It's been sunny and warm in Lisbon this past week so with the wind finally dropping, we motored out of the marina for some test sailing.
First impressions - we're very happy with the new rig. It still needs dynamic tuning as we test, but we're already seeing a notable increase for the same conditions as our old rig, with no discernible additional heeling or rolling from the extra windage. There was a lot of talk on one of the sailing forums about the taller mast and [.....]
After all that rain in Lisbon, we decided enough was enough and it was time to get some sunshine. An evening on the internet later, we were booked on a Saturday morning train for five days in the Algarve. Brilliant.
Lisbon gave us a fine rainy send off, but the weather cleared as we headed further south before the blue skies broke through as we neared the coast. Nathan had come down with man flu the day before so Day #1 in Albufeira was spent watching TV [.....]
So Lisbon. What a picturesque city. We went for a wander earlier this week and visited the oceanarium for a good few hours of poking around.
It turns out there are hop-on / hop-off bus services here, so we picked up tickets for a couple of the lines and started exploring.
Day 2 of the tour bus rolled around, and we headed back into the Baixa district to hop on.
This is the Santa Justa Lift, built in the early [.....]
Greetings from... Lisbon! We finally had a weather window to leave Nazare, when both the wind and swell were down, and made the most of it to get down the coast. Light winds (well, non-existent) of course meant we couldn't test the new rig, but we did get to test the new spray dodger, steering and props, and everything worked like it should.
Anyway, Thursday was time to say goodbye to the gang at Nazare, and head to Peniche.
What can I say about Peniche... [.....]
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