Kayla Calandri

Growing up in a sailing family, the dream of sailing on the novel places.Over years away, I could at places like the Caribbean, the cost of Maine, Great Lakes, Newfoundland to navigate, and the adventures of the book is the Mediterranean Sea.Story love of the sea my father and my love for traveling mother.In that the goal of my father on the Atlantic Ocean, the trip was me.A transferred from my father cross is unlikely that a full 87 hours and shipping is Now, the hot afternoon on the coast of New Scotia.This adventure all started when he was asked by a friend from the neighborhood, bounded on foot sloop across the Atlantic 78 race help the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, St. Martin the hands of its owner Caribbean.The selected twelve sailors, including three experienced sailors as well myself.He some talented young sailors with the man-handling support candles and candles on a 78 feet, weighing several hundred pounds each.To occupation, added a pair of professional sailors who have made several trips through the sounds of the ship at sea Atlantic. When it is fully equipped with the best computer security, only one part of the requirements. No yachts in a yacht adventure crew.The talent and experience had the last two years sailing in the Mediterranean, and it was time to make your again.To west across the Atlantic this a true size of the opportunity to board the ship in Gibraltar for the supply of Tenerife.This rhythm itself is a beautiful sailing ship of 780 nautical miles across the Strait of Gibraltar and the coast of Morocco, what I call a career island paradise. 'S yacht San Martin sailing.There 2800 miles of blue water, the starting point of the Mid-Atlantic is not published back.Well Ocean.Once lines go as far trip.On third night at sea, a small group of low compression pressure of 35 – 40 knot winds are expected, that move through the area to be useful sailing captain decided to head south extended from the blow of losing weight and back on the road to the west rose the next storm, as afternoon.The in the warm waters of the central Atlantic and suddenly during a half days.35 40 knots of wind and rain, the wind was sometimes sideways.All this has the high seas, brought the challenge to try causes, to keep the ship hit the wind seas.The uses the headed.Not towards a good position to be in if it 1800 miles destination.Our our board meteorologist said the storm is officially behind us, but two are a little windy days two or three days of stagnation is the time before noi.Questo had difficulties, the San Martín in danger of storms are still erstellt.Die award was forced to use diesel to run the generator to the winds and agua.Lo be held responsible for a nine-day trip was 1216 or 17 days and the food will be shorter than necessary, southeast winds would work supply.What trade come into play, and the breeze warm and inviting rear seemed just a week after long away.The reflection and discussion with the team in the interest of safety for the head to the east to the islands of Cape Verde is one, about 750 km east.A 4-5 days sailing with the wind expected in the first three days.To this Passage still pleasant and the owner changed his monitoring equipment so that it was a conversation. Cool climate is very pleasant sailing and the warm breeze sleep predicted.Tropical fishing, reading, telling stories of past travels and political debate.Daybreak yes, even a good morning were the sixth day in the channel between Santa Antao and San Vicente. Our adventure was about to go dockside.We Mindelo.Twelve in the marina of days at sea for the work to be done before anchors to be back to the cruiser weather.But status.This one working day for the crew of twelve 95 degrees out, a few beers on a cold night on the town planning us.The next day followed, the owner had arranged for us to take a walk around the island of San Vicente, which culminated with a trip to buy the top of the mountain along a lane of the road cut in the islands would be a understatement.The mountain.Breath the young African nation's independence from Portugal in 1975.It seems the future 'in tourism as its beautiful beaches and friendly people, its place as an African country that is free from hunger and has lost dictatorship.So bucket list is a voice to an adventure, do not forget one of my continent, Asia and Australia remain.You bucket list. Just wondering if finally complete the journey across the Atlantic? Well, always still on the wish list. .. .. ……