The Zero Meridian - Cruising the Balearics #2 馃嚜馃嚫
Las Islas Bonitas (read more ▶️) have drawn unforgettable, colorful summer memories: turquoise water, sunshine, warm wind. But it was not enough for me. Agi needs more. I knew that was just the beginning ...
馃嚞馃嚙 Sailing is a great holiday option, to see new places, or already known ones, but just from different perspective, to meet new people and new cultures, endless of possibilities. For me, sailing has become a passion, a fascination for unpredictable nature, a test of my limits, a force which pushes you to action, a new perspective to discover who am I. That's why I decided to prove myself on a sailing practice. Well, I said, so it must be done. It did not take me a long time to find out the sailing school that would offer training cruises, moreover all year round at the Mediterranean Sea. My name is on the crew list. I was happy like a small child and was counting down the weeks and the days to start a new sailing adventure. However, I was a bit scared by the fact that the crew list included... only two people more, not including the skipper. Not to mention that I was supposed to be the only woman on board. Shit... There is no way back. I will do it! And the preparations went full ahead. In order not to look like a real beginner, as would be talked about "close reach", I have bought even smart book about sailing theory.
My next adventure has been started in Alicante 馃嚜馃嚫 , where an epic journey around the world - Volvo Ocean Race - begins. Alicante was greeting with the sun and blue sky 馃尋. In the marina waiting Bavaria 49 ⛵️. Skipper has invited me to the first chat in the camboose, offering some dried cookies 馃崻. My expectations about cruising... I hear the question... 馃挱Well, I do not know if I'm too old or still young enough... but I want to learn as much as possible, as much as possible to participate in the cruise, as much as enjoy the sailing, to see if sailing is for me, to prove my abilities... Sipper has just raised slightly his eyebrows, he looked as though he'd just swallowed a lemon 馃崑. I could hear only the sound like "Okey....". So, it has begun...
All my expectations and imaginations about sailing practice were fulfilled in the positive sense of their meaning. People, who you did not know before, were able to create a one, great team. We have talked hours and hours about "life" seen through the eyes of a woman and the eyes of a man, what we described briefly as "kilogram of oranges"馃崐. As a beginner, I was welcomed by real professionals, and I could learn from their experience as much as possible. In natural and quick step manner I could understood and felt the forces of the wind 馃挩 and water 馃挦, and proudly steered a 15 meter boat. Unfortunately, after a great weather in Alicante, came a breakdown of the weather. Cruising the Balearics appeared to be a very difficult task. Ibiza has welcomed us with rain ☔️, Greenwich with shower of hail 馃尐. The tops of mountains were covered by white, snow ❄️ carpet. It was not terrible at all for me. I did not let the boys even one minute of my shift behind a rudder. Although, we were sailing on four-meters high waves 馃寠 with seven degrees in the Beaufort scale 馃尓. Skipper has just wrapped himself in a blanket, checking the plotter 馃洶 he could not believe, "9 knots! 10 knots! Agi, keep going!" was shouting from under the deck. "Only 10..." - I though. The guys also suddenly disappeared somewhere and I was just alone on board. Wow, I have won the trust of the crew? I was just happy 馃槉.
By crossing the zero 0️⃣ meridian I thought it is high time to reset, to start something new, the moment to follow the dreams...
One week was over 馃弫 quite fast and was sad to get off the boat... there was already drawing a plan for another sailing adventure ⛵️...
What you do is important, but more important is what you dream about, and that you believe in your dreams.
Marinas ⚓️:
Alicante 38°19.582 'N 0°29.546' W
Moraira 38°41.116 'N 0°8.400' W
Ibiza / Marina Botafoch 38°54.641 'N 1°27.075' E
Marina Greenwich 38°37.744 'N 0°0.052' W
⛵️ 247 nautical miles
⏱⛵️ 50 hrs
⏱⛵️ over 6°B 20 hrs
Every STEP you take MOVES you FORWARD
馃嚞馃嚙 Sailing is a great holiday option, to see new places, or already known ones, but just from different perspective, to meet new people and new cultures, endless of possibilities. For me, sailing has become a passion, a fascination for unpredictable nature, a test of my limits, a force which pushes you to action, a new perspective to discover who am I. That's why I decided to prove myself on a sailing practice. Well, I said, so it must be done. It did not take me a long time to find out the sailing school that would offer training cruises, moreover all year round at the Mediterranean Sea. My name is on the crew list. I was happy like a small child and was counting down the weeks and the days to start a new sailing adventure. However, I was a bit scared by the fact that the crew list included... only two people more, not including the skipper. Not to mention that I was supposed to be the only woman on board. Shit... There is no way back. I will do it! And the preparations went full ahead. In order not to look like a real beginner, as would be talked about "close reach", I have bought even smart book about sailing theory.
My next adventure has been started in Alicante 馃嚜馃嚫 , where an epic journey around the world - Volvo Ocean Race - begins. Alicante was greeting with the sun and blue sky 馃尋. In the marina waiting Bavaria 49 ⛵️. Skipper has invited me to the first chat in the camboose, offering some dried cookies 馃崻. My expectations about cruising... I hear the question... 馃挱Well, I do not know if I'm too old or still young enough... but I want to learn as much as possible, as much as possible to participate in the cruise, as much as enjoy the sailing, to see if sailing is for me, to prove my abilities... Sipper has just raised slightly his eyebrows, he looked as though he'd just swallowed a lemon 馃崑. I could hear only the sound like "Okey....". So, it has begun...
All my expectations and imaginations about sailing practice were fulfilled in the positive sense of their meaning. People, who you did not know before, were able to create a one, great team. We have talked hours and hours about "life" seen through the eyes of a woman and the eyes of a man, what we described briefly as "kilogram of oranges"馃崐. As a beginner, I was welcomed by real professionals, and I could learn from their experience as much as possible. In natural and quick step manner I could understood and felt the forces of the wind 馃挩 and water 馃挦, and proudly steered a 15 meter boat. Unfortunately, after a great weather in Alicante, came a breakdown of the weather. Cruising the Balearics appeared to be a very difficult task. Ibiza has welcomed us with rain ☔️, Greenwich with shower of hail 馃尐. The tops of mountains were covered by white, snow ❄️ carpet. It was not terrible at all for me. I did not let the boys even one minute of my shift behind a rudder. Although, we were sailing on four-meters high waves 馃寠 with seven degrees in the Beaufort scale 馃尓. Skipper has just wrapped himself in a blanket, checking the plotter 馃洶 he could not believe, "9 knots! 10 knots! Agi, keep going!" was shouting from under the deck. "Only 10..." - I though. The guys also suddenly disappeared somewhere and I was just alone on board. Wow, I have won the trust of the crew? I was just happy 馃槉.
By crossing the zero 0️⃣ meridian I thought it is high time to reset, to start something new, the moment to follow the dreams...
One week was over 馃弫 quite fast and was sad to get off the boat... there was already drawing a plan for another sailing adventure ⛵️...
What you do is important, but more important is what you dream about, and that you believe in your dreams.
Marinas ⚓️:
Alicante 38°19.582 'N 0°29.546' W
Moraira 38°41.116 'N 0°8.400' W
Ibiza / Marina Botafoch 38°54.641 'N 1°27.075' E
Marina Greenwich 38°37.744 'N 0°0.052' W
⛵️ 247 nautical miles
⏱⛵️ 50 hrs
⏱⛵️ over 6°B 20 hrs
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馃嚨馃嚤 Po Las Islas Bonitas (czytaj wi臋cej) pozosta艂o tylko letnie wspomnienie, ciep艂y wiatr, turkusowa woda, s艂oneczne promienie. Ale dla mnie to by艂o za ma艂o. Agi potrzebowa艂a czego艣 wi臋cej. Wiedzia艂am, 偶e to jest dopiero pocz膮tek...
呕eglowanie to 艣wietna opcja na wakacje, poznawanie otaczaj膮cego nas 艣wiata, nieko艅cz膮cy si臋 horyzont mo偶liwo艣ci. Dla mnie 偶eglowanie sta艂o si臋 pasj膮, fascynacj膮 nieobliczalnej natury, sprawdzeniem swoich mo偶liwo艣ci, si艂膮 nap臋dzaj膮c膮 do dzia艂ania, spojrzeniem na wszystko z ca艂kiem nowej perspektywy. Dlatego postanowi艂am, 偶e chc臋 si臋 sprawdzi膰 w rejsie szkoleniowym. C贸偶, s艂owo si臋 rzek艂o, i do dzia艂ania. D艂ugo nie musia艂am szuka膰 szko艂y 偶eglarskiej, kt贸ra oferowa艂aby rejsy szkoleniowe i to przez ca艂y rok na akwenie morza 艢r贸dziemnego. Zosta艂am zaci膮gni臋ta na list臋 za艂ogant贸w. Z rado艣ci膮 niemal dzieci臋c膮 odlicza艂am tygodnie i dni do rozpocz臋cia nowej przygody 偶eglarskiej. M膮ci艂o mnie jednak to, 偶e lista za艂ogant贸w obejmuje... zaledwie dwie dodatkowe osoby, nie wliczaj膮c skippera. Nie m贸wi膮c ju偶, 偶e w艂a艣ciwie mam by膰 jedyn膮 kobiet膮 na pok艂adzie. No c贸偶, nie ma odwrotu i przygotowania sz艂y pe艂n膮 par膮. 呕eby na 偶贸艂todzioba nie wygl膮da膰, jak b臋dzie mowa o bajdewindzie, to zakupi艂am sobie nawet m膮dre ksi膮偶eczki o teorii 偶eglowania.
Moja kolejna przygoda z 偶aglami rozpocz臋艂a si臋 tym razem w Alicante 馃嚜馃嚫, to st膮d rusza epicka podr贸偶 do oko艂a 艣wiata - Volvo Ocean Race. Alicante wita s艂o艅cem i b艂臋kitnym niebem 馃尋. W marinie czeka zacumowana Bawaria 49 ⛵️. Skipper zaprasza na pierwsz膮 pogaw臋dk臋 w mesie, cz臋stuj膮c jakim艣 zeschni臋tym ciasteczkiem 馃崻. Moje oczekiwania co do rejsu, jest pytanie... 馃挱 C贸偶, nie wiem czy ju偶 jestem za stara, czy wci膮偶 na tyle m艂oda... ale chc臋 si臋 jak najwi臋cej nauczy膰, jak najwi臋cej uczestniczy膰 w rejsie, jak najwi臋cej czerpa膰 rado艣ci z 偶eglowania, sprawdzi膰 czy 偶eglarstwo jest dla mnie i czy sobie poradz臋... Sipper tylko lekko uni贸s艂 brwi, twarz jaka艣 w grymasie, jakby cytryn臋 co prze艂kn膮 馃崑, wydaj膮c jedynie d藕wi臋k "Okey.....". No i tak to wszystko si臋 zacz臋艂o...
Rejs przer贸s艂 wszystkie moje wyobra偶enia, i to w pozytywnym ich znaczeniu. Ca艂kiem sobie obce osoby potrafi艂y stworzy膰 艣wietn膮, zgran膮 za艂og臋. Z przymru偶eniem oka wymieniali艣my si臋 pogl膮dami na og贸lne rozumiane "偶ycie", widziane oczami kobiety i oczami m臋偶czyzny, co w skr贸cie opisali艣my jako "kilogram pomara艅czy"馃崐. Jako 偶贸艂todziub zosta艂am przygarni臋ta przez prawdziwych profesjonalist贸w, i z ich do艣wiadczenia mog艂am czerpa膰 jak najwi臋cej. Dzi臋ki temu w szybki i naturalny spos贸b mog艂am wyczu膰 偶ywio艂y wiatru馃挩 i wody馃挦, i dumna prowadzi膰 15 metrow膮 艂贸dk臋 stoj膮c za sterem. Niestety po mi艂ego pocz膮tkach w Alicante, przysz艂o za艂amanie pogody, przeprawa na Ibiz臋 i z powrotem, okaza艂a si臋 ju偶 wymagaj膮cym zadaniem. Ibiza wita艂a nas deszczem ☔️. W Marinie Greenwich sypn臋艂o gradem 馃尐. Wierzcho艂ki pobliskich g贸r zakry艂 bia艂y dywan 艣niegu ❄️. Ale nie by艂o mi to straszne. Ani jednej minuty z mojej wachty przy sterze nie odda艂am ch艂opakom, nawet jak targa艂o nami siedem stopni w skali Beauforta 馃尓 i nosi艂o na cztero-metrowych falach 馃寠. Skipper tylko cieplutko si臋 owin膮艂 kocykiem pod pok艂adem, marszcz膮c brwi tym razem z niedowierzania 馃洶, krzycza艂: "9 w臋z艂贸w! 10 w臋z艂贸w! Agi tak trzymaj!". "Pfi, tylko 10.."- pomy艣la艂am. Zanim si臋 zorientowa艂am, to w艂a艣ciwie by艂am sama na pok艂adzie. Czy偶bym zdoby艂a zaufanie za艂ogi do mojej skromnej osoby? A ja by艂am przeszcz臋艣liwa 馃槉.
Przekraczaj膮c po艂udnik zerowy 0️⃣ pomy艣la艂am, 偶e to jest moment na wyzerowanie, na pocz膮tek czego艣 nowego, moment, by uda膰 si臋 tam, gdzie kieruj膮 marzenia...
Tydzie艅 szybko min膮艂 馃弫 i 偶al by艂o schodzi膰 z 艂贸dki.... W g艂owie ju偶 艣wita艂 plan na kolejny rejs...
To co robisz jest wa偶ne, ale wa偶niejsze jest to o czym marzysz, i 偶e w swoje marzenia wierzysz.
Odwiedzone porty ⚓️:
Alicante 38°19.582' N 0°29.546' W
Moraira 38°41.116' N 0°8.400' W
Ibiza / Marina Botafoch 38°54.641' N 1°27.075' E
Marina Greenwich 38°37.744' N 0°0.052' W
⛵️ 247 mil morskich
⏱⛵️ 50 hrs
⏱⛵️ over 6°B 20 hrs
呕eglowanie to 艣wietna opcja na wakacje, poznawanie otaczaj膮cego nas 艣wiata, nieko艅cz膮cy si臋 horyzont mo偶liwo艣ci. Dla mnie 偶eglowanie sta艂o si臋 pasj膮, fascynacj膮 nieobliczalnej natury, sprawdzeniem swoich mo偶liwo艣ci, si艂膮 nap臋dzaj膮c膮 do dzia艂ania, spojrzeniem na wszystko z ca艂kiem nowej perspektywy. Dlatego postanowi艂am, 偶e chc臋 si臋 sprawdzi膰 w rejsie szkoleniowym. C贸偶, s艂owo si臋 rzek艂o, i do dzia艂ania. D艂ugo nie musia艂am szuka膰 szko艂y 偶eglarskiej, kt贸ra oferowa艂aby rejsy szkoleniowe i to przez ca艂y rok na akwenie morza 艢r贸dziemnego. Zosta艂am zaci膮gni臋ta na list臋 za艂ogant贸w. Z rado艣ci膮 niemal dzieci臋c膮 odlicza艂am tygodnie i dni do rozpocz臋cia nowej przygody 偶eglarskiej. M膮ci艂o mnie jednak to, 偶e lista za艂ogant贸w obejmuje... zaledwie dwie dodatkowe osoby, nie wliczaj膮c skippera. Nie m贸wi膮c ju偶, 偶e w艂a艣ciwie mam by膰 jedyn膮 kobiet膮 na pok艂adzie. No c贸偶, nie ma odwrotu i przygotowania sz艂y pe艂n膮 par膮. 呕eby na 偶贸艂todzioba nie wygl膮da膰, jak b臋dzie mowa o bajdewindzie, to zakupi艂am sobie nawet m膮dre ksi膮偶eczki o teorii 偶eglowania.
Moja kolejna przygoda z 偶aglami rozpocz臋艂a si臋 tym razem w Alicante 馃嚜馃嚫, to st膮d rusza epicka podr贸偶 do oko艂a 艣wiata - Volvo Ocean Race. Alicante wita s艂o艅cem i b艂臋kitnym niebem 馃尋. W marinie czeka zacumowana Bawaria 49 ⛵️. Skipper zaprasza na pierwsz膮 pogaw臋dk臋 w mesie, cz臋stuj膮c jakim艣 zeschni臋tym ciasteczkiem 馃崻. Moje oczekiwania co do rejsu, jest pytanie... 馃挱 C贸偶, nie wiem czy ju偶 jestem za stara, czy wci膮偶 na tyle m艂oda... ale chc臋 si臋 jak najwi臋cej nauczy膰, jak najwi臋cej uczestniczy膰 w rejsie, jak najwi臋cej czerpa膰 rado艣ci z 偶eglowania, sprawdzi膰 czy 偶eglarstwo jest dla mnie i czy sobie poradz臋... Sipper tylko lekko uni贸s艂 brwi, twarz jaka艣 w grymasie, jakby cytryn臋 co prze艂kn膮 馃崑, wydaj膮c jedynie d藕wi臋k "Okey.....". No i tak to wszystko si臋 zacz臋艂o...
Rejs przer贸s艂 wszystkie moje wyobra偶enia, i to w pozytywnym ich znaczeniu. Ca艂kiem sobie obce osoby potrafi艂y stworzy膰 艣wietn膮, zgran膮 za艂og臋. Z przymru偶eniem oka wymieniali艣my si臋 pogl膮dami na og贸lne rozumiane "偶ycie", widziane oczami kobiety i oczami m臋偶czyzny, co w skr贸cie opisali艣my jako "kilogram pomara艅czy"馃崐. Jako 偶贸艂todziub zosta艂am przygarni臋ta przez prawdziwych profesjonalist贸w, i z ich do艣wiadczenia mog艂am czerpa膰 jak najwi臋cej. Dzi臋ki temu w szybki i naturalny spos贸b mog艂am wyczu膰 偶ywio艂y wiatru馃挩 i wody馃挦, i dumna prowadzi膰 15 metrow膮 艂贸dk臋 stoj膮c za sterem. Niestety po mi艂ego pocz膮tkach w Alicante, przysz艂o za艂amanie pogody, przeprawa na Ibiz臋 i z powrotem, okaza艂a si臋 ju偶 wymagaj膮cym zadaniem. Ibiza wita艂a nas deszczem ☔️. W Marinie Greenwich sypn臋艂o gradem 馃尐. Wierzcho艂ki pobliskich g贸r zakry艂 bia艂y dywan 艣niegu ❄️. Ale nie by艂o mi to straszne. Ani jednej minuty z mojej wachty przy sterze nie odda艂am ch艂opakom, nawet jak targa艂o nami siedem stopni w skali Beauforta 馃尓 i nosi艂o na cztero-metrowych falach 馃寠. Skipper tylko cieplutko si臋 owin膮艂 kocykiem pod pok艂adem, marszcz膮c brwi tym razem z niedowierzania 馃洶, krzycza艂: "9 w臋z艂贸w! 10 w臋z艂贸w! Agi tak trzymaj!". "Pfi, tylko 10.."- pomy艣la艂am. Zanim si臋 zorientowa艂am, to w艂a艣ciwie by艂am sama na pok艂adzie. Czy偶bym zdoby艂a zaufanie za艂ogi do mojej skromnej osoby? A ja by艂am przeszcz臋艣liwa 馃槉.
Przekraczaj膮c po艂udnik zerowy 0️⃣ pomy艣la艂am, 偶e to jest moment na wyzerowanie, na pocz膮tek czego艣 nowego, moment, by uda膰 si臋 tam, gdzie kieruj膮 marzenia...
Tydzie艅 szybko min膮艂 馃弫 i 偶al by艂o schodzi膰 z 艂贸dki.... W g艂owie ju偶 艣wita艂 plan na kolejny rejs...
To co robisz jest wa偶ne, ale wa偶niejsze jest to o czym marzysz, i 偶e w swoje marzenia wierzysz.
Odwiedzone porty ⚓️:
Alicante 38°19.582' N 0°29.546' W
Moraira 38°41.116' N 0°8.400' W
Ibiza / Marina Botafoch 38°54.641' N 1°27.075' E
Marina Greenwich 38°37.744' N 0°0.052' W
⛵️ 247 mil morskich
⏱⛵️ 50 hrs
⏱⛵️ over 6°B 20 hrs
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| Alicante 馃嚜馃嚫 |
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| Moraira 馃嚜馃嚫 |
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| Ibiza and rain dance / Greenwich and hail shower |
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| The Zero Meridian 0°0.00' |
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| Happy People Singing |
Every STEP you take MOVES you FORWARD
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