It was clear to both of us that we will spend the first night of the summer cruise in an anchorage. After all, Ría de Arousa is full of small bays which are just perfect for anchoring out. When Andrus
Praia de Carragueiros 11.6. – 12.6.
Xufre part 2, 9.6. – 11.6.
On Sunday, after finishing the cleaning of Suwena in the pontoon of the Caramiñal she was ready for sea and summer cruise. Ahoy, amazing anchorages and beautiful beaches, here we come. The lines off, and the ninth summer of Nauticat
Caramiñal part 3, 5.6. – 9.6.
In the middle of hardworking boat maintenance chores, we suddenly received an email from another Finnish yacht anchored in front of Caramiñal. S/Y Aina had noticed our Finnish flag flying on top of our mizzen and they quickly located our
Caramiñal part 2, 30.5. – 5.6.
The start of this boating season was a bit different. In other words, we flew to Porto in Portugal where we spent a night in a hotel before continuing by taxi to Xufre in Spain first thing next morning. The
Xufre part 1, 1.7. – 3.7.
On Sunday afternoon we got an amazing sunshine for the last sailing of the season. The distance was only four nautical miles across the bay of Ría de Arousa from Caramiñal to the island of Illa de Arousa. We wanted
A Pobra do Camariñal part 1, 25.6. – 1.7.
We sailed from Sanxenxo in the beautiful sunshine 16 nautical miles north to the ría de Arousa. Suwena had a booking for a winter berth at the boatyard of Xufre on the island of Illa de Arousa. We had one
Sanxenxo 24.4. – 25.6.
On Sunday we departed from Combarro to Sanxenxo. The wind was perfect 12 to 14 knots from the west and we immediately hoisted the sails. At the end of the bay of Pontevedra the wind was directly from the nose
Combarro 21.6. – 24.6.
Combarro 21.6. – 24.6. Uncomfortable Atlantic swell in the anchorage of Islas Cíes made us rethink our Midsummer plans. Instead of trekking on the islands of Islas Cíes we sailed one ría north to the Ría de Pontevedra and to
Islas Cíes 20.6. – 21.6.
One of the most anticipated destinations of the summer were the Islands of the Gods as the ancient Romans called them or as Islas Cíes as they are better known nowadays; Illas Cíes in Galician language. These three islands, northernmost
Vigo 17.6. – 20.6.
Sunday was just a perfect summer day when everyone was at sea or was wishing to be at sea. The bay of Vigo was full of boats zig-zagging all around and going somewhere or just not going anywhere as long