By Marcin Wojtyczka
2 minutes readIn this epic route, we sailed almost 5000 NM and faced many challenges, especially at the beginning of the trip where we had to face very strong headwinds and big swell. But everyone was great and the boat was unstoppable so we reached our destination on the other side of the Atlantic with happy faces and a sense of achievement.
Thank you to the whole crew for their great teamwork and positive spirit making the entire voyage a remarkable and unforgettable experience.
Leg 1: David - South Africa, Stephan - Germany, Maarten - Belgium, Slava - US, Marco - Italy, Nenad - Croatia
Leg 2: David - South Africa, Amy - UK, Robin - UK, Michal - Poland, Krzysztof - Poland, Pawel - Poland
Leg 3: David - South Africa, Miguel - Spain, Urban - Slovenia, Andreas - Germany, David - UK
Skipper: Marcin Wojtyczka
Leg 1 (526 NM), 3-12 Nov
Visited: Les Sables d'Olonne - Gijon - La Coruna
Leg 2 (1121 NM), 12-21 Nov
Visited: La Coruna - Porto - Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Leg 3 (3130 NM), 21 Nov - 16 Dec
Visited: Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Sainte-Anne (Martinique) - Marin du Marin (Martinique)
Oceanis 40.1 (2023) First Line ("Madelon")
General info:
- Year: 2023
- Type: sailing
- Hull: monohull
- Keel type: fin
- Length (LOA): 12.87 m (42.3 ft)
- Waterline length (LWL): 11.70 m (38.5 ft)
- Hull speed: 8.3kt
- Berths (Bunks): 6
- Beam: 4.18 m
- Draught: 2.27 m
- Engine: 45 HP
- Fuel capacity: 195 L (Diesel)
- Water capacity: 330 L
- Displacement: 7985 kg
- Sails: full-batten mainsail 43.2 m2, Furling genoa (105%) 36.5 m2, Code-0 61.1 m2, Storm Jib 9 m2