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andrewmorrisey
Jun 6, 20222 min read
Leg 10 - Muros Spain
March 27th we had a four hour sail, in good winds, to arrive mid afternoon. We were on anchor by 1600hrs and thirty minutes later the...
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andrewmorrisey
Jun 3, 20222 min read
Leg 9 - Finisterre Spain
Cape Finisterre is a rock-bound peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain. The name Finisterre, like that of Finistère in France,...
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andrewmorrisey
May 31, 20221 min read
Leg 8 - Camariñas Spain
Getting here was an all downwind ride with good winds and boat speeds in the 8-9 knots range. Many times we were sailing faster than our...
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andrewmorrisey
May 28, 20223 min read
Leg 7 - our favorite city so far - A Coruña
March 21st we are now out of the Bay of Biscay and in the Eastern Atlantic following our day sail from Cedeira to A Coruña where we spent...
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andrewmorrisey
May 25, 20221 min read
Leg 6 - Cedeira Spain
Cedeira is a municipality in the province of A Coruna in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It is situated in the...
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andrewmorrisey
May 22, 20223 min read
Leg 5 - Viveiro Spain
The fifth port of call on our journey is the town of Viveiro Spain. Viveiro is an ancient walled town with a medieval bridge over the...
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andrewmorrisey
May 19, 20222 min read
Leg 4 - the tiny port of Ribadeo Spain for a night
Cruising further West along the Northern Spanish coast of the Bay of Biscay. The winds were light so we only had a short window to sail...
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andrewmorrisey
May 16, 20222 min read
Leg 3 - Gijon
Saturday March 12th was a travel day - sailing from Santander to Gijon Spain. About a 100 nautical mile trek, Even though we did a lot...
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andrewmorrisey
May 13, 20222 min read
Leg 2 - Santander Spain.
March 9th we sailed from Bilbao to Santander Spain. It was a breezy day and a couple gusts hit 32 knots. With apparent winds in the...
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andrewmorrisey
May 10, 20222 min read
Leg 1 - La Rochelle France to Bilbao Spain
Let the adventures of Sailing 45North begin. After four weeks working on preparing for our journey and getting several after market...
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andrewmorrisey
Feb 28, 20222 min read
Day 1 flying the Code-D
Friday Feb 25 we headed out on the Bay of Biscay to practice sailing with the Code-D spinnaker. Winds were about 8kts true which made...
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andrewmorrisey
Feb 15, 20224 min read
It is now official - our new boat has been registered and licensed with the name 45North.
Representing the Latitude of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada being at 45 degrees North and 66 degrees West. Ok all you Haligonian boaters;...
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andrewmorrisey
Feb 11, 20222 min read
Our first sailing afternoon and updates on our 1st week in La Rochelle.
Week 1 - February 3 - 11, 2011 (temps have been between 10-14c and mostly sunny) After nearly two and a half years we are finally on our...
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andrewmorrisey
Jan 29, 20224 min read
It's the little extras that make our sailboat unique.
Having our boat built and customized was quite a learning experience to say the least. From picking out the colors of the fabrics to the...
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andrewmorrisey
Jan 9, 202218 min read
Revised 2022 Sail Plan from France into the Med with a multi-week stop in North Africa's Morocco.
We are 3 weeks from flying over to meet up with our new boat on Feb 3rd, 2022 and have been watching many other cruisers do the journey...
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andrewmorrisey
Dec 11, 20212 min read
Finally - Hull #110 (soon to be named) is finished and released from the factory Dec 8, 2021.
Teak floors and teak dining table in the saloon. We ordered a larger 12" Garmin Chart Plotter for after factory install at the helm...
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andrewmorrisey
Apr 4, 20212 min read
What type of Asymmetrical Spinnaker? Code Zero vs Code D.
Decisions – Decisions --- Code Zero or Code D? What will be a better down-wind sail for our new Elba45 for our initial adventure coming...
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andrewmorrisey
Sep 19, 20201 min read
A taste of the cruising life in our own back yard
Sailing the Southwestern shores of Nova Scotia on a cruise week with thirteen other boats from the Shearwater Yacht Club. We had the most...
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andrewmorrisey
Apr 28, 20201 min read
What will our new launch date be? Spring/summer 2022?
With all of France, including the FP factory shut down has added months onto our two year wait for our new boat. This week The...
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andrewmorrisey
Dec 26, 20193 min read
What to do when you have a floating home in the Mediterranean Sea? sv Makin Waves to-do list.
We will be semi retired in 2022 and sailing around the Med. So when you are retired do you take vacations? Maybe when you are retired...
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