Malua is at 29:13.12N 13:31.24W on 6/11/2012 at Isla Graciosa

The passage from Mohammedia took us just under five days to do the 470 nm however we sailed due to the head winds 490 nm of which the motor was on a total of 70 hours not very good for a sailing yacht.  The passage was luckily uneventful with nothing going wrong or breaking which I attribute the the soundness of Malua and its crew.  It was a pleasure to be with Piers after the last crew experience.  He take initiative, remembers how things work on Malua , is a great cook and a great pleasure to be with.

We had times our arrival for dawn and was 60 miles off when we saw the loom of lights of the Canaries.  The moon came up at 23:00 and the loom disappeared but we motored on at a very slow speed.  As the sun rose we were five miles of the reef and then entered the passage way between the island of Graciosa and Lanzatote.  We passed the marina and headed for the bay where eight other boats are anchored.  Dropped the pick in five meters of water and turned in for a warm shower, scrambled eggs and a sleep.  It is still overcast at midday but the water is warm and the living is good.  Lunch will be the last of the fish we caught on passage.

A magical moment on Malua