The top 4 parameters

- riri zippers

- Toray: Waterproof breathable fabric

- IBQ Kevlar reinforcement

- Bemis seamtape: Preventing seams from leaking water,  avoiding wind to come trough

Left the Port of Santa Cruz, light 10-knot wind blowing, but heavier winds are expected. Slow start to our voyage, but no one is complaining. The autopilot keeps a straight course, so no hand steering required. We’re trying to save some energy for the testing miles ahead. Heavy rain all day. Squalls then light winds. Rocky night expected. Received a VHF call from another yacht last night relaying a message about a yacht in distress. Promised we would keep our eyes open. No sign of distressed yacht though. St. Martin: first a shimmery glow, now clearly visible. Almost there! After so long at sea it feels great to make landfall! With a good breeze blowing we can count on making steady progress. Looks like we will be arriving during the day. St. Martin here we come.

We’re well underway. Tranquil morning after a rocky night. Clear skies, light winds, easy sailing. At first we were relieved to see the wind ease and the rain
stop. Easy sailing is getting on our nerves now. We want to get to Mallorca while we’re still young! We might have to resort to motoring. Arrived at Real Club Nautico de Palma, pleasant temperature, light winds, calm sea. The warm climate and excellent water sports facilities here attract many top yachtsmen. They prefer Palma de Mallorca as their training site. We plan on taking some time to relax,  too. Little sailing today! Winds are very low. We decide to go out and do some swimming around the boat. With 31ºC and a bright blue sea, that’s no real punishment.

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Sailing fast, large sea, hand steering. Flying fish everywhere. Once out of the shadow of the island, the wind gets up. Large seas combined with an awkward cross-swell prevent the autopilot from keeping a steady course. We have to steer by hand. Passed the half-way mark! Thunderstorm with tremendous lightning, 20 knots of wind and 6 foot waves. Lightning crashing into the sea on both sides. With our mastbeing the only potential lightning conductor for about a hundred miles in any direction, we have to be careful. Progress about 100 miles. Quiet night followed by cloudless sky. Still 233 nautical miles to go. Getting closer to Barbados, we can almost smell the rum punches. It’s getting hotter and hotter on deck. We expected to see more boats but we still have the sea completely to ourselves. Tacked into deep water harbour and tied up ready to check in. We’re finally there!

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