Mahon (Menorca) to Faro (Vilamoura)


crew:

from Menorca to Valencia: Jaime and myself

from Valencia to Faro (Vilamoura): Franziska my wife, Barbara & Martin and myself


Mahon (Menorca) to Porto Cristo (Mallorca)


Day 2:

Mallorca to Valencia

 



Valencia to Faro (Vilamoura)

new crew:

Franziska, Barbara, Martin

and myself

early morning (very early morning), many, many fishing boats around us.



 

From Cartagena to Garrucha

still too low wind, sailing with motor support....;-(

 

Distance:  nm

Duration: 6 h

speed: 5 knts

 

comments:

never enough wind for sailing only…:-(

always sailing with motor support

 


 

From Garrucha to Almerimar

still too low wind, sailing with motor support....;-(

 

Distance:  69nm

Duration: 11 h

speed: 5.5 knts

 

comments:

never enough wind for sailing only…:-(

always sailing with motor support

 



Almerimar to Gibraltar

 

still too low wind, sailing with motor support....;-(

 

Distance:  138 nm

Duration:  28 h

speed: 5 knts

 

comments:

never enough wind for sailing only…:-(

always sailing with motor support

 


Gibraltar to Barbate

 

still too low wind, sailing with motor support....;-(

 

Distance:  40 nm

Duration:  9  h

speed:  4.3 knts

 

comments:

never enough wind for sailing only…:-(

always sailing with motor support

 


Barbate to Cadiz

 

still too low wind, sailing with motor support....;-(

 

Distance:  38 nm

Duration:  7.5  h

speed:  4.9 knts

 

comments:

never enough wind for sailing only…:-(

always sailing with motor support

 


Cadiz to Faro (Vila Moura)

 

still too low wind, sailing with motor support....;-(

 

Distance:  98 nm

Duration:  16  h

speed:  6 knts

 

comments:

never enough wind for sailing only…:-(

always sailing with motor support

 



Summary:

Distance: 794 nm

Duration: 12 days

Motoring: 143.6 h (!!)

average speed: 5.5 knts