Whilst UK was struggling with yet another spell of unseasonal snow, we were faced with headwinds on our way from Lanzarote to Madeira. 518 miles with the wind on the nose. Good job today was a great drying day!
Our guests who were all new to ocean sailing found that the waves were bigger than they had seen before – and the wind stronger than they had ever sailed in – not at all like the Mediterranean. With the boat leaping around everything was harder to do than expected. They commented that whilst the trip had taken them out of their comfort zone Velvet Lady made them feel safe and they were taking home some fantastic memories. In particular steering at night with only the stars for company.
This was the start of our series of long passages which will take us back to Plymouth and then up to Norway for the summer before heading south again in the Autumn.
For details of all of our trips see our Schedule