September 2026 – La Bamba

Porto to Madeira Part V

Land ho!

Tuesday 1 September

We have done a bit of gybing and more goose-wing to try to get the most out of the 9-12 knots of downwind sailing. We are averaging 5 knots now.

Flying Squid Captain!

Monday 31 August

David found some black marks on the deck and went to investigate. We have squid on the deck!

Wind found!

Sunday 30 August

Apologies for the blog delay – yesterday I was too tired and now I’m catching up!

After motoring on and off and heading South on our course we finally found the wind!