Crossing the Atlantic on Swaen 2024

This video was taken on my 7th trans-atlantic crossing, from the Canaries to Prickley Bay, Grenada - via the Cape Verdes - in late 2024. I was on board a Dutch 11m Nimble catamaran with two other crew. We generally had light winds and calm seas, in fact gentle enough so that on most days I could have sailed my dinghy. My first three trans-atlantics were with boats without autopilots, so we had to hand steer all the way. These days it's very different, there's no need to steer (nor, of course, navigate by sextant) unless something goes wrong with the autopilot or electronics. So this was something of a boring trip - reflected in the video I guess. With no real stress there was plenty of time for reading and relaxing. Thus the video shows no exciting moments, because there weren't any - which is as it should be when ocean cruising. As always, there is no audio on this short video. You can read more about this trip, see my designs and much more, all on my website www.sailingcatamarans.com