Cabo Verde by sail

1–20 Feb 2026 · Portugal, Cape Verde

20 days3 stops2 countries2,864 km

Lisbon to Mindelo the old way: south until the butter melts, then west. Nineteen days, two crew, one broken autopilot.

Day 1 1 Feb
1

Sines 🇵🇹

Portugal · 1 night

Last diesel, last bread, last argument about the weather routing.
Day 5 5 Feb
2

Porto Santo 🇵🇹

Portugal · 2 nights

Nine kilometres of beach and a harbour that sells the coldest beer in the Atlantic.
Day 14 14 Feb
3

Mindelo 🇨🇻

Cape Verde · 6 nights

Anchored in the bay with the wind singing in fifty rigs. Cesária Évora on every radio, still.

1 Mar

Nineteen days to Mindelo2 min read
Lisbon to Cabo Verde the way it was done before engines, with an engine we mostly didn't use.

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