Category Archives: Canary Islands

Final Preparations for ARC+

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Susie

Well we had a great fancy dress party last night with fellow ARC+ participants.  A last minute dash to the fancy dress shop late afternoon after some very good seminars, and we were sorted. For three very unenthusiastic fancy dressers, … Continue reading →

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Gran Canaria

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Susie

Our crossing from Fuerteventura to Gran Canaria was awesome, sailing on a beam reach with 15ish knots of wind and we flew along.  We made landfall at Las Palmas as we needed to drop a sail off for some adjustments … Continue reading →

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Fuerteventura

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Susie

We left our anchorage off Playa de las Mujeras, South Lanzarote, yesterday morning after a lovely swim, cool but surprisingly not cold and very clear.  The anchorage had sand patches with lots of boulders, and whilst the anchor had a … Continue reading →

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Canary Islands

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Susie

We have had a fantastic 600 mile sail to the Canaries, arriving NE Lanzarote late Thursday afternoon after sailing for some 4 ½ days. With NE winds pretty much all the way, 20-25 knots at times, we enjoyed downwind sailing … Continue reading →

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