#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | We did it!
By Tim, Adrienne II Mate | We did it!! 3206 nautical miles and 18 days since leaving Salvador, Brazil. Feels like years ago. The perception of time really is different out on the ocean. The days blend into each other as we are awake and sleep in 4-hour increments instead of ’day and night’ as we are used to on land.
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | The beginning of the end
By Tim, Adrienne II Mate | I listen to the ship’s bell.
Tick tock. Tick tock.
I’ve never quite understood the landlubbers’ obsession with clocks — seconds, hours, days. For me, it’s the wind that keeps the time, the waves that hold the rhythm of life.
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | Code Zero
By Brittany, Adrienne II Crew | After a day of motoring and calm glassy seas, and then sailing as much as we could in between the periods of light winds, the wind filled in as the weather models predicted. The Azores high pressure has given us the most gentle and silky seas.
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | Morning swim
By Jim, Adrienne II Crew | Moonlight, stars, sunrise and sunset - Imagine this... every day for two weeks! Officially, 15 days at sea! 10 people on a boat and more than 2 700 nm has passed underneath the keel.
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | The Ocean
By Nicole, Adrienne II Crew | To be a sunrise,
A golden hue that silently
wakes the ocean blue
…..
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | The Life onboard
By Vilgot, Adrienne II Crew | Today is the 14th of October and the 14th day at sea the sky is starting to turn blue and small cloud banks cover the small parts of the blue ocean above us. The ocean beneath us has calmed down the last couple of days and the comforting waves rocks the boat while we make our way upwind towards our destination.
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | Our first tack
By Andrew, Adrienne II Crew | Storms and headwinds continue to dissipate in front of Adrienne! Despite an active doldrums, we darted through and missed all major weather. With the doldrums behind us, the northeasterly trade winds have built and carried us through the night and all of today on a close reach.
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | 2000 miles sailed
By Lance Adrienne II Crew | We all gathered in the cockpit to celebrate another milestone—2000 nautical miles sailed through the Atlantic. As we enjoyed our 2am 2000-mile cheesecake we reflected how far we have traveled. But really, how far is 2000 mile?
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | Life At Sea
By David, Adrienne II Mate | The Brazilian heat nearly makes my deck boil. The sun reflects off my polished rigging — I think I even managed to blind one of my neighbors here in Bahia Marina. This time I'm in Salvador. Twice before I’ve sailed to Rio — one of my favorites
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | Life on the heel
By David, Adrienne II Crew| This day started with another calm morning motoring through the doldrums. We’ve been very lucky to be spared from many squalls during our passage through these latitudes. Life onboard has been quite luxurious some of these days with good food…
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | Halfway & Wahoo!
By Pete, Adrienne II Crew| Joining Adrienne, I didn’t know what to expect, having no experience offshore and very little sailing experience overall, but after 9 days and over 1500 nautical miles all my expectations have been exceeded. Both in tough ways, experiencing a lot of seasickness for the first few days;
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | First week offshore!
By Jim, Adrienne II Crew| Wow, first week offshore! Let's take this from the start. We departed from Salvador, after a great skipper meeting, during the afternoon in beautiful and great conditions. Nice wind and some waves (according to Tim not more than a 1m…). After a fantastic pasta carbonara, made by David, we started the night shift.
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | Greetings from King Neptune!
By Erik, Adrienne II Skipper | At 00:50 this morning (well that’s practically in the middle of the night..) Adrienne crossed the Equator. Wow! The whole crew had gathered in Adrienne’s aft cockpit counting down as we approached N 00° 00.000’ 3-2-1 yeaaayh!! Northern Hemisphere here we come!
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | 1000 miles & carrot cake
By Brittany, Adrienne II Crew | The crew were all smiles last night with some fantastic sailing. It’s great to have the moonlight to guide us, and to light up the squalls so we could easily avoid them. When I was at the helm, a dolphin jumped out of the water right beside me. What a treat. They will forever remind me of my nephew's laugh when he was an infant. It was also nice to have several stars to steer by.
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | Nausea is no joke
By Nicole, Adrienne II Crew | I am not sure if I will make it through this blog, but I will attempt it. Seasickness is a real deal. Just when you start to feel better, a new fresh wave of it comes. All I want to do is tip my head out the side of the boat, and just wait for whatever wants to come up.
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | Burgers n' sunsets
By Andrew, Adrienne II Crew | In some ways the beginning of day 4 was the beginning of our offshore passage. This is because at night on day 3 we could still see the glow of Brazilian cities on the western horizon. All light pollution is now gone.
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | Pancakes!
By David, 59º North Apprentice | This blog is an ode to my colleague and shipmate Vilgot. Today he whipped up and fried some pancakes for lunch, much to the crew’s delight. With jam and Nutella on top, there wasn’t a happier boat in sight…
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil To Gran Canaria | First Full Day at Sea
By Lance , ADRIENNE II crew | We are all working into the rhythm of the sea. For some this is dealing with seasickness. The rest of the crew is rallying around those not feeling well to support. And though not all are 100% we are happy to report they are in good spirits and are on an upward trend as their bodies adapting to the constant away of the ocean.
#2. ADRIENNE II | Brazil TO Gran Canaria | Pre-Departure
By Vilgot, ADRIENNE II Crew | The moment has finally arrived. The crew is all aboard, and it was such a joy meeting everyone in person for the first time. Spirits are high, energy on top and everyone is excited to throw the lines and be underway. Over the past days we have made Adrianne ready for her next Atlantic crossing.
#11. FALKEN | Victoria to San francisco |Final Debrief
By Nikki, FALKEN Skipper | Each ‘final debrief’ has its own personality - this one particularly entertaining, as every so often a song would be turned up on the speaker and the girls would launch into a sailing inspired dance. Followed by more roars of laughter, and then back to another grounding, inspiring reflection. Many of the women shared how tough they had found the trip at certain moments, and how empowered they now feel after realizing - wow - “I am stronger than I thought I was.”