Malua is at 33:03.73N 16:18.94W at 1500 on 2/10/2012 at Porto Santo

Our crossing from Portugal to Madeira ended when after three full days we arrived at the small harbour of Porto Santo.  We have travelled 450 nm at an average speed of just more than 6 knots.  That is not bad with our best noon to noon run of 151 nm.  The first night the sea was confused, lumpy and the wind was up at 25 knots with a bitter chill.  I had full wet weather gear.  Malua as usual handled the conditions very well and we as crew have started to work as a team although Pete still has a lot to learn and remember.  Malua is not a simple boat and because of its size things have to be done right.  Nothing broke but a few places on the woodwork will have to have some work.

We are here for a few days the will sail south to the main island to have a look around before pointing the bow towards Morocco – where we actually land will depend on the wind.

A magical moment on Malua