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Cindy et Louis
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Maybe no place for us in Terceira!
It's hard to take the time to write on vacation. You will tell me that we have all the time in the world, but no, we keep busy on...
Cindy et Louis
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Arrival in the dark!
Louis wrote to me that he would arrive around midnight, I looked at the forecast and it said 3am since almost no wind. Finally, he...
Cindy et Louis
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Flags
Arrived at the hotel. Burnt out! Louis probably won't arrive before midnight for us, probably 4am (between 8pm-12am for Quebec). But, he...
Cindy et Louis
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19. Land ho!
Louis tries to slow down to arrive at the same time as us in Horta. Last night, he was about 50 nautical miles off the coast of Florès....
Cindy et Louis
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18. Meeting at sea
Louis saw something at sea and asked me to find out what it is. I heard about it in a blog from people who sail. I hope I'm not mistaken....
Cindy et Louis
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17. Holidays, finally!
For those who know us, you know how crazy the last few weeks have been! For those who know us less or not at all, well, I'll tell you,...
Cindy et Louis
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16. The Azores are coming soon!
What adventures in this trip, and it's not over! Tuesday : So many surprises: deep circle batteries do not recharge. Louis thinks it may...
Cindy et Louis
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15. Louis' humor
Our Louis has a sense of humor today! We like it like that. Quotes from Tuesday morning (July 12): Louis: I went to bed towards Pico and...
Cindy et Louis
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14. Raising the mainsail, a sport?
For those who know a little about sailing, raising the mainsail can be a sport. People tended to already feel the burn in their muscles...
Cindy et Louis
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13. No wind today, but action!
Today, no wind during the day. As expected! Challenge of the day for Louis: to repair the alternator which he believes to be faulty. He...
Cindy et Louis
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12. A difficult night!
Sometimes he sleeps part of the night, sometimes it's only 30 minutes with naps in the afternoon. I think we'll find him tired in the...
Cindy et Louis
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11. Oh the weather!
For those who saw my erratum from yesterday on today's weather. Well, Louis was motoring instead of standing still for a few hours, which...
Cindy et Louis
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10. The Grand Banks
It was a little tougher yesterday afternoon with winds up to 45 knots (83 km/h) and waves arriving from all directions. Let's say it was...
Cindy et Louis
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9. Real news, finally!
I did not expect that! Maybe that's why the emotion is so strong right now, so pervasive. Well, you will tell me that I have been...
Cindy et Louis
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8. The engine works!
A full day without being able to follow his progress is a long time. Knowing he had a good day helps! He managed to start the engine...
Cindy et Louis
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7. The engine smokes and what else!
We managed to communicate by satellite phone for a few minutes last night. There seemed to be a lot of wind. On Predictwind, it mentioned...
Cindy et Louis
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5. There is nothing easy on a sailboat
Louis pulled off a superb exit from the dock on his departure from the Royal Newfoundland Yacht Club. People from the sailing club honked...
Cindy et Louis
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6. Departure for his transatlantic, take 2
All the necessary corrections have been made on the autopilot, the calibration has been done and Soleau 1 was able to resume its course...
Cindy et Louis
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4. Day of the big departure!
Oh what a lump in my throat last night when he told me he was leaving this morning. I would have delayed the moment a little longer. On...
Cindy et Louis
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3. We like to keep you waiting!
No kidding, it takes a lot of preparation on a boat. Especially for a transatlantic! Louis did some of his grocery shopping yesterday:...
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