We find ourselves around 30 November in Las Palmas for the departure of the ARC 2017: we will be there and leave for the Cape Verde Islands at the same time. After being known, briefing and galley we will head for the Cape Verde island. The project is to continue later to land on the Brazilian coast. A minimum of marine experience and footprint is required. Each crew member is required to observe, as far as possible, navigation shifts, both day and night. No particular sail skills are required but a transat requires both physical and psychological effort, not indifferent.
Check out the crew!
Giovanni A.67Male
Marta F.35Female
FrancescoMale
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The boat
Comar Genesi 43
cabins
3
toilets
2
length
13,5m
year
1999
The year 1990 was launched at the Genoa boat show by the shipyard Comar of Forlì the Genesis 43. A hull that was immediately innovative for the design and construction choices. Boat performance as safe and stable, studio Vallicelli, the Genesis 43 is an elegant boat of 13.5 meters with two comfortable double cabins, a double cabin for singles and a large dinette with kitchen, two bathrooms and an efficient sails. The boat will follow us for most of our offshore sailing, the rig is optimized to Cutter, and many details make it a modern, environmentally friendly and self-sufficient energetically and particularly robust boat with great stability of course. The sails are: dacron mainsail, denoon genoa, regatta genoa, extra dacron genoa, removable dacron tormentina, removable spinnaker, nylon spinnaker. Anchoring and services: still main delta 18 kg with 75mt of 10mm chain; still secondary bruce 15 kg with 15 m of 10 mm chain; dinghy boat with 4t 2.5hp outboard motor; 450 liters of drinking water; 200 lt of fuel; oceanic raft 8posti airmar; sat tv antenna; wifi on board; aft bimini for support of two Solbian solar panels. Instrumentation: raymarine st60 and tridata st60; pilot st7000; internal chart plotter with external gps; extra gps; radar; vhf dsc icom; EPIRB; personal plb; nmea wifi system for the use of portable chart plotters with ipad invax with Mediterranean cartography; ais nasa wifi with dedicated antenna.
Our itinerary
Our trip starts here
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spagna
Thursday 30 November from 0:00
until Thursday 30 November at 0:00
Our trip ends here
Mindelo, Contea di São Vicente, Capo Verde
Thursday 7 December from 0:00
until Thursday 7 December at 0:00
Non avrei potuto immaginare una vacanza con uno skipper migliore di quello che ho avuto io: Francesco. Bravissimo, uno dei migliori dell'ambiente, con la massima esperienza in questione di navigazione (ha attraversato 2 volte l'atlantico!). Mi sono sentita sicura per mare, anche e soprattutto quando le condizioni meteorologiche erano avverse! Se aggiungiamo a sicurezza e bravura una persona deliziosa e simpatica, direi che una vacanza migliore in barca a vela non me la sarei potuta aspettare. Grazie Fra!
110elode!!!! Innumerevoli vacanze in barca ma questa è stata la migliore,serietà precisione e professionalità e una grande complicità ! Raccomando a tutti questa vacanza che mi ha fatta sentire ospite e non turista!
Very professional skipper ready to adjust itinerary and attitude following guest exigences and mood. Safety and security at first, we spend a wonderful week on board with Francesco and Quina: present or discrete in an excellent balance. thanks!
Francesco it's a dedicated, passionate and experienced skipper. He always tries to fulfill all your expectations, changing the itinerary on the way if it's necessary.
His boat is safe and comfortable.
Skipper professionale in ogni situazione. E’ stato un piacere attraversare un pezzo di Atlantico con Francesco. Ha sempre trasmesso all’equipaggio sicurezza e la sua passione per il mare!
Con Francesco e Hidra abbiamo attraversato un bel pezzo di mediterraneo, navigando in sicurezza, con alcuni momenti indimenticabili e sfruttando il (poco) vento il più possibile. Francesco ci ha accolto a bordo della sua casa come un ospite gentile, genuino e premuroso. Hidra è una barca comoda e super attrezzata. E così anche noi terrestri ci siamo sentiti dei veri navigatori per un po' ! Bellissima esperienza.
Other important information
USE OF SWEET WATER I consider a liter and a half per day per person of drinking water in the water, plus the freshwater tanks used to wash and cook. For personal hygiene I fill each one a bottle of 1 liter and a half of tanks water. I try to give suggestions to who prepares the bag to embark on the crossing TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT • Tailoring, jackets and boots • One or two changes of underwax layers • K-way or light wind jacket • Woolen hat and sun hat OTHER GARMENTS • A fleece jacket, a lightweight sweatshirt • Long and short trousers, long-sleeved and short-sleeved shirts • Boat shoes and slippers, small and big sunscreen, sunscreen.
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What's included
Knowing what expenses are included and excluded from your booking fee will enable you to have a good idea of the total cost of your chosen experience.
Included in the price.
Final cleaning
Boat
Skipper
Not included in the price.
Meals/drinks consumed ashore
Trip from and to embarkment/disembarkment port
Visa fares
To be paid onboard.
In addition to the price, there will be some additional expenses that you will incur during your trip. Expenses have been listed below.
Full board
Fuel
Mooring fees
Drinks onboard
The estimated expenses for the rest of the holiday are approximately 50-150€ per person.
