Ithaka

Ithaka is an OVNI 435 13 metre aluminium cutter built by Alubat in France in 2003. Ana and Colin bought her in Panama in 2012 and sailed via the Pacific Islands to New Zealand in 2013 where they stayed a year longer than expected! In 2015 they spent 6 months exploring Fiji and Vanuatu before returning to New Zealand in October to prepare for the crossing to Chile. They set sail on Christmas Day and arrived in Valdivia, Chile, 42 days later. After some coastal cruising in the Chiloe area, they put Ithaka to bed for 6 months while they travelled by land through South America. In October 2016 they returned and sailed through the Patagonian channels and the Beagle Channel arriving in Puerto Williams just before Christmas. In 2017 they sailed to Ushuaia and then east across the Le Maire Straight to Staten Island and then to the Falklands. They left the Falklands in March and sailed to Brittany, France, via Brazil and the Cape Verdes. Ithaka is now on the hard in Brittany and, up for sale, waiting for her next adventurers to join her.

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Posted: Wed, 17 May 2017 - 08:15

On passage, Cabo Verde towards Europe. We had the engine going all night motoring into a very light headwind but at least going in the right direction. However by this morning we needed a break

Posted: Tue, 16 May 2017 - 09:15

On passage, Cabo Verde towards Europe. The wind held until dawn this morning, then headed us and dropped to 6 knots. On came the engine and its been chugging away ever since. Hopefully it will

Posted: Mon, 15 May 2017 - 08:18

On passage, Cabo Verde towards Europe. Wind continued well through the night but by this afternoon it was dying away. We had a couple of hours of engine and now it has come back very light but just

Posted: Sun, 14 May 2017 - 10:36

On passage, Cabo Verde towards Europe. Another sunny, trade wind day. Fluffy white cumulus, sparkling sea, Ithaka dancing through the waves with the occasional thump and bang but nothing too bad

Posted: Sat, 13 May 2017 - 09:30

On passage, Cabo Verde towards Europe. We are settling into the ocean routine again. Watch follows watch. Day follows day. Our activities ordered by the sun and it's passage across our 6 mile

Posted: Fri, 12 May 2017 - 09:00

On passage, Cabo Verde towards Europe. Light winds last night made for slow progress. We seemed to be glued to the island of Santo Antao. However, with a little help from the volvo we got clear

Posted: Thu, 11 May 2017 - 09:15

On passage, Mindelo, Cabo Verde towards Europe. We left Mindelo on Sao Vicente mid afternoon and are now hard on the wind and sailing to the North of the lovely island of Santo Antao. We know it is

Posted: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 - 09:12

At anchor, Mindelo, Ilha de Sao Vicente, Cabo Verde. Arrived here late afternoon after a pleasant sail, beating of course, from Ilha Sao Nicolau. This is the main harbour for the Cape Verdes and is

Posted: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 - 07:15

At anchor, Porto de Tarrafal, Ilha de Sao Nicolau, Cabo Verde. Arrived here first thing this morning after a good passage from Praia, the wind behaving itself and shifting more to the east to allow

Posted: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 - 08:48

On passage, Porto Praia, Ilha de Santiago, towards Midelo, Ilha de Sao Vicente, Cabo Verde. We left Port Praia this morning at 0700. There was little wind up the west coast of Ilha de Santiago so

Posted: Sun, 23 Apr 2017 - 11:45

At anchor, Porto Praia, Ilha de Santiago, Cabo Verde. Still her in Porto Praia. Still enjoying the hustle and bustle of the city. Kriol Jazz Festival, Easter Mass, markets overflowing with fantastic

Posted: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 - 09:48

At anchor, Porto Praia, Ilha de Santiago, Cabo Verde. Listening to Louis Armstrong singing "Let's fall in love" after horizontal dinner, the first in 27 days. All well. Not rushing anywhere for a

Posted: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 - 11:51

On passage from Brazil towards Cape Verdel 140miles to run, well actually beat, to get to Praia on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. But we are not there yet and the "tradewind surge" is in full

Posted: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 - 09:30

On passage from Brazil towards Cape Verde Still hard on the wind on starboard tack. It will be very odd to stand on a level floor again. Today started rough with the wind strong and the 3m waves

Posted: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 - 09:30

On passage from Brazil towards Cape Verde Hard on the wind on starboard tack heading , not quite, towards Praia, the SE Port of entry in the Cape Verdes. Hopefully the wind will turn a little more

Posted: Sun, 9 Apr 2017 - 15:54

On passage from Brazil towards Cape Verde We've been motoring into a light north wind all day, trying to get as far north as we possibly can, before the forecast trade wind surge arrives and we peel

Posted: Sat, 8 Apr 2017 - 09:33

On passage from Brazil towards Cape Verde ..and now we have what cruisers dread, the bloody wind, it's gone ahead! And it did have to happen in the end, and we have been very fortunate to have passed

Posted: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 - 10:12

On passage from Brazil towards Cape Verde We are just passing through another line of thunderstorms. It is odd that there is lots of lightning, but very little thunder, even though the clouds we are

Posted: Thu, 6 Apr 2017 - 10:15

On passage from Brazil towards Cape Verde Sleep, glorious sleep! After over 15 days of beating to windward, and then 'rounding the mark' I've been able catch up on sleep. In the past, I've likened

Posted: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 - 11:30

On passage from Brazil towards Cape Verdes Ithaka crossed the equator this evening at 1745 local, 2045 UTC. We crossed the line under a deep orange waxing moon suspended above us like a cup, half

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