Big Seas! Transatlantic Crossing | Ep 261

This time on Distant Shores we're in the Cape Verde Islands off the African Coast and setting our sails for the Caribbean over 2000 miles away. There are many other vessels getting ready to cross the Atlantic Ocean and we see some of these on the crossing. Mindelo is a great point of departure and allows us to knock 800 miles off the passage compared to starting directly from the Canary Islands. The voyage begins and along the way we encounter foul weather, big seas and maintenance issues. 00:00 Episode Summary and Show Theme 00:50 Departing Cape Verde & downwind sails and rig 02:58 Storm at sea 03:31 Sailing downwind at night 04:54 Charging batteries with Combi hybrid electric system 06:16 Day 3 report - Sail south until the butter melts! 08:08 Tropic bird at sea 08:58 Keith's Spanish omelette 09:22 Day 7 report - winds are building, sailboat nearby 11:23 Big seas! 3-4 metre swells, then 5 metres 12:28 Daily check of sails and rig for chafe 15:12 Next time... 15:32 Shout out to crew members and our community on Patreon 16:09 Final Credits 16:32 END #offshoresailing #precisionsails #combielectricpropulsionsystems #superbbatteries ?? Our Boat: Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat with variable-draft swing-keel https://distantshores.ca/about-us/the... Yacht Manufacturer: Enksail Yachts / Gebroeders van Enkhuizen Yachtbuilding https://enksail.gebrvanenkhuizen.nl/en/ ?? Partners: Celestaire Sextants: https://www.celestaire.com/ Combi Electric Propulsion Systems: https://combi-outboards.com/en De Vries Sails: https://www.devriessails.nl/ ePropulsion: https://www.epropulsion.com/ Gill Marine: https://www.gillmarine.com/ GN Espace Ocean Chef: https://www.gn-espace.com/yacht-galle... Highfield Boats: https://www.highfieldboats.com/ Lewmar: https://www.lewmar.com/ Ocean Safety: https://www.oceansafety.com/ Precision Sails: https://www.precisionsailloft.com/ PredictWind: https://www.predictwind.com/ Raymarine: https://www.raymarine.com/ Seldén Mast: https://www.seldenmast.com/ Scanstrut: https://www.scanstrut.com/ Super B Lithium Batteries: https://www.super-b.com/en ?? Sail Away Weeks - Join the Crew! Get an introduction to the cruising lifestyle by joining Paul and Sheryl for a week of sailing adventure aboard their new boat on a leg of their current voyage. Experience life on the water sailing to distant shores, build new skills, get onboard consulting in a beautiful location to help plan and budget for your own long-distance voyage in the future. Learn more here: https://www.distantshores.ca/sailaway-weeks/upcoming-passages/24-25-schedule/ ? Gifts for Sailors! Own the Whole Distant Shores Collection: All 157 full half-hour episodes of the Distant Shores Sailing Adventure TV series are available as a collectors set as HD downloads and also on DVD through the Distant Shores website. The Distant Shores DVD Super Pack box set includes both DVDs and bonus HD downloads. It is perfect for binge-watching and makes a great gift for the sailor in your life! Info and order here: https://www.distantshores.ca/sailingdvds/catalog/ ?? Join our Community! Distant Shores videos are made possible by the support of Distant Shores Patrons. Join our community for early ad-free viewing of videos, invitations to meetups and other special events as well as member-only livestreams, tutorials and Q&A's. We'd love to welcome you aboard! https://www.youtube.com/distantshorestv You can also connect with us on: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/distantshorestv FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/distantshorestv SPONSORSHIP & BUSINESS INQUIRIES: distantshores@rogers.com Thank you for watching! Sheryl and Paul