A type of board, with a hydrofoil fin on the bottom of a long shaft (our is 90cm long). Similar to an airplane wing, this foil produces lift, allowing the board and rider to levitate above the water. Because the rider is above the water, this produces less drag, and can be used in lower wind.
We did it! A 04:45 start to catch the slack water. Some waiting around for a gap in the large tanker traffic, then straight across back to Haile Sand Fort, where we left on that Read more…
Last night we looked up when sunrise was. There’s sunrise – when the sun appears on the horizon, and then there’s three different twilights: Astronomical, Nautical and Civil. We just needed enough light so that Read more…
Spirits were high this morning even with the 05:30 alarm clock. We were up, out the lock (marina) and in the dinghy at exactly 07:00. We were obviously optimistic about making the 92 miles left Read more…