position 15.10.07 // 18:25 UTC
36:21:35N 05:13:74W
Dear every one. We are now preparing for the first real big
trip in the first part of our sailing. In this first part, the target has always been
The Canaries. To sail from Italy to Gibraltar in autumn is a kind of scary
movie. You never know how the weather is and normally the winds are against. We
were lucky ! The winds were with us and the weather was good. Exception for a
isolated thunderstorm we got north for Mallorca. 30 minutes of heavy rain and 45
knots wind… but all right. The radar showed us the way out from the storm and
after a while we were out of it. We have been in several places in Spain, Ibiza,
Cartagena, Almeria, Banus, etc.etc.. and arrived quickly at the end of the
Mediterranean. Now we are in a little harbor 20 sea miles from
Gibraltar. In all the harbors we have been, we gave a flag
from Erix sail club and brought a kindly “ hallo “ form Lerici ( Italy )
In all these dais the boat has been tested and
the few wrong things on it has been repaired. Today we had a bus trip to Gibraltar. Daniel
remained in the boat. I was in doubt if he could have had some treble with the
English custom, there for we decided to let him stay on the boat. Gibraltar is a
busy, dusty and noisy town. There are people every where, up, down, left and
right ! Cars and busses are spinning around on small roads. 1 million coasters
are waiting anchored in the bay and in the runway of the airport there is a
traffic light for cars that are crossing the airplanes gate ??!!.
Any way, back to us, the boat is all most ready
for the 7 dais trip over to the Canaries. We will start the
17th.10.07 – follow our position !! The next stop should be
Lanzarote. ship: HELLENA II - Middelfart - Denmark
cap.: RAFFAELE CANTONI sattellite phone nr:
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