coruña We loved to be back in A Coruña and to go out for tapas or for a walk. The lighthouse Hercules is a […]

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Closing the loop with the Bay of Biscay

After one year and 6200 nautical miles (11 500 km), we are back in France. We enjoyed the fabulous journey that took us all the way to Greece and back! The crossing of the Bay of Biscay was the last long passage of this year. From now on, we will make day sails to reach […]

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Galicia (Spain) Portugal

Wavy ride to Portugal

The strong southerly winds gave us a brief break which we used to continue our journey and reach Portugal. Leaving A Coruna on Thursday morning, we reached Povoa de Varzim the next day after 172 nautical miles and 28 hours. Have a glimpse into this wavy navigation thanks to the video below. We will stay […]

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Galicia (Spain)

Travel back in time

While the depressions followed one another on Cap Finisterre creating continuous strong wind from the South, we continued our discovery of Galicia. A travel to Lugo took us back to Roman times. We also completed boat projects (which never run out) and took care of personal matters (like going to the dentist). City surrounded by […]

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Walk on the roof of a famous cathedral

It appears that we missed our window to continue sailing south along the atlantic coast, as the wind now constantly blows from the South (sometimes very strongly due to depressions). Never mind, this gave us the opportunity to enjoy A Coruña and make an interesting trip to Santiago de Compostela. Port city since Roman times […]

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Crossing the Bay of Biscay

It took us 3 days and 3 nights to sail from Camaret (France) to A Coruña (Spain). Fabule valiantly made his way through the agitaged waters of the Bay of Biscay (Golfe de Gascogne). For this crossing, we were a team of 3 crew members, providing more comfort for the watches as well as additional […]