agility @ sea

Today brought a little more action than day 3. We have 2230 nm to go after motoring for the last 24 hours. The currents are swirling so sometimes it helps and sometimes it hurts. I downloaded three difference current maps…

Day 3 was uneventful. Motored all day but put the sail out a few times which added .5 to 1.5 kts of additional speed. We’ve also been getting 1/2 knot of current in our favor so that helps. We burned…

Today is the second day of a crossing and a kind of surreal day. Before I jump into that, thanks for the comments. It’s motivating for me to know some friends out there value the blog. Also, know that I…

We left Marina La Palma at 12:30PM on Monday, Nov 27th with a forecast of wind on the nose but lessoning over the afternoon and then little wind. It’s now 7:00pm and we have 6 kts apparent and are doing…

Heading out of Marina La Palma after a quick run to get some lettuce. Next stop Barbados or ? Follow our progress on: https://svagility.com/where-are-we/

Agility arrived to La Palma yesterday afternoon following a thirty hour passage. Long, complicated and boring story around that whole ordeal, but we are happy to be here. We filled up with fuel upon arrival, had beer and tapas for…

I’ve gotten into books about great leaders and memoirs in general with a little comic relief sprinkled in. Here’s a list of what I’ve listened to on Audible over the last year or so. 1. Steve Jobs – Isaacson. I…

Heading out of the marina this afternoon to get an early start tomorrow morning. Should be some beating day one in the strait and then a fast ride downwind to Lanzarote In the Canary Islands.

Motoring up to one of the most iconic rocks in the nautical world!

Gibraltar here we come! From what I gather, it’s not exactly the Garden of Eden, but I’m curious to see the monkey populated rock.We left Saturday morning around 8:30 after two days at the Formentera Marimar marina. The island is…