Sailing Fair Isle's video: Preparing for our Atlantic crossing and sailing to Africa with the dolphins Ep106

There was a lot of prep to do on the boat to get ready for our 10 day trip down to Africa from the Canary Islands and then our Atlantic crossing to the Caribbean. We were promised trade wind sailing for this trip but as always there are many challenges along the way. We had to avoid the threat of piracy off the coast of Mauritania, navigate the complete madness of the fishing boats at night around Dakar and keep on top of all the boat issues that always come up. But we were rewarded with an epic sail and the most amazing spectacle we've seen so for from our boat. And we have landed in a very special place to sail to. Senegal is spectacular! If you want to look out John's book on single handed sailing search for 'Old Man Sailing' on Amazon or other platforms. It's available as an ebook or audio, or even one on paper! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE DO SUBSCRIBE - IT COSTS YOU NOTHING AND HELPS US OUT WITH THE YOUTUBE ALGORITHM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PATREON: We couldn't make these videos without the support of you, our patrons. You are our first line of feedback, our team, our support and our friends. We are really grateful and it means we can keep the videos coming! If you would like to join us you get to see (and comment on, which really helps us) the current videos with no ads at all before they get released to the public. There are also lots of extra videos available on Patreon and you can contact us directly on board. Ask us anything! We have regular ZOOM sessions and a WhatsApp group where we talk about boats, passages and life onboard. Join us! https://www.patreon.com/sailingfairisle -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------