Here some photographs of us and our routines aboard Atlantic Navigator
Under a little over one years period we have been sailing in two to three months legs through Europe from the cold latitudes of the Vikings to the warm Atlantic islands of Macaronesia.
We are a small crew of Finns, two old Sea Dogs, Pertti and me (the skipper), our younger First Mate Kimmo from southern Finland. Also my daughter Kati from Tierra Del Fuego, Ushuaia. We had also a genuine Breton Skipper, Xavier from Brest guiding us through the Bay of Biscay.
Our daily routines aboard, working on deck, maneuvering with sails, throwing bates to the fishes, working with the laundry and sunbathing. The latter happened mostly after English Channel when the weather improved. Low pressures followed us in the Baltic Sea and North Sea. We had a few storm force winds in Dutch waters. Our crew learned how to reef sails on winds exceeding fifty knots.
My daughter learned to navigate only with compass, log and sea chart. We navigated like this all the way from Stormälö to Kiel. Our first mate Xavier learned Kati to use compass bearings and putting the bearings on a sea chart on the old fashioned way in harsh waters of Finisterre.
Our chef Pertti kept the meat loving crew satisfied with delicious dinners, Kati on the contrary made
good breakfasts with healthy grains. We enjoyed local meals whenever possible in pier restaurants or nice down town cafe´s. We took long walks in the mountains and dinnered in the ranches with game cooked for us. Fish was hard to get, We made a superb dinner of a fresh Bonito in Arrifana bay. Tuna we got fresh in market places in the islands of Atlantic Ocean.
One big difference to the good old days was modern communication systems and social media. Everybody needed to be connected all the time. The chart table needed extra plugs for all the tabs and phones of the crew.
We saw nice boats and huge ships on our route. One wooden Colin Archer in Nazaré, the owner was in a caring home and the boat needs a new owner. In Porto Santo there was a damaged Finnish boat from Parainen, Maestro 36. We altered twice our course to avoid collision near Canary Islands. AIS was of great help in seeing the ships on grey mornig hours.
The skipper built and connected electronics a lot during the first etaps of the sailing trip. We all had our tasks, Kati making good bread for our breakfasts, Pertti The Chef tried to find bates and catch fish on every sea we sailed. The skipper engaged a lot time to make the boat even better. We all spent a lot of time in the nature around us, also a lot interesting cities were seen and mountains and ancient cities were conquered. We liked most the stunning Galichian coast line.
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| Life on deck, Visby |
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| Connecting people |
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| Meat stew |
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| Veggies |
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| Looking for land |
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| Our neighbor working with the techniques |
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| French skipper with laundry |
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| Fueguan eating a towell |
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| Laxe |
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| Sun tan |
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| Xavier enjoying and taking a photo |
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| Radar mast, Berlenga island on background |
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| Pub in Porto Santo, Baleira |
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| Our friends, Seaguls |
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| Hiking Teide, Pertti |
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| Fishermans tools |
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| Watching our anchorage |
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| Belem pastries, we got a present from Silcar Yacht Yard |
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| Chef at work. Don´t disturb |
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| Wandering soul |
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| Culture event in Christiansö |
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| First mate and mate in Kieler bucht |
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| Dry tumbler aboard |
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| Rest in salong during our passage |
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| Skipper trying to communicate with the crew |
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| First Mate's excellent Crab dinner in Brest |
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| Brest |
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| Architecture in Brest |
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| Night in Brest Marina Chateau |
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| Skipper and favourite hobby |
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| Cleaning the boat |
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| Travel lift in Nazare |
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| Sailing |
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| First Mate steering |
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| Madeira, Funchal |
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| Two French long distance sailing yachts |
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| First Food party in beginning of the summer, Funchal |
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| Watt & Sea generator hoisted from the water |
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| We are sailing with good speed |
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| Harbor of Santa Cruz De La Palma |
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| Adeje harbor in Tenerife |
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| Old beach of Los Christianos |
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| Waiting for a napp |
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| Good food and feeling in La Palma |
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| Hamon et Queso |
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| We repair the rudder stopper in Hiddensee |
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| We get gnochi´s soon |
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| Lauersoog laundry day |
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| Bike in knitting, Shiermonnikoog |
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| Kati making art in Shiermonnikoog |
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| Old skipper and the young heritage indian from Yamana country |
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| Dutch famous club |
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| Skipper, background Finisterre |
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| A long walk |
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| Someone is watching the waves |
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| Happy after a great meal, Brest |
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| Fruits and a medical doser for spirits |
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| Catch from the Atlantic, Bonito |
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| We got our ships clock repaired in Holland |
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| Old type navigation |
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| Making new parts all the time for the boat |
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| Lot of thoughts |
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| Kati signed our amblem in Nazare |
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| Pertti on the helm of Atlantic Navigator |
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| Grey sea when sailing from Lagos to Porto Santo |
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| Eb and tide calculations with Xavier, Laxe |
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| Old maps are good |
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| Nice afternoon In harbor of Santa Cruz De La Palma |
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| Making her ready when arriving to Porto Santo |
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| Our cabin |
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| First Mate Pertti |
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| Skipper Jukka |
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| Ulf took a nice photo of Atlantic Navigator |
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| Pretty much electronic works in Baltic and North Sea |
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| Making morgning bread |
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| Good morgning Naneux! |
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| Xavier in Biscay |
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| After the storm in Atlantic ridge |
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| Naneux on the hard in Nazare |
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| This is how it looks night time |
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| We are growing potatoes |
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| One wooden Colin Archer in Nazare |
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| Swell of the Atlantic ocean |
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| Porto Santo |
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| A Coruna market place |
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| Xavier and Kati on the streets on A Coruna |
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| Nazare beach |
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| Berries sold in Lagos |
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| Broken dreams from my home town in Porto Santo pier |
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| Harbor ligts in Hiddensee |
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| Forewer young |
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| These we met a lot |
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| Our favourite bar, Luis place |
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| Kimmo and Kati |
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| The Skipper with his Mate |
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| Our precious crew member |
