This leg was a push north from Falmouth to Troon, Scotland, while staying out of Irish waters to keep our "Schengen clock" on hold. The 2 videos below show the highlights and a summary is below that. https://youtu.be/4Ml3R9CH3ms https://youtu.be/pCdFroOiy4g We kicked off the journey by rounding The Lizard and Land’s End, dodging legendary tidal races and ship-wrecking rocks to reach St. Ives. We only had 30…
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After a refreshing three-week break in the Colorado mountains, we returned to Moxie. We needed to cross the notorious Bay of Biscay and make our way to the UK to ‘pause’ the “Schengen clock” and save time for Norway and beyond. Have a look at the video and/or the highlights below. https://youtu.be/KBryJFeNzSo The original plan was a straight 350-nautical-mile shot to Falmouth. However, the Bay of…
Continue reading ...This 2 videos at the bottom cover the roughly 700 nautical miles from Southern Portugal to northern Spain —a journey that meant constant monitoring of the weather and the depth sounder. This leg was all about "The 20-Meter Rule." To avoid the local Orca populations (who have developed often destructive interest in sailboat rudders), we kept Moxie close to the shoreline, staying within the 20-meter depth…
Continue reading ...This video shows highlights from the iconic Rock of Gibraltar to Lagos, Portugal. As always, there are boat chores to be done before we can move on. Along the way we pass the Tarifa Lighthouse, see beautiful coastlines, and stop in a few towns along the way. It’s always great when we can get off the boat and walk around a little. The sailing was good…
Continue reading ...Back in March, we left Moxie behind in Cartagena Spain, excited to return to Colorado for some much-needed time on land. After almost 5 months at home, we returned to prepare the boat for a summer in Northern Europe. It was not all ‘sunshine and roses”… in fact it was cool and rainy with lots of wind or no wind. Eventually we made it safely to…
Continue reading ...The blog is back after a long hiatus! Life threw a lot at us, and we didn't have a chance to post any regular updates. But here’s a summary of what’s happened since July 2024. After completing all the chores to 'put Moxie to bed' for a while, we headed back to Colorado until early September. It was a much-needed break – The Med is too…
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Early on Wednesday, June 12th, (after a long sleep) we cleared into customs and immigration. As we were preparing to leave, another boat came in behind us. Watch the line handler tie up their lines – pretty amazing. I need to practice!!! We moved to the “visitor’s dock” at Port Lagos between Attitude (in front) and Ohana (behind) and got to work on our post-passage boat…
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Our final leg across the pond (aka the Atlantic) commenced at noon on Friday, June 14th. Although we sailed out of Ponta Delgada, we eventually had to turn on the engine and use the “metal sail” to get us out from the “lee of the island”. The first few days were magic – also known as “champagne sailing”… According to 1 nautical website, this means ”a…
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We left Horta on Friday, 6/7 for a day sail over to Terceira and docked at Angra do Heroismo – one of the 3 capitals of the Azores. A walking tour took us around the city to see the gardens, the farmer’s market, gardens, and the sidewalks that are all laid out in different, intricate patterns. We also stopped at a shop where linen handiwork is…
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We arrived in Horta, on Faial Island in the Azores on Sunday morning (6/2) around 4:00 am local time (10:00 pm MT). It was a long, and often “spicy” 10 ½ days, but we finally stopped moving! After a short sleep, we had to clear customs and were desperate to walk on land! The weather was cool and rainy but that didn’t stop us - so…
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