Home Page of Second Wind

This site is the virtual home of the sailboat Second Wind, our Hallberg-Rassy 54. Second Wind was delivered in 2007 to us at the Hallberg-Rassy factory in Sweden, and we spent the summers of 2007 through 2009 exploring the Baltic and Scandinavia.

In 2010, we left Scandinavia and spent most of the season in the United Kingdom, ending on the south coast of England. In 2011, we are heading south along Europe's Atlantic coast and will end the season in the Mediterranean. You can see our itinerary for 2011 by following the link for Cruising above or by clicking here.

 

The chart above shows a summary of our travels so far with Second Wind, including this year's plans.

You can also see the travels of Swept Away, our Hallberg-Rassy 46. Swept Away took us from Sweden to Amsterdam, rejoined us in Spain and carried us across the Mediterranean Sea from 2000 to 2005.

Latest News:

Most recent update: October 14, 2011

Here are photos from some of the places we've visited this season:

Galicia, Spain

Portuguese Coast

Gibraltar

Tangier, Morocco day trip

Valencia, Spain

Mediterranean Spain

Festa Major in Tarragona

Barcelona

Here's our weather:

And here are our weekly letters to home. For those of you who want to see what we're eating, check out our blog about food and travel. Our most recent post....

We send letters back to family every Sunday, just like we're at camp. The letters cover our life aboard and span more than just our sightseeing.

May 8, 2011 (in Lymington, England)
May 18, 2011 (in Portosin, Spain)
May 23, 2011 (in Sanxenxo, Spain)
May 30, 2011 (in Vigo, Spain)
June 6, 2011 (in Cascais, Portugal)
June 12, 2011 (in Lagos, Portugal)
June 19, 2011 (in Portimão, Portugal)
June 26, 2011 (in Chipiona, Spain)
July 3, 2011 (in Gibraltar)
July 10, 2011 (in Puerto Almerimar, Spain)
July 17, 2011 (in Cartagena, Spain)
July 24, 2011 (in Alicante, Spain)
July 31, 2011 (in Valencia, Spain)
August 7, 2011 (still in Valencia, Spain)
August 15, 2011 (in Tarragona, Spain)
August 21, 2011 (in Barcelona, Spain)
August 28, 2011 (still in Barcelona, Spain)
September 4, 2011 (still in Barcelona, Spain)
September 11, 2011 (still in Barcelona, Spain)
September 18, 2011 (still in Barcelona, Spain)
September 25, 2011 (in Port Vendres, France)
October 2, 2011 (in Port Napoleon, France)

Haven't seen enough? You can read the archives from 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007.