The Atlantic Crossing Larder
December 26, 2023
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Panic buying my way to an over full, fully laden larder. Having never sailed across the Atlantic before, and with our longest crossing to date
We’re Caspar & Tatum. In 2021 we decided we should seize the moment, buy a boat and sail around the world.
It all started in September 2020 when we came up with the crazy, romantic idea of one day stepping off the grid & onto a boat. Fast forward 11 months and we are the proud owners of the the yacht of our dreams, Nautilus, our Nautitech Open 40.
I want to say that we spent ages scoping out & test sailing a plethora of sailing machines, but in truth we sat on our sofa watching YouTube & fell in love with the Open 40. Opportunities are scarce when you try to buy a boat during a global pandemic.
Up until the day that we stepped aboard I had a total of 9 days sailing experience, but I’m a water baby (in it, on it, near it & I am in my happy place). Caspar is an island boy & a sailor (he grew up on the Isles of Silly & is the son of a merchant navy captain) its fair to say that we both have the ocean in our soul.
We hope you will join us for our adventure as we learn the ropes & become salty sea dogs.
Panic buying my way to an over full, fully laden larder. Having never sailed across the Atlantic before, and with our longest crossing to date
It’s official we are under way. Team Nautilus (Caspar, Tates & Bruce) pushed off from the shores of Mindelo, Cabo Verde at 09:30 (GMT -1)
Getting ready to cross We’re now in Mindelo, our last port of call before we cross to Barbados. The last few days have been spent
Leaving Gran Canaria It’s official, after an amazing 2 years and 3 months (to the day) exploring the Med, we have officially left the shores