Even since then, we have reached the Spanish coast, looking forward to seeing you again Dietmar very special. In 2012 he wanted to cross the Atlantic as part of the ARC. So he sought in the magazine "Yacht" a Mitsegelgelegenheit. After a few emails and phone calls we were a couple on a weekend on the way to mother city road, for the first personal meeting of Emil and Margita of the SY MIELI. To leave a good impression I had specially baked a delicious plum cake. After a fun afternoon Dietmar came in the next round, because the number of applicants significantly exceeded the number of on board the existing berths. So the two men agreed, together to sail a week in Brittany, as a kind of test for the three possible common weeks on the Atlantic. It quickly became apparent, that the two men were like traveling together and understood seemingly gorgeous. Thus, the Atlantic crossing was really nothing in the way. But the end of October had the MIELI with technical problems withdraw their participation in the ARC and Dietmar find another ship, which he also found.
Contact with the two of them but we did not get back to sleep. Several times we met in Germany and so the two men concocted a new plan for the Atlantic crossing from. If not in the MIELI 2012, then stop in our SUMMER 2015. Since we are very pleased, because finding good and acceptable sailors, is not so easy.
This year we wanted to celebrate first on the Portuguese coast a reunion. To be able to but the wind was against it and we overtook the MIELI behind Lisbon without a quick stop making. So close and yet over.
We can use the routes and whereabouts of our friends very easily on the Internet at www.marinetraffic.com or www.vesselfinder.com inform. Thus, we expected this Sunday actually no visitors. As compared to a German yacht moored, Dietmar thought but then his eyes not to be trusted: The MIELI with Emil and Margita had crept after us to Lagos inconspicuously. They both have problems with their AIS and send at the moment no signals. According to the Internet, they still were in Lisbon. The joy was great and long we sat together at breakfast and talked together about our experiences and plans.
An evening was on the INFINITY SY "whiskey tasting" is announced. Thorsten wanted to introduce us lay comfortably in the world and producing the various whiskeys. We got to certainly much, but if he could convert one or the other for Whiskey Drinker - I am not sure J Especially the "smoky" whiskey followed us until the next morning, after all, a long-lasting taste experience. "Skmoking Joe" is still forward to the tongue. Der Fachmann nenn das einen „langen Abgang“ 🙂
Unfortunately, it was already the next day to say goodbye to the MIELI, the further east wanted to sail along the coast because already got another appointment at the next port on the agenda. But next year Emil comes to us but not so easy it again. Because the middle of the Atlantic is "just get" something difficult.