2300 NM Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina) – Falklands – Punta del Este (Uruguai) – Itajai (Brasil) Spectacular Icebird – custom aluminium Van de Stadt 61 – being delivered for a yerd period after the Anarctic season. We had to make sure the boat will safely arrive in the refit base in Itajai. Stopover in Falklads was a good moment to attend issues undiscovered earlier. Despite technical delays, we made it all safe and sound to the destination and got to work to get the boat ready for the next season.
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4000 NM Patagonia (Punta Arenas) – Puerto Mont – Costa Rica Spectacular passage on an incredible 130 feet sailng ketch Jagare. This boat is an 80-ties alumnium world cruiser. I was hired as a delivery crew for this passage. We spent a month for this trip. Sailing from the very bottom to the very top on South America along the Pacific coast. The only stop was in chilean Puerto Mont, later just pure sailing even with the huge spinnaker.
800 NM Barbate – Al Yadida (Marocco), La Graciosa (Canaries) – Tenerife Sailing down with friends on this spcial racing prototype boat. Satisfaction, before caleed Sanction and Racy Lady, was constructed with an idea of taking part in Whitbread Around The World regatta. The boat wasn’t finished on time and never took part in the race. She raced a little here and there but never made it to become famous. It’s a sweet boat to sail. Very responsive and dynamic. It’s not a modern open-stern downwind surfer but behaved very well.
2300 NM Gran Canaria – Madeira – Cádiz – Mallorca – Sardinia – Sicily – Lepares – Croatia Fantastic delivery trip with guests crewing on several stages. The trip was large, and even if with guests it was pre-planned to be fast. It took exactly one month to cover the 2870 nautical miles that lie between the following locations: 2300 NM Gran Canaria – Madeira – Cádiz – Mallorca – Sardinia – Sicily – Lepares – Croatia
900 NM: Tenerife – Madeira – Barbate This was a memorable trip. While motoring slowly into the Straits if Gibraltar the boat was attacked by the infamous family of orcas. Despite advise from the local authorities to switch everything off and wait, the creatures stayed around the boat and kept hitting the rudder. We received a damage to structural holding of the rudder stork and got a little water intake. The boat wouldn’t steer so there was no choice than ask for rescue. Now I have leanred the unoficial but effective way of scaring them away. The best tactic seems […]
I was very happy to sail on Y7 ‘Volante’ beautiful carbon-fibre luxury yacht. This time I was the captain! I have replaced my colleague for a weekly trip in the French Riviera. It’s a great experience that left me motivated to continue in the super yacht industry. I have sailed on the boat several times already, but not as the captain. The owner was very satisfied and made sure I know that he will be interested to sail with me again in the future. Y-7 from Y-YACHTS by Michael Schmidt Yachtbau is a brand new sailing yacht made for connoisseurs […]
It was my second occasion to assist in a long-distance delivery on “Volante” Y7 Y-YACHTS by Michael Schmidt Yachtbau. Lightweight carbon-fiber hull equipped with Code Zero and a huge mainsail, allows to sail already in very light winds. Feels great to smoothly move forward at 8 knots, when the others have to still use engines to move forward. This modern sailing yacht is literally packed with the latest technology and smart solutions. It’s a real toy and so much fun, but requires from the skipper not only feeling for sailing but also a technical orientation. Once you get it, it […]
Directly from the Carnival in La Palma I was flown to Ushuaia to assist Rusarc Expedition in delivery of their Challenge 67 from Ushuaia (Patagonia) to Greenland. After the the first week on the sea we received information via Iridium about the international quarantine spreading rapidly due to a mysterious disease from China. My imagination played tricks on me and I barely slept before my next watch. Was it the apocalypse? How are we going to survive? Should we stay offshore for as long as we can? I fell asleep eventually… We were not allowed to enter Uruguay, but only […]
Beautiful trip with a good friend and owner of Tartaruga Sail & Dive charters, together with couple other good companions. We were quite lucky to be able to visit three distinct harbours of Marocco in quite mild conditions. Tangert located in the SW Straits of Gibraltar, which allowed us a taxi trip to famous historical town of Chefchaouen. Bright and beautiful town famous not only for craft workshops of leatherworkers and other craftsmen, but also architecture, history and production one of the mo most famous Marcocco’s illegal export product… Al Yadida with it’s incredibly authentic fishing harbour and old town. […]
Yacht Delivery Sailing on Y-Yachts Y7 for the first time! What a Christmas time! My dear friends working as the fixed crew on the boat have offered me to assist them on this important delivery. I have learned the ropes, or even better say: I have learned the buttons! SY Volante is a high-tech, brand new 70 feet carbon fiber Y7 from Y-YACHTS build by Michael Schmidt Yachtbau. The latest technology, even though designed to make our life easier, sometimes would give us a headache instead. It’s another way, the next level of skippering. This future of sailing requires very […]
700 NM. Adrian Hoteles is a boat sailed by Macaronersia crew from Canary Islands. The yacht took part in ROLEX Middle Sea Race and was to be delivered to Premia De Mar near Barcelona in the stormy times of November 2019. After the regatta it appeared that other crew took out mainsail and left towards Sicily. We managed to arrange a passover in Trapani and continue stopping over Sardinia and Menorca to catch the weather window. Being in a very good crew of three experienced sailors we made it fast and safe to the destination. Sydney 43 is a performance […]
Milena 1928 – 28 meter overall wooden ketch. 2 months as a luxury charters crew across South Italy and Greece. Getting to know how a luxury charter yacht as well as a classic yacht should be run, manoeuvred and maintained in a ship-shape. My duties included: sails handling – preparation, hoisting, trimming and recovery daily classic yacht maintenance and cleaning and deck organization varnishing, and current repairs table service and interior cleaning dinghy operation
Challange 67 / 20,42 m / Itajai (Brazil) – Azores – Greenland (Illulisat) Assisting as the 1st mate on this 2 months – 6500 nm yacht delivery. Crossing the Atlantic on a rare route from the Southern to the Northern hemisphere in two main stages: Brazil – Azores and Azores – Greenland.
On several occasions I have had the tough but beautiful pleasure of working on a refit of this impressive sailing vessel. This boat has been the dream come true for few owners, a witness of many of their adventures. She was build in 1924 in Germany for an Ambassador of Germany in Hawaii, who became rich on importation of pineapple fruits. During the II World War she had her lead keel taken away to mould it into bullets. Since then she’s been around with cement and steel blocks. Held in a private garden for many years as a souvenir she […]
It’s been nearly a year since the strongest ever recorded hurricane Irma passed over St Martín in the Caribbean…
Denia, Valencia, Spain. A nobody’s land just on the end of the northern pier of the harbour. This where I’ve encountered The Dragon Ship couple years ago after a delivery job…
CNB Bordeaux 60 / Monohull / 18,38m Madeira (Funchal) – Benalmadena (South Spain) – Formatera (Balearics) – Palma de Mallorca (Balearics) 1200 nm, March 2018
Bavaria 49 / Monohull / 14.75 m Tenerife – Madeira – Mallorca, 1500 nm, April 2017 We have recorded 40 kn of wind during this trip, wind called Levante – strong easterly blowing along all western part of Mediterranean to squeeze through the Straits of Gibraltar, making it impossible to pass. On another occasion it happened to me to wait few days for the wind to calm down untill the passage is possible. Often before the westerly Poniente arrives a day of calm and good weather follows just to start blowing from the other direction. One of the 40ties that […]
Beneteau Cyclades 43.3 / 2007 / Monohull / 13.25 m / 200 nm Wonderful week of relaxed sailing with a couple in their 60ties, cruising between South of Tenerife and La Gomera. A windy week. In certain zones quite strong winds even up to 35 kn provided little controlled thrill and added greatly to the variety of experiences of the charter clients. Thank you for the very nice week :)
Oceanis 43 / Monohull / 13.10 m El Hierro to Tenerife, 80 nm, single-handed, February 2017 Sailing alone has something indescribable which I can only attempt to bring up… Strong wind and big choppy waves trying to disturb your inner peace and concentration. The fear often seems to be a product of our ego. The same, still raw, dose of adrenaline should result in super-human state of being rather than panic, for our own safety. Alone out there, is where you can see how pointless is to get lost in thoughts or paranoia. I also notice that the fear itself […]
Beneteau Cyclades 43.3 2007 / Monohull / 13.25 m Palmeira, Island of Sal, Cabo Verde – La Palma – Tenerife 1000 nm, December 2016 The long period of strong 25-45 kn of wind and tight schedule left just two of us with no other choice than a rough but very fast passage up north. All the crossing was basically one week-lasting tack, directly to La Palma. After a short overnight rest we sailed to Tenerife along it’s northern coast. The boat had very worn off batteries so we decided to give up on constante sound of engine and kept the […]
Beneteau Océanis 43 2008 / Monohull / 13.10 m Palma de Mallorca – Barbate – Tenerife 1200 nm, October 2016
Crewing job as a fixed technical and regatta crew on a famous and very antique 15 meter class classic racing yacht Hispania 1909. One of the four boats racing in this extraordinarily antique regatta class. 900 nm as a crew between September and October 2016 covering: – The Schooner Cup in San Remo, Italy – Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez the very famous regatta week in the south of France – Few weeks of work on preparations and boat maintenance inbetween regattas – Delivery crew from Mallorca to San Remo – Italy, then Saint-Tropez and back to Palma de Mallorca A nice […]
Right after a lovely week of family charter I hopped on board of wooden classic Kahurangi to support it during the regatta Regata Illes Balears Classics 2016. This beautiful boat was built in 1952 in New Zealand. This impressive ocean racer/cruiser is a lost legend from the past, by many considered lost, she is nowadays in great shape and well maintained and well… available for charters. Kahurangi belongs to a friend, also a sailor, this way I also got involved in some technical issues and a little after regatta refit back to cruising mode, as well as going out for […]
Overall inspection and listing the issues, supervision and work with local specialists and companies. Replacement or service of multiple equipment: winches, pulleys, ropes, VHF antenna, radio, ventilation. Disassembly and assembly of the entire rig and the keel with broken seal and traces of bolts oxidation. Repair of a damaged and filled with water rudder, corrections to original rudder shaft mount. Steering system assembly and adjusting steering wires. Dismount of saildrive and assistance with refitting it. Polishing, antifouling painting. Complex check out and many repairs done on a boatyard session of this 13 years old Bavaria 32. Boats in her age […]
Bennetau Oceanis 393 2001 / Monohull / 11.94 m 5 day sailing focused charter on Tenerife and Gran Canaeria
This Hanse 385 is a boat that I have crewed on as a 1st Mate, during her delivery from UK to Canaries few years ago. She is basically still a brand new boat and her owner takes care of her well with good attention to detail and safety.
300 NM – 1st Mate 38 ft Hi-Tec Ocean Cruising Yacht Areciffe (Lanzarote, Canary Islands) La Graciosa (Canary Islands) Madeira (Atlantic Portugal)
The biggest flying fish I’ve ever seen, unfortunately found dead floating in the marina. These spectacular species can jump out of the water and glide in the air even for a couple hundred meters bouncing of the waves to extend their flight even more…
Bavaria 32 2005 / Monohull / 9,8 m 380 nm, Lanzarote – Fuerteventura – Gran Canaria – Tenerife – Gran Canaria – Fuerteventura – Lanzarote
880 NM – First Mate 38 ft Catamaran Benalmadena (South Spain) – Cadiz – Lanzarote – Tenerife (Canary Islands
Huzar 30 2005 / Monohull / 9,1 m 270 NM – Skipper, Torrevieja (Costa Blanca, Spain) – Moreira – Ibiza (Baleares) – Torrevieja
1730 NM – First Mate 38 ft Offshore Regatta Yacht Las Galletas (Tenerife, Canaries) – Garraf, Barcelona (Mainland Spain)
200 NM – Training and RYA Yachtmater Exam 39ft Sailing Yacht Las Galletas (Tenerife, Canary Islands)
265 NM – Skipper 28 ft Sailing Yacht Las Palmas (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands) – Cruising Fuertaventura (Canary Islands) – Las Palmas
150 NM – Crew 28 ft Sailing Yacht Valle Gran Rey (La Gomera, Canary Islands) – Las Galletas (Tenerife) – Las Palmas, Anguineguin, Pasito Blanco (Gran Canaria)
900 NM – Navigator/Engineer/Watch Leader 75 ft Superyacht Catamaran Las Palmas (Gran Canaria, Canaries) – Mindelo (Cape Verde)
202 NM – Skipper – 41ft Sailing Yacht 41 ft Offshore Regatta Yacht Marina San Miguel (Tenerife, Canaries) – Playa Blanca, Marina Rubicon (Lanzarote)
266 NM – First Mate 32 ft Sailing Yacht Swinoujscie (Poland) – Bornholm – Christianso (islands of Denmark) – Wladyslawowo – Gdansk (Poland)
