The miles to go are counting down (1662 as I write this), the latitude of Madiera is behind and I'm now even with Gibraltar so I'm back...

Catching the train! After a few tough days sailing North really fast on choppy seas, Conrad has entered a transition phase in the weather...

Attraper le train! Après quelques jours éprouvants à remonter dans des alizés musclés sur une mer croisée, Conrad passe en ce moment par...

When we think about island archipelagos in the Atlantic the first vision that springs to mind is probably the white sands of the Windward...

2 important milestones After 85 days of racing, boats and skippers are starting to be tired. With the arrival of 3 more boats in Les...

Finally the winds have turned and strengthened so that my problematically unballanced sail setup of the small jib (I had to furl the Code...

Apparement le monde a un sens de l'humour. A part les phares au Cap Horn et sur les îles Malouines, je n'ai pas vu un seul humain, bateau...

Clearly the world has an ironic sense of humour. Aside from the lighthouses at Cape Horn and the Falklands, I have not seen another...

Le pot au noir à l'Equateur est connu pour ses périodes de calme et grains qui font faire des 360° au bateau! Je suis encore loin du pot...

The doldrums at the equator are known for wide swaths of calm and raging rain squalls that can spin the wind around the clock and have...